list of Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQForum rules
1. No zero or low value, pointless or uninteresting posts or threads. [1][e]
2. No off-topic posts.
3. No trolling.
4. No referral code (ref link) spam. [1]
5. No link shortners that requires users to view an ad.
6. No linking to phishing or malware, without a warning and a valid reason. [e]
7. No begging. [5]
8. No threats to inflict bodily harm, death threats.
9. Discussions in the main boards must be in english. All other language discussions should be posted in the appropriate Local board. [e]
10. No embedded NSFW images anywhere. NSFW content must be marked accordingly.
11. No linking to illegal trading sites.
12. No duplicate posting in multiple boards (except for re-posting it in the local language boards if it's translated).
13. Bumps, "updates" are limited to once per 24 hours.[2]
14. All altcoin related discussion belong in the Alternate cryptocurrencies and it's child boards. [3][4][e]
15. No on-forum altcoin giveaways. [6][e]
16. Do not have more than one active sales topic in the Currency exchange board. [3]
17. Trading of goods that are illegal in the seller's or buyer's country is forbidden. [2]
18. Having multiple accounts and account sales are allowed, but account sales are discouraged.
19. Possible (or real) scams and Trust ratings are not moderated (to prevent moderation abuse).
20. There are restrictions when selling accounts and invites for invite-only sites. See
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=134779.0 [2][?]
21. Old bumps should be deleted. [2]
22. Advertising (this includes mining pools, gambling services, exchanges, shops, etc.) in others threads' is no longer allowed, including, but not limited to, in altcoin announcement threads. [8]
23. When deciding if a user has broken the rules, the staff have the right to follow their interpretation of the rules.[e]
24. Advertisements (including signatures within the post area) in posts aren't allowed unless the post is in a thread you started and is really substantial and useful.[9][e]
25. Ban evasion (using or creating accounts while one of your accounts is banned) is not allowed.[e]
26. Local thread rules, if stated properly when the thread was started, specific enough and don't conflict with the forum rules, have to be followed.[e]
27. Using automated translation tools to post translated content in Local boards is not allowed.
28. Exploiting bugs or flaws (even if the result is harmless) in the forum's software is not allowed.
29. Sending unsolicited PMs, including but not limited to advertising and flood, is not allowed.
30. Similar marketplace items must be listed together.[2][e]
31. User avatars must not contain NSFL or NSFW content, infringe on copyright or attempt to impersonate a user.[10]
32. Posting multiple posts in a row (excluding bumps and reserved posts by the thread starter) is not allowed.
33. Posting plagiarized content is not allowed.[e]
Examples:
1. Such posts like "SELL SELL SELL", "I agree", "+1", "Support", "Watching", "Interesting", "LOL", "SCAM", "LEGIT", "FAKE", other one word posts, posts consisting mostly of swearing, quote pyramids,useless introduction threads, threads about a topic already recently discussed in several other threads.
6. The warning must be obvious. For example: "MalwareSite.com <------ CAUTION. This is a malware site - do NOT click". A valid reason would be if your Bitcoin wallet was hacked and you feel a file you downloaded is to blame.
14. This includes services, trades, discussion, speculation, mining and any other content related to altcoins. Trades that include an Altcoin and Bitcoin is OK (except for an exchange between the two). For example, a thread named "Buying Bitcoins and Litecoins for bank transfer" can stay in the general boards.
15.
Quote from: theymos on 27 January 2014, 06:11:50
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Specifically, you are not allowed to give people any incentive to post insubstantial posts in your threads. You can't offer to pay people who post their addresses, usernames, etc. You can do giveaways off-site and link to the giveaway page in a thread, but you can't give people any bonus for replying to your thread.
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23. This rule is meant to prevent from users exploiting possible loopholes in the rules or some interpretations that follow the literal meaning of the rule rather than the meaning of what it truly wanted to prevent.
24.
Quote from: theymos on 21 August 2014, 09:08:07
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Ads are typically not allowed in posts (outside of the signature area) because they are annoying and off-topic. It is especially disallowed to put ads or signatures at the bottom of all of your posts. Except for traditional valedictions, which are tolerated but discouraged, signatures are for the signature area only.
However, if you are using the forum as a publishing platform to host something really substantial and useful, selling ads in that substantial work is allowed. To be eligible for this, your post must be in a topic that you started, and your post must be substantial and long enough to make the ad seem entirely insignificant. If in doubt, ask me.
25. If you get banned (temporary or permanently) and create a new account to continue posting / sending PMs, it's considered ban evasion. The only exception is creating a thread in Meta about your ban.
26.
Quote from: theymos on 10 January 2015, 22:10:58
Those were mostly replaced by self-moderated topics, but local rules can be enforced at the moderator's discretion.
30. This includes (but is not limited to) domains, software keys and membership invitations. What's considered similar is up to the moderator handling the situation.
33. This includes both copying parts or the entirety of other users' posts or threads and copying content from external sources (e.g. other websites) and passing it as your own.
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