This is what I use - but I have amended the URL's so there's no impact on my forums if anyone uses this. You will need to amend the html accordingly to display whatever you want to display within whatever forum you want it to display in.
You need to amend the forumID (in my code this is 11) to your forumID that you want this to appear above when making new threads.
To check this out see the screenshot
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In your newthread template find this code;
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<form action="newthread.php" method="post" name="vbform"<if condition="!is_browser('webtv')"> onsubmit="return vB_Editor['$editorid'].prepare_submit(this.subject.value, $vboptions[postminchars])"</if>>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
and then amend it by adding the red code to something like this:
But be sure to change the $forumID to your forumID that you want this text to appear when a new thread is created in it.
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<form action="newthread.php" method="post" name="vbform"<if condition="!is_browser('webtv')"> onsubmit="return vB_Editor['$editorid'].prepare_submit(this.subject.value, $vboptions[postminchars])"</if>>
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<if condition="$forumid == 11">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="centre">
<tr><td class="thead" colspan="3" align="centre"><b>NOTICE: Rules / Guidelines for ALL posts submitted to the "tMP User Submitted News" forum....</b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="alt1" width="64"><img border="0" src="http://www.yourimage.com/images/Exclamation.gif" width="64" height="64"></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%" align="centre" colspan="2">Hi <strong>$bbuserinfo[username]</strong>,<br/>We would like to ensure that all posts that appear on this Page are of consistent format and publishing standard. With this in mind; when posting within the <strong>Name of your forum category </strong> on yoursite, can we respectfully request please that you ensure the content of your news post is formated in accordance with the following guidelines.</td>
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<td class="alt2" width="80"><strong>Font Used</strong></td>
<td class="alt2" width="100%" colspan="2">Please use the normal / default point font used for whatever style you have selected. Please do not use different point sizes within your news submission.</td>
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<td class="alt2" width="80"><strong>Text Colour</strong></td>
<td class="alt2" width="100%" colspan="2">Please use the default colour for the style used. Please do not use alternative colours for the body of your content. You may use additional colours to highlight phrases etc, but not for the entire content.</td>
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<td class="alt2" width="80"><strong>Grammar and Punctuation</strong></td>
<td class="alt2" width="100" colspan="2">Please ensure that you use correct grammar and punctuation and totally avoid "txt/sms" speak.</td>
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<td class="alt1" width="100%" colspan="3">Please ensure that all content submitted in this category conforms to the above guidelines. Posts and threads that do not follow these guidelines will not be validated/approved by a Moderator. If you are uncertain of how to format your content to these guidelines, please contact one of the tMP team.<br> Please note that tMP will not edit the <strong>content</strong> of any submitted news item as long as it conforms to the tMP general rules and guidelines on posting, however we may edit the format of your submission if it is not consistent. Many Thanks </td>
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</if>
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<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">Enjoy :)