The Ultimate Forumer's Guide

theHI

Hello, I am SirHi, or also known to some as Hi. I have been an active Cross Fire forumer for some time now (I think that I started posting on Cross Fire community forums since Beta on Subagames, but when Subagames made the switch to Z8Games, I stopped posting for a little bit. My experience in Z8 forums is extremely amazing.


Just a little bit of background information about me, SirHi. I have the highest post count in Z8Games’ forum, which does not theoretically prove anything, but is a symbol of my activity and knowledge of this community’s forum.





[1AR]* Forums – What are they?
[2AR]* User CP
[3AR]* Private Messages
[4AR]* Public Profile
[5AR]* Stickies
[6AR]* How to post
[7AR]* Polls
[8AR]* Closed threads
[9AR]* BBCodes
[1BR]* Usernames
[2BR]* Staff Members
[3BR]* The Rules
[4BR]* Infractions / Warnings
[5BR]* Bans
[6BR]* Forum ranks

*Note, use control + F with the code to find the section.

[1AR]

A forum is basically a board in which members can join together and discuss or chat what they would like. Z8Games forum is a message board for players that play both Cross Fire, and Metin 2. The forum is for members who would like to talk about their respective games and/or discuss about a specific topic.

Also, here is a definition from popular internet website, Wikipedia:

http://www.wikipedia.com wrote:

An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site. It originated as the modern equivalent of a traditional bulletin board, and a technological evolution of the dialup bulletin board system. From a technological standpoint, forums or boards are web applications managing user-generated content.

Our forum (http://www.forum.z8games.com) consists of 3 larger scale forums, or categories. They are Z8Games, Cross Fire, and Metin2. These categories consist of many different medium scale forums. They are:

Under Z8 Games

Z8Games Announcements *

Announcements made by the staff of Z8 Games. Usually posted by [GM]Saidin or [GM]FallenAngel. Please note that only staff members can post in this section, and therefore are read – only. The announcements posted in this forum are announcements pertaining to the forum community, and the mall. Basically, this forum is made for announcements that cannot be just grouped into Cross Fire or Metin 2, such as ZP Phone Payments and mall sales.

Rules & Conduct *

There is only one thread in this forum, in which outlines the Code of Conduct of Z8 Games’ forums. [please refer to [2BR] for a breakdown of the rules.


Under Cross Fire

Cross Fire Announcements & Events

This forum is for announcements by the staff of Cross Fire. These threads are usually started by [GM]Saidin or [GM]FallenAngel. The only difference is that members can post and voice their opinions of the announcement in these threads, unless the thread is closed. Also, threads in this forum pertain to Cross Fire. Some threads that can be made in this forum are patch notes and some announcements that can help others out, such as contest winners.

CF Competitive Forum

Tournament, League, Draft and Strategy discussion for Competitive CF Players

Clan Discussion and Recruitment

This forum is for any discussion about clans. You can recruit members for your clan, or you can talk about clan wars, etc. Please note, you cannot hackusate (accuse somebody or some clan of hacking) in this forum or any forum on Z8Games.

Cross Fire Barracks

In my opinion, this is the heart of Cross Fire’s forum. The barracks are for anything related to Cross Fire, therefore they get the most business. You can post anything related to Cross Fire that goes along with the rules, that means no hackusations, advertising, or talking of glitches or hacks. Remember to read the stickies before you post.

Cross Fire Maps

This forum is for discussion of any maps. Please remember, Cross Fire will not change a map for no reason. If you would like Cross Fire to change something, you have to have a valid reason.

Cross Fire Technical Support

If you need help, just post it here. If you need help with your computer or Cross Fire client, post it here. Maybe someone nice will come and help you.

Cross Fire Off-Topic

This forum is for anything off topic that doesn’t belong in any forum, such as “that local sports game”. Please remember that anything you post here does not add to your post count, but it doesn’t mean that you don’t have to follow rules, any staff member can infract or warn you if you are breaking rules. Please refer to all stickies in any forum you post in.


Under Metin2

Metin2 Announcements *

Any announcements for Metin2 go here.

Metin2 Game Related

This forum is for any talk about Metin2. Because I do not know about the game very much, I cannot elaborate.

