Here are a few FAQ's I posted because i am tired of my inbox being flooded with these questions.. i should have done this sooner.. but better late than never.. these faq's will be updated periodically..

If you have a question that isn't on the FAQ, then please post it here.

http://z6.invisionfree.com/super_smash_all...hp?showforum=89

Note to staff: Please refer members to the FAQ if and when they ask you about anything that has been covered by it. It will save you the trouble of repeating yourself.

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List of questions covered by this section of the FAQ:

1) When should I pm an admin/moderator?
2) I don't know how/where to upload an avatar/sig, where can i get help?
3) What is hotlinking?
4) Why can't I hotlink from other sites?
5) Why do you always put "(<= click.)" after posting a url?
6) How often can i request to change my name?
7) Why are some names one color, while others are a different color?
8) How many different groups are there? What do they mean? How many posts do I need to become a full member?
9) Is it true that Black Angel and BlackDevilX are really brother and sister?
10) Can I be an admin?
11) How do i become an admin/gmod? How are they selected?
12) Where on HC can I advertise my forum or website?
13) Why can't I advertise my site here? Where can I advertise? Where can I request affiliation?
14) What does "BDX", "BA", and "VZ" stand for?
15) How do i get a custom member title?
16) Why does omegacloud, and thefishofdoom have a member title?
17) I'd like a gmail account, where can i request one?
18) Where can i get information on all of bdx's series?
19) Where can i go to report someone who has been ripping sprites or other content?
20) Where can i report a website that has been hosting bdx's flash without permission?
21) Why must i be at least 13 to be here?
22) What is double posting?
23) How do i edit my posts?
24) How do i report an abusive post?
25) Why was the movie archive locked?
26) How do i get access to the movie archive?
27) How are Elite Members chosen?
28) Why does my signature have a scrollbar?
29) What size should our signatures be?
30) Why can't i view member's profiles, and/or the member's list?
31) Where can i go to resolve conflicts with other members?
32) Can I use any languages other than english in my posts?
33) How can i get more colors for my posts?
34) Are we allowed to discuss emulators and roms?
35) Help! I forgot my username and/or password! What do I do?
36) Why can't I edit my profile?
37) How do I post?
38) What happened to the cbox?
39) How do I post a video?
40) Where do you get your skins? Can you give me the css?
41) Can I copy your Board Descriptions? Ranks? and/or Rules?
42) Someone spammed your link on my website or forum.. What can/should I do?
43) How do I make post a contest entry?
44) I haven't been here since 2004 or 2005.. and I am confused by the changes made since I've last been here. I don't remember signing up to a forum called "HellBlaze Cafe" What is going on?
45) Why do you use an automated response whenever a new member introduces themselves?
46) How do I subcscribe/unsubscribe to a topic?
47) Are the Sex and Relationships topics here in violation of the TOS Agreement? Are they explicit, or inappropriate for 13 year olds?
48) I have a question that is not on the FAQ, where can I ask it?

See the 3rd post in this topic for additional questions.
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1) When should I pm an admin/moderator?

A. If, and ONLY If, you are having a problem with another member, or you want to report an abusive post..

To request a username change, or ask a question not covered by his FAQ, then please post here. (<= click.)

Pms about anything other than that will result in a warning and/or the loss of your pm privilages.

2) I don't know how/where to upload an avatar/sig, where can i get help?

A. Answer.

3) What is hotlinking?

Hotlinking is directly linking to an image, video, or other file, found on someone else's web server. For example, if you saw an image that you like and you put the image on your weblog using the image URL source of that other person's site, then you are hotlinking. And, unless the owner of that site permits this, then you are stealing bandwidth, which is unacceptable.

4) Why can't I hotlink from other sites?

