# \*\*\* Forum rules and FAQ: Read this first! UPDATED October 3rd, 2014 \*\*\*

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-rules-and-faq-read-this-first-updated-october-3rd-2014/438452
**Category:** The Game Room
**Tags:** sdmb\_rules-and-notes
**Created:** [February 20, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-rules-and-faq-read-this-first-updated-october-3rd-2014/438452 "2008-02-20T23:22:40Z")
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### Author: ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2014, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-rules-and-faq-read-this-first-updated-october-3rd-2014/438452/2 "2014-10-05T10:52:14Z")

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Updated the above rules, taking out the part about “Post count padding”.

While that is still frowned upon in many of the forums here, some of the games (in question) in this forum may seem like that to some, but are–in fact–okay and allowed as the staff of this board has decided.

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