This has probably been suggested before, so sorry if it is a repeat.
The user iamsheikhadil has a valid point when he says:
Frankly, many newbies (most I would say) and even me, didn't even know the meaning of "meta". When I joined first in the forum, I directly entered "beginner" section. I didn't know much rules. Then I hopped from topics to topics to learn. After a lot of days I entered "meta" and saw the rules.
Why can't we have a copy of the Forum Rules as a sticky in B&H as well?
I know that there is a thread by Lauda >
Newbies - Read before posting and in this thread there is a link to the rules. I think it wouldn't hurt if there is also a separate sticky just for the Forum Rules.
iamsheikhadil is correct when he says the following as well:
If you look closely to the rules in the original thread in meta, you will see a lots of rules. But the most important rule - "plagiarism" is at the last. The most important rule is at the bottom of the list of rules.
Rule #33:
Posting plagiarized content is not allowed.https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.0Can we change this? The reason that so many accounts get banned should be on top, flashing images, rockets, explosions and babes in bikinis.
Jokes aside, I think this could easily be changed to put more emphasise on the problem of plagiarism.