Please take care to read all of this, especially if you're new. Older members may find their intelligence slightly insulted because most of these rules are basic common sense. If you read this and abide by the rules you will be fine. If you don't read it or fail to abide by the rules, you will not. Yes, it's long, so go get a cup of tea before starting because it is important that you read it all.

Spam: Please, take a few extra seconds of thought before posting. Do you really need to respond to a question or a statement? If no, then don't. If yes, is it relevant to the thread's topic? If it is, then post. If it isn't, could it make an interesting and relevant new thread? If not, find another way to convey your thoughts, such as E-mail. Please remember that this forum is for the discussion of all things MQ, and although the odd off-topic thread is acceptable, filling the forum with them is not. Also, make sure your message has a decent level of coherence. If we can't understand what you're saying then we are more likely to consider it spamming and delete it. The staff reserve the right to modify or remove any post and lock, move or remove any thread. We don't like to do this so please think carefully about your posts!

Double Posting: This goes hand in hand with spam. If you have posted something and forgotten to say something, don't post again - use the modify button within you post in the top right-hand corner to add what you wanted to say into your post. For now, people who do this will be gently reminded of the double posting policy. If they continue to ignore this rule, we will start deleting posts until they get the message. Double posting is very annoying and very annoyed staff are not a good thing. Also, please be careful not to start a thread that already exists, especially not ones that will obviously have been done several times before - if you have the burning urge to discuss an already discussed topic, go and dig it out. (But please don't excavate threads at random to say 'lol'). There are occasions, however, when a double post is acceptable, i.e. to ‘bump’ a topic when wishing to add something new.

Net-Speak: Please, for the love of all things good and right in this world, speak English! It doesn't take very much effort to use proper capitalisation, decent spelling and basic punctuation. To be brutally honest, net speak does not give the impression of intelligence any higher than that bestowed upon two short planks. People who do not use net speak are more likely to be respected, have their opinions taken seriously and are less likely to spam or be accused of spamming. Nobody's perfect so we don't expect you to pass every post through a spelling and grammar checker but at least make a valiant effort not 2 tlk lyk dis.

Sanctions: The staff here at the Foodwagon do not enjoy dishing out sanctions. However, it is unfortunately sometimes necessary to take certain actions. If we feel that certain posts are unnecessary, then we will gently remind you of the rules, and hopefully that will be the end of it. If you continue in the same manner regardless, then we will have to warn you. Only then, if you still ignore us, will we consider banning, as a final resort. A ban is permanent, and therefore we will never use it lightly!

Please also remember to read the Terms of Service and abide by them. The link is in the bottom right-hand corner of every page.

If you have any problems, feel free to E-mail me – my address is in my profile.

Abide by these simple rules, and the Foodwagon will be a great place to chat about Maddigan’s Quest and have fun!

Islander

(With thanks to HailStorm)