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If you see an inappropriate ad, please report it to me via PM! Do not post the link in this thread (note this is a change from before). Also, please ...

Every now and then I make a post about this just to remind you all. So what is this friendly reminder? If you ever have a book published, no matter ...

Becoming a Junior Moderator is very difficult to do; even more difficult than it was to become a moderator back in 2005 or even 2006. A lot of factors are ...

At most forum based Web sites, you can have an image in your signature. However, you cannot do this on YWS. There are three reasons for this: 1) It can ...

Demeter ->> Your location doesn't matter; you could be living in a remote island in the South Pacific and you'd still be able to submit something if you wanted to. ...

Haha and lol are both perfectly acceptable. Just use common-sense :)

Eventually, every new member wants to move up the staff ladder. At YWS, we have six different general positions: Greeter, Instructor, Junior Moderator, Moderator, Junior Admin, and me. As you ...

If you provide an example, it'd be nice. Mods do fall under the same dogma, but obviously there are instances where people are clearly joking around. One would expect the ...

I've seen mods use leet-speak, what then? If you're going to ask "what then" then you have to provide an example. Reyu, your question and the intent behind it is ...

Icaruss ->> You're right; language is what you make of it, and what's great about the Internet are all the choices one has. YWS is a distinctive community, and to ...

The no chat-speak rule has always been a rule, and you have to violate it pretty egregiously in order for a moderator to warn you. Common slip-ups aren't chat-speak, and ...

Aye, we can't make a rule about grammar and punctuation if only because it's often open to interpretation. However, a failure to use apostrophes in contractions is considered chat-speak.

Rule #7 of YWS: This is a writers forum, and thus "netspeak" or "1337" is simply not allowed. The Young Writers Society is a writing site, and chat speak is ...

Oh-kay then, what about font, colour and size tags? Are we aloud those? Please proof-read your posts. While "aloud" is technically correct, the word you meant to use is "allowed." ...

On November 14, YWS will be turning four and we're starting the festivities on Sunday, November 9, with a special edition of the YWS Radio Show! Hosting the show will ...