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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 ...

Sorry, but no multiple submissions. Last time, Brad ended up reading all the submissions and we can't have people submitting three or five again!

I has question. Is fan-fiction allowed? Just curious. That's actually a really good question. For legal reasons, I have to say no. Personally, I have no problem with it, but ...

Friday update! Here's how the front page looks now: As you can tell, it looks almost done now, and it is. However, this is just the home page and there ...

Teague ->> Yep, that happens some times, and I really have no idea why. However, if you refresh, it goes away. If refreshing doesn't work, just let me know. Matt ...

It takes too long to click on My YWS or Home, and then click "View Your Profile"? Sorry guys, but I'm not sympathetic ;)