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< -Captain's Guild Rules- >

While in the Captain's Guild, you are expected to follow the following rules:

Gaia's ToS and R&G
Gaia's Terms of Service and Rules and Guidelines should ALWAYS be adhered to. Follow them or face the consequences. The ToS and R&G will be enforced.

Conduct
Be respectful to each other. Do NOT flame, yell, harass, or be hurtful to anyone else in the Captain's Guild. If you feel like you simply cannot post anything nice, then please just refrain from posting.

Post in the Appropriate Place
Each subforum has a description alerting you to what does and does not belong there. While topics can be moved between the subforums, habitual posting in the wrong subforums by any member is wrong and will be considered spam. Please use the subforums to keep the clutter down. If you'd like a thread moved, please PM any crew member to let us know.

Learn to Search
We frown upon what we call "repeat topics", "dead horse topics", "zombie", or "necro threads" in this guild. In short, some topics just have a way of rearing their ugly heads over and over. Please learn to search! Just take a few moments to look through the first few pages to see if your topic/question has already been addressed in another thread or a sticky. If it has, then READ/POST IN THAT THREAD. If it has not, then go ahead and create your topic. Learning to search will enable us to prevent having multiple threads on one topic, thus helping the guild run more smoothly.

A good example of a repeat topic is "How much do subforums cost?" Not only is this question answered in GGN: The Captain's Guide, but it's also continuously posted about on a daily basis.

Etiquette
The Captain's Guild 2.0 is meant to be a resource for everyone. A place to come to for assistance with your guild. But please, please don't take advantage of this. When posting in this guild, we ask that you do not post things like, "How much do subforums cost? PM me with the answer." The bolded part is what I'm pointing out. It's just plain rude. Please do not do this. If you really care to have your question answered, then please be courteous and check back on your own thread. Don't expect us all to be your personal ready-made answering service. We're already helping you by answering, we shouldn't be expected to PM you as well. **Special exception to this rule is made for posts in the Captains Market subforum. In there, this is allowed. But ONLY in there!

Bumping
While bumping your topic IS allowed, we ask that you only bump if your topic has fallen off the first index page and is still unanswered. This is a slow-moving guild, please give us time to see your post and respond before you lose all hope and start bumping. Constant, repeated, nonstop bumping will be considered spam.

Attempt to Use Proper English
We aren't English and Grammar teachers, and we understand that some people aren't native speakers of English while others simply aren't good at punctuation. We don't expect perfection, but we do expect an honest effort. In addition, no netspeak or leetspeak will be tolerated, nor will various "cute" styles of posting such as aLtErNaTiNg CaPs, bolding or italicizing entire posts (to the point where it hurts to read it), or never-ending strings of emoticons. Compliance with this rule will help all of us understand what the heck you're trying to say! We can't help you if we can't understand you!

Stay On Topic
Hi-jacking threads and dragging them off-topic for your own purposes will not be tolerated. It is natural for discussions to evolve. It is not natural for them to take 90-degree turns on a dime into a completely unrelated direction just because you feel like it.

Read the FAQ & Info Stickies and Posts
The GGN FAQ and other informative stickies and posts will answer a myriad of questions. Read them before you start asking questions. As a member of the Captain's Guild 2.0, you are expected to familiarize yourself with ALL announcements, stickies, and FAQs.

The only way to get banned from this guild is by not following the rules.

< -Posting Pointers- >

When making a new topic asking for help or reporting a new glitch, there are some important things to consider. In order for you to recieve the best help, there are some things you need to include in your FIRST post.

When reporting a glitch
Please place [GLITCH] in your topic's subject. Also make the subject somewhat descriptive! Don't just put "HELP!", be specific about your problem in your topic. Please include ALL this info in your first post:

• Guild name
  
• Link to the guild
  
• Brief explanation/description of the glitch
  
• When it first started happening
  
• A link to the specific glitched page/post
  
• Any relevent screen shots

When you need a Moderator's attention
Please place [MOD] in your topic's subject. Also make the subject somewhat descriptive! Don't just put "HELP!", be specific about your problem in your topic. Please include ALL this info in your first post:

• Guild name
  
• Link to guild
  
• Brief explanation of problem
  
• Any relevant links or screen shots of the problem

All other topics simply need descriptive subjects. If you have a simple question or are seeking specific advice from other Captains, then please just use descriptive subjects and supply adequate info in your first post! The more detailed and specific you are, the better help you will recieve!

Also, please mark all topics as [RESOLVED] or [ANSWERED] or something similar in the subject line if your question has been answered. There is no need for more people to come in randomly and re-answer a question if it has already been answered.