Free Kingdom

This forum is for talk about Metin2, but pertaining to the Free Kingdom server.

New World

This forum is for talk about Metin2, but pertaining to the New World server.

Class Discussion

This forum is for talk about classes in Metin2.

Screen Shots, Artwork, & Fan Fiction

Have a cool screenshot, some art work? Or do you just want to lay back and role play? Just come here!

Off-Topic

This forum is for anything off topic that doesn’t belong in any forum, such as “that local sports game”. Please remember that anything you post here does not add to your post count, but it doesn’t mean that you don’t have to follow rules, any staff member can infract or warn you if you are breaking rules. Please refer to all stickies in any forum you post in.


In addition, Z8Games also have smaller forums, also known as subforums. They are basically forums that fall under another forum. The subforums of Z8Games are:

Under Both Off Topics

Player Photo’s (found under both Off Topic sections)

Post your photo here and don’t forget, follow the rules. Please don’t post any inappropriate photos. And one thread is enough.

Under Cross Fire

WOGL Discussion (found under Cross Fire tournaments)

WOGL (World Online Gaming League) is a tournament league that is partnered with Cross Fire. The members of WOGL are: WOGLKayne, WOGLBobby, WOGLTimM, WOGLAdam, WOGLKain114, and WOGLCEO / CEO_WOGL. Post anything here that you want pertaining to WOGL tournaments.

Cross Fire Guides (found in Cross Fire Barracks)

This forum is for user-made guides. These guides are not approved or anything, so if you do not like what they say, just ignore them and don’t read. Some guides are extremely helpful (for example, all stickied threads are staff approved, and all threads in Sebberns compilation (http://forum.z8games.com/showthread.php?t=76812) are helpful.

Suggestions (fount in CrossFire Barracks)

If you have any suggestions for the game, please post them here. There is nothing left to say, but try to use common sense.

Fan Works (found in Cross Fire Barracks)

The Fan Work forum is made for any media person that is interested in showing off their work, or just to get some critique. Some good Fan work makers are(note these are not all of them):

GFXing (Modding Client, signatures, avatars):
Churchez (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=1253656)
[MOD]BlindRob (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=3048474)
SirHi (yes, myself)
iPheonixi (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=3185325)
Eragon4Ever (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=4021085)
[Pollo] (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=5464379)

Video Makers (Montages):
Neof1tz* (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=2842421)
TamZ (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=1332761)
freehat20(http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=1336348)

Known Game Issues (found in Technical Support)

This is where threads that can fix your game client are found. If you have an error, look there first before posting.

Known Install and Patch/Update Issues (found in Technical Support)

This is where threads that can help you if you are having problems installing and/or patching. Look there first before posting.

Under Metin 2

Game Guides (found in Metin2 Game Related)

This is where game guides for the game Metin2 are found.

Bugs & Suggestions (found in Metin2 Game Related)

Similar to Cross Fire Suggestions forum. This is where you can post your bugs in the game Metin2. If you have any suggestions for the game, please post them here. There is nothing left to say, but try to use common sense.

Technical Support (found in Metin2 Game Related)

Similar to Cross fire Technical Support forum.

Throne/Guild Room (found in both Free Kingdom and New World)

Similar to Cross Fire Clan forum

* = Closed forums; only Admins/Moderators can post, or the forum is closed.


That is the end of this section, please read on.

theHI

[2AB]

The User CP is certainly a perfect way to customize your forum experience. The User CP stands for the user control panel. It is a place where a forumer can do many things such as adding friends, or changing his/her profile avatar.

You can access your User CP by clicking this button on the top of your screen under the Z8Games logo:
This is an overview of the User CP and what you can do:
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There are 2 fuctions in the User CP

View your subscribed ranks

You can see any threads that you have subscribed to.

Latest Infractions Received

If you’ve been a bad forumer (I used to be one a while back), you can view your infractions and feel sorry about them.

There are 6 parts in the sidebar User CP.

Your Profile

Edit your details

In this section, you can change your date of birth, set your homepage URL, set your instant messaging info, and add any additional information.

Profile Privacy

You can set your privacy, such as who can view your profile, or who can see your visitor messages.

