• Each person is limited to one user account. Additional accounts will be deleted without notice.
• Usernames that are offensive or otherwise violate these rules are not permitted.
• Membership of 90 days is required for the following:
  • Custom Avatars
  • Custom User Titles
  • Posting in the Classified Zone
• New members may not post links until reaching a pre-set number of posts. This rule is necessary to curtail spammers. A new member unable to post a link may PM a moderator to check the validity and assist in posting the link.
• Unsolicited and unpaid advertising in posts, signatures, custom titles, avatars or by any other means is not permitted.

• General
  • Threads and posts should be in the appropriate forum. Moderators may move threads if they are better suited to a different forum.
  • Duplicate threads in different forums are not permitted. If a thread might fit in more than one forum, choose the one that seems best.
  • Off topic posts are welcomed, but should be in the Open Chat Zone.
• No spamming will be tolerated.
• Content
  • Religious and political topics are not permitted, except in the designated Heated Debates Zone.
  • Racist, sexist, and similar posts are absolutely not tolerated.
  • Swearing, obscenity, vulgar expressions are not permitted.
  • No nudity, sexually explicit images, or similar images or discussions will be posted nor will links to sites containing them.
  • Discussion of warez, illegal hacking (cracking), and other illegal activity is not permitted, nor are links to sites promoting these activities.
  • Attempts to circumvent these rules or the censor filter by using acronyms, variation in spelling, replacing letters with symbols, etc., will not be tolerated.
  • For your own protection from spider searches, do not post email addresses. If you need to give another member your address, use a Private Message.
• Courtesy
  • Rudeness toward another member, including insults or other flaming will not be tolerated.
  • Private Messages are to be kept private; the contents may not be posted in a forum as this would defeat the purpose of Private Messaging.
  • A member who receives a threatening or harassing Private Message should report it to a moderator.

• Posts or threads that violate these rules should be reported using the "Report" button ( ).
• Moderators may ask a member to edit a post if it contains questionable material.
• A post that is in obvious violation of the rules may be deleted or edited by a moderator.
• In most instances, blatant or repeated violators will be given a warning; if violations continue, the member may be banned.
• In rare instances, conduct may be so detrimental to ABX that in the judgment of the administrators and moderators, immediate banning is required.
• The length of a ban, which may be from one day to permanent, shall be determined by the administrators and moderators.
• In the event a "spammer" joins the site for the sole purpose of posting SPAM filled threads, both the thread and the spammer's membership will immediately be deleted

• Forum guests are encouraged at ABXZone as most would like to "test the waters" prior to joining
• Downloading content and some other features are perks reserved for members only and are not available for use by our guests
• Forum membership is free and carries other bonuses in addtion to those mentioned above; like a "Members Only Software Store" (just to name one)that offers significant discounts to members on some of the best software utilities on the market.

Signature Rules

Forum Signature Regulations

Maximum Dimensions: (px by px): 650 x 150.
Maximum File Size (KB): 50KB total for all images combined.
vB code is allowed in signatures.
No advertising is allowed in sigs unless you have received permission from the site adminstrators.

Sig Sizer Image - This is the maximum allowed size that includes images and text in your signature. Signature checking is done on a 1024x768 basis and at the standard 96 dpi Windows setting. You may check your signature at the bottom of your User Control Panel to be assured it meets our dimension requirements. Filesize for images will be enforced upon inspection without warning. Signature editing will be done at our discretion and noted in your signature.



Please adhere to these rules when you post your sig. Failure to do so may result in a request to reduce the size of your signature (or edited by an Administrator without warning if the signature is in breach of these rules to an extreme that will be decided by this site's administration) and if you do not comply within a reasonable amount of time, the signature will be removed by an Administrator.

If you see a signature that is too large, please PM/email the owner of the signature and ask him/her to reduce its size. If you receive flak or no response, please contact a moderator/admin and appropriate action will be taken.

If you have any questions regarding the signature policy, please feel free to PM/email a moderator/admin.