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* General
o All posts should be understandable by English speakers.
o Forum content belongs to the users who post it.
Posts are not representative of x10Hosting.com
o Large Images and files should not be directly posted in a topic.
Please use a link with a warning for 56K users
o x10Hosting staff members' decisions, when acting as a whole are, are final
If you feel you have been acted unfairly against, you are entitled to appeal to another moderator for a second opinion
o This forum, as well as hosting services, are provided "as is" and may be withdrawn or discontinued at any time without notice.
o Promotion of software & music piracy and any other illegal activity is strictly prohibited.
o Referal links are OK as long as a non-referal link is provided.

* No Flaming
o You may not post anything purposely designed to intimidate or insult a particular forum member.
If you must, criticise constructively.
o Profanity is automatically filtered, deliberate attempts to bypass the filter are not allowed.
o Groundless prejudice will not be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination against;
Race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, belief, religion, nationality
o Pornography, nudity and eroticism (both images and text) are inappropriate and should not be posted.

* No Spamming
o Do not deliberately repeat-post, repeat-email or repeat-PM. One message should be sufficient to communicate your message.
This is especially true for communication with x10 staff members.
o Post your message in the appropriate forum.
Posts which do not require an intelligent reponse belong in the spam and testing forum.
o No useless posts except in the off-topic forum.
(eg "I agree." without a reason)
o Do not copy and paste large sections of text. Try to use important quotes only.
Please don't copy entire reviews, articles and tutorials when a simple link will suffice.
o Do not overuse smilies.
They are there to convey emotions, not annoy people.
o Signatures must be of a reasonable size and not interfere with users browsing the forum.
o Do NOT PM staff members unless asked to do so.

* Advertising
o Advertising of another host or service that relates to x10 is strictly prohibited.
This includes signatures, PMs, or E-mail from the forum.

* No Trolling
o Intentional malicious impersonation of any other person is not allowed.
o Do not post comments designed to provoke other members into flaming.

* Whistle-Blowing
o If you believe any of these rules are being broken by another user please inform a member of the Moderation Team.
o If you feel that any staff member has acted inappropriately please PM Corey or Bryon.