Some Rules Can Have Exceptions, if Exceptions can be made a E will be Placed next to the rule

General Rules 1.

Do not do any of the following:

Flame or insult other members (E if u were utterly offended ext.) if u were
insulted please consult an admin or moderator

Strictly No Racism

Bypass any filters

Abuse or encourage abuse of the Reputation, or Post Reporting Systems

Post personally identifiable information (i.e. name, address, email, phone
number, etc.) E - Emails Are ok if For Social Reasons

Bump threads

Derail a thread's topic

Post links to phishing sites

Post spam (i.e. +1, 10char, rickrolls) or Re-post Closed, Modified, Deleted Content

Repetitively post in the incorrect forum (example: trade requests belong in trading forum)

Openly argue with a moderator E - If Reason if Valid

Off-Limit Topics/Replies 2.

Do not post any topics/replies containing the following:
Porn, inappropriate or offensive content, warez or leaked content or anything else not safe for work (E - If Its a joke, spamming these sites will get u banned

Any discussion of piracy will result in a permanent ban from the Steam Community including, but not limited to:
Cracks
Key generators
Console emulators
Cheating, hacking, game exploits
Threats of violence or harassment, even as a joke
Posted copyright material such as magazine scans
Soliciting, begging, auctioning, raffling, selling, advertising, referrals
Racism, discrimination
Abusive language, including swearing
Drugs and alcohol
Religious, political, and other “prone to huge arguments” threads
No Backseat Moderating

Let the moderators do the moderating. Backseat moderating is when people who are not moderators try to enforce the forum rules. If you see a person breaking the rules, take advantage of the Report () button or simply ignore the offensive post(s), thread, or review.
Report Posts to Moderators

Should you observe a fellow Community member breaking these rules please report the post or item by clicking the Report () button located on every item, post, and review.
Repeated Offenders

Repeated offenders of the above rules and guidelines will be banned from the Steam Community. Any moderator has the ability to ban a user for violating the rules at their discretion.