Arguing with the Council:
If council deletes one of your messages, they had a reason to do so. If you automatically get defensive about people deleting your messages instead of kindly asking where your message went, the council might suspend you. Automatically getting defensive about missing/deleted messages is considered rude. It tells the council that you either do not care about the rules or did not read them. Either way, it is disrespectful towards the council to create anything they deem to be problematic.

Disrespecting The Council/The Guild/Members:
If council feels you have been disrespectful to them, they have a right to suspend you for one day. If you have a complaint about why you were suspended, contact the council with your questions..

These rules also apply to how you treat other members and the guild in general. If council thinks you have been disrespectful to anyone, you run the chance of being suspended.

Remember, the best rule is to treat everyone exactly how you wish to be treated. This is the best way to avoid disrespecting the guild, the council or any other member of the guild.

Continuoulsy using hard to read or annoying fonts/colors:
We ask that people do not use small fonts or hard to read colored fonts. We also request that the 'glow' option for fonts not be used as it can be both hard to read and annoying. We will automatically delete any messages that we see that are against the rules. If someone continuously uses unacceptable fonts, we will suspend them.

The ONLY acceptable use of any font types that are against the rules above are for signatures only. We are not here to stilfe your personality; but, we do not want to see a whole post that is hard to read. Please keep any font changes/styles to your signature to reflect your personality.

Informing people that they are breaking the rules or directing people to the rules: ONLY council is allowed to inform people of the rules and tell another when they have broken the rules. No exceptions.


BANABLE OFFENSES: If you were banned... it was probably for one of the following reasons...

• Already suspended 2 times; Third strike, you're out.
• Scamming; If we find that you are trying to scam anyone, we will ban you without any notice.
• Lying; If we find that you are lying to get any special attention such as being scammed, lying about quests, or anything else the council deems severe enough, we will ban you without warning.
• Advertising Other Guilds; We ban without providing you warning.
• Other; Sometimes council will decide to ban someone for anything without warning. We do not and will not provide proper warnings to all people if we deem they have done anything sever enough to warrent an immediate banning.

SPAM: Short Pointless Annoying Messages...

IMPORTANT: Continuously ignoring any of these rules could result in a 1 day suspension.

Message length: Try to have your post three FULL lines or longer when typing. Pressing 'return' or 'enter' key to get to the next line will not count towards the 3 line minimum... the three lines are to be three lines of text that wrap automatically when you type in the message box should we copy/paste the content of the message into a new message box....

SO: What is Spam...? SPAM = Short Pointless Annoying Messages We ask that you try to keep your posts at least three FULL lines long when you are typing it.

TIP: A way to avoid spam is to combine what you say to people in one message. Sometimes you can answer many messages in 1 message. :)

FAQ: Why does the council care about spam?
Answer: This guild is growing fast & there are a lot of active members. When a lot of people post spam, then a lot of pages of messages can be created within a few hours time. Most people don't have the time to get through this much pages of messages, so we ask that people make an effort to post as little spam as possible.

The council will delete any messages they deem to be spam w/o any explanation.

ALSO: We request that no one try to inform others of when they are spamming. It creates extra messages & tension that can be avoided.

Do not post is ALL CAPS either. Any posts that are in all caps will be deleted.

Signatures do not count towards the content of your message. So, your message MUST be three lines or longer before you put your signature. (We also suggest that your signature be no longer than 2 lines)

Counting your messages or stating how many you currently have does NOT count towards your message content. We do not want to see people counting their messages in effort just to get their post totals up. Any messages that include post countings will be considered spam and deleted.

When someone new joins the guild, do NOT direct them to the guild rules page. It is the job of council to inform new people of the rules. Any messages posted directing any newbies to the rules page will be considered spam and deleted.


PROJECTS: Any projects run by members outside the guild are NOT allowed, except for the council.

