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I have removed the rules for the arcade and shop as those sections have been removed from the forum. Blogs has been slightly updated and will be reviewed further soon.

Old Rules said:
Arcade: Scores in the Arcade should be made only by yourself and must be legitimate and fair. Therefore, any form of cheating that is detected will result in a permanent ban from the Arcade section.

Shop: Do not purchase any Opt Out item for any user other than yourself.

Blogs: The Blog section, while being overall lax in terms of "rules", still has certain guidelines. Do not post more than two blogs in a row, do not post one-word or completely spammy blogs, avoid obnoxious blog titles, and avoid off topic arguments in the blog comments Please keep it clean and don't use timestamps in the past as this makes it difficult to monitor new blog entries.

New Rules said:
Blogs: The Blog section, while being overall lax in terms of "rules", still has certain guidelines. Do not post one-word or completely spammy blogs, avoid obnoxious blog titles, and avoid off topic arguments in the blog comments. Please keep it clean and follow all other rules in this section. This rule will be reviewed and updated in the near future.
 

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The following has been added to the rules to clarify some points about Lorule Lounge, Reports, and Text Colour:

Lorule Lounge: Lorule Lounge is a forum where rules for spam posts are relaxed. Other rules, particularly regarding trolling/baiting and insulting/flaming other members still apply there as we don't want it to be used as an excuse to be a place for bullying.

Reports: Reports are taken seriously and that while there may sometimes be a feeling that nothing is done with reports, people should note that infractions/warnings are not publicly announced and each report is discussed by members of the moderation team.

Text Colour: Please refrain from changing the colour of text in posts unless it is to highlight one specific point. This is as different users use different themes and most colours will not look good or easy to read on all of them.

Rules on blogs have been slightly updated:

Blogs: The Blog section, while being overall lax in terms of "rules", still has certain guidelines. Do not post one-word or completely spammy blogs, avoid obnoxious blog titles, and avoid off topic arguments in the blog comments. Please keep it clean and follow all other rules in this section. You may only post one blog every 24 hours and should avoid posting an excessive amount of consecutive blogs. Please see the Blog Rules and Instructions thread for more details on blogs.

Edits have been made regarding ignores now that the force ignore feature is not available in Xenforo 2:

Force-Ignore: Force-Ignores should be treated as a private matter between the admin (currently Jimmu) and the two Force-Ignored users. Do not post publicly about an existing Force-Ignore, a past Force-Ignore or any request you have made or will make for a Force-Ignore.

Ignores: Just as with Force-Ignores, other uUses of the Ignore function should be treated as a private matter between the involved parties. Don't make public posts about Ignores, and if you happen to realise or think someone is ignoring you or another user when you're in a shoutbox discussion do not bring it up.

Due to some vulnerabilities discovered in Xenforo permission options, there have been some permission changes for banned users. As a result, the following has been added to the end of Contesting Unfair or Undeserved Infractions section:

Banned users can contact the staff via the Contact Form.
 

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The following has been added to the rules section regarding reports to further clarify existing expectations:
Reports should only be made using the report function and must not be made in public areas of the forum such as threads, profiles of staff members, or in the shoutbox.

And the following has been added to the rules to prevent members from calling out others over their online visibility status:
Privacy: Respect the privacy of other members. Do not mention if you believe a specific user is hiding their online visibility status.
 

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We have made an update to the "Keep It Clean" rule below in light of a number of recent incidents. As we seek to ensure that this is a welcoming environment, discrimination towards anyone's age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity, will not be tolerated at ZD Forums.

Previous Version:
Keep It Clean: We want this to be an open and welcoming environment for people of all ages, nationalities, and beliefs. This can easily be accomplished by "keeping it clean" and having little to no cursing or foul language within posts. There is a word filter in place, and bypassing it is not allowed. Members shall also refrain from posting any messages, images, or other media that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented (except in appropriate Mature Discussions), hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws (including piracy, e.g. ROMs, warez). (Infraction: 3 (language), 6 (other), or 20 (extreme) points)

New/Updated Version:
Keep It Clean: We want this to be an open and welcoming environment for people of all ages. This can easily be accomplished by "keeping it clean" and having little to no cursing or foul language within posts. There is a word filter in place, and bypassing it is not allowed. Members shall also refrain from any messages, images, or other media that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented (except in appropriate Mature Discussions), hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws (including piracy, e.g. ROMs, warez). Discrimination towards anyone's age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity, will not be tolerated. (Infraction: 3 (language), 6 (other), or 20 (extreme) points)

If you believe you have experienced or witnessed discrimination take place please use the report function or reach out to a Forum Staff member
 

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With the release of Tears of the Kingdom upon us please take care to correctly tag spoilers out of courtesy for other users. If you see that spoilers have been posted without being tagged correctly please feel free to use the report function so that the staff can hide the spoiler and remind the user about the need to correctly tag spoilers.
 
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