No personal attacks. No politics. No racist, sexist, or homophobic remarks. No sex in the champagne room.

Swear if you must, but picking your spots will make the swearing much more effective.

If you are a fan of an opposing team, play nice. We welcome opposing viewpoints, but trolling will not be tolerated.

If you are signing up just to promote your own website, please don't. Become an active, long-time member of the community, though, you can get away with an unbelievable amount of self-promotion.

Before you post your first FanShot or FanPost, please take the time to look over the FanShots or FanPosts made over the previous month. Make sure you are not repeating a worn-out or repeated topic. An example of this would be a "Cain for Fielder?" post. It's been done, and by agreeing to these terms, you're agreeing that others can mock you mercilessly if you put up a topic that has been beaten to death.

Most importantly, here's the golden rule of McCovey Chronicles: contribute more than you distract. If you distract more than you contribute, you just might not be welcome.