Edit Profile Picture

This is a picture that will show up on your profile. NOTE, your profile picture is not like your avatar.

Networking

Contact & Friends

View your friends, and add some more friends!

Social Groups

View any groups that you are in (Note: Z8Games Forums do not allow members to make groups, so this is rendered useless).

Setting and Options

Edit Avatar

Upload a picture that will be shown on your posts. Please note, you can have a maximum of 100 x 100 size and 19.5kb size of an avatar.

Edit Signature

You can add a signature, which is basically the little plot of pixels that will be after your post. Please note, regular members can only have a maximum of 150 characters, and 3 lines in their signature. Only staff members can have picture signatures, and you are not allowed to use BBCode in your signature.

Edit Email & Password

Change your Email and your password. Please note, I have not tested this because you technically do not have to log into Z8Forums as logging into Z8Games homepage will suffice. Please note, to change your password, use the My Account option next to the Z8Games logo on the top of the screen.

Edit Options

You can edit your options on forums, such as blocking the view of other signatures, and your time zone.

Edit Ignore List

You can add people that you would like to ignore on this list.

Private Messages

List Messages

You can view your private messages here.

Send New Message

You can send a new private message to a forumer of your choice.

Track Messages

While sending a new message, you can add the option of tracking it to see if the other person had read your PM.

Edit Folders

You can add folders to store your PMs in.

Subscribed Threads

List Subscriptions

You can view the threads that you have subscribed to.

Edit Folders

You can add folders to store your subscribed threads in.

Miscellaneous

Event Reminders

These are reminders of events to come. Unfortunately, only staff member can access this feature.

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[3AB]

Private messages are an alternate way of conversing and contacting another member. Private messages aren’t that hard, and they can always help.

How to send a PM:

• Click here.
• Insert the Recipient’s username(s).
• Insert a Title.
• Insert a message.
• You can choose to Submit the message, or Preview it.

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[4AB]

Your public profile is a profile that members will get to see when they click your name. It is basically your page for the world to see. Here is an example public profile:


In here you can view:

• Forumer’s name
• Online/Offline
• Forumer’s rank
• Send Message
• Last Activity
• Mini stats (DoB, Join date, Total Posts)
• Friends
• Group Memberships
• Recent Visitors
• Visitor Messages

There are also tabs in which you can pull up information and statistics about the forumer.

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[5AR]

Stickies (otherwise known as pins) are basically threads that the moderators and staff members think is helpful to the well being of the community. Also, these threads are considered worth reading, and send a mature, but thorough message to other forum members.

Some examples of threads that have been stickied:

Urban Warfare threads (Community newsletters):
http://forum.z8games.com/showthread.php?t=79990

New Player and Forumer Introductions (Community Welcoming Thread):
http://forum.z8games.com/showthread.php?t=129818

Hack Issues FAQ (Good threads for the well being of the community):
http://forum.z8games.com/showthread.php?t=132696

If you want to get a sticky, you should post good threads and use your common sense, my system is, if you post quality, you will get the sticky eventually.

That is the end of this section, please read on.

theHI

[6AR]
To create a thread, you must click the New thread button:

Basically, to make a thread, you must enter a thread title (for example: Unofficial Cross Fire Patch Discussion Thread). Than, you will need to add the basis of your thread, which will be the text and/or pictures that the community will read and see. Finally, you can either preview your thread, or post it.
Your thread should be made and you will be directed to that thread.
There are 4 ways to reply to a thread:

Post reply:


This brings you to a screen similar to the “New thread” page, but you do not have to input a title.

Quote:


You can quote a forumer on what he/she has said and put it in the “Post reply” page.

Multi Quote:


Same as the “Quote” option, but you can quote multiple posts.


Quick Reply”


You can post quickly, and not have to go to another page, more efficient for posting quickly.
Also, I quote from this forum’s FAQ:

As a registered user you can go to a forum on a board where you have permission to view threads and leave replies. To reply you have a few options. You can click on the 'Post Reply' button and add a new post to the end of the thread. Alternatively, you can leave a quick reply in a quick editor box listed below the posts in the thread.
When using 'Quick Reply' you can choose to quote a particular post if you are replying to something someone wrote. You may need to click the quick reply button in a post to activate the quick reply box before you can type into it.
If you want to post replies to multiple posts you can select them by clicking the multi quote button. This button will change to indicate that you've selected it. Clicking post reply will then bring you to the full editor with all the posts quoted.

