Swearing, cursing and posting harsh comments   could get you an infraction but there are other violations that you  may  not be aware of.
These 
little things may look innocent but they can cost you 1   infraction point. You may have thought that you have read and understood   the rules, yet there are some things that you may have missed out.
I'll be posting this on other sections as well.
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- Max of 3 smiley's with post. Use   smileys as scarcely as you  possibly  can. Posts which contains  nothing  but smileys are discouraged and will be deleted on sight. Each  smiley  serves a particularly specific purpose, but also can be a tad   annoying  if used in excess.
- Senseless and irrelevant posts are discouraged.   If you don't have  anything to say, don't post anything at all. This   refers to "No Comment"  or "Wala lang pahipi lang ko" type   of posts. only 3 successive OT's are  allowed.
- Do not sell/advertise   outside Buy  / Sell / Trade / Classifieds. Some of   you may have thought that the entire Commerce forum is Buy   & Sell. No, it's not. Business & Economics is not   part of BSTC either, therefore, no selling or advertising should be done   there or in any other section of this website aside from BSTC. One of   the most common practices is making Career Center a business   center. You can't advertise your trainings, seminars or services   in Career Center especially if it comes with a price. If you  plan  to bump your training/seminar topic later, then you better post it   under BSTC.
 
- Needless bumping / Bumping out of Buy &   Sell - Bumping of  topics without any valid or justifiable   reason is strictly prohibited.  You are only allowed to bump your own   threads when in the Buy  / Sell / Trade /   Classifieds forum. There are so many threads outside BSTC   that are being bumped every now and then. Always keep in mind that you   are not allowed to "Up ta ani!, Up for today!" your thread if it   is not inside Buy & Sell. In other words,   only those threads that sell or advertise may be bumped. For threads inside BSTC, a maximum of 1 bump every 12   hours is allowed. By the way, bump is short for "bring up   my post".
 
- Thread Hi-Jacking / Advertising in another's   thread - Newbies, please wait until you become a Junior   member. Do not hitch a ride in another thread to sell or advertise  your  stuff. Others may even use ninja tactics to inject their ads into   innocent looking replies.
- Thread crapping will not be tolerated.   If you are not  interested in buying or selling, or you have nothing  to  say, stay out of  the thread. If you think the asking price is too   high, or you want to  make a lowball offer, contact the seller through   his/her contacts.
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You may start editing your posts now and remove those excess   smileys...
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