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This forum is for non-SKU discussion. The rules (more like guidelines, really) (no, not really) are as follows:

1. Discuss your other crazy anime shows in here. If it's SKU related, like a comparison between SKU and Rose of Versailles, it belongs in the SKU forum, but if it is a discussion of, say, the philosophical themes in serial experiments lain, or how awesome Cowboy Bebop and Vision of Escaflowne were, it belongs here. Use your judgement; if SKU is not the major focus, it belongs here.

2. Swearing. I hate it when people can't tolerate swears. That said, I also hate it when people swear for no reason. If you are either of these people, I'm going to send you nasty messages. We're all mature enough to watch and understand SKU, so we are all mature enough to hear a few swears. Don't get upset over it. Excessive swearing, however, is just as immature and very rude.

3. Be polite. We expect a modicum of decency outside of IFD. 90% of you people won't even need this warning.

4. Don't post if you have nothing to say! Are you adding something interesting, informative, funny, or otherwise worthwhile to the conversation? Then go ahead and post. If you're not, posting is a bad idea. No one wants to read a thread full of replies like 'yeah', it's like eating a box of aspartame.

5. Introductions belong in the introduction threads. You are hereby encouraged and welcomed to introduce yourself and give a short profile, some pictures, a link to a video of your funny elephant dance, or whatever you like there. In other threads, an introduction is off topic, and we do not need a whole bunch of introductions clogging up the forums.

6. First Post/Postcount++ are annoying. Posting first doesn't mean you're cool. Posting just so that the numbers get bigger won't get you a prize. See rule 4.

7. If you find yourself derailing a thread, make a new thread. Just for convenience's sake, we're going to assume that what's in the thread title is what people in the thread actually want to talk about. In that case, try to keep on topic, and make a new thread if you find yourself derailing. If you're really nice, you'll provide a link to the new thread!

8. Mod/Admin Respect. To have a forum, we have to have rules, and having rules means we need people to enforce them. This means people are putting in free time to make sure these forums are a great place to be. If someone else on the forum is harassing you, definitely message someone in charge to take care of it. Don't waste our time with complaints about someone who's not doing anything wrong, and don't complain about the other mods/admins. We are paying attention, we will try our best to be fair, and we will fix any mistakes as soon as possible (we're human, okay? we're not going to pretend to be perfect).

9. No X-rated material! That belongs in IFD. Don't be a jerk about it, cause if I catch anyone posting X-rated stuff in this forum, you're banned immediately. And then you have to beg me for mercy so you can come back.

10. A few things we like: threads about recipes with pics of how to make them, people using free image hosts such as photobucket.com or imageshack.us, threads about musicians with links to their webpages/myspaces, links and discussion of news articles, links to awesome websites we should visit and discussion of the things we'll find on them, requests for advice or help, and things in that vein. We'll even listen to the breakup blues.

11. SUPER EXTRA BONUS RULE. No racism. Ever. Ever ever ever. I realize that I am impressing my own judgements on society at large here, and that maybe not everyone feels this way. I don't care. No racism. At all.

If you're not sure, ask a mod or admin for clarification. If you are sure and turn out to be wrong, don't bitch too much, I have my own hands full with all of the bitching I need to do. Most of all, just enjoy yourself!

DO IT, DAMMIT