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[7AR]


Polls are a rather quaint section of this forum. Quaint meaning you do not see them much. A poll is much like a census; it asks your opinion and asks for you to “vote” on an option. There is not much to write about a poll as it is self explanatory.
Currently, only forumers with the rank of moderator and up can create polls, to lower spam and needless bandwidth waste on forums.
Here is an example of an open poll:


Occasionally, a moderator will set a date that you will not be able to vote any longer. This is to make sure nobody cheats and votes after the date the census is set to end.
Here is an example of a closed poll:


That is the end of this section, please read on.

theHI

[8AR]
Closed threads are basically threads that have been locked by a staff member, therefore a regular forumer as you and I cannot post. The option of closing a thread is exclusive to a staff member and will be for as long as this forum goes.
In my opinion, closing threads is not annoying, but is in turn better for the community. If your thread is closed by a staff member, it violates the rules (which are stated in section [3BR]).

However, the OP (or Open Poster) can request a close on a thread if they wish and the staff member sees fit. Some threads are closed upon creation, such as announcements by [CM]FallenAngel. This is usually because they would like to keep it as a no reply situation, or because they see that no reply is needed.

Your thread WILL be closed if:

• your thread breaches the rules (for example, spam)
• flame bait (also known as feeding the troll)
• talking of other versions of Cross Fire (or any other game, for that matter)
• thread gets out of hand and flame wars start
• hackusation thread (accuses another player of hacking or cheating)
• threads that insult / call out other players
• threads that insult / question Z8Games’ work ethics
• threads that are off topic to the forum
• duplicated threads
• threads that contain advertisements for anything that isn’t related to Cross Fire EXCLUDING THE ADVERTISEMENTS OF HACKING

Here is an example of a closed thread (Open poster’s name excluded, of course):

can someone bann this guy i cant send the replay
he's name is ]-[uT-Xi][Ke
he use ha/cks and its rasict.

thats the replay

CFReplay20100816_0000

The reason being:

• This is a hackustion
• Calls out another player
• Flame bait
  
  When your thread gets closed, you may suffer an infraction, or a warning.
  When your thread is closed, this button goes over the Post Reply button:
  The morale of this section is that closed threads are not good, and that if you get one, you should not be proud.
  
  That is the end of this section, please read on.
  
  
  
  [9AR]
  
  I cannot really do what tons of people have done before, so I am just going to copy and paste in this section.
  BBCodes are basically codes that help make posting life easier. For example:
  

  [ b]Insert Text Here[/b] with no space in between the “[“ and “b”
  

  makes Insert Text Here.
  Here is [MOD]Rex’ guide on BBCodes:
  

  Please note, this guide is not fully finished, but will have the main codes done. It will also include various sites for things such as colors, fonts, and image hosting sites.
  
  If you do not wish to type the code out, simply push the tag button at the top of the posting reply box and it will post the tags for you and all you need to do is the rest.
  
  So let us begin!
  
  
  Index:

  • Font Color
  • Font Size
  • Bold/Italics/Underlining
  • Centering / Moving Right / Moving Left Text
  • Links/URLS
  • Images
  • Lists
  • Code Box

  
  
  
  Font Color
  
  Font Color Is fun to use and lets you see things in a different color when posting and helps give a more creative feel to the post. It is also a good way to point something out. There are a couple of ways to do this.
  
  The easiest way to do it with bb code is the following example; using the color's name.
  
  Example:

  [noparse][color=red]Text[/color][/noparse]
  

  Result:
  Text
  
  The other way is using the color codes instead of color names. So if you know the code of a certain color, instead of inserting the color name, you put the color code with #before it.
  
  So It would look like this:
  
  Example:

  [noparse][color=#FF0000]Text[/color][/noparse]
  

  Result:
  Text
  
  If a color or code is not recognized the forum will usually automatically change your text to the default color of the forums.
  
  Looking for colors? Check here or here.
  
  
  
  
  Font Size
  
  To change your font you simply put the number of the size.
  
