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• Inline images cannot be wider than 400 pixels or longer than 500 pixels unless the thread title has "Pics", "JPGs", etc. in the subject. Not everyone is blessed with a high-speed connection.
• Avatars are 150x150 in size or <39.1KB and cannot have excessive animation. *Nothing that may be found as offensive to other members.
• Signatures can be 200x50 for images (no excessive animation) with one line of text or up to four lines of text.

Appeals/complaints TiPb has the highest regard for the individuals who volunteer their time to be a moderator. We trust that any action that a moderator does will follow the above guidelines. Every day, our moderators make hundreds of edits, and thus, due to volume all actions by moderators are final. If you feel that you are being treated unfairly, or have a question about an action, you may contact the moderator, or send a PM to Dieter Bohn or email dieter at tipb dawt com. Communicating with us will not change any past moderations but may influence future actions. Conclusion This document acts as guidelines for both our users and moderators. We cannot imagine every circumstance however, and thus we reserve the right to change these rules, remove/edit posts, and ban users at our discretion with or without reason.