Terms of Use Agreement Update w/Notes!

Just to make sure. It's okay to talk about opinions about pirating/illegal downloading (i.e. I think it's okay/not okay), but it's not allowed to advertise or give information on how?

I just posted on the hamburger forum, does this site have a hamburger forum?

God, I HATE browser hi-jackers... There was a rickroll link that the window kept popping up all over the screen and would not close, very annoying!

thanks for the update

wtf why all the rules. let people speak thier minds gamespot. also wth is that cant speak another language crap i mean, i only speak english but thats kinda f****d up

"who hi-jack a user's browser. " what? :|

The signature thing makes sense =)

I should really get my Lawyer to take a look at these! LOL!

Awesome I like the unions' new rule

I think not being able to use foreign languages is perhaps a bit strict. Just because you don't understand what's going on doesn't mean it's malicious. Not really a big deal for me, but it still seems a bit on the Draconian side of things.

Thanks, got it.

No more hijacking? Aww. T_T I'll bare this in mind.

Not to be disruptive here but "making misleading topic titles" under trolling ... i dont know how many times, at least a dozen or so, i have gone to a gamespot news post because of a misleading topic name .... sometimes they are so cryptic and changed that when a user reads them they have a completely different meaning.... does this TOS by any chance have any impact on said problem because it gets annoying... Also, about that post on the wiibrator ... i still dont get how that was allowed on as the word dil** was used in the article and we as users arent even allowed to say that word ... i wouldnt want my kids browsing this site if that kind of news is going to be posted here now.

Any chance of making a new rule that specifies a certain length of tenure in order for a poster to be handed the MOD tag? It's a bit of a slap in the face for those of us who have been helping to keep this community going for years getting modded by someone who's been here for six months or less.

GS was definitely in need of an update. Thanks for highlighting the major changes (hey, CliffNotes for TOS! Sweet!)

Jody, do people do that in real life asking to quote people? Man, I would have lost my voice a long time ago asking mike myers, jeff daniels, al pachino and cartman. Seriously, why?

no one can claim ignorance now. Good!! thanks

Thanks for the notes on the updated ToU. :)

This is nice to know, thanks.

@Gamer4life: I didn't know either but it was nice to see this rule added. I wish that more forum users follow these simple guidelines as most of the forums are now almost impossible to visit due to the inane amounts of console fanboyisms and baiting, and the GS News sections are even worse. I know that the staff posts notices such as this rhetorically but in this case I just had to say thanks. Now if only these rules weren't so easily broken...

So whats that about gay and retard Are they STILL moderate-able?

Thanx for the update :).

Thanks for the update.

Thanks for the update:)

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Thanks!

Clarification is always good. I think the rule system is quite simple to follow really. All it takes is, Think before post.

I see that the foreign language thing is available through unions only...however UCBs are usually forgotten in things like this, so are they included under this too?

Now, at least, the use of non-English language has been clarified. I've been a victim of the wide moderator discretion regarding that issue couple of years ago. (Btw, JodyR, if you did not receive my e-mail, our officially endorsed emblem is lost again... Just the heads up I promised you last time. Feel free to PM me if you need more details.)

good job gamespot you have needed for this years, and i've pushed for it for years none of that excuse about loopholes was ever true.

Are these a little on the strict side? I though the rules were already pretty darned strict, but now, WOW!!!

Thanks for the update:). Hopefully people will be moderated less now that they know this.

Excellent update. Now that new users are starting to pour in with the summer, it's good to see that the ToU is being updated so that the new users get more clarity. Thanks a lot.

@ JodyR: I figured I should give it a shot since you answered another's question. It's of no great matter. Thanks anyways.

Glad to see an update, thank you! :)

thanks for the update guys, Im glad to see gamespot getting proactive in the community again. I really appreciate all you guys do for us :)

I need an example for this ruling: Exchanging files using torrent technology can be illegal. When you are discussing your use of the technology the burden is on you to show that you are using it for a legal purpose by explicitly indicating the legal files that you are uploading and/or downloading. What can I say that can't be reported?

Looks like I'll have read up on this....

Wait no more user quotes in sigs? Not that I ever used them, but some were funny to read.

Abiding by the rules. :) Regards

Glad to see that the ToU has been updated. :)

Thanks for the heads-up. ^_^ I had no idea quoting other people in your sig was forbidden...