Rules for commenting in Bans forum
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:42 am
Due to a recent increase of low quality posts in this forum, I thought it'd be best to install a few new rules. These will mostly apply to the regular members, though I do have a few for the banned users. I'll start with the banned users.
1. Do not make multiple threads. Your ban thread will always be made by a staff member. Do not make your own. If for some reason, a ban report was not filed for you, private message Caldrin or Korthic inquiring why.
2. Listen to the staff. If we tell you to stop arguing your ban, then it has already been decided by the majority of the staff that you will not be unbanned. You're free to appeal it at a later date (perhaps a month or longer), but if you continue to ignore staff your posting privileges will be revoked.
As for the regular users...
3. Do not post on old threads. If a thread has gone a week or longer without any new posts, it's probably because there's nothing left to add to the report. If you have significant information to add, then post away. For example, if a user was banned for destroying somebody's house, but you have screenshots or other proof that somebody else did it, then go ahead and post that.
4. This is a followup on rule 3, if you have nothing that contributes to the thread, do not post. Look, we all hate griefers. We are glad when they get caught. As staff, I appreciate it when people are thankful for my work. But you don't have to post comments like, "Damn those griefers", "Haha doesn't he know we have bb", or "Good job staff!" on EVERY THREAD. It contributes nothing, and just brings old posts back onto the front page of the website when there's nothing new to the discussion.
So, TL;DR:
Don't post your own ban report, listen to staff, don't post on old threads, and say something IMPORTANT.
Thank you.
-CT
1. Do not make multiple threads. Your ban thread will always be made by a staff member. Do not make your own. If for some reason, a ban report was not filed for you, private message Caldrin or Korthic inquiring why.
2. Listen to the staff. If we tell you to stop arguing your ban, then it has already been decided by the majority of the staff that you will not be unbanned. You're free to appeal it at a later date (perhaps a month or longer), but if you continue to ignore staff your posting privileges will be revoked.
As for the regular users...
3. Do not post on old threads. If a thread has gone a week or longer without any new posts, it's probably because there's nothing left to add to the report. If you have significant information to add, then post away. For example, if a user was banned for destroying somebody's house, but you have screenshots or other proof that somebody else did it, then go ahead and post that.
4. This is a followup on rule 3, if you have nothing that contributes to the thread, do not post. Look, we all hate griefers. We are glad when they get caught. As staff, I appreciate it when people are thankful for my work. But you don't have to post comments like, "Damn those griefers", "Haha doesn't he know we have bb", or "Good job staff!" on EVERY THREAD. It contributes nothing, and just brings old posts back onto the front page of the website when there's nothing new to the discussion.
So, TL;DR:
Don't post your own ban report, listen to staff, don't post on old threads, and say something IMPORTANT.
Thank you.
-CT