  Example:

  [noparse][size=170]Text[/size][/noparse]
  

  Result:
  Text
  
  
  
  Bold/Italics/Underlining
  
  This is fairly simple. To do this Just put the first letter of whatever you want to your text in the code.
  
  Example:

  [noparse]Bold = [b]Text[/b] 
  Italic= [i]Text[/i]
  Underline= [u]Text[/u][/noparse]
  

  Result:
  Example Example Example
  
  You can also use more then one code at once, such as:
  
  Example:

  [noparse] [b][u][i]Text[/b][/u][/i][/noparse]
  

  Text
  
  
  
  
  Centering/Right/Left
  
  This is very easy. Just put the word of what you want to do to the text in the brackets with the text between the start and end code.
  
  Example:

  [noparse][right]Text[/right] [center]Text[/center] [left]Text[/left] [/noparse]
  

  Results:

  Text

  Text

  Text

  
  
  
  Links and URLS
  
  Simply putting a url will make it turn into the link, but you can do more with links.
  
  Example:

  [noparse][url]http://www.google.com[/url][/noparse]
  

  Result:
  http://www.google.com
  
  Now another way so you can make a link, but make the text whatever you want, and the clicking the words bring you to the link you had put in the bb code.
  
  Example:

  [noparse][url=http://www.google.com]GOOGLE[/url] [/noparse]
  

  Result:
  GOOGLE
  
  
  
  
  Normal and Click-able Images
  
  This is a big one on many forums, people love posting images, as long as they are clean and appropriate.
  
  So it'd look like this:
  
  Example:

  [noparse][img]http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/images/srpr/logo1w.png[/img][/noparse]
  

  Result:
  
  
  If you are looking for some free image hosting sites, check sites such as: Tinypic, ImageShack, or even Photobucket
  
  
  Now to combine the link with the picture you do the second way of linking that you learned in the section above.
  
  Example:

  [noparse][url=http://www.google.com][img]http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/images/srpr/logo1w.png[/img][/url][/noparse]
  

  Result:
  
  
  
  The above image is click-able. If you want the link directly to an image, right click it and choose "Copy Image URL".
  
  
  
  
  Lists
  
  The list code does exactly what it's name suggests, puts a list of items in bulleted list.
  
  Example:

  [noparse]
  [list]
  [*]Item One
  [*]Item Two
  [*]Item Three
  [/list]
  [/noparse]
  

  Result:

  • Item One
  • Item Two
  • Item Three

  
  
  
  The Code Box
  
  You probably noticed throughout this guide I was able to put the codes without them activating. This is because they were using another bb code which I'll add later called noparse. However they were also in a code box. Now, on some forums when codes are typed in a code box they do not activate, meaning you can show someone how to use a certain code without having to add a character, such as a space, and then having to tell them to take it out when they use it. As that just confused the new learner more than is needed. A code box is a good wake to put a really long bit of information or something else without making the thread excessively long forcing people to scroll down if it is not important.
  
  Example:

  [noparse][code]Text
  

  [/noparse][/code]Result:

  Text
  

  Credit: Rex
  
  
  Alternatively, you can check out the forum’s FAQ, which has a guide as well: http://forum.z8games.com/misc.php?do=bbcode
  
  That is the end of this section, please read on.
  
  
  
  

theHI

[1BR]
Usernames are very important. If Z8Games’ forum was an anonymous forum, nobody would be able recognize who was who.
Usernames are self explanatory, but here is a little information:
Currently, a player can have a minimum of 3 characters, and a maximum of 12 characters. The only symbols one can have in their name are a maximum of 3 underscores (_) that cannot be at the beginning, or end of your username.
To change your username, visit this page: http://www.z8games.com/myaccount/Myaccount.aspx?tb=2

• Click on Change Forum Name
• Enter your current forum name
• Enter your desired forum name (and re-enter it)
• Click Save Changes

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[2BR]

Moderators oversee specific forums. They generally have the ability to edit and delete posts, move threads, and perform other actions. Becoming a moderator for a specific forum is usually rewarded to users who are particularly helpful and knowledgeable in the subject of the forum they are moderating.
Administrators are the people who have overall control of everything that happens on the board. They oversee how the board is styled, what forums to create and how to organize them, what information to require from members and who to appoint as moderators.
Currently, the staff members are:


