The forum RULES & GUIDELINES

[Tumbo]

WELCOME TO T-MUSIC - EURO-RAP.COM

Remember, T-Music - Euro-Rap.com is a site 100% in English. There are non-english help threads in the "Non-English" part of the forum.

So, let us explain to you what T-Music - Euro-rap.com is!

The year is 1998. European rap is all over the music charts, radios, tv stations and all other media with artists like NANA, Down Low, C-Block and R'n'G. Even though there was small information here and there on the internet about them, there wasn't any site that covered it all. So, a guy named Tumbo, started his own website, called Tumbo's Music, or shorter; T-Music. Since that year, the site has grown and grown and now it is very popular and unieque. Not only do we have all the songs, videos, biographies, discographies and lyrics, but we have also got a very close relathionship and contact with the artists themselfes. You can find the most of the artists in our forum, and ask them any question you want!! That's why we bring you the latest news first. The eurorap scene has it's best success in the years 1996-1999, but it has never died out. In many countries, people still think that this is the best kind of music. Still today there are new songs, videos and albums made. So who ever said that "eurorap is dead", is clearly mistaken. How does eurorap differ from US-rap & hiphop? Well, a euro-rap song almost always has a message in it. There are no curses, no ladies and cars in the videos like in the US-rap / hiphop. A eurorap song is often mysterious, it tells a story and bonds to it. Then, how does eurorap differ from eurodance?
Basicly it's slower. Fewer BPM. The setup of the song in eurorap and eurodance are similar, but eurorap is much slower. And what's a typical eurorap song?
Male rap (mostly 2 verses, sometimes 3), and female/male chorus & bridge. Lots of strings and pianos and classical samples are used in the melodies.

First you need to understand the T-Music is devided in two categories:

1. 2.
1. T-Music - Euro-rap.com - The website - http://www.euro-rap.com
This is the basic website. Here you will find all information about the artists, such as biographies, discographies, cd-covers, images, lyrics & videos.
2. T-Music - Euro-rap.com - The forum/community - http://www.euro-rap.com/forum/portal.php
This is the forum/community. Here is where users/members discuss/write about everything, and meat up with eachother. Here is also a bigger chance to get the absolute latest news, since it's all updated daily, while on the basic website, it's only updates some times per week. Here you can also find the charts, music online area, download area, and much more. The most important is that you can also find the artists themselfes here, and talk to them.

So, first when you come here, you can see that the forum is made of different parts and categories. Every artists has their own forum. If you would like to talk about general things, or other music, or off-topic, there are sections for that aswell. Our tip is to really look around before you decide to start posting. A great thing to do first, is introduce yourself in the "New Members Introductions" forum (of course, in English). And what also is very important, that we are NOT a download program. Sure, we have downloads here and there, but please don't let your posts be "Where can I find this song" or "How can I download this video". To make it easier for you to grab everything, here are some forum rules:

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* - Spamming

Please do not make posts without making a point. If there's something you just want to say, then please provide reasons for your statement. Posts containing a few words or smilies only will be deleted at random and you will be warned. If we find ourselves telling you numerous times then we will ban you for 30 days or whenever we remember to remove the ban. Not only are empty posts a waste of everyones time but they harm the flow of the forums and the quality of the discussions. You are harming the forums if you make empty posts. If you harm these forums you must leave.

* - Your profile
You must fill in 5 things! = Gender, Birthdate, Country & Flag, Avatar & Signature(optional).

- The first thing you should do when registering, is to make your profile look good. Please make sure that you have chosen the flag, and the gender and also fill in your country in your profile. In the Country, you write down your country with a big capital letter, for example: Poland. This is especially for the statistics. So please don't write the city or other things there. Just the country.
- Also make sure you have chosen an avatar in the profile. As you can see all the T-Music members have own signatures. The rules for the signature is that it has to be in the size 299x73pxls. You can do a signature on your own, or you can PM me and ask me to do you one.

* - Downloading
If you have come to this site only to download things, then you haven't come to the right place. This forum is about having discussions about the music that brought us together. It's a COMMUNITY, meaning that it's not a download program. So pelase don't let your first posts be "Where can I download this and that". Start by "introducing your self". Then we all get a better start. Otherwise you always will be directed to this topic, where everything about downloading videos and songs is written down word by word. If you will ask any question that is already answered in that topic, you will only get a link to it.
Members who are active, and then disappear from the forum again, will lose their access. They can only get it back by gaining respect from the moderators by showing interest in the forum, as said above.

About the Music Video Archive & Download Area - read here

* - Double posts
Before you post a topic, make sure you check that the topic doesn't already exist. Use the "Search" engine to prevent re-posts.

* - FAQ
If you have other questions about handeling the forum, please read the FAQ. If you still don't find a answer to your question, then you can post it in the "Troubleshooting & Tips forum".

* - ENGLISH
Remember, only in this thread right here, you can use your home language. ALL other sections, forums, threads and post in the forum are in ENGLISH.


* - PM's/e-mails to the admin
And last but not least, as you also can read under Tumbo's signature:
Please, be kind, and DO NOT send me PMs or e-mails, unless it's extremely important!! I don't have time to answer them, and will not do so if I find the message containing quetions that you can get help from other moderators or the FAQ.
Send any questions to the any of the T-Music Moderators and they will help you.

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And here is some more help for you to undestand some things.

How a post looks


1. - The user name.
2. - Female or male?
3. - Forum title. A forum title depends of how many posts you write, or what title the admin will give you. For example 1-99 post is T-Music Junior Member, 100-299 is T-Music Member and so on...
4. - The link to the post. The exact link to this very post, if you want to copy and paste it somewhere.
5. - Date when the post was posted.
6. - Reply - When you want to reply to a post, click here.
7. - Quote - When you want to reply to a post, quoting the post you are clicking on.
8. - Edit - If you want to edit you post.
9. - Unread - If you want this post to be unread, click on the "Unread" mark, and this post will be shown unread, until next time you see it.
10. - Delete - Delete your own post.
11. - The text area of a post.
12. - The members signature. The rules for the signature is that it has to be in the size 299x73pxls. You can do a signature on your own, or you can PM me and ask Tumbo to do you one.
13. - Thank this post. If you think a user has written a brilliant and good post, than you can thank him for it by clicking this button.
14. - Send an e-mail to the posting user.
15. - Send a PM (Personal Message) to the posting user.
16. - See the posting users profile.
17. - Avatar. Your or, the posting users avatar. Avatars can be changed in your profile. When you sign up, you can a standard T-Music avatar. To change it to your own, go to your profile.
18. - Online/offline indicator.
19. - The date when this user has joined.
20. - Age of the user.
21. - Amount of posts by user.
22. - How many Thanks user has recieved.
23. - How many Thanks user has given.
24. - Country that user is from.
25. - Flag of the user.
26. - Post subject.

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