You forgot 'no swearing or cursing', I think. At least, not above what would generally be considered a PG-13 level of profanity.Good idea. I already put up a censor, but we certainly don't want page long sets of asterisks. And I kept two milder swear words, because I don't think anyone really gets offended by them much (that ultimatum will almost certainly prove false and bite me in the butt, but whatever).
No swearing and cursing even in languages the censor doesn't recognise, I guess? ;) We have such a bunch of good strong swear words in Finnish...I've considered enlisting some help for censoring out some different languages' swears. I made sure to make the site's character map have all the relevant letters, so multilingual swearing is definitely possible, and would probably slip by me...
A no spam rule is probably obvious even if it isn't there, but should probably be added just for clarity. That means things like double posting, single-word posts or tag-posting by multiple users in regular threads in order to inflate their post counter.Could've sworn I had a no spam rule... Thanks for the heads up, adding that now.
I suspect the no-swearing part is going to be hard for Finns and Norwegians for cultural reasons.
I apologize in advance if this is the wrong thread for this question, but:
What do the colored squares at the left of each post indicate? They're on the 3rd line, below the poster's name and rank, but above the icon. (I'd insert a screenshot but, um, I couldn't figure out how to insert a graphic...)
It seems like all Newbies have one yellow square, the one Jr. Member has 2 yellow squares, Eich has 5 red squares, and Noako as Administrator has blue ones. Are they automatically assigned by rank/role?
I'm just curious.
Yep. Just set those in place. Kept Newbie because it still applies really well, then Citizen, Scout, Ranger, and Ruler of a Derelict Airport. I wanted the ranks to ascend in order of danger in the world of the comic, so I'm thinking maybe a wandering ranger on his/her own would have a more dangerous time than someone with an airport for defense... Decisions, decisions. Also considering adding a "Veteran" rank at a high post count.
But like St. Paul, I can look forward to proudly being "a citizen of no mean city."Which, to keep the post-apoc SSSS vibe, will probably have changed to "no man city". ;)
At what post levels do the various ranks kick in? I know 100 = Safe-Zone Citizen ;D and we'll probably swear in a few more Citizens any day now. But our two highest posters have already hit 200 posts. When do they get promoted to "Scout," "Ranger," and so forth?
...Just curious.
Rank 1: 0-99 posts
Rank 2: 100-249 posts
Rank 3: 250-499 posts
Rank 4: 500- 999 posts
Rank 5: 1000+ posts
At what post levels do the various ranks kick in? I know 100 = Safe-Zone Citizen ;D and we'll probably swear in a few more Citizens any day now. But our two highest posters have already hit 200 posts. When do they get promoted to "Scout," "Ranger," and so forth?
...Just curious.
He posted this scheme in the "improvements" discussion, page 2:Heh, yeah, sorry. The discussion for ranks got kind of scattered early on.
AFAIK rank 3 is scout, 4 is ranger and 5 ruler of derelict airport.
Rank 1: 0-99 posts
Rank 2: 100-249 posts
Rank 3: 250-499 posts
Rank 4: 500-999 posts
Rank 5: 1000+ posts
Super, thanks!
Fimbulvarg, you and Nimphy are on track to become our first Scouts (with our fearless Administrator right behind). Send us back some reports of whatever wonders you see over the next range of hills, OK? ;)
Super, thanks!
Fimbulvarg, you and Nimphy are on track to become our first Scouts (with our fearless Administrator right behind). Send us back some reports of whatever wonders you see over the next range of hills, OK? ;)
Ah, you are right. Let's hope we'll be the epic (http://orojackson.com/attachments/slide-jpg.987/)kind of scouts and not the plain (http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110416122426/pixar/images/9/96/Russell1.png)kind.
On that note I still think we could consider some special ranks for administrators and moderators. Not much purpose to it, but still.
Aw, don't smack talk Russell.
I haven't put up different names for mods and admins yet for the sake of any new folks. We've been around for a while though, so I might do that soon. I think I'll stick with Thor; just like the sound of it. ;D A buddy of mine who admins another forum I use named himself "Ultimate Galactic President Superstar McAwesomeville," and has a signature that says, "I AM THE LAW." He's a fun person.
I think your friend and I like the same movie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itmNiTwHOsM#t=0m18s).The ultimate in camp.
Also I've never even watched UP.
At another forum that I used to admin we had to make a rule about non-posters for those very reasons UFOO9000 listed. You have a month to make ten posts in the forum, if you don't rack them up you get a reminder via PM. You'll then get another month hang time during which you can still make those ten posts or however many are missing before the nick gets removed as an abandoned one. That forum is larger than this one which needs to be taken into consideration, but maybe something similar would work here?
What happens to your posts when you get deleted?
