Post by Fickle81 on Aug 29, 2005 2:02:11 GMT -5
FORUM RULES:
I'm not gonna waste my time posting rules about not being an asshole that won't be followed (I'll do a slight touch up on this when I cover Flame Wars). I do ask a few simple things though.
Spamming:
Please don't spam. If there is a topic that is still readable on 5 forum pages,then it can just be posted there (it will most likely bump the thread). Yea I know,you gotta do a little bit of reading and looking around,but you don't want to be a lazy fuck do you? I'm not sure how good the search feature is on this forum (on other messageboards I've been to,they were about as useful as balls on a chicken),so you may want to try it out to see if you can find any other posts that have the same topic you want to post about before posting. Hasty extra threads dedicated to one topic will result in a linking to the original post where the topic was first brought up,and will then be locked and/or deleted.
Completely pointless threads in the Random forum will be monitored for entertainment/intellectual purposes. If it’s not providing some form of entertainment or intellectual value,it will be locked and/or deleted. Completely pointless threads posted in any board other than the Random one will be moved to Random where the same monitoring system applies.
Post in the correct forum:
Having these many boards is an organizational tactic. Instead of having 1 board that would be difficult to keep proper track of (due to all the unstructured posts that would look like clutter under one board),we have many boards with catering to many topics. Please do a little bit of thinking beforehand and ask yourself "where is the appropriate place to post this" before posting. Posts not in the appropriate place will be moved to the appropriate place.
Avatars and Signatures:
*Keep the pixel size at a maximum of 65x65. Unfortunatly,I can't help this as it seems to automatically size it this way for me. If you can find a way around this,then the maximum size should only be 200x200. Few things are more annoying than avatars so big in dimension size that it stretches the posts,so don't do it. You will be asked to change your avatar if it’s too big. Non compliance will end up in a temporary ban until you decide to shrink it. If you don't know how to shrink it,let myself or somebody else on the boards that has the technology/technical ability know about it and it will be done (at least on my end. I can't speak for others). If it cannot be shrinked to an appropriate level,its time for you to get a new smaller in size avatar.
*File size for avatars will NOT exceed 800 KB. I am running on a high speed connection,so this area isn't really a problem to me,but for the sake of others that do want to post on these boards that have basic connections,I WILL do routine checks on avatars (I will especially do so if there are enough complaints from people whose load times are slow). Those found with too big of file size avatars will be asked to shrink them. Non compliance will end up in a temporary ban until you decide to shrink it. If you don't know how to shrink it,let myself or somebody else on the boards that has the technology/technical ability know about it and it will be done (at least on my end. I can't speak for others). If it cannot be shrinked to an appropriate level,its time for you to get a new smaller in size avatar.
*Signature images should be limited to 400 pixels wide or 125 pixels high and should be no bigger than 300 KB. Again,I'm running on a high speed connection,and these are MY boards. If there are enough complaints,I'll consider lowering the appropriate file size (I'll also do this for avatars). Those found with too big of file size signatures in either area will be asked to shrink them. Non compliance will end up in a temporary ban until you decide to shrink it. If you don't know how to shrink it,let myself or somebody else on the boards that has the technology/technical ability know about it and it will be done (at least on my end. I can't speak for others). If it cannot be shrinked to an appropriate level,its time for you to get a new smaller in size signature.
*There is a 400 character limit on signatures (text/coding to post an image IS counted). Make it count.
Flame Wars:
Unlike other forums,I'm extremely lenient towards what is said on these boards. Why? Because some people were meant to have disagreements,even in its most extreme of cases. It’s all about expressing who you truly are.
This leads me to my next point. Lets face it,there ARE people who truly are assbags. As despised and as stupid as they are,the KKK are still allowed to have a voice. People like this should have the right to speak their idocies,and if you so chose,you have the right to call them on it...and you even have the right to ignore it all together. Is it possible for those to wear out their welcome with their inane bullshit and get banned? Of course,but that depends on me (the admin) alone.
Basically I'm giving you the freedom to say what you want,but be careful cause this freedom has a price. It would be in your best interest to think before you post. If you chose not to do this,you will most likely be humiliated by somebody who has more information than you and you may eventually be banned if you cause too much of a ruckus (but the entertainment value of your humiliation might actually work in your favor). You can go ahead and have your flame wars,but keep in mind I'll be watching and playing by ear as reguards to what to do about it.
Another warning. If you're not ready to defend/take simple disagreements,this is not the board for you. Take tastes in movies/music for example. One person's trash is another's treasure and vice versa. Theres nothing wrong with even a little heated debate,but taking it personally to where you actually call somebody a "troll" for not liking something you do (and even explaining reasons as to why they don't like it) is some truly stupid shit and you'll most likely get reamed for it. There is another side to this coin...there should be reasons given as to why you like or stand behind something. If you can't properly talk about why you believe in something,even under heavy pressure,then you really shouldn't be talking about it on a messageboard and you should even reassess why you believe in or not.
Don't forget,a messageboard CAN be considered a public gathering. Afterall,WE'RE the ones typing words from our brains on a messageboard to interact...and last I checked,we ARE humans and this IS real.
Thats all for now. Have fun and I hope you enjoy it here!
