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   Victory Road's Specific Rules
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10. Do not bump topics more than one month old unless they are still relevant. An example of a topic that is still relevant is one that asks, "What is your favorite Pokémon?" while one that is not would be, "What do you want to see in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl?" four months after Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are released. If a thread is a sticky, you may post in it regardless of its age unless locked.
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13. In order to allow easier managing of posts, your Victory Road account cannot be fully deleted. However, you may request a removal of all private information from your profile. In addition, username changes are handled on a case-by-case basis and are generally only approved if the new name is similar, the account is brand new, or the account is very old.
14. If a word is censored, it is not to be discussed.
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    Official Amendments
18. Piracy
19. Signature guidelines
20. Privacy policy
    

• Please read the Victory Road FAQ.
• Please look at the rank list if you want to know more about the icons below your name.

These are all obvious rules anyway, so you shouldn't really need to worry much about them.

I added rule 26. Please read it.

Rule 27 was clarified, rule 28 was added, and rule 25 was amended.

26) sound a lot like that song

-Clarified rule 21

Edited rule 27

Rules are currently being overhauled by several trusted members.

RULES HAVE BEEN FULLY REVISED. PLEASE READ THEM AGAIN

The rules are clear and well-explained, so no member should find any difficulty in understanding and following them.

Rule 14 was added and the signature rules were revised.

Discussing bans of other users without their consent is not allowed anymore.

Just going to bump this up and have y'all read rule 3. It's been edited to allow some double posting.