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#Be excellent to each other.
 
#Be excellent to each other.
#Do not defy the admins expressed wishes.
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#Do not defy the admins' expressed wishes.
 
#Keep your overall ratio as close to 1.0 as possible.
 
#Keep your overall ratio as close to 1.0 as possible.
  
 
==General forum guidelines - Please try to follow these guidelines==
 
==General forum guidelines - Please try to follow these guidelines==
  
#No moaning!
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#No moaning, no trolling, no shit-posting, no posting in bad faith.
 
#No language other than English in the forums.
 
#No language other than English in the forums.
#Do not request/offer/trade invites to other bittorrent trackers in the forums.
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#Do not request/offer/trade invites to other bittorrent trackers in the public forums.
#Please read the [[FAQ]] before asking any questions!
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#Please read the [[FAQ]] before asking any questions.
  
 
==Uploading rules - Torrents violating these rules may be deleted without notice==
 
==Uploading rules - Torrents violating these rules may be deleted without notice==
  
 
#All uploads must include the mixingbowl [https://www.themixingbowl.org/static/www.themixingbowl.org.nfo nfo].
 
#All uploads must include the mixingbowl [https://www.themixingbowl.org/static/www.themixingbowl.org.nfo nfo].
#Only '''non commercial music and videos''', i.e. nothing that you can buy in the shops, on amazon etc.
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#Only '''non-commercial audio and video''', i.e. nothing that has been '''commercially licensed''' that you can buy in the shops or online.
#Videos must either be of a broadcast by an artist, or be documentaries about an artist or a genre. Documentaries that the admins do not feel are suitable for the site will be removed without warning. [http://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin Ask an admin] if you're not sure.
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#Allowed audio uploads include: DJ Mixes, mixtapes, broadcast radio, podcasts, and live recordings. We do not allow broadcasts of commercial releases played in their entirety.
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#Video uploads must either be of a broadcast by an artist or be documentaries about an artist or a genre.
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#Any uploads that the admins feel are unsuitable for the site will be removed without warning. [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin Ask an admin] before uploading if you're not sure.
 
#If you have the tracklist, post it in the Description part of the upload form.
 
#If you have the tracklist, post it in the Description part of the upload form.
 
#Make sure your torrents are well-seeded at least until there are above 5 other seeds.
 
#Make sure your torrents are well-seeded at least until there are above 5 other seeds.
#If you have something interesting that somehow violate these rules, [http://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin ask an admin] and we might make an exception
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#If you have something interesting that somehow violate these rules, [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin ask an admin] and we '''might''' make an exception.
#Adhere to all of the [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/FAQ#General_Uploaders_Etiquette_.28Uploading_Guidelines.2FRules.29 uploading guidelines]
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#Adhere to all of the [[Uploading_Guidelines | Uploading Guidelines]]
  
 
==Avatar rules - Your avatar must adhere to these requirements==
 
==Avatar rules - Your avatar must adhere to these requirements==
  
#'''Must be work safe''', no nudity etc.
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#'''Must be work safe'''; no nudity etc.
 
#GIFs must be less than 100KB in size
 
#GIFs must be less than 100KB in size

Latest revision as of 09:01, 14 November 2024

This page represents official TMB policy or guidelines. Yarr!

General rules - Breaking these rules can and will get you banned!

  1. Be excellent to each other.
  2. Do not defy the admins' expressed wishes.
  3. Keep your overall ratio as close to 1.0 as possible.

General forum guidelines - Please try to follow these guidelines

  1. No moaning, no trolling, no shit-posting, no posting in bad faith.
  2. No language other than English in the forums.
  3. Do not request/offer/trade invites to other bittorrent trackers in the public forums.
  4. Please read the FAQ before asking any questions.

Uploading rules - Torrents violating these rules may be deleted without notice

  1. All uploads must include the mixingbowl nfo.
  2. Only non-commercial audio and video, i.e. nothing that has been commercially licensed that you can buy in the shops or online.
  3. Allowed audio uploads include: DJ Mixes, mixtapes, broadcast radio, podcasts, and live recordings. We do not allow broadcasts of commercial releases played in their entirety.
  4. Video uploads must either be of a broadcast by an artist or be documentaries about an artist or a genre.
  5. Any uploads that the admins feel are unsuitable for the site will be removed without warning. Ask an admin before uploading if you're not sure.
  6. If you have the tracklist, post it in the Description part of the upload form.
  7. Make sure your torrents are well-seeded at least until there are above 5 other seeds.
  8. If you have something interesting that somehow violate these rules, ask an admin and we might make an exception.
  9. Adhere to all of the Uploading Guidelines

Avatar rules - Your avatar must adhere to these requirements

  1. Must be work safe; no nudity etc.
  2. GIFs must be less than 100KB in size