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 Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:58 pm Post subject: Possible Rules Rewrite |
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Do you think it would be wise to update the rules?
I would like to listen to member's ideas and opinions.
My Main Concerns are:
> To set "Can" and "Can't" time limits for Bumping Topics, so members will be less confused when bumping their topics.
> To add a new rule - No Bumping topics that are over 3 Weeks old.
> To add another new rule - Speak in standard english, no text speech.
Any thoughts or ideas? I'd like to outline the concerns and possible flaws in our current rules.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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> To set "Can" and "Can't" time limits for Bumping Topics, so members will be less confused when bumping their topics.
Good idea, it always used to be 6 hours (?), should be this again.
> To add a new rule - No Bumping topics that are over 3 Weeks old.
Yep, 3 months is about right, maybe slightly longer (as there aren't a huge amount of topics being made anyway).
> To add another new rule - Speak in standard english, no text speech.
Don't think this would really work as pretty much everyone uses it. Maybe recommend writing in good english as far as possible, but making a rule against it will be hard.
Otherwise, the current rules are good.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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I agree about everything you've said, but I do think the standard thing is important because there are quite a lot of people in the swapitshop sections who use MSN speech, which is annoying - because this is a forum not a chatroom.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| BakerBaker wrote: | > To set "Can" and "Can't" time limits for Bumping Topics, so members will be less confused when bumping their topics.
Good idea, it always used to be 6 hours (?), should be this again.
> To add a new rule - No Bumping topics that are over 3 Weeks old.
Yep, 3 months is about right, maybe slightly longer (as there aren't a huge amount of topics being made anyway).
> To add another new rule - Speak in standard english, no text speech.
Don't think this would really work as pretty much everyone uses it. Maybe recommend writing in good english as far as possible, but making a rule against it will be hard.
Otherwise, the current rules are good. |
I agree  3 weeks is a bit long in my opinion but it's up to you, I think 2 weeks might be better but I suppose at the current state of the forum, it might be alright.
The forum is meant to be fun so I don't think it's fair to ask members to speak standard English and use a rule to enforce it. I personally prefer proper English and I know that when looking for new mods, that's something we look for but you can't expect it from everyone.
Otherwise great rules The double posting rule needs to be added though!
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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Ah yes, I almost forgot about the double posting rule. That needs to be ironed out a bit and set in stone.
So at the moment, it would be;
> You can bump topics, but you must have been the last poster to post on that topic for at least 6 hours. No less.
> You can't post in a topic that hasn't been posted in for more than 16 Days.
> Don't double post.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds good And I'm not sure about making it a rule, but we need to encourage members to make topics in the right section.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| How about 'txt spk' is just discouraged; not given a rule against it?
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Well you're never going to stop people from saying "lol" or "btw", but maybe a warning should/could be given for excessive use?
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| BakerBaker wrote: | | Well you're never going to stop people from saying "lol" or "btw", but maybe a warning should/could be given for excessive use? |
No that's going a bit far! Even I use "lol" and "btw" a lot! It's like telling people not abbreviate because it's not formal enough!
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| kutekittenx wrote: | | BakerBaker wrote: | | Well you're never going to stop people from saying "lol" or "btw", but maybe a warning should/could be given for excessive use? |
No that's going a bit far! Even I use "lol" and "btw" a lot! It's like telling people not abbreviate because it's not formal enough! |
They wouldn't need to be warned for 'lol' and 'btw'.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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This would be good. As the current rules don't have alot in them
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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I think that things like "rofl" and "lol" should stay, because they're like emoicons - :P
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Yes that was what i was staying, they couldn't be stopped, it just depends what you consider too far... :P
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