This same text cab be read from the sticky topic, but as many probably do not notice the minor updates there has been, I open new topic just as reminder as there is plenty of new people arriving.
Rules & guidelines of SI forum, the short version:
LESS DRAMA - MORE NOISE
Rules long version:
This section of board is reserved for discussion, information, recommendations and such, related to genres covered by SPECIAL INTEREST magazine: Power Electronics, industrial, noise, experimental, avantgarde, ambient, and related. It can cross over to other genres briefly, yet if you wish to discuss about punk, doom, black metal or whatever, there are other forums for that. There has been accepted to have one topic per other genres of music (black metal, punk, death metal, etc). If you wish to talk about such music styles, do not open more topics about them, but post on the existing one. If by mistake you open new, it's likely topics will be merged by admin.
Discussion can also cover culture, politics, art, other themes related to these genres, but note that there is separate section for SPECIAL INTERESTS ART DISCUSSION for predominantly non-musical content. But also in this section, discussion doesn't have to stay on exclusively sound/music only due special nature of these genres.
Forum can be even heavily moderated if necessary. Do not waste time on posting unnecessary bullshit what takes over topics from the matter itself. Criticism and humor is welcomed, but don't let this board fall into utter nonsense like so many boards do.
This section of forum is no longer to be used to sell releases of your label or band unless it naturally fits along some discussion. For announcing new releases, there is section called NEW RELEASES ANNOUNCEMENTS. For selling 2nd hand stuff, putting small distro lists, etc. use CLASSIFIEDS section of the board. Both found under ANNOUNCEMENTS section.
If other people feel your label is relevant enough to discuss, then fine. If it is spam topic you open yourself or primarily use it for that, then use the classifieds/new releases section. If you operate label, that has absolutely nothing to do with the scope of SI forum, keep in mind not to spam too much and too often. It is desired that when someone looks announcements section, it is not flooded with off topic genres.
