NOTE: If you break 2 of these rules at the same time, you will be suspended for a minimum of two days. If you break 3† of these rules at the same time, you will be automatically banned.
THREE STIKES -- You're Out.. If you break 3 rules over time, you will be banned from the guild.

• Arguing with Council/Special Faeries.
  If council deletes one of your messages, they had a reason to do so. If you automatically get defensive about people deleting your messages instead of kindly asking where your message went, council or special faeries might suspend you. Automatically getting defensive about missing/deleted messages is considered rude. It tells the council/special faeries that you either do not care about the rules/ or did not read them. Either way, it is disrespectful towards the council/special faeries to create anything they deem to be problematic.
• Disrespecting Council/Special Faeries/The Guild/Members.
  If council and/or special faeries feel you have been disrespectful to them, they have a right to suspend you for one day. They don't have to explain their thoughts to you either. Remember, this council was voted by you. And, if you cannot respect the people you voted for, you do not deserve to be apart of the guild. If you have a complaint about why you were suspended, contact other council with your questions..
  
  These rules also apply to how you treat other members and the guild in general. If council and/or special faeries thing you have been disrespectful to anyone, you run the chance of being suspended.
  
  Remember, the best rule is to treat everyone exactly how you wish to be treated. This is the best way to avoid disrespecting the guild, the council, special faeries or any other member of the guild.
• Continuously asking for LJ codes.
  No one is to ask for LJ codes on the guild message board. If someone has a code available, they will make it known to the guild (or their friends). If someone has a code available, you are to contact them directly. Any requests for LJ codes will be automatically deleted. And, if we see someone continusouly asking for codes, we will suspend them.
• Continuoulsy using hard to read or annoying fonts/colors.
  We ask that people do not use small fonts or hard to read colored fonts. We also request that the 'glow' option for fonts not be used as it can be both hard to read and annoying. We will automatically delete any messages that we see that are against the rules. If someone continuously uses unacceptable fonts, we will suspend them.
  
  The ONLY acceptable use of any font types that are against the rules above are for signatures only. We are not here to stilfe your personality; but, we do not want to see a whole post that is hard to read. Please keep any font changes/styles to your signature to reflect your personality.

IMPORTANT: Continuously ignoring any of these rules could result in a 1 day suspension.
Message length: Try to have your post three FULL lines or longer when typing.
Pressing 'return' or 'enter' key to get to the next line will not count towards the 3 line minimum... the three lines are to be three lines of text that wrap automatically when you type in the message box should we copy/paste the content of the message into a new message box....

SO: What is Spam...?
SPAM = Short Pointless Annoying Messages
We ask that you try to keep your posts at least three FULL lines long when you are typing it.

TIP: A way to avoid spam is to combine what you say to people in one message. Sometimes you can answer many messages in 1 message. :)

FAQ: Why does the council care about spam?
Answer: This guild is growing fast & there are a lot of active members. When a lot of people post spam, then *50* pages of messages can be created within a few hours time. Most people don't have the time to get through *5* pages of messages, so we ask that people make an effort to post as little spam as possible.

The council will delete any messages they deem to be spam w/o any explanation.

ALSO: We request that no one try to inform others of when they are spamming. It creates extra messages & tension that can be avoided.

Do not post is ALL CAPS either. Any posts that are in all caps will be deleted.

Signatures do not count towards the content of your message. So, your message MUST be three lines or longer before you put your signature. We also suggest that your signature be no longer than 2 lines.

Counting your messages or stating how many you currently have does NOT count towards your message content. We do not want to see people counting their messages in effort just to get their post totals up. Any messages that include post countings will be considered spam and deleted.

When someone new joins the guild, do NOT direct them to the guild rules page. It is the job of council & special faerie helpers to inform new people of the rules. Any messages posted directing any newbies to the rules page will be considered spam and deleted.

IMPORTANT: Anyone found to be running or participating in a project outside the guild for the guild will be suspended for one week.

The council strives to ensure there are always plenty of fun and SAFE activities for you to participate it... And because your safety is important to us, NO exchanges and/or fund raisers are allow. No matter what.

Why do we not allow these projects? The council can in no way ensure that the projects will go as planned. A 'scammer' could be running the idea & run off with any items/NPs collected in the process of running a project. So, if you are participating in any non-guild sponsored projects, you do run the risk of being scammed. And, if scammed, the guild will not help you recover losses as these projects are not allowed.

The ONLY people allowed to run projects or fund raisers are council. Special faeries can only run such things if they are given permission by council to do so. In either case, the guild will make it publicly know of any guild sponsored projects going on. If it is not made known, then it is not a guild sponsored project.

First, if you wish to donate items: the guild doesn't care what you send to us. The guild will accept anything and everything that you don't want, don't need, or just want to send our way.

