[Updated 22nd April 2015] Rules to be followed on DreamDTH

[mmadhankumar]

IMPORTANT NOTE: These rules are no longer in effect. Updated rules can be found on: Forum Guidelines and FAQs

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THE RULES​

ACCOUNT RELATED

• Do NOT ask for Promotions because you will never get it if you ask for it that way. DDF Team reviews every member's contribution and deserving members are promoted in a timely manner.
• We do NOT allow multiple accounts. Mulitple ids will be banned/deleted without notice. If you want an id from the same ip address for any of your family members inform an Admin before creating the second id.
• You can change your username by posting a reply in Link Removed. However Admin holds the rights to approve change.
• You can dispute a ban by sending an email to admin, if you feel that you have not violated any rule. Please provide a reason why the ban is not valid. DDF team holds the right to withheld or overturn the ban.
• You can contact a Moderator or an Admin through the Staff listing Page which can be found Here.

WHAT TO POST AND WHAT NOT TO

• DO NOT SPAM. Any kind of spamming in posts or via PM are not allowed. Also no kind of advertisement for your blog/forum/website is entertained here. Spamming would result in an instant Ban.
• Members are not allowed to use any Promotional links in their signatures. Any such signatures will be removed without notice.
• Do NOT post any personal/private info like email, telephone numbers, DTH subscription details, address etc. anywhere on the forum unless asked by any Support Staff/Experts. If it is asked for any assistance please use PM to share those information.
• Advertising any competitor website, via posts or via PM is not tolerated and expect to be banned if you do it. Similarly posting links to any other website with the sole intention of promoting it will also result in your ban.
• Any news obtained from another site must have a link to the source added at the end of the article. Don't just copy and paste articles from the internet add your own input to the article if possible.
• If any images are used from another website make sure you give the credit to that website. However avoid images watermarked with logos of competitor forums.
• DO NOT post any threads/posts/images with credit to another forum of same niche as DDF. Also avoid, posting any threads/posts/images with credits to other forum members.
• Post in correct sections. However if you happen to post threads in wrong section, feel free to report it to the team.

MAINTAIN THE DECORUM

• Any thread that are directly or indirectly discussing a topic that is not in the welfare/decorum of the forum will be immediately deleted and the thread starter will be banned permanently.
• Always STAY ON TOPIC. The name says it all, make sure your reply is related to the topic and would be useful to the readers. Dont go off topic and do not mislead readers.
• We give freedom to speech. You are free to praise/curse any service provider based on your personal expserience. But replies posted on the sole intention of promoting/defaming any service provider is not entertained.
• Freedom to speech also gives you the power to question any member's opinion but the discussion has to be carried in a friendly manner. Personal abuse is not entertained here and would result in a Ban.
• Moderators are volunteers who give their valuable time and hardwork for the welfare of the forum. So show some respect and be kind to them. Abusing or harrassing the team members is not tolerated.
• For any issues/disputes related to any member/moderator contact Admin via email or PM and those issues should not be discussed in public.

NO ILLEGAL STUFF

• CARD SHARING is forbidden here. Please note any questions whatsoever to do with card sharing pay / commercial servers are strictly forbidden, If you have a problem with your card share then get the server owner to sort it out, any discussion on this topic is not welcomed here.
• It is prohibited to post Keys for providers, to link to the sites containing keys, or files for illegal watching of pay-tv providers. It is only for educational use of emulators that can be found on these pages and forums.
• Abusing members is strictly avoided. Do not post anything cruel, hurtful, mean, insulting, racist. Abusive posts might lead to banning.
• Sharing Warez, Cracks, CD codes, keygens, or other illegal programs that are used to either crack software or perform any malicious activity is strictly prohibited. All such posts will be deleted.
• Avoid Posts/Images related to p**nography, obscene articles, illegal activities. Also avoid any shocking imagery as we are a family friendly forum. All posts which is considered p**no, illegal, obscene or shocking will be removed without notice.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

• SEARCH BEFORE POSTING. Before posting any thread make sure it has not been posted earlier. Same rule applies for any doubts/questions. Most of your questions are answered already. Check the "Sticky" threads and do a search before posting.
• Do NOT use Capital letters for the entire post. Also avoid Huge fonts for the entire posts. However use bigger fonts to highlight important points if required.
• DreamDTH uses English as the language to interact. We suggest you do the same. If you are posting in any language other than English, dont forget to post atleast a summary in English. However no matter what the thread title should always be in English.
• Always use the report button to report any threads/posts which do not meet the rules. Avoid replying to those threads or flooding mods with PMs.
• While reporting posts, use appropriate report reasons. Do Not use generic reasons like "close thread", "merge thread" etc. Reports with inappropriate reasons shall be ignored by the mods.
• DO NOT use the quote button unless you are specifically replying to a particular member. Even while quoting posts, avoid quoting entire long posts and images. Quote only the part of the post to which you are replying. Unnecessary quotes will be removed without notice.

DreamDTH is constituted with friendly people and we like to remain cool.
Follow the Rules and enjoy your stay here.

DreamDTH Team