Stupidest rules a you've seen on a forum

[call me jack]

so i'm currently over hauling the variable timing components on my v6 mazda6. One think i had accidently special ordered were the timing chain guides, which i did not need. consequently, they were non-returnable, because they were special order. So i tried to sell them on 6crew.com... oh boy.

the first post i made was locked because i didn't post a picture of the good (apparently some forum rule they have), so the today, i took a picture of the guides that were at school, to post on there when i got home... This wasn't good enough either. apparently the rules say i need to post not just the picture of the good, but i need to write on a piece of paper, my user name, "6crew.com" and the date, otherwise my thread will be again locked... i didn't manage to read this part

i did however, disclaim at the bottom of my new thread that i would be willing to make make any adjustments necessary as soon as i could if it could just temporarily be assumed that i was a good person, and my deal was legit. That didn't cut it, and my thread was locked again.
Now... i'm selling a genuine mazda part that cost $230 from the dealer, for $120, a great deal, and a true service to any one on the forum, and still, nobody will play ball with me, and let me run my ad!

any way, thats my rant.
you guys ever have any encounter with some ridiculous forum rules? name the forum, and the rule. lets here it.

[b*saint]

Ive only been banned twice from r3v. I used to have 10k+ post at gamespot.com but was permabanned in 06/07 for swearing.

[browntown]

Several forums, castboolits.com comes to mind, won't allow an item to be sold on any other forum. If you're selling it there, it is exclusive. Always seemed like an odd rule to me, but they're a good bunch of guys.

[imsotyerred]

for being from the states, you don't speak INGLITSCH very well

review your grammer then get back to us

[b*saint]

OP is Midwest tho... j/k

[call me jack]

for being from the states, you don't speak INGLITSCH very well

review your grammer then get back to us

it's been a long day... i'll see if i can patch it up, but i think the ultimate message is clear.

[Deltron Dirty30]

4chan. so many stoopid rulez.

[ALYKZANDYR]

having to fill out the occasional captcha to make a post. even though i have signed up with a valid email, and clicked the confirm account message, like most fourms require.
Do i need to show up at the server location, fill out war and peace on a personal info form, give a sperm sample and get a freedom search to prove i'm not a bot?

[m73m95]

Rennlist (Porsche) has a "POST NO NUDITY" rule.....dumbest thing ever :)

They also don't allow swearing, but depending on the context, they are relaxed on it.

[325_e30]

Rennlist (Porsche) has a "POST NO NUDITY" rule.....dumbest thing ever :)

thats why he came here.. all his posts so far have been porn :giggle:

i cant talk though. Off topic is where most if not all my posts are acquired.

4chan. so many stoopid rulez.

not being able to post cheese pizza really bothers you that much?

[Vince30]

Ranger-forums does not add posts in off topic to your post count. Imagine how little the post count would be on some members here (myself included)

[Holland]

Ranger-forums does not add posts in off topic to your post count. Imagine how little the post count would be on some members here (myself included)

Farbin with 0 posts? :shock:

[325_e30]

Ranger-forums does not add posts in off topic to your post count. Imagine how little the post count would be on some members here (myself included)

i would have under 100 posts.

[delatlanta1281]

No one word answers.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO
Burn.

[george graves]

Oh god. I could go on and on about stupid rules I've seen - I'm sure we all have. I started out as a forum moderator - it's fun - but it's annoying sometimes. If you have 1000's of member on-line, someone is always having a bad day. And that end up in your lap.

Here a little something most people don't know....Generally the rules that are put up on a forum, the stupid ass stuff like pauses between posts, and non-editing of posts after 15 mins...all that stuff is just some check box option in the software. It's not some genius plan that the admin came up with to make the forum run better. It's just them cranking up all the annoying settings so that they can do the least about of work, rake in the most ads money and profit. Hey if a little is good...a lot if BETTER!....wrong.

If a forum sucks, it usually cause the person with the admin power either, likes playing god, or just isn't good at seeing that they don't need to lock every-freaking-thing down.

The setting regarding search (the no searing 3 letter words) is the admin being too much of a cheap ass to up their hosting - so they scale back the server load by screwing the users. Yea. real f-ing smart. Every hobby or industry is loaded with 3 letter aberrations for things. I honestly don't know what some of these clowns think they are doing.

It's really sad to see how many forums are run as a money making machine - carefully disguise as a user forum(the newer the BMW the more it's true - there is more money up for grabs). What even worse is to to see the users that have zero clue that they are just being force-fed ads, and that the admin doesn't give a rats ass about the users. They'll even stand up for the admin and advertisers - not knowing what a chump they are being. On the e46 and up forms, that the main forum advertisers, are the last people you want to give your money to.

R3v is (for the most part) has really good advertisers. And honestly, we shoudl stop giving them so much shit.

If you guys knew how much money some of the big sites want for an ad, you'd shit yourself. But for the parts companies paying it, it's a cash cow for them - so they suck it up and pay. Too bad for the users get shafted. Most of them are sheep anyways....I guess it doesn't matter...

I love R3V - it's like a breath of fresh air.

/rant