[GM](General Manager / Game Manager)
[GM]Saidin (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=3771331) CrossFire's Game Manager
[GM]FallenAngel (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=1324120) Game Manager
[GM]BigBang (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=1325330) Under the Cross Fire branch
[GM]SevenC (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=2006881) Under the Cross Fire branch
[GM]GoTsoL (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=8200451) Under the Cross Fire branch
[GM]Hpx (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=8813371) Under the Cross Fire branch
[GM]Mark (http://forum.z8games.com/member.php?u=1237426) Under the CrossFire branch

[MOD] (Moderators)

CrossFire's
[MOD]D34d3y3, [MOD]Rex, [MOD]dot, [MOD]Polleus, [MOD]Andre, [MOD]TalonBlaze, [MOD]Iceman, [MOD]Rory,

That is the end of this section, please read on.

theHI

[FONT=&quot][3BR][/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The rules are:[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]The Following is a list of all the current forum rules that must be followed by all members and visitors also the entire forum is governed by the Code of Conduct and the Terms and Conditions. Be sure to read them and follow them or appropriate actions will be taken. Repeated behaviour considered inappropriate by GMs, Administrators and/or Moderators may result in your account being suspended/banned from our forums and even games, warning may be sent for smaller offences before any actions are taken but not guaranteed. Please be sure to also follow all specific games forum rules since those are in addition to these rules and must be respected.

General Forum Rules:

• Do Not Link to inappropriate websites. This includes, but is not limited to, sites containing adult content, information on any type of software piracy, or racially offensive materials. This will get you permanently banned.
• No advertising other games, products in a promotional/spam behavior (including links within the post message, signature or promotional image on avatar)
• Do not post inappropriate images (Nudity, other people's photos, images suggesting suicide or real world violence/hatred, racism)
• Do not make any Sexist, Sexually Themed, Racist, or Hate threads or posts.
• Do not make any threads about using, planning, discussing, or taking part in illegal activities such as theft, drugs, killing, etc. (standards based on USA, Canada, and UK includes hacking).
• No obscenities of any kind in any forum.
• Never insult any person or group of people on the forum.
• Do not troll the forums or feed any trolls.
• Do not attempt to buy, sell, or barter accounts, or anything else for that matter on these boards. Or you will be banned.
• Discussions or posting images of other online games other than the one the forum is for is not allowed.
• No political or religious discussion of any kind will be tolerated on the forums. These kinds of conversations almost always devolve into insult contests or flame wars.
• Do not Flame each other! Use your manners and common sense. If you disagree with someone, do so gracefully. Additionally do not link to websites such as youfail.org or any other website pertaining to it in identical nature. It will be treated like spam and dealt with accordingly.
• Impersonating forum moderators and/or any other employees associated to Z8Games and all games hosted within is strictly prohibited. Do not break this rule. You will be permanently banned. Also, do not “forum cop”!
• No quote pyramids (That's five or more posts quoted).
• Spamming should never be done under any circumstances.
• Do not reply to spam in anyway shape or form or you yourself may be blacklisted or worse. If you see any posts that have degraded to spam wars or have any other infraction in them please let a forum moderator know and they will take the appropriate steps.
• No petitions.
• Keep your signature/Avatar clean, no profanity, racial material, nudity, extreme violence, or links to any other site that contains any of these things.
• Do not "bump" your screen shots, gallery or movies links. If you want to post something like that one post will do. And where possible avoid posting ultra large images. Link to a image or video hosting website instead!
• Bumping other thread types is also prohibited and may result in your topic being closed or removed.
• Do not Flame each other! Use your manners and common sense. If you disagree with someone, do so gracefully. Additionally do not link to websites such as youfail.org or any other website pertaining to it in identical nature and do not post pictures that would be considered offensive to the user. This will be treated like spam and dealt with accordingly.
• Noob, Newbie, N00b, nub, and any other variants on the word newb can be considered insulting and may result in being edited or removed or infracted. (If the word is being used self directed and not in a bad way then it might be allowed at the Moderators or Admins discretion). If you want to prove your better then someone else please do so by playing the game and winning against them fairly. Screenshots showing your glorious victories are allowed as long as things are kept civil and no flaming.
• Don't use the forums as a means of communicating with a specific person. That is what Private Messages are for.
• Avoid where possible "breaking" the page width or forum formatting by adding images or repeating or special characters.
• Do not post in all Capital letters. Additionally do not post in “leet” speak or with special characters/symbols.
• Do not create threads with "attention-grabbing" subject lines such as all-caps, excessive punctuation, or out-of-context special symbols or characters.
• Do not post "reported" or any variation when replying to topics. Doing so will earn you nothing more than an infraction.
• Typing upside down using an online translator is grounds for an infraction. Don't do it.
• No bad jokes. (We mean it!)
• Play nice.
• Do not make posts with excessive spacing with no text.
• Do not copy/paste moderator/gm's signature images and text with the intent of trolling or impersonating. If someone has a question about their signature send a PM to that particular mod/gm. Copying with intent to impersonate or to troll mods/gms or other users may result in permanent bans from the forums for all accounts involved.
• Do not "fake" a signature. This includes posting a signature image at the end of every post, using coloured text to make your signature look different. (we have added coloured text to signatures for this fact)
• Do not impersonate other people with fake signatures.
• Do not post profanity or other negative or malicious comments in signatures.

