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Re: Announcing Classic-Space Forums
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Tue, 21 Dec 2004 01:04:46 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Tom McDonald wrote:
snip (new forum announcement)
I just went over and looked around. I read the rules for the space forum and
the moc forum. Sounds rather unfriendly to me... don’t know if I’ll ever post
there.
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Posted: Yesterday 12:14 am Post subject: Forum Rules - READ FIRST
1 . This is NOT a democracy, this is a dictatorship. The rule of the Mods is
law.
2 . Proper spelling and grammar count. Do try to make your posts readable!
3 . Don’t whine, complain or just be plain stupid.
4 . Text formatting abuse will not be tolerated.
5 . Beware teh Kevoh.
6 . The rules constantly change. That’s life.
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What the heck is up with rule #5? Maybe you ought to follow your rule #2. What
is Kevoh anyways and why should I beware of him/it? How the heck am I supposed
to follow a rule that doesn’t make any sense? Having that in there seems like
you tried to interject a bit of sarcasim/humor; but by doing so kinda
invalidates the rest of the rules. “If rule #5 is a joke then are the rest of
them serious or not?”
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Posted: Yesterday 9:21 pm Post subject: MOC RULES - READ FIRST!
1 . All threads must be MOC announcements. NO exceptions!
2 . FINISHED MOCs only. Please keep works-in-progress in the “Space.” Forum.
3 . Rainbow warriors need not apply.
4 . Short backstories only.
5 . Only TWO 2 pictures per post.
6 . Provide a link to the rest of your pics and story.
7 . All bad MOCs, unfinished MOCs or poor photography are subject to being
locked or deleted at the moderator’s discretion.
8 . DO NOT complain about locked or deleted posts. Ask for tips how to make
your MOC/photography better in the “Space.” section instead.
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So what exactly is your criteria for “bad MOCs”? Who is the judge? How many
colors can I use before a moc becomes a “rainbow warrior”. What if I just
happen to choose a bad color scheme (like lime green and dark blue?)
I don’t know... I’ve read this thread and others that weighed the pros/cons of
starting a new forum. I hate to say it, but after reading your rules, you do
come off sounding like arrogant, whinny, control-freaks. I understand the
desire to want to moderate the endless arguements where no new points are being
made (like the ongoing 10152 debate or blay vs gray). I wish that lugnet could
atleast lock some threads that refuse to die. However, judging other peoples
MOCs, their art, as worthy of your site or not and deleting the ones you feel
are not worthy.... well, makes you (the site) sound very conceited. I hope
thats not your intent, but thats the taste they leave.
I respect your rights to run your site in the manner that you please but the
place does not sound very friendly. I do not know how you expect to draw out
lurkers if people need to re-read their posts 10 times to make sure their i’s
are dotted and their t’s are crossed before posting.
Best of luck,
drc
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) All of these rules should be adhered without question. And just this once I shall explain to you the reasoning. "teh" is a commong term in most internet circles, It is also seen as "the" "t3h" and the little known "t3he". All of these refer to (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
| | | Re: Announcing Classic-Space Forums
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| I'm not gonna bother refuting points in this one. One good point, I believe I'm going to change the word "rules" to "guidelines". They are just guidlines and it's totaly up to the mods to decide what violates those guidelines and what doesn't. The (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
| | | Re: Announcing Classic-Space Forums
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| (...) First, thanks for visiting. It's more than some others have admitted to doing. (...) Heh, humor. I love it. CSF's and yours. (...) This is very Andy Rooney-ish. But I should mention that rules aren't invalidated by humor. (...) This applies to (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
| | | Re: Announcing Classic-Space Forums
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| (...) Not that anyone cares regarding the CSF witch hunt that seems to be going on here, but this rule has been removed. You can all go back to whining about other trivial things that have no bearing on you if you don't plan on joining CSF. Adrian (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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