Since I feel, altough it might get a few of you mad, that I should make this suggestion. This is not like that whole anon advice a while back. I don't feel this should be an Anon thing considering this has to do with the whole forum.
The thing is, I think the whole Universal Rules 1 fits all is kind of a bit of a fogged up idea. Sure, while there are some rules that could apply, there are some that don't. The only forum that has absolutely RULES is the universal rules, as far as I can see. I don't count the RP section motherguide as rules, because I guess that's more of a guide to help people not get lost.
First off, this post is going to be long, so don't just post idiodic replies such as "TL;DR", or this "THIS IDEA IS STUPID", because I will report those.
I want this thread to be constructive, and full of ideas whether you like it or not. Even if you disagree, you have to have an opinion as to why you do.
First off, for boards I DON'T feel need any rules, because it's already covered.
Art - doesn't need it, mainly because Art is pretty simple, DON'T STEAL. There, problem solved. But please, if you find a loophole, feel free to point it out.
Member Rooms - should obviously be held within the owners hands. Unless it gets out of control. I think maybe in the universal rules, there can be a little add on to the not asking for staff saying you can't ask for a room eigther.
RPs - Already is fine.
Intro - Duh. As I said, if loophole, post.
Now onto forums I think do, I may or may not give examples.
FAN-FICTIONS - Uh-huh, that's right, you heard it correctly. Often, admins will completely overlook the fact that some of the fictions put on their forum are a little explicit. Just saying PG-13 only I feel can not be enough sometimes. Need proof? I've had to delete my stories before, how much more blantant can it be?
Lion king arcade - NEEDS RULES. I think maybe you can co-incide and do one for The Dens, and for the Lion king related ones. But I think it needs rules, especially against stuff like people discussing illegal stuff. Which By the way, is not even in the official rules.
Other then that, I'd also like to suggest perhaps a guidelines post for staff members, if you haven't already. First off, they shouldn't be singleing out members, or agreeing with bad behavior, and even accepting this. Trust me, I'd rather not post examples on this one, it'd be to much. If you don't feel the staff are reacting fast enough, then what's the problem with adding more? Surely it's hard for 4 people to look over 1,000 members.
Other then that, I can't think of anything. As I said, this isn't to be offended, it's to make things a little bit more clear, for possibly the whole forum.
Just a suggestion. As I said no flamming, or unneeded drama. This is mainly to spark a discussion, so please don't close, or lock this.