These rules are also used to help us decide who should be moved to which mall. We look at how much you upgrade, the types and variety of items you stock, and how fully stocked your shop is when we decide if someone is ready to move up to a bigger, more profitable mall, or even down to a quieter, less competitive mall.

1. Shop size - Mall members must, maintain a size to be seen in one of the 3 marketplaces (Main, Island, or Spooky).
a. New mall members that are not yet large enough to be visible in the Spooky Marketplace will be given thirty days to upgrade enough to be in that market.
b. With the exception of those new mall members, no member will allow their shop to fall below minimum marketplace size.
c. Mall members are advised that being at the top of their marketplace hut (or tombstone) can really increase business.

2. Stock - Members should mostly stock items relating to their categories.
a. "Mostly" is defined one of two ways:
i. Five pages of stock, or if you have more than five pages total in your shop, then
ii. Three out of every four pages of your shop (75%)
b. We understand that reasonable overlap occurs, but please be courteous by not competing with someone in your own mall.
c. Members will also have a good selection of merchandise to choose from. Here are some guidelines:
i. Shop size 200-299: five pages
ii. Shop size 300-399: six pages
iii. Shop size 400-499: seven pages
iv. And an additional page for each hundred sizes after that.
v. Some categories, such as Job Coupons and paint brushes, don't have a very big variety, so exceptions may be made for members stocking one or more of these areas.

3. Banners and Links
a. The mall banner must remain in your shop at all times.
i. If any updates are made to the banner html, you will receive notification by or from the mall manager.
ii. Banners are expected to be kept up-to-date at all times, and must be updated within five days of notification by the mall manager.
b. No links to other malls or shops outside of the PMC Guild are allowed in any shop.
i. Links to petpages, users, and the PMC are permitted.

4. Advertising
a. Mall members are expected to advertise, as this bring in business for all mall members.
b. A mall may require group advertisements. If a mall wishes to do this, the current members must be in agreement and the mall manager must be notified. You will be notified about this if you are being considered for such a mall.

5. Disappearance - If a member will not be available for an extended period of time, they must contact the mall manager as soon as possible to make special arrangements.

6. Mall placement - members may be moved into another mall or category at the discretion of the mall manager and main council. These are the things that will be considered:
a. Shop size
b. Variety of items
c. Percentage of items in category
d. Willingness to advertise (for example, mall one members are required to participate in a million-neopoint ad)
e. Ability to make mall banner updates timely

7.Conflicts - if any issues come up between you and another mall member, do not contact them directly. Neomail widowmaker181, bsmith97 or chaplainjr, and explain the situation to one of them. If after neomailing one of us and you do not receive a reply in 24 hours then neomail the next person on the list.

8. Violations - if a mall member is in violation of these rules they will be neomailed a request to make the corrections.
a. If the problem is not fixed within five days, the member will be removed from the mall.
b. A mall member that has been removed may re-apply.