1. Shop Size - Mall members must, at a minimum, upgrade enough to stay visible in one of the marketplaces. Main Markeplace, Mystery Island Marketplace, or Haunted Marketplace.

a. New mall members that are not yet large enough to be visible in the Spooky Marketplace will be given thirty days to upgrade enough to be in that market.
b. With the exception of those new mall members, no member will allow their shop to fall below minimum marketplace size.
c. Mall members are advised that being at the top of their marketplace hut or tombstone can really increase business.

2. Stock - Members should should stock only what their shop is selling. We will allow up to 10% of your stock for other items.

a. We understand that reasonable overlap occurs, but please be courteous by not competing with someone in your own mall.
b. Advertising of your off category items is not allowed to be displayed in your shop, user lookup or pet pages. Posting on NB ads or SAC boards are ok for these items.
c. Members will also have a good selection of merchandise to choose from. Here are some guidelines:
i. Shop size 200-299: five pages
ii. Shop size 300-399: six pages
iii. Shop size 400-499: seven pages
iv. And an additional page for each hundred sizes after that.
v. Some categories, such as Job Coupons and paint brushes, don't have a very big variety, so exceptions may be made for members stocking one or more of these areas.

a. If any updates are made to the banner html, you will receive notification by or from the mall manager.
b. Banners are expected to be kept up-to-date at all times, and must be updated within two days of notification by the mall manager. If not done in two days you will receive a warning and have another three days to update.
c. No links to other malls or shops outside of the TML Guild are allowed in any shop.
d. Absolutely no changes may be made to TML mall coding on grounds immediate dismissal.
e. Links to petpages, users, and the TML are permitted.

4. Advertising on Notice Board -NBs are a proven way to generate sales in shops.

a. Mall advertising is mandatory for all of our malls. Please see each malls NB pages for fees.
b. Ads must be paid no later than 48 hours before they are posted on the notice board.
c. Unpaid ads can and will be sold to other interested parties.
d. If this continues to be a problem from week to week where a member is delinquent in paying for their ad, it will be grounds for dismissal.

5. Disappearance - If a member will not be available for an extended period of time, they must contact the mall manager as soon as possible to make special arrangements.

6. Mall placement members may be moved into another mall or category at the discretion of the mall management. These are the things that will be considered:
a. Shop size
b. Variety of items
c. Percentage of items in category
d. Willingness to advertise (for example, mall one members are required to participate in a million- neopoint ad)
e. Ability to make mall banner updates timely.

7. Conflicts- if any issues come up you and another mall member, do not contact them directly. Neomail the mall manager, and explain the situation to her. If bsmith97 is unavailable or no response is received within a day, Neomail your question to amsmani.

a. If the problem is not fixed within a reasonable time, the member will be removed from the mall.
b. A mall member that has been removed may reapply.

9. Notice to Leave - As common courtesy to mall management, when anticipating departing your mall, please be so kind as to give a 2 week notice. If this is not done, we cannot accept you back as a member again at a later date.

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