Condition of Membership[1] Codez4Mac.com is a privately owned and run community. Membership is in no way a right and is contracted on the condition of the agreement and careful observation of the rules. [2] If you do not agree with these rules then do not visit this website. [3] By using this website you declare an agreement of this condition. [4] Also, please note that our Condition of Membership and associated rules are subject to change. [5] It is the members responsibility to be informed of this condition and we highly recommend our members to review this document on a regular bases.
General Rules[1] Advertising is strictly prohibited. This includes and is not limited to: the submitting of banners and Paypal like websites. C4M does not permit the exchange of money, neither in the forums nor via Private Message. [2] All (acceptable) materials must be publicly and freely distributed via the supplied forums or not at all. [3] Also, before posting please perform a search to prevent topic duplication and read the forum descriptions. [4] Topic bumps are allowed after 7 day periods. Do not bump a topic again until the experation of this period. [5] Lastly, external live links and images in member signatures are not allowed.
Post Count[1] Post counts are used by the forum staff to track member progress, as well as determine forum access. This website's success relies solely on the contribution of its members. Therefore, we have always believed that quality is far superior to quantity. [2] For this reason, we strongly discourage posting consistently for gratitude. [3] Members who do not choose to post constructively will have access to the forums, but only for a limited time. [4] Please note that inactive members will be pruned from our member list. To avoid this we encourage our member to post and help others, which will lead to the access of more forums and features.
Trashed Posts[1] Posts in violation of these rules will either be deleted without warning or properly relocated to the c4m trash forum for the learning benefit of the bemused member. [2] Do not spam the board. Posts considered spam will be deleted promptly. Those who spam will either loose their entire post count, receive a warning or be banned without notice. [3] Posts without considerable benefit will be deleted regularly, such as jokes, casual replies and posts of gratitude. [4] Also, to maintain the boards orderliness posts may be pruned from time to time, sometimes resulting in the deduction of member post counts.
Private Messages[1] Administrators have the ability to read Private Messages (PM). They do not use this capability for pleasure, but rather for the careful investigation of complaints and suspicious behavior. [2] Serious manipulation of the ability to send PMs resulting in either a warning or banishment of a member includes: the sending or requesting of warez and serial numbers -- this is illegal and you are separately liable for the consequences -- and the use of abusive language. [3] Minor abuse of this privilege will result in a members loss of the ability to send PMs. [4] All members have the option of disabling their PMs. Members who disable this feature may receive continuous warnings of which they are unaware, sometimes resulting in the banishment of a member.
Team Rules[1] Put simply, one moderators judgment does not override anothers. [2] For the rare occasion of an unresolved issue with a moderator please notify an administrator. [3] Moderators use their own discretion when editing posts. [4] Mistakes are unavoidable and are made by members of all ranks. If you must address your concern or observation of a mistake please due so via Private Message, not publicly.
Languages[1] This is an English language based website. [2] As such we accept no excuses for a members inability to understand the rules or for the failure to comply promptly with the directions of a moderator or an administrator.