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Composing Forum Rules & Guidelines
roo:
The IGKT forum has been around for a while now. Perhaps it's time for a sticky note that lists rules and guidelines.
UPDATE: This thread keeps getting a lot of visits, and it's not hard to guess why. For the newcomers, it appears that no real change in moderation style is coming anytime soon, so don't let this thread get your hopes up. It reminds me of the line from Dante's Inferno: "Abandon all hope ye who enter here".
squarerigger:
Got any suggestions:? ;D
DerekSmith:
--- Quote from: squarerigger on October 23, 2009, 01:41:51 AM ---Got any suggestions:? ;D
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Yes.
As Roo states, this forum has been going for a while now, and if you look at the posting statistics, it is doing very nicely - running at around two thousand posts a year. There might even be a hint that it is growing slightly. Plus, if you look at the content, it is more about 'knots' and less about the politics of running the Guild, which is a great credit to the Officers, the Moderators and the Forum Administrators.
Today, the balance between 'administration' and 'interference' feels about right. Spam is removed at lightening speed keeping the board usable to its legitimate members, while the content ranges wildly over aspects of knotting we individually might never dream of.
Do we need to formulate and formalise 'Guidance and Rules' for our moderators and administrators? I would suggest the application of the old addage - 'If it aint broke, don't fix it'. Any 'Guidance and Rules' that we the forum 'customers' could dream up might be well intentioned, but a) we clearly do not need them, and b) it is unlikely that we could do as good a job as the intelligence and skills of our present set of moderators and administrators are delivering.
So, in response to Roo's suggestion that it is "time for a sticky note that lists rules and guidelines" - NO I do not agree, it is not necessary and hopefully it will never be appropriate.
But hold on -- perhaps Roo you meant rules and guidance for the posters - the Forums customers. Well, in case you did mean that, then for exactly the same reasons as above I say again - NO I do not agree, it is not necessary and hopefully it will never be appropriate.
Derek
roo:
--- Quote from: squarerigger on October 23, 2009, 01:41:51 AM ---Got any suggestions:? ;D
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Searching and compiling some common ones:
Rules & Guidelines
Stay on topic.
Messages posted to this board must be polite and free of personal attacks, threats, and crude or sexually-explicit language, rude comments and innuendo.
Personal differences should be handled through email or private messages and not through posts displayed to everyone.
Inappropriate or harassing private messages are not permitted.
Ignore spammers, or report them.
Do not use someone else's thread for a private conversation. Use private messages or email for private conversations.
Do not comment on moderator disciplinary actions.
In order to be understood by most people, use correct spelling, grammar and avoid slang unless you know the word or phrase will be understood by other members.
Do not post new problems on someone else's thread and interrupt a topic of discussion.
Write concisely and do not ramble.
Search the other posts to see if your topic is already covered.
Use a meaningful title for your thread.
Material that violates the rules may be edited or deleted without prior notice.
Users who persistently violate the rules will be banned.
roo:
--- Quote from: DerekSmith on October 23, 2009, 09:35:42 AM --- NO I do not agree, it is not necessary and hopefully it will never be appropriate.
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Derek,
Since you have a tendency to violate common forum rules, I am not surprised that you are opposed. But it hurts the usability of the forums significantly when one must filter through lengthy portions of off-topic rambling to get to actual knotting content.
Besides, when there are clear rules and guidelines, it prevents recurring, disruptive discussions about what is and is not appropriate.
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