Rules and Regulation

General Pinoy HideOut Rules and Regulations

By using this web site, you agree to be contacted by site administration, regardless of your account settings, when it becomes necessary to do so regarding your account activity..

The basic ground rules for discussions on Pinoy HideOut are simple: be polite, use common sense, don't break the rules and don't post any message that even hints at advertising.

You are permitted a maximum of one account, active or inactive, regardless of how many companies you represent. If you choose to ignore this important restriction, all your accounts will be disabled. If you require a temporary user name for any reason, please contact the Pinoy HideOut Staff for approval. If you require a user name change, please open the helpdesk at http://pinoyhideout.com/Forum-Helpdesk for request. If you have forgotten your log in details and are unable to retrieve them via the system, do not create a new account, please open a helpdesk at http://pinoyhideout.com/Forum-Helpdesk for request..

We reserve the right to remove, modify or move posts at our discretion and without explanation. Please contact the Pinoy HideOut Team via our helpdesk at http://pinoyhideout.com/Forum-Helpdesk if you do not understand any of the rules, guidelines or policies outlined below.

Suspension of your account is a definite consequence of not adhering to these guidelines.

In addition to the rules posted here, you are required to read any individual forum rules which may be posted at the top of specific forums as Important threads or Announcements. Pinoy HideOut staffs assume members have read them and will not take ignorance of any rules as an excuse for not following the rules, policies, and guidelines outlined here and in the forum specific rules.


General Forum Rules:
These rules apply to all Forum categories
We take the "Be Polite" rule very seriously. We do not tolerate any rudeness. Any member who is intentionally unpleasant or disruptive may be banned without warning.
Any abuse towards our staff and/or management in any form, may result in immediate suspension of your account.
If you SPAM our members,or staffs in any manner, your account may be disabled.
Your account is yours alone. You are responsible for any activity created with it. You may not share your account login with anyone. If you choose to ignore this important restriction your account, and any accounts associated with it, will be disabled.
All publicly displayed messages are limited to the English and Filipino language. This includes posts, titles, signatures, and any attachments or other forms of public display.
Cross-Posting is not allowed here. Cross-posting refers to posting new duplicate threads or posts, or the linking to threads or posts already started by the member with the intention of gaining exposure.
You may not post words or URLs that shows vulgarities or censored by adding spaces, dots, or substituting characters. Please contact us if you feel a word or URL is unjustly censored.
No "necro" behavior , necro means posting replies on very old (dead) threads which have not been locked. We only allow "necro" replies in VERY rare circumstances, all other cases will find your reply removed. If you feel strongly enough about posting a reply, please discuss with a Moderator whether to start a new thread of discussion.
Do not post material that is hateful or mean towards race, religion, sex, or any other offensive nature.
Turn off your caps lock, do not use excessive ALL CAPS in your posts.
You may not bump threads. Bumping can refer to posting useless information, posting one-liners or any other action to deliberately keep a thread hot or to bring it to the top of its forum. Moderators will use their discretion, depending on the nature of the post, as to whether to take action or not.
Do not complain if a moderator removes a message you posted. We trust our moderators, and if they've removed a message, they had a good reason.
Any posts that encourage illegal intent will be removed and the account disabled.
Public posts debating these rules and/or moderators' enforcement of such, will be removed without comment. We encourage feedback however and invite you to use our helpdesk at http://pinoyhideout.com/Forum-Helpdesk if you have any questions or concerns.

Custom User Titles, Locations, Profiles, and Signatures:
The custom user title, location field, profile picture and signature options are edited via your Profile. Custom user titles and the location field are displayed next to your posted text, under your user name. Profile pictures are shown in your public profile. Signatures, once created in your profile, are attached to the end of your posts (if you choose the option to include your signature).
URLs or other forms of advertising (phone numbers, plans, contact details, etc.) are not allowed in custom user titles or names, which are limited to 30 characters. Also, you may not use custom titles or usernames to impersonate, or attempt to impersonate, PHO Staff, user groups, or any entity you are not associated with.
Your location field cannot include URLs or other forms of advertising.
Profile pictures cannot include sexually explicit or graphically intense images.
Profile Summary (and all other modules) cannot include or link to illegal encouragement, harassment, sexually explicit, or other non-family-friendly content.
Signatures:
Here you can enter a short message which will automatically be appended to the bottom of your posts.
May contain a maximum of two images. Or two animated images.
May include smilies or emoticons.
Must be kept to a maximum of 255 characters.
May contain links to other threads or posts.
HTML is off and MyCode/BB Code is On.
Please keep special characters to a minimum.
Your signature is your signature. It is not for sale or rent.
Any signature that is offensive or insulting to PHO, its members, or its staff, is prohibited.
We reserve the right to ask you to change and/or remove your signature at any time, for any reason.

Chat Box/Shout Box Rules:
Our Chatbox is a way for members and staffs to interact with each other.
All publicly displayed messages are limited to the English and Filipino language.
Always be respectful to other members and especially to the PHO Staffs. If you insult one of us or any regular member, we have every right to kick you out of our discussion and lock the door.
No posting links to inappropriate sites.
No drama, please. Whether it be about your girlfriend/boyfriend in the realm outside of the internet, or something some members or staffs on PHO said about you, it really ends nowhere. It can also start harsh conflict with other folks on the chat, and that's not something we particularly want to deal with.
Strictly no TRASHTALKING, FIGHTING, QUARRELING, ARGUING, TROLLING and most of all NO SPAMMING (posting of nonsensical replies should be avoided).
Don't Flood In Our Chat Box.
No using of all CAPSLOCK. Capslock only applicable if you have something to be remind of a certain word.
Don't use "aLtErNaTe" replies like hI cAn I bE yOuR fRiEnD, we are not into Mobile/Cellphone communication. No JEJEMONS are allowed here. Use right way of communicating.
Do not post material that is hateful or mean towards race, religion, sex, or any other offensive nature.
No begging or advertising at our Chat Box/Shout Box.
When you're talking to one person use "@"+"Username", example: @Necro - Hello .
Please don't ask to be kicked/banned - you will get what you wished for...
Do not complain if a moderator/ admin removes a message you posted. We trust our moderators, and if they've removed a message, they had a good reason.

First Offence = Warning
Second Offence = Banned for 1 Day
Third Offence = Banned For Ever


Special Notices:
Any posts not meeting these guidelines may be removed with or without notice.
If you bring suit, propose to sue, or infer legal action against PHO, its administrators, or staffs as the website owner, your account may be disabled and any company related accounts may face restrictions.

Privacy Policy:
We will not release any member information unless under court order to do so.
We do not monitor private messages. But we will investigate all allegations of PM abuse.


We further, reserve our right to disable any account at any time for any reason and without notice.

We reserve the right to modify and amend these terms at any time without notice. It is your responsibility to remain informed of current Pinoy HideOut policies.

If there are any rules or policies you do not understand, please contact us via our help desk at http://www.cheater17.forumtl.com
This post was last modified: 06-29-2012 08:26 PM by metalicate.