Let me stress this point again:
• Donating to the guild is *NOT* a requirement. We don't want people to send us their hard earned NPs or items because they feel like we are making it a requirement. This guild is here to help *YOU* - the member whenever we can.
• All we ask is that if *YOU* feel that you have enough to spare to give to the guild, that you do so. BUT, it is *ALWAYS* the members choice to donate items/nps -- or not to donate.
• Please - I do *NOT* want anyone feeling like they absolutely have to donate just because they are a member of the guild.
• For Details on how to Donate/Help/Send Items, see this page: http://www.soupfaerie.com/guild/help.shtml

EXTRA NOTICE - the guild has two accounts now.
soup_faeire_helpers (misspelled) - this is the account that collects the majority of donations. Everything sent to this account will be used for the guild members.
soup_faerie_helpers (correct spelling) - this is a Council Appreciation account. All items/NPs donated to this account will be used to reward the Council Members for their hard work for the guild. They have put a LOT into the guild & I think it's about time that I start offering them some type of reward back. :)

People are allowed to do projects -- however, they must be ran by hippie first. There have been many acceptable projects proposed... And then, there are those projects people wanted to do like "raffles" -- where they give away a prize, people send all their NPs, and only one person wins. Those are both not fair for everyone and against neopet rules.

Hippie tries her best to look out for the members. So, She tries to make sure that no member will have a disadvantage because of the requirements of a project someone wants to do.

The following projects to not require permission:
• TRIVIA: As long as you do a quick trivia contest, it is allowable. HOWEVER: You MUST request for people to neomail you the answers. No posting of answers will be tolerated as this creates too much spam and confusion.
• SCAVENGER HUNTS: You can do trade scavenger hunts by putting up decent items in your trades & requiring members to find specific items to win the trade lot. HOWEVER: you cannot request the items for them to find to be valued at more than a total of 200 NPs.

• ANY AIM CHATS ARE NOT IN ANY WAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE GUILD. Enter at YOUR OWN RISK
• If you talk lik dis, n we haf 2 tink bout wut u talkin bout. We will delete your messages. Any messages writen in slang that cannot be understood easily will be considered spam - and deleted.
• Your shop is never to collect donations or NPs on behalf of the guild. No member is ever allowed to advertise the acceptance of neopoints or items though their shop, neopet website, or personal websites. We will suspend anyone that is asking for neopoint or item donations to be sent to their personal account "on behalf of the Soup Faerie Helpers Guild." People found to be doing this will be suspended for three days. If they are found to be doing this again, they will be permanently banned from the guild.
• Please do not ask for items you do not need. As this guild is always growing, we will not be able to provide for the truly needy if we are always giving to people that want just want items for free.
• Please do not neomail us asking for items. We will not respond to any requests neomailed me. We cannot keep up with requests received via neomail as we receive many neomails each day.
• Please do not expect items that are extremely expensive. 90-100% of the people in the guild are not neopian millionaires! (Though, we all wish we were...) Not many people can afford to give away items worth more than 10,000NPs. If you do ask, and do not receive what you request, it is most likely due to the fact that no one could afford your request.
• Please do not get upset if no one sends you the items you request. There are usually a lot of posts each day on the message board. People may not send you what you request as they may not have seen your post. People may not reply to your post if they do not have the items you request. We cannot fill all requests.
• Please use the trading post. If you wish to trade with someone, please trade via the trading post! This way you can be assured that you don't get "scammed" or taken advantage of.
• You are not to advertise any guilds and/or websites outside of Neopets.
• Advertising your shop, trades, neopet website, or neopet beauty contest entry is acceptable. However, you are only allowed to advertise in maximum of ONE post a day. If you are going to advertise any or all of the allowed, it must be included in your ONE post a day.
• No foul language, offensive, or suggestive language will be tolerated.
• When you are bored, or alone at the guild, it is not necessary to post a lot of messages just to pass time. People tend not to like to read a lot of "unnecessary messages" when they return. Any people posting a lot of "I'm Bored" messages will be warned as any form of ONLY "I'm Bored" messages are considered spam.

These are a great way to get to know people; but, unfortunately, it is clogging the message board with unwanted spams. It can be tough work to delete a lot of spam to keep the boards easy to read. We request that no polls are posted, as we will be deleting any polls and/or responses.

WHEN REQUESTING ITEMS: You must provide the following information:
• What item do you need
• Why you need that item.
• If the item is for a quest - say what quest it is for:
  Earth Faerie Quests, Snow Faerie Quests, Light Faerie Quest, ETC...
• Guild members may or may NOT honor the following types of requests:
  • Earth Faerie Quests: She usually asks for VERY expensive items & then only fills up your pets belly. (RARELY worth completing her quest)
  • Snow Faerie Quests: These last usually 1 hour. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.
  • Illusen/Jhudora's Quest: These last on average 16 minutes. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.
  • Employment Agency Job: These are usually timed. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.
  • Esophagor Quest: These last usually 1 hour. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.
  • Witch's Tower Quest: These last usually 1 hour. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.
  • Kitchen Quest: These last usually 1 hour. By the time we see your request, the time has already passed and the item is no longer needed.