The council strives to ensure there are always plenty of fun and SAFE activities for you to participate it... And because your safety is important to us, NO exchanges and/or fund raisers, except for those organised bye the counsil, are allowed.
Why do we not allow these projects? The council can in no way ensure that the projects will go as planned. A 'scammer' could be running the idea & run off with any items/NPs collected in the process of running a project. So, if you are participating in any non-guild sponsored projects, you do run the risk of being scammed. And, if scammed, the guild will not help you recover losses as these projects are not allowed.
The ONLY people allowed to run projects or fund raisers are council. High placed members can only run such things if they are given permission by council to do so. In either case, the guild will make it publicly known of any guild sponsored projects going on. If it is not made known, then it is not a guild sponsored project.


FAQ: Do you have to donate...

First, if you wish to donate items: the guild doesn't care what you send to us. The guild will accept anything and everything that you don't want, don't need, or just want to send our way :).

Let me stress this point again:

• Donating to the guild is *NOT* a requirement. We don't want people to send us their hard earned NPs or items because they feel like we are making it a requirement. This guild is here to help *YOU* - the member whenever we can.
• All we ask is that if *YOU* feel that you have enough to spare to give to the guild, that you do so. BUT, it is *ALWAYS* the members choice to donate items/nps -- or not to donate.
• Please - I do *NOT* want anyone feeling like they absolutely have to donate just because they are a member of the guild.
• For Details on how to Donate/Help/Send Items, see this page: Help
  
  EXTRA NOTICE Donating items are not required for competing in the contest 'Member of the week'! We only judge at items bought from the donation shops and the messages posted (SPAM will not count!!!).
  
  
  

GENERAL: Many Other Important Rules...

• ANY AIM CHATS ARE NOT IN ANY WAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE GUILD. Enter at your own risk
• If you talk lik dis, n we haf 2 tink bout wut u talkin bout. We will delete your messages. Any messages writen in slang that cannot be understood easily will be considered spam - and deleted.
• Your shop is never to collect donations or NPs on behalf of the guild. No member is ever allowed to advertise the acceptance of neopoints or items though their shop, neopet website, or personal websites. We will suspend anyone other than the counsil that is asking for neopoint or item donations to be sent to their personal account "on behalf of the Neogenesis Guild." People found to be doing this will be suspended for three days. If they are found to be doing this again, they will be permanently banned from the guild.
• Please do not ask for items you do not need. As this guild is always growing, we will not be able to provide for the truly needy if we are always giving to people that want just want items for free. Please do not neomail us asking for items other than the 'Wishing well' contest. We will not respond to any requests neomailed us.
• Please use the trading post. If you wish to trade with someone, please trade via the trading post! This way you can be assured that you don't get "scammed" or taken advantage of.
• You are not to advertise any guilds and/or websites outside of Neopets.
• Advertising your shop, trades, neopet website, or neopet beauty contest entry is acceptable. However, you are only allowed to advertise in maximum of ONE post a day. If you are going to advertise any or all of the allowed, it must be included in your ONE post a day.
• No foul language, offensive, or suggestive language will be tolerated.
• When you are bored, or alone at the guild, it is not necessary to post a lot of messages just to pass time. People tend not to like to read a lot of "unnecessary messages" when they return. Any people posting a lot of "I'm Bored" messages will be warned as any form of ONLY "I'm Bored" messages are considered spam.
  
  
  

POLLS: No More Please...
These are a great way to get to know people; but, unfortunately, it is clogging the message board with unwanted spams. It can be tough work to delete a lot of spam to keep the boards easy to read. We request that no polls are posted, as we will be deleting any polls and/or responses.


QUESTS: Requesting for Help...

WHEN REQUESTING ITEMS: You must provide the following information:

• What item do you need
• Why you need that item.
• If the item is for a quest - say what quest it is for: Earth Faerie Quests, Snow Faerie Quests, Light Faerie Quest, etc...
• Guild members may or may NOT honor the following types of requests:
  
  • Earth Faerie Quests: She usually asks for VERY expensive items & then only fills up your pets belly. (RARELY worth completing her quest)
  • Snow Faerie Quests: These last usually 1 hour. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.
  • Illusen/Jhudora's Quest: These last on average 16 minutes. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.
  • Employment Agency Job: These are usually timed. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.
  • Esophagor Quest: These last usually 1 hour. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.
  • Witch's Tower Quest: These last usually 1 hour. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.
  • Kitchen Quest: These last usually 1 hour. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.
    
    (source = www.soup-faerie.com)