Maybe it is only my feeling, but lately I noticed that would be nice to have some set of exact rules for posting and behaviour on this board. You can say that we have that general rule "Be nice and do not lie" and Of course it is nice but it does not set boundaries... It seems that in some time gathering will turn to overflooded forum full of double posts, off topics in threads etc...
Maybe I am paranoid only, but it is partly the reason why I do not visit gathering that often as before. Problem is in new members they do not know how exactly behave and how works boaeds like this... Instead of searching they double post or fill the threads with non sense...
Maybe it is time to specify rules of the board... The old members will not mind because they know how it works here and new members will appreciate that kind of introduction to the board's environment...
Hope I did not offend anyone by this post....;)
Yeah, normally on a forum I've participated in there are these rules. Once I joined this one, I was surprise that the only rules were of the moral kind. I expected like "No Spamming" or "Don't Repost Threads", but from what I've observed; this is not like the average boards.
The forums with specific rules, do they not have double posts, off topics in threads etc? ;)
Oh sure they have but less... I do not want ti sat that it is huge problem here Piotr...;) But with the grwowing member base it will become problem once...
It is always about people not about rules themselves... But to specify rules can prevent to have problem in future. Some people simply need guidelines... Of course it could be only my feeling and opinion...
Dudecore has a good summary of the rules under "rules". Look for the "please read before posting thread." I think it covers expected conduct pretty well.
Quote from: whitedrake on March 21, 2013, 09:48:00 AM
Oh sure they have but less...
My experiences do not confirm that at all. For example, MTGS is a troll infested place where moderators regularly abuse their powers.
From my experience with Internet forums, the very people who need the rules most, do not read them. Our law is designed to be simple and short enough so everyone can read and understand it.
Oh Piotr do not mention MTGS please... First time I have been there I could not believe that it can work... It is mammoth where most of the mods heals their egos on poor members... On top of it mtgs is mess...
Anyway you believe that mods who are here would troll people??? I do not think so... Most mods here are reasonable guys who understand the community...
As I said maybe it is only my weird feeling... It is your baby Piotr not mine...
If you believe that general moral rule is enough and it will work than I will respect that... I personaly like the idea of that kind of rule but for a long time I am not idealist anymore...;)
Quote from: Langku on March 21, 2013, 10:16:35 AM
Dudecore has a good summary of the rules under "rules". Look for the "please read before posting thread." I think it covers expected conduct pretty well.
It does not cover few things that I would imagine and Dude wrote it as a rules for "Rules" subforum...;) of course if it would be adjusted and applied on whole forum then I would not make this thread...;)
Quote from: whitedrake on March 21, 2013, 11:33:31 AM
Oh Piotr do not mention MTGS please...
Yet they have very lengthy and specific rules.
Quote from: whitedrake on March 21, 2013, 11:33:31 AM
Most mods here are reasonable guys who understand the community...
That's why they are mods here ;]
Quote from: whitedrake on March 21, 2013, 11:33:31 AM
If you believe that general moral rule is enough and it will work than I will respect that...
This is precisely what I believe, and it does work.
Quote from: whitedrake on March 21, 2013, 11:33:31 AM
I personaly like the idea of that kind of rule but for a long time I am not idealist anymore...;)
Maybe you have nothing to compare our little forum and law to. Well, when was the last time you have seen this kind of law implemented?
Quote from: whitedrake on March 21, 2013, 11:37:22 AM
Quote from: Langku on March 21, 2013, 10:16:35 AM
Dudecore has a good summary of the rules under "rules". Look for the "please read before posting thread." I think it covers expected conduct pretty well.
It does not cover few things that I would imagine and Dude wrote it as a rules for "Rules" subforum...;) of course if it would be adjusted and applied on whole forum then I would not make this thread...;)
iMtG allows you to write commentary to it. Feel free to write your own commentary, just as Dudecore did.
Quote from: Piotr on March 21, 2013, 11:40:51 AM
Maybe you have nothing to compare our little forum and law to. Well, when was the last time you have seen this kind of law implemented?
I could compare it with law for ikariam forum when it starts few years ago... First it was small community with moral code after few months of growing they had to apply rules... Not bcs of the people who were on the forum from beggining but bcs of new members... But there is one big difference... They had 500 new members per week... And possibly they have same or similiar growth...
Maybe you are right and if this community will stay the same size there is no need for anything...
We not only have a moral code, we have a law. As simple as it is, it ticks all the boxes of what law should be.
EDIT: Moral code in our law is this: 'do not do onto others what they wouldn't want to be done to them'. It alone is not sufficient, but we have it structured into proper law with sanctions and all.
The thing with forum communities I'm apart of: as they grow, more asshats sprout up; it's just a truth about the internet. Now at an age of instant answers with no researching, we are slowly dumbing ourselves down as a population. Instead of learning info, we watch cat videos.
Mods can't prevent every jerk from posting on boards; they are going to make sure it doesn't get out of hand. The mods here do that; they have a good sense of humor and are very helpful.
One thing too with magic...the demographic. I'm sure there is a large percentage of the community who is under 21. Those folks aren't mature yet. Sorry it's true. So you get folks obsessed with things like karma ratings; people poorly communicating and being easily defensive when possibly being made fun of or teased; then folks lash out. I feel like when I read these forums, I'm reading some behaviors and personalities develop. Some are just a train wreck too.
I've curved a bit of my behavior to align myself with the community and I think most regulars here have done the same.
Quote from: Muggywuggy on March 21, 2013, 02:30:36 PM
I've curved a bit of my behavior to align myself with the community and I think most regulars here have done the same.
That is all the law asks for ;)