A. Hotlinking is a direct violation of the Invisionfree Terms of Service. Hotlinking is not allowed because it is basically stealing bandwidth, which the webmaster has to pay for, and it can get us shutdown, especially if the webmaster of the site you hotlinked from files a complaint with the Invisionfree Abuse Dept. It can also get us shut down if they decide to replace the image with an image that is obscene, or pornographic in nature. So to further protect us from such an occurence, hotlinking is not allowed. It doesn't matter if the site you hotlinked from belongs to your mother, your cousin, brother, lover etc.. Don't do it.

Read this (<= click.) if you are still confused about hotlinking.

You can also click here (<= click.) to upload an image to imageshack, or click here (<= click.) to see a list of image hosts that allow hotlinking.

5) Why do you always put "(<= click.)" after posting a url?

A. Some people may not realize that a link was posted.. and assume that is just underlined text.

6) How often can i request to change my name?

A. Answer.

7) Why are some names one color, while others are a different color?

A. The colors represent the group that that member is in.

8) How many different groups are there? What do they mean? How many posts do I need to become a full member?

A. Answer. (<= click.)

9) Is it true that Black Angel and BlackDevilX are really brother and sister?

A. Yes. We have a 6 year, 7 month, and 2 day age difference between us.

10) Can I be an admin?

A. We are currently fully-staffed right now, but if in the future we need more, we will contact those we feel are best for the position.

11) How do i become an admin/gmod? How are they selected?

A. we select people whom have been with us for quite sometime, and have contributed to the forum, as well as obeying the rules.. have never gotten warned or suspended, and we also have to be able to trust them. some members here think that you become a mod or admin if you have over a certain number of posts.. but that is not what we go by. when we choose our staff, we make sure that there is a valid and substantial reason behind it.

The admins have to agree unanimously on the selected candidates, and then bdx and i discuss it further. It is quite an extensive process really, but now we may not hire new staff, because we are fully staffed. we have 5 admins, and bdx has made it clear that that is all the staff we'll need for a while.

12) Where on HC can I advertise my forum or website?

A. Only in your signature and profile. But do not, by any means, make topics asking for affiliation, advertising your site or telling people to click your sig.. trust that if people want to click your sig, then they will do so on their own. You can also post your link on our new site HellBlaze Adz.

13) Why can't I advertise my site here? Where can I advertise? Where can I request affiliation?

A. Answer.

14) What does "BDX", "BA", and "VZ" stand for?

A. BDX stands for BlackDevilX, BA stands for Black Angel, and VZ stands for VirusZero.

15) How do i get a custom member title?

A. Custom member titles are usually given out if someone wins a contest, has been warned, or gets their user name changed.

16) Why does omegacloud, and thefishofdoom have a member title?

A. The only reason omegacloud has a member title is because he asked bdx, and bdx forgot that we only give them out on certain occasions. The only reason fish has a member title is because those are his post stats.. he recently broke 3,000 posts.. that is one hell of an accomplishment.

Be warned, that if you ask any other admin to give you a title in an attempt to undermine other admins, you will be suspended.. bdx, and vz, will refer you to the faq if and when you decide to ask them about this.. if you ask again you will be warned.

Read this for more info. http://z6.invisionfree.com/super_smash_all...?showtopic=1320

17) I'd like a gmail account, where can i request one?

A. Answer.

18) Where can i get information on all of bdx's series?

A. Answer.

19) Where can i go to report someone who has been ripping sprites or other content?

A. Answer.

20) Where can i report a website that has been hosting bdx's flash without permission?

A. Answer.

21) Why must i be at least 13 to be here?

A. Answer.

22) What is double posting?

A. Double posting is posting more than once, back to back.

23) How do i edit my posts?

A. Answer.

24) How do i report an abusive post?

A. Normally, you would use the 'report post to a moderator' function, but it has been permanently disabled. Read this (<=click.) for more info..

25) Why was the movie archive locked?

A. The Archive was locked because bdx got tired of people who sign up just to watch his movies and lurk in that forum for a long time only to leave and do the same the following day. While yes, this forum is for fans of his series to get together, it is also a community too.. and so, access to the movie archive is reserved for those whom are truly invested in the community as a whole.

