**#3 is the weirdest rule that we have, and we have it because it adds great paranoia to the house! To emphasize it: SCREENSHOTTING IS NOT ALLOWED! You may not send screenshots to any other housemates—only to PoohSnap and hellocat, if you find it necessary for whatever reason.**
1) This season, you MAY discuss nominations with your fellow housemates, unless otherwise specified by Big Brother. If you do, be sure to INCLUDE POOHSNAP and HELLOCAT in all conversations you do through messages/Skype with other people.
Skype names:
tengaged.pooh
live:444hellocat
Add us if you have a Skype! We''ll be creating an official house chat for Skype, BUT these forums are where you should primarily post for in-game activities. Skype is not the primary means of communication for this game.
2) Spamming is ALLOWED for most evictions (and encouraged when it is allowed).
*Paying others to spam for you is prohibited. Bribing others to spam for you is prohibited. You may not use any sort of bribery (gifts, etc.) to convince people to spam for you; you can ask people to spam for you but it must be no strings attached. Other users may spam for you, but if there is evidence or reason to believe that you are actually PAYING or BRIBING people to spam, Big Brother reserves the right to terminate your status as a housemate.
3) NO SCREENSHOTTING OR QUOTING MESSAGES OR FORWARDING MESSAGES IS ALLOWED when it comes to Skype messages or Tengaged mails, OR any other area that BB specifies as off-limits to screenshots. If BB learns that a housemate has broken this rule, punishment will vary depending on the extent that they have broken the rule, and/or intentions.
4) The Viewer's Lounge is up and running for this season, and they have access to house dynamics. This should go without saying, but if anyone is caught having contact with viewers in the lounge pertaining to any confidential game-related info, he or she will be immediately ejected from the house.
*Reasonable suspicion is enough to take action against housemates and/or users in the VL. If housemates hear of any shady things involving the VL, they are encouraged to let us know right away so that proper action can be taken.
5) All BBUK seasons of this series are chock full of twists. We promise there is no rigging whatsoever, so please don't accuse Big Brother of anything of the sort!
6) Be ACTIVE in the house! The main components to this game are the tasks, live shows, and twists. You should always try to make it to them! It'll make the game more enjoyable for everyone involved.
7) Please SEND DR's to hellocat and PoohSnap! We would love for you to send as many as you want! At the very least, please send one every "game week", which will usually be about 2-3 days in length. You'll also be able to make use of the public diary room.
8) Have fun with it! While sending in nominations and attending events are the fundamentals, much of the fun of BBUK comes from how you guys interact with one another. Pretty much anything goes!
9) Racism, transphobia, homophobia, and overly graphic/sexual messages won’t be tolerated. I hate censoring anything, but if messages fall into any of the above categories, Big Brother will warn the housemates through PM or in the forums. Warnings will be doled out, and depending on the severity and intent of the rulebreaker, BB will take action accordingly.
10) Nominations need to be sent every week, unless specified otherwise. Not doing so will result in an auto penalty nom, and if you fail to submit more than once, you'll be ejected (gotta keep things active!)
