Recently a new rule was made regarding off topic pics in the Whores forum. Were you aware of the rule? How often do you read the forum specific rules? Should rule changes be announced in a very public way – blog, twitter, black bar announcement?

Oh, also? We like looking at ****s. We don’t so much like looking at non-****s. Posting any images in Sticky threads in this forum which do not directly apply to the subject of the thread is bannable.

MC Banhammer edited this message on 03/02/2009 4:05PM

Shii Posted:

Make a post in Games Discussion regarding the new rule change.

That would be sufficient in my opinion. Black bar isn’t necessary because it doesn’t pertain to the actual game, and I never read blog/twitter ever, so I’d miss it.

This.

Signed!

Shii Posted:

Make a post in Games Discussion regarding the new rule change.

That would be sufficient in my opinion. Black bar isn’t necessary because it doesn’t pertain to the actual game, and I never read blog/twitter ever, so I’d miss it.

Sticky it for a week as well. That would make it hard to miss for regular posters. Currently new rules are being announced in a topic that no one reads which leads to confusion and potentially bans for players with good intentions.

MC Banhammer Posted:

Other. The rule in question WAS announced formally, by a posting of said rule by a moderator in the appropriate thread. This is how all new/modified (and sometimes deleted) rules are announced.

So everyone needs to check that thread every time before they post? I don’t think that’s reasonable.

the Pro Posted:

So everyone needs to check that thread every time before they post? I don’t think that’s reasonable.

Any other reasonable solution requires the users to check SOMEwhere. A black bar, for example, is only effective as long as it’s displayed. This does nothing for someone who goes on vacation for a week or two. And some people bookmark directly to the forum pages and so wouldn’t see it anyway (this has happened before).

So if the user has to check SOMEwhere for the posting rules, I can think of no better place than the very place where they’re posting.

the Pro Posted:

So everyone needs to check that thread every time before they post? I don’t think that’s reasonable.

Exactly. Not just that, there is a different one for each forum, so every time a reply is made the implication is that it should be checked rather than just watching for the “You are NOT posting in a RPG forum!” That just seems far too time intensive and silly.

TUBSWEETIE Posted:

Centralized rule page is a pretty doable and appropriate solution.

rules page in the knowledge base maybe?

with a link to the relevant article instead of the GD post when you post.

Which then everyone will have to click on every time to see if it’s been updated. And then they’ll complain again.

MC Banhammer Posted:

Which then everyone will have to click on every time to see if it’s been updated. And then they’ll complain again.

Then add a UPDATED(date here) tag to the thread whenever it’s updated., for every problem you bring up, there is a simple solution.

CrinkzPipe Posted:

Then add a UPDATED(date here) tag to the thread whenever it’s updated., for every problem you bring up, there is a simple solution.

Okay, that makes sense. This I can get behind.

A KB article which lists all the rules for the entire site. And the text:

You are NOT posting in a RPG forum! Don’t know why this is important? See here!

changed to

Don’t post until you’ve reviewed the posting rules (updated Month Day Year)

and put on ALL submissions pages, not just non-RP ones.

MC Banhammer Posted:

Okay, that makes sense. This I can get behind.

A KB article which lists all the rules for the entire site. And the text:

You are NOT posting in a RPG forum! Don’t know why this is important? See here!

changed to

Don’t post until you’ve reviewed the posting rules (updated Month Day Year)

and put on ALL submissions pages, not just non-RP ones.

That would work beautifully.