Signatures are not allowed to be used in order to keep the streamlined look of the forum orderly and less cluttered.

Avatars are small images placed to the left of your username in your posts and profile. Your avatar should ideally reflect your personality because it is the first thing people will see when they read your posts. Your avatar can be changed in your user control panel. If you wish to use a custom avatar, you should look into paid memberships. Avatars may be no larger than 80x80 pixels and must comply with the site rules. We request that your avatar be dog related\themed and in good taste.

Profile Pictures are images that are displayed only in your profile and are only available through certain paid subscriptions. Although your profile picture should be a personal picture that you provide, you are not necessarily encouraged to use a picture of yourself. Profile pictures may be no larger than 120x120 pixels and must comply with the site rules.

Passwords should be kept secure at all times and never shared with anyone else. It is recommended that you use a password that is at least 6 characters containing upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols (!, @, #, $, etc.). You should not use your name, or the name of a relative, friend, pet, or anything that some one else would be able to easily guess. It is also a good habit to change your password occasionally.

Email addresses are required for communication and verification purposes. You should maintain a valid email address that allows email from Game-dog.com. Email addresses are considered confidential information and will never be provided to a third party. It is recommended that you consider it confidential as well and only provide it in private when necessary.

Private Messaging system is provided as a convenient method for members to contact one another and receive updates or other warnings from the staff. Its use is subject to our rules governing spam and solicitation, and it is the member's responsibility to maintain their inbox and other PM folders. The PM system is unintended for legal correspondence between members, and Game-dog.com can not be held responsible for any inconvenience caused by data loss.

Staff ranks are split into three categories; Administrators, Super Moderators, and Moderators. Administrators are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the site and its members. Super Moderators are responsible for enforcing rules and handling rule violations in all forums. Moderators maintain the integrity of specific forums and enforce rules in the forum(s) they are assigned to. All staff members are willing to help in any situation and should be contacted if needed without hesitation.

Supporting memberships offers extra than the norm based on your post count through promotion to a higher user level. Supporting memberships currently come in a 5 tier hierarchy with each offering you more as you contribute to the site. See below for an outline of what you benefit from by becoming a supporting member.

Paid memberships allow you to become a "supporting member" by buying access to special features on the site. There are currently 5 levels of membership, and each provides you with access to more features and functions. The following is a break down of the paid memberships currently available. To purchase access to these special features, visit our paid subscriptions page.

	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Maximum Stored PMs	200	400	600	800	1000
Forum Attachment Space	25MB	50MB	75MB	100MB	Unlimited
Picture Gallery Space	50MB	100MB	150MB	200MB	Unlimited
Supporting Member
6GB @game-dog.com Email Address
Upload Signature Image
Larger Custom Avatars
See Deletion Notices
Message Tracking
Larger Profile Pictures
Custom Animated Avatars
Deny PM Read Receipts
Custom Animated Profile Picture
Upload Animated Signature Image
Moderate & Manage Your Own Forum
Post Count Needed:	300 *	----	----	----	----
Yearly Price:	$15.00	$20.00	$25.00	$30.00	$35.00

* Note: Post counts needed for supporting membership will be randomly changed as needed.