Basic Forum Rules

Registration to this forum is free! We do insist that you abide by the rules and policies detailed below.

BadBeatsPoker.net is a new and fun poker message forum that is quite a bit friendlier than other poker message sites currently on the internet. In order to keep it that way we welcome and encourage newcomers and respect those old timers who have been playing for decades. We will not tolerate personal bashing of any kind and will take steps to ensure these rules are enforced.

We recommend that you make your user name on BadBeatsPoker.net the same or similar to the online alias you use for ease of recognition. We require that everyone use their full name during signup as we feel this will mitigate personal bashing. It is much harder to be an internet "tough guy" when people know your name. Your first name will be viewable by registered users and only Moderators and Administrators will have access to your full name.

We have no problem with your threads, posts and signature advertising your products or services. However, we ask that if you want to advertise like this, you will need to become a paying sponsor of our forum. If you would like to help grow and help build this community, please consider sponsorship.

As a sponsor, your advertisement banner will be placed into the random ad rotation to be displayed on every page of Bad Beats Poker. You will be able to directly advertise your goods within the forum. And you will be allowed (and encouraged) to place your company logo and link within your signature for easy linking to your website.

For 2011, our banner ad pricing will be $50.00 per month. For each month paid in advance, you'll receive a 1.5% cumulative discount, up to one year. So, if you want to sponsor for one month, you'll pay $49.25 ($50.00 less 1.5%). If you want six months, you'll pay $45.50 per month ($50.00 less 1.5% times six). And if you want all twelve months, you'll pay $41.00 per month ($50.00 less 1.5% times twelve). Our rate is a small fraction of the price of advertising on other poker message forums, and our forum is growing at a fantastic pace.

Your banner ad should be in a .jpg (non-animated) or .gif (animated) format, and the size should be 728 X 90 pixels.

Although the administrators and moderators of Bad Beats Poker Forum will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, the owners of Bad Beats Poker Forum will not be held responsible for the content of any message.

By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise in violation of any laws.

The owners of BadBeatsPoker.net reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.