The Rules

In addition to these forum-wide rules, there may be rules for other subforums. Those subforum rules would be stickied at the top of the page. Read those rules before posting in a subforum.

These rules are meant as a guideline to help keep an enjoyable and civil environment where all members can all have fun and bring together everyone with a similar love in their life, HEROCLIX!

1. Be Polite
No Insults, Trolling, Flaming, Name Calling, Harassing, Etc.
We will not tolerate insults, excessive profanity (this includes things that are censored by the filter) or throwing a topic off course. Use of racial or bigoted terms is not accepted. Keep topics/posts where they belong.

2. Censored Words
There is a censored word filter on the site that will automatically censor a word for you. Do not bypass the swear filter or spelling of other inappropriate words in a "creative" manner (this includes self censoring). If you can’t say it to your mother over polite dinner conversation, don’t say it here either.

3. SPAM!
We do not allow spamming and other worthless posts in our forums. This includes posts such as 'First Post', Goodbye threads, and thread tagging.

4. No Alternate ID's
You and any alternate ID's will be permanently banned immediately. If you're sharing your computer with a roommate or family member, please contact us to a avoid banning.
If you lose or forget your password, please do NOT create a new account as your ‘solution.’ Use the ‘forgot password’ link at login, or e-mail the administrator ([email protected]) of the site for help.

4a. Report known member alternate IDs
If it is discovered that you know of another member's alternate identity and do not report it, or discover it and try to "hide" it from moderators, you will receive an automatic temporary ban from the site. Banned members are gone for a reason, assisting them in getting back on the site/boards makes you just as guilty.

5. No Public Discussion On Staff Actions
Do not mouth off or publicly question staff decisions. If you have a problem, comment or question, contact a member of the HCRealms Staff.

6. No Advertising
Any posts or threads to promote a website or store will be removed. You may place a link in your signature. The more you contribute to threads, the more exposure your site will get.

7. Do Not Post Things For Banned Members
This includes artwork, customs, sales or requests. Once they are banned, they are done with this forum.

8. No Personal Ads
This isn't Craig's List. If you're looking for a roommate or a hot date, you're on the wrong site.

9. Do Not Post Private Conversations
This includes PM's, IM's and emails.

10. Links in posts -
No ebay links. No "Blind links." While we know that posting links to off site content is going to occur, please add a short description as to what you're linking to.

11. Rampant Negativity - Members who post excessively negative, confrontational, rude or mean posts will be asked to adjust their attitudes or leave the site.
HCR prides itself on being a community open to all discussions and opinions, but it is not your personal dumping ground, soap box or anger management group.
If you are nothing but a black hole of negativity, you have a real life problem – seek help, but seek it elsewhere.

12. No Discussion On Politics, Sex, or Religion.
This includes signatures, user titles and avatars. There is a politics forum where political discussion is allowed, please keep political discussion there.

This includes imagery that:
- Strategically covered nudity
- Sheer or see-through clothing
- Lewd or provocative poses
- Close-ups of breasts, buttocks, or crotches

13. The Report Button
If you see anyone in violation of these rules press the report button on the infringing post and a moderator will take care of it.


Failure to comply with the rules of HCRealms will result in consequences

Warnings and Infractions
In addition to the ability to edit posts by users, HCRealms Moderators may issue different types of sanctions on a post:

Verbal Warning within a post - When a thread gets out of hand with multiple members and to remind of the civility that should be embraced.
Verbal Warning within a PM - A private warning to a member that will not go on their record.
Warning - A private warning to go on the person's record.
Infraction - A private infraction to go on the person's record.

It is at the discretion of the issuing Moderator what will be given.

In the end, when posting on HCRealms, it's important to always be polite and use common sense. Respect others as you would in real life. If you're doing something that wouldn't be acceptable if the person you're talking to were sitting at a table with you, chances are it also isn't accepted on HCRealms. This community is a PG-13 community; which means that there are unsupervised members as young as 13; and even less than that with parental supervision. Keep that in mind.

6/18/2015 - Removed "Thread Necromancy" from the "3. SPAM!". The system now closes threads automatically after 90 days of inactivity. Any thread that's open can now be commented on without a threat of being considered spam for "thread necromancy".