Guidelines

Comprehensive Posting Guidelines

# 1. General Principles

- Be respectful: Treat all members with courtesy, even when disagreeing

- Stay on topic: Keep discussions relevant to the subject/category

- Quality over quantity: Thoughtful posts are more valuable than numerous short ones

- Assume good faith: Give others the benefit of the doubt when interpreting messages

# 2. Content Standards

- No illegal content or discussions about illegal activities

- No copyrighted material beyond fair use (short excerpts with attribution)

- No spam or excessive self-promotion

- No malicious links, viruses, or harmful code

- No personal information (yours or others) without consent

- No excessive profanity or hate speech

# 3. Formatting Guidelines

- Use descriptive titles that clearly indicate post content

- Break longer posts into paragraphs for readability

- Use bullet points or numbered lists when appropriate

- Include relevant tags when available

- Quote selectively when responding to others

- Use spoiler tags for content that might ruin surprises

# 4. Discussion Etiquette

- Read previous posts before commenting to avoid repetition

- Search before starting new topics to avoid duplicates

- Acknowledge good points made by others, even when disagreeing

- Back up claims with evidence when possible

- Admit mistakes when corrected

- Don't "threadcrap" (post negative comments in unrelated threads)

# 5. Community Participation

- Introduce yourself in the welcome section if available

- Thank others for helpful contributions

- Report rule violations rather than engaging in public arguments

- Help newcomers by answering questions patiently

- Participate in community events when available

# 6. Content Creation Tips

- Start new discussions with open-ended questions to encourage responses

- Share personal experiences when relevant to topics

- Provide constructive feedback on others' content

- Use images and media appropriately to enhance posts

- Consider creating original content rather than just sharing links

# 7. Conflict Resolution

- Address disagreements directly and politely

- Don't engage with trolls or those who bait arguments

- Take heated discussions to private messages when appropriate

- Report personal attacks rather than responding in kind

- Step away from heated discussions if becoming emotional

# 8. Specialized Content Guidelines

For technical discussions:

- Include relevant specifications and details

- Describe troubleshooting steps already taken

- Mark solutions when found to help others with similar problems

For creative content:

- Respect intellectual property rights

- Provide constructive criticism with specific feedback

- Consider content warnings for potentially disturbing material

For debate/discussion:

- Separate facts from opinions

- Acknowledge when expressing personal views

- Support arguments with evidence when possible

# 9. Consequences

- Warnings: Warning and content removal

- Blocking: Temporary posting restrictions

- Banning: Account suspension

- Severe violations may result in immediate permanent ban

# 10. Reporting System

- Report posts that violate guidelines using the report button

- Include specific reasons when reporting

- Don't report posts just because you disagree with them

- Moderators will review reports and take appropriate action

These guidelines help create a welcoming environment where diverse perspectives can be shared respectfully while maintaining quality discussions that benefit all members.

Firstly, we just wanna say thanks for taking the time and testing things with us, having you here has made things easier than you may think, even if you didn't do much.

Everything is now setup and in the future we'll be able to to add new features and stuff mainly in the back ground without issues.

Members who joined to assist with testing,.. As a way of saying thanks we've made a testers user group to put you all in, and in the future you'll have the opportunity to assist with future features! Again, thanks!

Please read about recent website changes made here: https://www.gamesforumx.com/forums/topic/31-website-changes-aug-2026/?_rid=2yb

Stay awesome!

The Admin Team

It's been a bit of a road, an awesome one at that! At this point in time everything is set how we want it and we're in a good place...

So given that the site is now officially open! 🥳

A huge thank you to those who joined to try things out and assisted with testing. Even if you were only able to do a little bit, it all helped. So thanks again!

If you are considering joining then welcome to the site! We're a friendly lot, so would love for you to join us! Gaming and anime is our primary focus, but we can welcome everyone, and accommodate other interests too, no worries!

You can customise your profile, create blogs, join us in the forums for some lively fun and discussions and even set up your own mini-communities through our clubs ststem! Have a look around! There are other little bits on offer to with more to come!

Welcome to Games Forum X!

SEPTEMBER UPDATE

Hello everyone! Just a little bit of news. As some of you may recall last month we had to remove our home page due to being unable to change parts of it or do anything with the page... But now! We've fixed that issue!

Now you will see we've got a page it's nothing fancy, and we will build onto it in the future as we go! - We were also able to add the sidebar along with content blocks at the top and bottom of pages. This brings some features out into the open a bit (like the status feature) onto the site, and we've added a global chat room into the sidebar too. - (Also, as at the moment we can't add a sidebar to the profile page we've added the global chat to the top of profile pages. Please let us know if you like this change or have an idea for something else to go there!)

There will be more changes this month, along with a couple more features at the end of the month.

Please let us know your thoughts on how things are looking now!

Cheers all, stay awesome! 😎

Early October Website Update

Hello everyone!

Just wanted to let everyone know we haven't been all sleepy-mode! It's been a little slower this month, but we've still managed to get a lot done. There has been quite a bit of tinkering under the hood to improve how some of the features and sections of the website work. - We also intend to add a couple more bits at the end of the month, so for now I just wanted to give you a run down of the changes made since the last website update post.

WEBSITE FEATURES & APPLICATIONS

• Pages & Articles fixed: After the previous update the articles section would sometimes error when people attempted to access it. This was caused by one of the newer plug-ins interfering with main page. We were able to fix it however, so now we are able to bring you lovely little updates, much like this one. 🌞

• Sidebar & Content blocks: As you will all notice once we got this working we quickly expanded it and now it should show all around the site. Featured content shows at the top (primarily shows website news, though we will expand to other bits in the future too!) and the sidebar shows meat bits of info and allows for the chatbox to be ever present! Which means you never have to scroll much to keep with the chat!

• Videos & Streams: Allows for livestreams and videos to embedded into the website, meaning if a member of the community streams and add their stream to the videos section then you can watch and participate with the stream chat without leaving GFX!

FORUMS

• News & Announcements has been changed to Community Announcements this is for a couple reasons... As articles can be commented on, we thought if people want to give feedback on an update, or ask questions regarding an update then they can do so by commenting on the article. - Also, as news and announcements show as featured content, we thought it'd be nice to have a section in the forum dedicated to community changes such as people getting promoted into other usergroups, staff opening notices, and other community focused bits and bobs!

MEMBERSHIP

• Community Superstars: This is a new usergroup we added recently and will be given to people who show themselves to be enthusiastic, active and helpful members of website. This usergroup has full customisation options and higher limits; our little way of saying thanks to you lil' fireflies that are pillars of the community!

FIXES & UPDATES

• Core applications and some of the others (Mainly ChatPRO) have been updated and general performance improved; easier of the server, easier on our website browsers!

• In sections of the site that allow comments and reviews these should now be in their own separate tabs.

• A little bug with post sharing was fixed that sometimes caused links to not go to direct posts when intended and would instead just link to the thread.

That about wraps it up for the moment! As always you may notice little changes here and there pop up throughout the month, and maybe a new feature or two at the end of the month. - As always thanks for being part of the GFX community and let us know in the forums if you have any suggestions for future updates and additions!