[glow=green,5,000]Kefka[/glow]
I'm not gonna waste my time posting rules about not being an asshole that won't be followed (I'll do a slight touch up on this when I cover Flame Wars). I do ask a few simple things though.
Spamming:
Please don't spam. If there is a topic that is still readable on 5 forum pages,then it can just be posted there (it will most likely bump the thread). Yea I know,you gotta do a little bit of reading and looking around,but you don't want to be a lazy fuck do you? I'm not sure how good the search feature is on this forum (on other messageboards I've been to,they were about as useful as balls on a chicken),so you may want to try it out to see if you can find any other posts that have the same topic you want to post about before posting. Hasty extra threads dedicated to one topic will result in a linking to the original post where the topic was first brought up,and will then be locked and/or deleted.
Completely pointless threads in the Random forum will be monitored for entertainment/intellectual purposes. If it’s not providing some form of entertainment or intellectual value,it will be locked and/or deleted. Completely pointless threads posted in any board other than the Random one will be moved to Random where the same monitoring system applies.
Post in the correct forum:
Having these many boards is an organizational tactic. Instead of having 1 board that would be difficult to keep proper track of (due to all the unstructured posts that would look like clutter under one board),we have many boards with catering to many topics. Please do a little bit of thinking beforehand and ask yourself "where is the appropriate place to post this" before posting. Posts not in the appropriate place will be moved to the appropriate place.
Avatars and Signatures:
*Keep the pixel size at a maximum of 65x65. Unfortunatly,I can't help this as it seems to automatically size it this way for me. If you can find a way around this,then the maximum size should only be 200x200. Few things are more annoying than avatars so big in dimension size that it stretches the posts,so don't do it. You will be asked to change your avatar if it’s too big. Non compliance will end up in a temporary ban until you decide to shrink it. If you don't know how to shrink it,let myself or somebody else on the boards that has the technology/technical ability know about it and it will be done (at least on my end. I can't speak for others). If it cannot be shrinked to an appropriate level,its time for you to get a new smaller in size avatar.
*File size for avatars will NOT exceed 800 KB. I am running on a high speed connection,so this area isn't really a problem to me,but for the sake of others that do want to post on these boards that have basic connections,I WILL do routine checks on avatars (I will especially do so if there are enough complaints from people whose load times are slow). Those found with too big of file size avatars will be asked to shrink them. Non compliance will end up in a temporary ban until you decide to shrink it. If you don't know how to shrink it,let myself or somebody else on the boards that has the technology/technical ability know about it and it will be done (at least on my end. I can't speak for others). If it cannot be shrinked to an appropriate level,its time for you to get a new smaller in size avatar.
*Signature images should be limited to 400 pixels wide or 125 pixels high and should be no bigger than 300 KB. Again,I'm running on a high speed connection,and these are MY boards. If there are enough complaints,I'll consider lowering the appropriate file size (I'll also do this for avatars). Those found with too big of file size signatures in either area will be asked to shrink them. Non compliance will end up in a temporary ban until you decide to shrink it. If you don't know how to shrink it,let myself or somebody else on the boards that has the technology/technical ability know about it and it will be done (at least on my end. I can't speak for others). If it cannot be shrinked to an appropriate level,its time for you to get a new smaller in size signature.
*There is a 400 character limit on signatures (text/coding to post an image IS counted). Make it count.
Flame Wars:
Unlike other forums,I'm extremely lenient towards what is said on these boards. Why? Because some people were meant to have disagreements,even in its most extreme of cases. It’s all about expressing who you truly are.
This leads me to my next point. Lets face it,there ARE people who truly are assbags. As despised and as stupid as they are,the KKK are still allowed to have a voice. People like this should have the right to speak their idocies,and if you so chose,you have the right to call them on it...and you even have the right to ignore it all together. Is it possible for those to wear out their welcome with their inane bullshit and get banned? Of course,but that depends on me (the admin) alone.
Basically I'm giving you the freedom to say what you want,but be careful cause this freedom has a price. It would be in your best interest to think before you post. If you chose not to do this,you will most likely be humiliated by somebody who has more information than you and you may eventually be banned if you cause too much of a ruckus (but the entertainment value of your humiliation might actually work in your favor). You can go ahead and have your flame wars,but keep in mind I'll be watching and playing by ear as reguards to what to do about it.
Another warning. If you're not ready to defend/take simple disagreements,this is not the board for you. Take tastes in movies/music for example. One person's trash is another's treasure and vice versa. Theres nothing wrong with even a little heated debate,but taking it personally to where you actually call somebody a "troll" for not liking something you do (and even explaining reasons as to why they don't like it) is some truly stupid shit and you'll most likely get reamed for it. There is another side to this coin...there should be reasons given as to why you like or stand behind something. If you can't properly talk about why you believe in something,even under heavy pressure,then you really shouldn't be talking about it on a messageboard and you should even reassess why you believe in or not.
Don't forget,a messageboard CAN be considered a public gathering. Afterall,WE'RE the ones typing words from our brains on a messageboard to interact...and last I checked,we ARE humans and this IS real.
Thats all for now. Have fun and I hope you enjoy it here!
[glow=green,5,000]Kefka[/glow]