New Rules

After much consideration and discussion between the oligarchy here at San Francisco Chicken, we have deemed it necessary to enforce a new set of rules. The rules will be enforced 100% and are as follows:

1) Posts must take up 40 lines or less (including shortened lines due to pictures being in the way.)

2) Articles are to be about a topic that would apply or be interesting to any average reader in any first world country. Ask yourself the question, "Would someone in Germany be interested in my rant." For example, someone in Germany would not be interested in how IRAs work in the United States. They may however be interested in a generalized topic about taxes.

3) These articles are meant to be "rants" not "stories." Articles may not be used to tell a story about one's self. Articles may use one's own experience to exemplify a point, but the experience may not be the focus of the story. Ask yourself "Can this point be made without telling a story about myself?" If it can not, then it is not legitimate. If it can, then minimize personal references to those that help explain or exemplify the situation. For example, if you have been ripped off by a restaurant, you may not write a story about this experience. You may however write a story about crappy customer service and use your story as a brief example of such.

4) All postings must have a picture. Preferably one that is eye catching. No graphs are to be posted at any point in time under any circumstances.

5) There is to be no discussion about math, statistics, etc. There should also be no discussion about any other topic that would be difficult to comprehend by an average reader.

6) No profanity. No use of the word "r-tard." (I think Dan takes this one personally for some reason. Don't ask me."

7) Try your best to have some comedy in there. This is somewhat subjective, but still, try your best.

Any postings that violate the above rules will be immediately removed. They will not be "gonged." They will be expunged permanently. Anyone who violates these rules three times will have their posting priveleges permanently suspended. Note that these rules are being applied retroactively and thus articles breaking these rules will be removed shortly. You will not receive one of your three demerits for a previously written article.

"Gonging" will still be allowed. If an article is posted that does not violate the above rules but still sucks, it can be gonged, just as before, and be moved to the bottom of the list.