26) How do i get access to the movie archive?

A. If you want access to the archive, then you must be active in areas of the board other than HellBlaze Animations and show bdx that you actually care about more than just his movies.. I am, by no means, saying that you should spam every single topic, in every forum here, but you should be more active in areas other than those having to do with bdx's series.. you just might have fun here. There are members here who are active, but don't have access to the movie archive, simply because they only started being active after bdx restricted access to his movies. So, you are basically going to have to show bdx that you are here for more than his movies..

27) How are Elite Members chosen?

A.

28) Why does my signature have a scrollbar?

A. If your signature is wider than 550 px, and longer than 200 px, then that means that your signature is too big, and will cause a scrollbar to be shown.

29) What size should our signatures be?

A. Your signatures should be no wider than 550 px, and no longer than 200 px. The reason we have put a limit on signature size is to show consideration for those who are not on broadband.. There is no reason is should take more than 30 seconds to load a page.. and there is no reason for you to have wallpaper sized images for your signatures. Members here have been seen with images that were larger than 640 x 480 px. <= that is the same size as a wallpaper, at the smallest possible screen resolution.

30) Why can't i view member's profiles, and/or the member's list?

A. To protect the privacy of others, only staff can view member's profiles.. in the past, we've had people who have been spammed, even though that this had been the only place they've shown their email addresses, as well as members pulling im pranks on one another.. as seen here (<= click.) and so, because these people are too immature and cannot be trusted to respect the privacy of other members, and have abused this ability, this feature has been permanently disabled. If you want to email someone from the board, all you have to do is click the "email" button while reading a topic.. if you want to get someone's aim, yim, or msn info, then you can ask them via email, or pm.

31) Where can i go to resolve conflicts with other members?

A. Answer.

32) Can I use any languages other than english in my posts?

A. No, the TOS of Invision Free clearly states the board must be in english, so too must all the posts be in english. Because the IF staff does check up on boards occasionally to see the TOS is enforced, they have to be able to read and understand.

33) How can i get more colors for my posts?

A. Answer.

34) Are we allowed to discuss emulators and roms?

A. Answer.

35) Help! I forgot my username and/or password! What do I do?

A. Answer.

36) Why can't I edit my profile?

A. The reason is because you are not yet a full fledged member or you have broken the rules and been reduced so that you cannot have one. (the primary reason you can't add one will be because you are not a full fledged member as of yet, just continue posting and you'll be automatically upgraded. However if you do fall into the second category you will be or have been alerted as to why you fall into that category.)

37) How do I post?

A. Answer.

38) What happened to the cbox?

A. Answer.

39) How do I post a video?

A. Answer.

40) Where do you get your skins? Can you give me the css?

A. Currently, all skins & images (unless stated otherwise) are made by me, and BlackDevilX. They are for the exclusive use of this forum. Any other forums found using our skins, or images, will be reported to the abuse handler of that forums host.

41) Can I copy your Board Descriptions? Ranks? and/or Rules?

A. Answer.

42) Someone spammed your link on my website or forum.. What can/should I do?

A. Answer.

43) How do I make post a contest entry?

A. Answer.

44) I haven't been here since 2004 or 2005.. and I am confused by the changes made since I've last been here. I don't remember signing up to a forum called "HellBlaze Cafe" What is going on?

A. Answer.

45) Why do you use an automated response whenever a new member introduces themselves?

A. Answer.

46) How do I subcscribe/unsubscribe to a topic?

A. You can subscribe to the thread by clicking on the icon next to the word "Pages." This way you'll get an email everytime someone replies, and you can end your subscription at anytime via your User CP.

47) Are the Sex and Relationships topics here in violation of the TOS Agreement? Are they explicit, or inappropriate for 13 year olds?

A. Answer.

48) I have a question that is not on the FAQ, where can I ask it?

A. Answer.