i tink you should add a rules section in with the top bar (the bar with profile, help, portal ect. in) admins could edit the rules in this vis the admin panel
this would mean rule of the sites woiuld be accessable when you are posting instead of just having a thread for it
wat you guys gink.
Actually well...it's not a bad idea. Like a button up there that says rules? Admins defines the topic ID of the rules.
Sounds easy in theory, I wonder how easy it would be to implement.

SMF
If not...uh...you could always stick something in your news/footer about it.
Actually its not a bad idea at all. Maybe SMF can come up with a mod for that.
People see the forum rules section but do not always read it
edit:
In the meantime there are other options.
If you have your banner in the HEADER area. Place a link to the rules underneath the banner so it is easily seen there.
or
Place a link to the rules in your news box.