1 Requests for links to, or support for, pirated/cracked software are expressly forbidden. Offending posts are liable to be removed and persistent offenders will be banned from the forums. Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH reserves the right to report and ban the IP address of persistent offenders.
2 Threats, abusive language, “NSFW”/inappropriate content/links and general “trolling” will not be tolerated.
3 By the same point, please ensure that if you choose to use an Avatar (the picture under your username) that it is in good taste, “SFW” and adheres to forum guidelines — no profanity or adult content is permitted. The same applies for any images linked or uploaded to posts you make or uploaded to your User Profile page.
4 Please only start threads once and in the correct forum. Threads or posts cross-posted in multiple sub forums may all be deleted. In addition, please do not “bump” multiple threads with the same response — pick the most appropriate place for your post and post it in one place only.
5 Spam posts. If you stumble across a post which is obviously spam/generated by a spambot, please do not reply to the thread. Simply use the “report” button and a moderator will take care of it. Spambots don’t care what kind of sarcasm you write back at them — their sole goal is to populate search engine results with their garbage, so by replying to those posts you are probably making the problem worse.
6 No shouting. Posting in ALL CAPITALS is considered bad form and the equivalent of shouting. Resist all temptation to use them, for there is a chance your post will be deleted or ignored by other members.
7 Please stick to the topic at hand. Off-topic posts will be deleted, and you may be banned from threads and/or entire forums for repeating offenses. It is fine to be critical of a product, but if you go on and on and on about it, especially if the topic isn’t related to your criticism, then this will be considered “off-topic”.
8 Please keep your forum signature tasteful and as subtle as possible. Posts from users with annoyingly large, rude or complex signatures are more likely to be ignored by other members. Please also refrain from including anything political or religious in your signature — you will be asked to change it and may lose your signature privileges.
9 Unfortunately the Steinberg Forums sometimes attract the attention of Internet trolls who seek to cause disharmony among the legitimate users by making spurious or inflammatory posts. Please do not feed the troll, specially after midnight. Anyone suspected of this kind of behavior will be warned by the moderating team (check your forum’s Private Messages). Continued inappropriate posts will result in the immediate deletion of their user account.
10 Do not harass or insult other members via the Private Messaging system or via the “E-mail User” proxy service we offer. Doing so may get your account banned permanently.