Cross Fire Specific Forum Rules:

• Please do not ask for or provide links to other regions' Cross Fire games, or of any other competitors games. Please do not post videos or screens from other versions; there is plenty of other topics on these already and new ones will be removed or closed.
• Advertisements for your Group, Clan, or Tournament are to be posted in their appropriate sections only. Posting an advertisement anywhere else may have your thread moved/closed/removed.

Metin2 Specific Forum Rules:

• Please do not ask for or provide links to other regions' Metin2 games, or of any other competitors games. Please do not post videos or screens from other versions; there is plenty of other topics on these already and new ones will be removed or closed.
• Advertisements for your Group, Guild, or Tournament are to be posted in The Throne/Guild Room only. Posting an advertisement anywhere else will receive appropriate actions.

Privacy/ Harassment
Never post anyone else’s personal information on the forum without their consent and be sure to not bother them via forum posts, PMs, or any other form of communication on anything by Z8Games or you will be dealt with severely.

Forum Signatures/Avatars
Keep your signature/Avatar clean, no profanity, racial material, nudity, extreme violence, sexual content, or links to any other site that contains any of these things. Also keep your signature area to a size no larger than 500 pixels length and 150 pixels height total (This includes all images and text you use)

English Only
All forum posts and PM’s to GMs, Admins, and Mods must be written in English at all times. Threads not following these rules will be removed and appropriate actions will be taken against the user.

Use of CAPS
Excessive use of capitals in messages is inappropriate. On the Internet caps signifies shouting. Be polite, no one likes to be yelled at, so keep your caps lock off. Threads with all caps will be removed.

Spamming
Spamming should never be done under any circumstances! Do not reply to spam in anyway shape or form or you yourself may be blacklisted or worse. If you see any posts that have degraded to spam wars or have any other infraction in them please let a forum moderator know and they will take the appropriate steps. Users who spam may be banned from the forum and/or games.


Bans
Bans will not be discussed openly on the forums! If you have any concerns about a ban please contact customer support or PM your games GMs for more information. Any threads created for this purpose will be deleted or locked.

Old Thread Revival
Please avoid reviving threads that are weeks and months old. We will either delete your new messages and lock the thread or remove the whole topic altogether. Repeated Necromancy of old threads may result in a suspension from the game/forums because this will be considered as abusive use of the forums.

Thread Locked/Removal Discussion
Discussing a locked or removed thread is forbidden and any posts found in regards to this will be removed. These threads were adjusted for a reason. If you have a problem with a thread that was removed, send a private message to a GM or email Customer Support.

Advertising of other services/websites
Do not advertise other sites or services on these forums. Threads consisting of advertisements for sites/services will be removed.

