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Please be aware, upon registration, you agreed to our Terms of Service (TOS) and you will oblige by them throughout the whole of your stay here at XboxMB.

1.1 XboxMB website is aimed toward a general audience. Explicit and vulgar language, drug talk, nudity, pornography, violence, gore, and so forth is not allowed.

1.2 Do not mini-mod. We would like to encourage and thank our members to report everything to a staff member, without adding their own criticism. Examples of this include - "Lock this thread!", "warn this user", "ban this user", etc. Posting "no B/S/T", "not allowed", and similar phrases fall into this category.

1.3 All publicly displayed messages are only limited to English. This includes posts, titles, signatures, profiles, and other forms of public display unless posted in the Foreign Language Section, if available, or told otherwise by an admin/moderator.

1.4 When posting a new topic; please do not name the topic title as something similar to "HELP ME" - Instead, a better topic would be "Help me with Modding My Gamertag" - It looks better, and more people will respond to it that way.

1.5 Maximum number of characters for signatures must not exceed 2200, contain anything explicit, contain nudity, or contain porn. The same rule applies for avatars.

1.6 Do not create a new thread on a topic that is currently already in discussion. Regardless of if you "feel" you deserve to have your own thread, the existing thread should be used unless an Admin or Mod instructs otherwise.

1.7 The XboxMB website's Staff reserve the right to lock and/or delete any posts or threads which they deem irrelevant or frivolous at their own discretion.

1.8 Please use the SEARCH feature of the forums before posting threads that address errors, problems, questions, and almost ANYTHING. Chances are someone has already asked the same question and received an answer. Please search before starting a new thread.

1.9 No alternate accounts are allowed. You are not in any circumstances allowed to make another account. You will get caught if you make one and dealt with accordingly up to both accounts being banned.

1.10 Impersonating Staff members is not allowed and consequences will be dealt accordingly and immediately. This includes telling others you are staff or having staff badges as your avatar.

1.11 Do not abuse the Thanks system, give it out accordingly and correctly. Find out how to properly thank here

1.12 Trolling or anything of the kind is strictly forbidden. This includes flaming and making another members feel unwanted.

1.13 Farewell threads are not permitted. If you feel the need to tell people, tell them via the messaging systems.

1.14 Requesting items, such as, but is not limited to; 48 hour trials or Microsoft Points is strictly prohibited and will result in the removal of your topic.

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2.1 We do not tolerate spam. In short, do not post small or useless posts that are not relevant to the topic being discussed.

2.2 Do not PM a moderator or admin numerous times saying the same thing to try and speed up an answer/problem. We receive the PM's you get. There is no need to keep sending it.


2.3 Forum sigs are to be used respectfully, so don't annoy our members by making your sig into your personal ad revenue opportunity. (ie: advertising and/or reference/affiliate codes in your sig is prohibited).

2.4 Buying, selling, trading, and/or offering services are not permitted.

2.5 XboxMB is a gaming forum, not a social networking site. As upset or happy as you may be, it's not appropriate to ask for feedback or spark discussion on personal matters.

2.6 Any images or links deemed by staff to be attempting to detract or compete with XboxMB, Horizon, or any other intellectual properties owned by Daring Development Inc. may be considered advertisements and are subject to punishment.

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3.1 Do not post offensive, abusive, obscene, hateful, discriminating, or harmful posts.

3.2 ABSOLUTELY NO cursing or swear words.

3.3 Follow basic netiquette rules. For example, DO NOT ever type in ALL CAPS. This applies to both topic titles and the post messages, as this is considered yelling.

3.4 Never under any circumstances post personal information of anyone; pictures, or any other material. Things of this nature are sensitive and are not condoned.

3.5 After 2 Warnings - All warnings become permanent. This is to keep troublemakers from not getting the 'penalty' for their actions.

3.6 All warnings/bans given by the The XboxMB website's Staff are final. XboxMB website's staff members reserve the right to ignore any requests to modify a warning/ban.

3.7 If you are a long standing member, act like one; lead by example and assist other newer users rather than attacking them. We look upon our veteran users to use this opportunity to teach the newer users the appropriate way to conduct themselves in this community.

3.8 Personal attacks such as instigating "flame bait", verbal abuse, mocking or sexist remarks of members in posts are not tolerated at XboxMB. Such posts will be deleted on sight or moderated accordingly.

3.9 Members that reply to posts simply to instigate argument will be dealt with and shown no mercy.

3.10 Posts in a particular forum need to stay on topic.

3.11 No bashing or flaming affiliate(s) or relations. Current affiliates: TheTechGame.com

3.12 Pictures of yourself, your girlfriend/boyfriend, your friend, someone on the site, etc. are strictly prohibited. This includes photo albums, with pictures from Facebook, Myspace, or any other social networking site.

3.13 Misusing XboxMB's language filter will result in appropriate action. May this be an infraction, or a ban of your account and so forth.

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4.1 Use descriptive subject lines & research your post. This reduces the chances of double-posting and it also makes it easier for people to see what they do or don't want to read.

4.2 Keep the focus. Each board has a focus on a certain topic. Questions outside the scope of a certain board will either be moved to the appropriate board, locked, or simply be deleted. Please post your topic in the most appropriate board. Users that post in the wrong board will be warned. Continuing these actions will result in a banned.

4.3 DO NOT bump topics. Doing so causes unnecessary clutter to the forum.

4.4 If you post a one-lined message such as "lol", "+1", etc... it is classified as SPAM and will be removed. Multiple offenses can result in all your posts needing moderator approval or a complete loss of posting rights.

