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[color=#808000]Q: Are there any rules or guidelines I should follow?
A: Yes. In addition to Bungie's Terms of Use and Code of Conduct, there are specific forum rules pinned (stuck at the top of the forum for all to view) in the appropriate boards. Some forums are without the pinned rules, so there you are expected to follow the Code of Conduct and rules from other forums. An annotated copy of the general rules is located here.[/color]
[color=lightblue]Q: What is spam?
A: Spam is, basically, unnecessary posts that flood the forums with junk. It can be off-topic, stupid, offensive or generally unwanted material. You are not to spam.[/color]
[color=#808000]Q: What is flaming?
A: Flaming is the act of aggression unto others. It includes attacking, threatening, violent, unwelcoming or offensive posts. Flaming is disallowed.[/color]
[color=lightblue]Q: What is bumping?
A: Bumping is when you deliberately post so your thread comes first on the topic list, in a manner that does not continue the (allowed) discussion and looks for attention. Often, bumping is when you post directly after your previous post on the same topic (AKA. Double post), but can be you helping others to bump. If you spam to bump your topic, that's even worse, so make sure you do not.[/color]
[color=#808000]Q: What are moderators?
A: Moderators (or mods) are individuals selected by Bungie to moderate and help keep order in the forums. You can tell a moderator by their special title (Forum Ninja or Master Forum Ninja), and in some cases avatar (image) which has the word 'moderator' printed on it. They have authority in the forums, so listen to what they say.[/color]
[color=lightblue]Q: What are trolls?
A: Trolls are rule breakers. You are not to 'feed' them (provide them with material so they can continue their offensive acts, even a simple reply to a troll can cause this). Ignore, do not feed the trolls.[/color]
[color=#808000]Q: How do I deal with spam or flaming?
A: You don't. As in you don't respond in any way, form or fashion, instead follow the following procedure.
You can find helpful alternatives here and here.[/color]
[color=lightblue]Q: How do I report spam and violations of the rules?
A: You may report spam in the Moderators' chapter, or by PMing (Private Messaging) a moderator or Bungie employee. Be sure to include a link or board (forum) name.[/color]
[color=#808000]Q: What are newbs?
A: Newb is a banned term, which is designed as an attack at new people who don't understand things or make mistakes (or indeed, as a flame). You may find variations on 'newb', such as n00b, noob and newbie. If you see any posts using the word, report them.[/color]
[color=lightblue]Q: What's this 7th Column I hear so much about?
A: It is a collection of Bungie fanclubs. You can find all you need to know about it here.[/color]
[color=#808000]Q: How do I apply effects to my text?
A: You use the Text Markup Tags at the right hand side. Basically, you surround your text with the tags, so locate the desired effect, and replace the 'text' with your desired text. However; you cannot have any spaces when applying tags (also called BB Code), so Hello would not appear as Hello, but removing the spaces would make the text italic. To make a clickable link, such as http://www.bungie.net, merely surround the link with the [ url ] tags, and to make a link where you can customise the display text like: Bungie, use [url=http://......]Display Text[/url].[/color]
[color=#808000]Q: What do the Forum icons represent?
A: The Green Plus indicates a normal topic. The Yellow Exclamation Mark indicates a topic of interest that is pinned (and therefore a sticky). Finally, the Red image symbolises that the thread has been locked, and no replies can be made.[/color]
[color=lightblue]Q: What are all of the diferent colors you can put in text?
A: Essentially, you can choose any colour that you wish. In additional to word colours, you can also use HEX colours, like [color=#000000]. A helpful site to find the right HEX colour for you can be found: here.[/color]
[color=#808000]Q: What's a Gamertag, and what are Groups?
A: Groups are part of the Seventh Column -- read the FAQs provided in that link to learn more.
A gamertag is an XBOX LIVE "dog"tag, learn about XBL at XBOX.com.[/color]
[color=lightblue]Q: What about custom avatars/signature images?
A: The only ways to get custom avatars are to:
a) Become a moderator (highly unlikely);
b) Become an employee (equally unlikely);
c) Create a 7th Column theme that gets approved by Bungie for general use.
You cannot get signature images.
Otherwise, idiots will post vulgar images and so on....[/color]
[color=#808000]Q: What's a theme, and where do I find them?
A: A theme is a set of colors and pictures for a 7th Column Group/Chapter. As of now, there are only a few themes available. But there should be more coming in due time.
To select a theme for your Group, click on Group Settings and select your desired theme.
To make your own theme, go here, and everything is explained for you.[/color]
Special thanks to Halodude12344, Recon Number 54, impurity, antiherosk8er, littlerat, and the Rip Saw, as well as those who have supported this.