These are the rules straight out of the book. Follow them and you will enjoy your time here. If you decide NOT to follow them, your off the stage!

These rules will be easy to remember, because most are out of common sense and manners.

1. No Spam: Spamming is anything that has nothing to do with the thread your posting in. (Or category.) THIS ALSO MEANS, no begging or asking for free things. SPAM stands for Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages. SO DON'T DO IT!

2. No Hacking Discussion: You cannot discuss hacks on the forum. YOU WILL BE PERMA BANNED IF YOU DO. If there is a section that is about hacking then you may post a few things, BUT, anything serious like real hacking and your OUT! (Minor hacking is alowwed, LIKE: Dock Penguins being hacked...etc.)

3. No Advertising: Unless you have a official website for your club or team, and you put the link in your club post, advertising is against the rules. You can advertise, however, in your signature. There also might be a section for advertising.

4. No Swearing/Cursing - We have word filters and lots of Mods here, no foul language is tolerated, no abbreviations (Only LOL is allowed), no using the cute little *s. *s are very annoying and will get you PERMA BANNED!

5. No Double Posting: DO NOT POST TWICE IN A ROW. You can simply press the "Edit" button and add it to your post. This means that you need to wait for someone else to post again before you can. If you post the same thing twice because of a computer glitch, edit your second post to tell us then we will have a moderator fix it. However, if your double post is CONTRIBUTING to the thread and it is after 24 hours, you will not be given an infraction. (Warning.)

6. No Adult Material: This includes pornography and explict content such as drugs. Please do not post anything like this as you will be PERMA BANNED. (This also includes gore.)

7. Respect Moderators and forum users - We will not tolerate bad behavior towards other members of the forum. Do not be rude to other users because of something that they can't do, or something that you don't like. Respect their effort and please, constructive criticism only. (If you are fighting with another user, you both could be punished, please use the report button instead of violence.)

8. Threads Directed at one Person: Do not direct any threads to one person on the forum, such as "Do you think I'm selfish?" or "Kelly just wanted to let you know your new penguin hair looks great". Use Private messaging for this type of message.

9. Do not post in hard to read colors: Some computers show a hard time reading colors such as yellow and white so don't use them.
THESE ARE THE MOST POPULAR HARD TO READ COLORS:
Blue, Yellow, White, Cyan, Violet, and Orange.

10. Don't bump old threads - If the thread your in is over a month old, then don't post in it unless you have a true contribution to share.

11. Use proper grammar We don't appreciate you using abbreviations for things such as oh my gosh, (OMG). Please use the full word. We will allow the exception of, "Lol" and sometimes "thx" depending on the context.

12. Do not spam the report system - If we see your reporting things with reasons like 'OMG LOL HAHA' then you will receive an infraction per report you spam or recieve Monthly Bans.

13. No Double Accounts If you want a username change ask in Forum Support but only create 1 account if you create 2, your 2nd account will be banned forever.

14. No Spam Stories - If you have a series of stories, make sure to post them all in one post. Just simply click the EDIT button. If you do a Spam Story, you will be banned for 1 Month.

15. Dont Insult People - I, Eskimoe16, have been turned down many times... Please do not insult anyone on this forum. We DO NOT tolerate insulting people. If I see this with my own eye, I will most likely Ban youfor a day. If another admin or mod sees this, they will automatically give you a warning or infraction, they can choose if they ban you or not.

16. No Music - Except for in the designated section, Music (found in General Discussion), no Dizzler, Playlist, or any other automatic music playing playlists can be put in your signature or in your posts.

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Those are the main forum rules and I know you'll have a good time by following them. Please do not whine or complain about infractions or bans unless you are sure they are unfair. Which you can ask in the forum support section.
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FAQ

1. How can I become a moderator? We are always looking for new moderators, so we will contact YOU if we want you to be one. Not the other way around. (Please don't ask to be a moderator.)

2. What is a warning/infraction? You receive these for breaking forum rules. Receive five and you will be permanently banned. (In some cases, a 2 week to 1 month ban will be instated.)

3. Can I become a moderator even after I was banned? YES YOU CAN! Just work your way back up and be a good little penguin.

4. Why do I have a "Please read the rules" rank? This is just a forum rank for when you first start the forum. It will go away when you achieve 30 posts.

5. I have a lot of posts, can I brag about it? No. This forum is not completely about popularity, nobody likes a bragger.

6. WHY DOESN'T MY SIGNATURE SHOW UP IN POSTS? You'll need to click "Always attach my signature" in the "Preferences" section of your profile. You can always turn this off later. There is also an attach signature button under every post in options.

7. When I'm on, "Users online" there is a huge map! What if someone checks where I live? This goes to your internet provider. Any site you visit can find this, it is in your I.P. address, which stands for Internet provider address.

8. Why do I keep getting emailed every time somebody replies to my post? You can disable this by un-checking the, "Notify me of replies button or going to your profile and in preferences turn off "Always notify me of replies". You can always set this back on later.

You must follow these rules or your account will result in infraction/warning and/or ban.

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Quick Notes:
2 Warnings = 1 Infraction
5 Infractions = 1 Month Ban
7 Infractions = 5 Month ban
10 Infractions = PERMA BAN

Perma Ban means... Permanent Ban
Infraction means... Rule Broken
Warning means... Will receive infraction if rule broken again

Thank you very much,
Eskimoe16 and the rest of the CPC1 forum support team.

These rules are constantly being updated to keep this forum fun and safe!!!

Please check back once in a while!!!

E16