Staff, Administrator, Moderator, Game Master Harassment
All members of our community are expected to respect all staff at Z8Games at all times. This includes Moderators who are here to help us better serve the community. Moderators may still appear as moderators on forums they were not assigned to, so please respect them as any other player and know which are the proper moderators to contact on your own games forum.

Understand Your Game's Policy
Every game has its own policy and each game's forums are also moderated slightly different from each other depending on the way that game is run and its ESRB rating. Before you decide to try a new game or post on that game's forum, please be sure to read the Terms and Conditions for that game. A link to the Terms and Conditions for each game can be found at the bottom of each game's website and each forums rules can be found in their announcement section.




What to do if you encounter Spam.

• If you encounter a spam topic report it via the Report Spam
• Do not reply to spam.
• If you feel a topic is in need of immediate attention report it to multiple Moderators.

Helpful tips on posting to a forum.

• Use a spell checker to check your posts for misspellings (please search for info on how to enable that feature on your browser). There's no point in making a forum topic if we can't understand it because of multiple spelling errors.
• Don't use stupid abbreviations. (Example: Your = ur, You = u, Are = r, I = EYE, one = 1)
• Use the Search Feature
• Always check the stickies, they contain useful information and can likely answer most questions.

That is the end of this section, please read on.

theHI

[4BR]

Infractions are basically points that are consequently added to your account when you fail to follow the rules.

Here is an example of an infraction:

Infractions count as points and they can result in bans if you get enough of them. Any staff member can give out infractions and they will send you a Private Message about it. There can be tons of reasons for getting an infraction. Infraction Levels, Reasons, and Details can be found here (http://forum.z8games.com/showthread.php?p=2441728) Some are:

• Insulting other forumers
• Spam Post
• Flame
• Advertising (hacks, hacking website, other game, etc.)
• Insulting staff member
• Necro post (posting in a dead / old topic to “revive” it from the forum)
• and much more!

A warning is the derivative of an infraction, except that it does not count as a point. One should consider themselves lucky to have gotten a warning. As before, any staff member can give out a warning, and a Private Message will be sent about it.
Here is an example of a warning:


Warnings will be given out for the same reasons as above:

• Insulting other forumers
• Spam Post
• Flame
• Advertising (hacks, hacking website, other game, etc.)
• Insulting staff member
• Necro post (posting in a dead / old topic to “revive” it from the forum)
• and much more!

That is the end of this section, please read on.

[5BR]
Bans are the final and last resort of consequence. When your account is in the state of being banned, you cannot access the forum on that account, therefore losing any privileges, such as posting threads, or viewing them in that matter.
When your account is banned, it is most likely because you were infracted one too many times, or you have done something extremely severe that could have provoked a staff member to give you a straight ban (such as: http://forum.z8games.com/showthread.php?t=47510). Breaking any rule puts you under the risk of an infraction, which may lead to a ban.
Some bans may be temporary, depending on your offense. A lot of players may be banned because they have decided to be trolls and hurt or break the flow of peace in the server. Any staff member may give out a ban.

That is the end of this section, please read on.

[6BR]
The forum ranks are:
Beginner - 0 posts
Squire - 30 posts
Apprentice - 100 posts
Worthy - 200 posts
Knight-Errant - 350 posts
Knight - 500 posts
Holy Knight - 750 posts
Baron - 1000 posts
Holy Mage - 1400 posts
Viscount - 1800 posts
Earl - 2200 post
Count - 2800 posts
Margrave - 3400 posts
Marquis - 4000 posts
Royal Vizier - 5000 posts
Royal Heir - 6000 posts
Duke - 7200 posts
Grand Duke - 8400 posts
King - 10000 posts

Currently, this is all we have in our knowledge because I am the only player to reach 8400 posts at the moment. This list will be updated as our post counts go up.

That is the end of this section.


Credits
SirHi (Hi) – Creator of thread
SirHi (Hi) – Researcher of Information
Z8Games (and staff) – Creator of forums
vBulletin - Creator of FAQ
[MOD]Rex – His BBCode guide | Editing Posts | Cleaning Thread | Updating
[MOD]Giggletron - Cleaning Thread | Closing Thread | Sticking Thread


In the end, after reading this thread over again, I can conclude that it is a good read for all, and that I think that it will help out the community immensely.
Thanks for reading my guide.