Guidelines

Registration

First of all, to join you must be at least 13 years of age. If we find out you're underaged, your account will be suspended until you can prove otherwise.
You may not have more than one account. If you lose your password, you will have to send an admin or mod an email stating so. We will then either change your password or tell you yours.
No member may have an account name that is vulgar and/or offensive to other members, races, cultures, or religions. Any member with such a name will have their account suspended for a week and their name changed.

Posting

USE PROPER GRAMMAR! This is a forums, not a place to text. Posts should have proper spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc. Posts and topics that don't follow this will be deleted without warning.
Try to make posts that have at least 5 words. We're all capable of making good posts. We do allow posts to have less than 5 words but we'd prefer you try to use more when you post.
Flaming, trolling, religious intolerance, intolerance of someone's sexuality, racism, sexism, and anything else deemed hateful in a post is forbidden. Anyone caught doing this will be warned, suspended, or banned depending on the severity.
Posts with any adult material(hentai, porn, cybering, etc.) are forbidden everywhere except in the appropriate forums. Nudity is only allowed in normal art topics if it is displayed in an artistic way and if it is only linked to with appropriate warnings beside the link.
Excessive profanity is also forbidden. You are allowed to say 'curse words' but using them frequently will result in a warning.
No spamming! Do not post anything that doesn't contribute to the topic or states the obvious. You will receive a warning for this. Of course, the Spam Games section is an exception, though you must still follow the rules of the game.
If a post contains information that may spoil and ending or other part of a game, movie, show, or book must be marked by a spoiler tag. If you post a spoiler without a tag, your post will be deleted if not warned first.
When posting a topic, be sure that your topic is in the appropriate forum. If you're confused about it, just ask an admin or mod.
Don't post in topics over two weeks old without a good reason. This is called 'bumping' and causes the topic to placed at the top, and doing so will usually result in a warning.
Don't be a vigilante. If you believe someone has broken one of the guidelines, don't post about it and take the situation into your hands. Click the report button or tell a mod.

Using Images

No porn or hentai. This applies to practically everything.
Do not steal anyone else's art. You may only use another person's art if you have their permission.
Don't post images more than 600 pixels in width unless the topic calls for it.
Do not post image files larger than 500 KB in size.

Profile

Avatar must not be larger than 500 KB. If your avatar is, it will be removed.
Signatures images must not be more than 350 pixels tall or 600 pixels wide. If yours is, it will be removed.
You may only have one flash application, sound file, or Youtube video in your signature. If you have more than one, all of them will be removed.
You may not set any site, page, flash application, image, etc. that may contain nudity, racism, or other offensive material, as your website url. If you do, you will be warned.

"Report" Button Usage

The report button is only to be used if you believe someone has broken one of the rules. There will be no toleration for abuse of this feature, as well as use of it when it is unneeded. If you use it for no good reason, you will receive a warning.
When reporting a post, give us a summary of the post, including who made it and why it broke the rules. Don't just say "They were mean." or "I don't like them." Doing so will result in a warning.
If you continually break the two above rules, you will be suspended for a week.

Final Rule

Have fun at the Shadow Lair and please follow all of the above guidelines. Remember to show respect to all of your fellow members.

Please note that these guidelines are subject to change.