Do not post immediately. Visit the section. Read the pinned "How to use Steam Emulators (2021 Edition)."
No rule is absolute. In 2021, the following were from Rule 6:
For established users, the rule introduced the ritual of decoding. You would copy a block of text, head to a decoding website, decrypt it, and then get your link. While this sounds tedious, it became a perverse badge of honor. It filtered out the "lazy" users who couldn't be bothered to learn the basics of forum etiquette.
Repeat offenders receive formal warnings visible on their profile.