Discussing the rules

2006-09-27 07:20:55 pm

I think temp. bans would be a good thing, as long as someone who gets too many gets perm. banned eventually. If they just keep coming back, it might be kind of obnoxious. Although I don't think it would really make a difference to me either way, and I would be fine with or without them.

arkarian

2006-09-27 10:12:05 pm

red chamber dream

The most we'd do for a user would be one-- giving someone more than one chance in this case is just ridiculous.

I highly doubt we'd ever do them anyway, though, so don't get your hopes up.

Nida

2006-09-27 10:51:49 pm

This site doesn't address a broad enough userbase to bother with convoluted ban proceedings, IMO. I'm normally in favor of giving everybody more chances than necessary, but come on, it's a bunch of speedrunners and their buddies shooting the gunship in their spare time. Does it really matter if Jimmy Jerkweed gets kicked out of our clubhouse?

nate

2006-09-27 11:07:02 pm

probably not.

however, this means that the rules i wanted for the individual-game forums ("my" part of the forum) are actually spilling over now into the social half. and i have to say it feels a lot less awesome than i thought it would. old habits die hard and all, you know.

arkarian

2006-09-27 11:18:32 pm

red chamber dream

Then fix it. You're nate; you've never let anything like this stop you before.

SABERinBLUE

2006-09-27 11:20:03 pm

Cook of the Sea

And bring back user ranks.

Nida

2006-09-27 11:38:04 pm

Wait - if user ranks are sexy (which they are), and Nate brings them back-- *head asplode* JHANKE TIMBERNATE

Seriousness, though, why not have different rules for game and social areas?

Yoshi348

2006-09-27 11:39:07 pm

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Ready and willing.

Because that requires coding.

13M13

2006-09-27 11:44:49 pm

l'appel du vide

...huh?

Nida

2006-09-27 11:48:22 pm

Quote from Yoshi348:

Because that requires coding.

No; just code for the least restrictive ruleset, then enforce more strictly in the game areas.

nate

2006-09-28 12:25:29 am

the amount of confusion in this thread is inspiring.

there were different rules for the two halves; now they are collapsing, with "my" side (the actual sequence breaking/speed running related metroid game forum stuff) taking over. and this was none of my doing -- saber and yoshi are the ban crazy ones, with fork agreeing. trh wouldn't agree if he were still an admin but he basically left me here with the hawks.

SABERinBLUE

2006-09-28 01:32:39 am

Cook of the Sea

rip tear kill

USBCD36

BioSpark

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2006-09-28 03:09:32 pm

I liked user ranks, though I'd be satisfied with just the return of post counts. They made the forum more fun.

I don't agree (and I think I voiced this same opinion with their demise…) that you took them away because of ONE person who thought they meant something.

UchihaSasuke

2006-09-28 03:41:49 pm

my umbrella goes directly to Bankai

i don't miss the post counts. i've forgot about them since long ago. i was actually surprised to see my post count and how much it was when i checked my profile some weeks ago.

user ranks... well, they were removed like 1 month after i joined so i don't remember them well.

arkarian

2006-09-28 04:24:48 pm

red chamber dream

Quote from nate:

fork

Way to just add to the confusion. :P

I would be willing to go for looser rules in the social areas and being more strict in the game forums. I only agree with Yoshi and Saber because of the current way the rules are written.

13M13

2006-09-28 05:19:36 pm

l'appel du vide

Quote from USBCD36:

I liked user ranks, though I'd be satisfied with just the return of post counts. They made the forum more fun.

How's that?

USBCD36

2006-09-28 05:31:58 pm

Oops. I changed that sentence around too many times. It was supposed to mean that user ranks made it more fun, not post counts.

Post counts give me a better idea of how long (and how much) people come around.

nate

2006-09-28 07:19:34 pm

displaying both post counts and ranks will be user-toggleable with the upgrade to phpbb 3 final.

spidey-widey

2006-09-28 07:39:55 pm

I like the idea of post counts. But it seems to me that user ranks would encourage spam, when it really shouldn't matter. Some people would think it matters, though, which is why I think the spam count may go up.

nate

2006-09-28 07:40:32 pm

spam is deleted on sight. both post counts and user ranks will be off by default.

USBCD36

2006-09-28 07:44:25 pm

Speaking of phpBB3, is there any progress on the move, or is it delayed until further notice?

Chanoire

2006-09-28 07:46:42 pm

Quote from spidey-widey:

I like the idea of post counts. But it seems to me that user ranks would encourage spam, when it really shouldn't matter. Some people would think it matters, though, which is why I think the spam count may go up.

We've already been over that. Did you read the rest of this thread?

nate

2006-09-28 08:57:39 pm

Quote from USBCD36:

Speaking of phpBB3, is there any progress on the move, or is it delayed until further notice?

final isn't out yet. see phpbb.com for more.

spidey-widey

2006-09-28 09:12:12 pm

Quote from Chanoire:

We've already been over that. Did you read the rest of this thread?

Nope. Will do.

cpujunkie3

2006-10-28 11:56:35 pm

Well I didn't see this on the list of rules, but what about advertising your own website? If it was posted I didn't see it.

PM me.