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5.1 Public discussions of moderator or admin actions are not allowed on the forum. It is also prohibited to protest moderator or admin actions in titles, avatars, signatures, and the chat box. If you do not like something that a moderator or admin said/did, DO NOT discuss this in the forums. If necessary, PM or email the moderator or admin and try your best to resolve the problem or difference in a private manner.

5.2 Public discussion of a Banned Member or why such user was banned is prohibited. The user either broke the rules, or was banned at the Staff's discretion.

5.3 Staff has final say in any dispute. Moderators and Admins have been instilled with special privileges due to the trustworthiness and dedication they show to the site. All staff have the right to, without question, violate any rule herein they deem necessary for the benefit of the site. Site Administration reserves the right to grant the same privilege under extenuating circumstances to certain users. Staff have supreme authority, and as such, all grievances are to be directed to Site Administration. Any user found disregarding this is subject to account termination.

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6.1 If you have a complaint about another member, problems with other members, etc., please try to resolve the problem in a personal message. If necessary, address an admin or moderator by reporting their post.

6.2 If you believe an individual is repeatedly breaking the rules, please report to one of Administrators. Repeating offenders will be banned from the forum, and further action may be taken against them.

6.3 Reporting someone's post for an unnecessary reason, no matter what the circumstances are, is strictly forbidden. This includes reporting staff member's posts or your own.

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7.1 Regular and Diamond Members always have priority over banned members. Banned members got banned for a reason. It's their own fault.

7.2 Banned members will be blocked from all IM services and every page on XboxMB. E-mail(s) sent from the banned user to staff members will be ignored until the ban is lifted.

7.3 XboxMB website's staff members are not required to notify the user why he or she was banned, though we most likely will do so.

7.4 Should you be disciplined with a restriction or ban, you are not allowed to open a new account to obtain freedom to post. Restrictions and bans are given for a reason, and usurping that ability by re-registering is not tolerated. If another account is opened, that account will be banned immediately, and the original account will be further penalized. Anyone who has warnings on their account is automatically excluded from changing their user name.

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8.1 We DO NOT allow members to sell, trade, give away, swap or exchange their accounts/subscriptions. If we become aware that this has happened then the new and original account holders will both be permanently banned from XboxMB.

8.2 It is down to the individual member to make sure that his/her 'auto renewing' subscription is cancelled correctly at the following url address, xboxmb.com/subscriptions, when they no longer wish to subscribe. Please note that we DO NOT give refunds.

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9.1 Although we would all like to post and leech off of shareware and illegal files such as an exploit, we can't. NOBODY is allowed to post any links or upload any files that are meant to be purchased or have copyrights attached to them saying the file(s) cannot be distributed freely. If we see any posts or chat discussions pertaining to the distribution of illegal software and/or files, that content will be removed as soon as possible and the user will receive a ban. The length of the ban will be determined by XboxMB website's staff and will vary depending on the volume and type of content the software or file(s) contained. The Diamond Downloads section is exempt from this rule.

9.2 Non-disclosure agreements are a legally binding contract that cover some, if not most unfinished builds of software. The company issues them to all parties involved to make sure nothing is leaked during the development phase. As much as we'd love to let you post images and such from closed betas that are under NDAs, don't. It will get you in legal trouble.

9.3 Upon registering an XboxMB account, you agree that you will NOT reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, distribute, share or make available to any third party, modify, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or create derivative works of or otherwise exploit for any commercial purpose or non-commercial purpose any part of the Horizon program or XboxMB server. You agree that XboxMB has the right to revoke your account and all related content if there is any suspicion of your failure to comply with the above terms.

9.4 Upon registration for an XboxMB account, you are agreeing to our terms of service. While we provide you a comfortable posting environment, all content posted here is the sole intellectual/proprietary property of the end-user unless stated otherwise. Copyrighted material is covered in the rules above. XboxMB accepts no liability for anything posted by the end-user, and any litigation resulting in anything posted is to be directed to the aforementioned user; not to XboxMB's staff.

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If you happen to violate any of the rules, the following punishments may be undertaken:

• Edit or removal of post(s)
• The locking or deletion of topics
• 24 hour ban per offense
• Edit of signature or avatar if in violation of rules
• Increase of the Warning Level
• All posts will require moderator approval
• Removal of offender's posting rights
• Suspension of the offender's user account
• Ban/Deletion of the offender's user account
• IP Ban of the offender's user account
• Other punishments felt necessary by the Administrators.

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Any questions, PM any staff member.

Change Log
-zrueda 8.11.10- Added sections 8.1 and 8.2, moved existing 8.1 to 9.1.
-zrueda 8.15.10- Added graphics for titles.
-zrueda 9.25.10- 9.1 updated.
-Dean 10.23.10- Updated rule 3.4.
-Cheater912 12.02.10- Updated rule 9.2.
-Dean 01.05.11- Added rule 1.12
-Lolvo 02.20.11- Updated rule 3.4; added rule 3.12.
-Dean 02.20.11- Updated rule 1.1.
-zrueda 02.20.11- Added rule 1.13
-Dean 03.08.11- Added rule 1.14
-Lolvo 03.19.11- Updated rule 1.2
-zrueda 03.29.11- Added rule 2.4
-Dean 04.10.11- Added Terms of Service header at top
-Chris 04.10.11- Updated rule 4.3
-Dean 04.10.11- Updated rule 1.14
-Dean 04.18.11- Added rule 3.13
-Dean 05.16.11- Added rule 3.14
-zrueda 07.09.11- Moved 3.13 to 6.3 Removed 4.5
-zrueda 08.18.11- Updated rule 7.3 (more clear)
-Dawn 10.24.11- Moved 9.2 to 9.3, added a new 9.2 and 9.4 for legal reasons
-zrueda 12.27.11- Updated rule 2.5
-Cheater912 1.22.12- Added rule 2.6