On most forums your posts will remain unless stated otherwise during deletion. If your posts aren't deleted with you, I guess they'll show up as posted by a guest user.
* No political advocacy. We realize it's hard to avoid all mention of political positions one way or the other (and we've tolerated that in the past), but we won't allow out-and-out politicking.
For example, it would be OK to say that last weekend you were at a Rand Paul 2016 rally (a mere neutral mention of an activity), or even share a funny/interesting but nonpolitical photo you took there. A brief mention that you plan to vote for him, and why, would be *tolerable.* A long screed in his favor, or a fundraising link, would be right out.
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Now the moderation team is curious to hear your thoughts on these guidelines :)
Say, for example, someone is discussing the weather conditions in SSSS and it's pointed out (for example) that a harsh winter in Denmark is unlikely because of changes in the climate. That's controversial in some quarters, but it's relevant to the Y90 world of SSSS.
That's an empirical discussion, not a value-based one.
Would you consider it within the bounds of the new rules if I went on a page long rant about how much I despise Donald Trump 2016? If not, maybe the term "political advocacy" is not what you're looking for.
I like these guidelines, they sound like a good solid base to go on.
What would be the stance on non-political advocacy? (Like a link for a NGO fundraising for e.g. donations for wildlife protection?) Is this was you meant with "advocacy for various causes"?
I wonder if it might not be worthwhile allowing some more freewheeling discussion on a sub-board. I don't think I'd frequent it myself, but I can see a place for allowing discussion.
I'm also a little hazy about some of the rules here. Say, for example, someone is discussing the weather conditions in SSSS and it's pointed out (for example) that a harsh winter in Denmark is unlikely because of changes in the climate. That's controversial in some quarters, but it's relevant to the Y90 world of SSSS. How would something like that be handled under these rules?
I like these guidelines, they sound like a good solid base to go on.
What would be the stance on non-political advocacy? (Like a link for a NGO fundraising for e.g. donations for wildlife protection?) Is this was you meant with "advocacy for various causes"?
(Not that I plan on doing that but just so things are clear...)
Don't solicit or advertise. That means don't post links to a site you, or anyone affiliated with you through work, makes money off of, or your company's site, without sufficient cause, and don't advertise for your faith or try to convert anyone. I'll allow links to crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter, as well as any smaller, donation-based sites or pages.
I wonder if it might not be worthwhile allowing some more freewheeling discussion on a sub-board. I don't think I'd frequent it myself, but I can see a place for allowing discussion.
I'm also a little hazy about some of the rules here. Say, for example, someone is discussing the weather conditions in SSSS and it's pointed out (for example) that a harsh winter in Denmark is unlikely because of changes in the climate. That's controversial in some quarters, but it's relevant to the Y90 world of SSSS. How would something like that be handled under these rules>
Re: free-wheeling discussion, you aren't the first person to propose that. At the time, very early in the Forum's history, the admin team was basically Eich (and me, pre-Skald role, throwing some unsolicited opinions his way) -- and we didn't yet have the extensive history setting an example of how we treat one another.
The feeling then was that Eich didn't have time to police a potentially controversial thread. Moreover, I felt, then as now, that the whole rest of the Internet is available for free-wheeling discussion on all subjects; we already allow a fairly broad range of topics relevant to our fandom.
That's not to say that couldn't ever happen, just saying why I personally think it would be more trouble than it's worth.
I do think climate change (f.ex.) could be discussed where it's relevant, in exactly the kind of example you bring up. (In fact, it has.) However, if a potentially controversial topic like that crops up, we mods/admins will be watching the discussion *closely* to make sure it remains cordial. We don't want the tone to degenerate, as it sometimes did in the "Ethnic Diversity in SSSS" thread.
you may not push them to others, wanted/agreed or not."
forcing other people who disagree to believe it
What exactly constitutes "forcing someone to believe smt"? I don't think I've ever seen an argument involving actual coercion rather than stating opposing views.
So let's take Günther Öttinger for example:
A: is of the oppinion that he does a brilliant job for the EU office he is asigned to.
B: Is opposing that view.
That is, though, something that is more subjective than objective. (Although I'm not sure that matters; I've seen more flamewars over things like economics and a couple of hot-button issues that I WILL NOT mention right now, but there's been enough over what should be simple things like the age of the earth that I don't rule anything out.
But I like the idea of Wheaton's Law (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wheatons-law) as the guiding principle.
Warnings are cumulative. If a user goes back to normal and has had one warning in the past, but breaks the rules again, they would go straight to the second level. If they have had the second level in the past and break the rules they would go straight to the third level. If they come back from a post ban and continue to break the rules, they will be banned from the forum.
This seems a reasonable thing to me.Indeed.
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