THE RULE BOOK

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  1. No key trafficking.
  2. See Rule 1.
  3. Be civil.
  4. No shouting (CAPS are for violations).
  5. Sign your posts.
  6. Read the topic before you speak.
  7. One account per citizen.
  8. No impersonating the SuperMod.
  9. Whispers are private. Nobody reads them. Not even me.
  10. Do not feed the krew.
  11. Stairs are not a bed.
  12. Return what you borrow.
  13. No running in the holding cell.
  14. Tea is offered; tea may be declined.
  15. Tea, once declined, may be drunk.
  16. Wipe your feet on the welcome mat.
  17. No spoilers before Friday.
  18. Webrings are a privilege.
  19. Leave a page better than you found it.
  20. Hit counters are not a contest.
  21. Hit counters are a little bit of a contest.
  22. The Arcade's scoreboard is final.
  23. Ghost mode is a privilege, not a right.
  24. Aliases must be lawful.
  25. No punting the new kids.
  26. Faders in moderation.
  27. Scrollers in more moderation.
  28. One buzz bomb is a joke. Two is a citation.
  29. Recall is not an alibi.
  30. Be nice.
  31. Rule 30 does not override Rule 1.
  32. Keys found at eggs are fine. Keys found in public are mine.
  33. The margin is not a hiding place.
  34. The basement is not a jurisdiction.
  35. Everything is a jurisdiction.
  36. Report what's wrong (humans read reports).
  37. Don't report the SuperMod for being right.
  38. Do report the SuperMod for being wrong.
  39. Thank-yous are filed as commendations.
  40. Insults are not contraband.
  41. Keys are.
  42. No milk in the holding cell.
  43. Milk is permitted elsewhere.
  44. The photographs are not evidence.
  45. Studies are not alibis.
  46. Always sign the Register.
  47. The Register is not a place for keys.
  48. Neither is the guestbook.
  49. Or the forum.
  50. Or the lobby.
  51. Or anywhere I can see.
  52. The night watch is under observation.
  53. So is the kitchen, occasionally.
  54. The quiet room is beyond suspicion. (Under review.)
  55. One sentence is not a loophole.
  56. Lamps may be left on.
  57. Clocks may disagree.
  58. The checklist is advisory.
  59. The Index is not a code.
  60. (Unless it is.)
  61. Laughter is permitted.
  62. Within reason.
  63. Complaints are to be filed, not shouted.
  64. The Complaints Dept. is a colleague.
  65. Phase Two is not a defence.
  66. Founding members obey Rule 1 too.
  67. Maps may be drawn; keys may not.
  68. Dead links are mourned, not mocked.
  69. The Haunt is a ceasefire. Mostly.
  70. No lights left on for keys.
  71. Be kind to the residents.
  72. Read the guidelines (the real ones).
  73. Staff outrank the SuperMod.
  74. The SuperMod outranks no one.
  75. The SuperMod is still right.
  76. Applications are pending.
  77. Pending is not no.
  78. Patience is a rule.
  79. Do not ask q. for keys.
  80. If you ask q. for keys, do not tell me.
  81. If q. answers, tell me how.
  82. Greets are not a crime.
  83. Floppies are not a crime.
  84. Labelling a floppy DO NOT FORMAT is not a crime.
  85. The holding cell is for thinking.
  86. Thinking is encouraged everywhere else too.
  87. When in doubt, see Rule 1.
  88. Be home by 04:00.

— REX, SuperMod (self-appointed)