Posting Rules: The Unofficial Thread (Page 1/3)
USFiero AUG 20, 01:13 PM
Cliff has his Posting Rules already listed, but I wonder if anyone has self-imposed rules they follow to govern their personal conduct? One of my rules is not rating anyone based on OT postings. I know it's tough sometimes, but I feel that is what this section is for. It's easy to withdraw from a dispute - stop posting. Or deal with that person through the Private Messages. Just remember the receiver may still post those PMs. I have posted positively and negatively in Gen Chat and Tech, but not here (or the Trash Can).

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2.5 AUG 20, 01:22 PM
I think posting negs on tech would be unwarranted, as people are trying to help.
lurker AUG 20, 02:24 PM
with rare exceptions, no more than 3 posts per thread, avoid personal insult, address the issue and not the poster.
if it's all in good fun, none of these are an issue. if it gets hot, back away. no purpose is served by rudeness.
FieroAurora AUG 20, 02:38 PM
I go by the rule don't read any political threads... not worth my time. If I don't agree with someone's view and I feel very strongly I PM them I don't put it on display. Thats about it. I look at most of this is just good fun..
naskie18 AUG 20, 03:14 PM
Sig only needs to be seen once in a thread (see, look there it is )

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Toddster AUG 20, 03:47 PM
I have given VERY few negatives over the couse of 7 years. My standards for getting one are either

1) you made some unwarranted personal attack on another poster...and I mean something significant (some people get twisted out of shape if you point out that they are acting dumb). This does not even remotely rise to the level of a real personal attack. I mean something like bringing someone's family into it, hacking someone's account, or something similarly distasteful.

Or

2) Your conduct to contribution ratio or CCR, as I call it, is so lopsided that your loss to the forum is an improvement over your presence. My standard is that this is a FIERO FORUM FIRST! If you add some good material to Tech, GFC, or the Mall, I've got no beef with your presence even if you are a complete ass otherwise (I'll just put you in your place ). But if you don't add value AND you are a complete ass...bye! I've never negged someone for their political views BTW, God Bless America!

The only other rule I have is to go after pernicious posters actively. I think we can ALL name several posters who are gone and no one is sad to see them outta here. If someone is a real threat to the forum then I don't just neg them, I follow them around and beat them up until they leave. I've been criticized for this before but before you judge me ask yourself if we are better without Shuan, or Euturpe, or I'm Back, etc.
aceman AUG 20, 03:54 PM
Wow, Todd, you contradict your own personal standards.

WOW! Just WOW!
Toddster AUG 20, 03:59 PM

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Originally posted by aceman:

Wow, Todd, you contradict your own personal standards.

WOW! Just WOW!



How?
NEPTUNE AUG 20, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by aceman:

Wow, Todd, you contradict your own personal standards.

WOW! Just WOW!



Wow.
X2.
I have a feeling this thread was started with Toddster especially, as well as some other people in mind. And he still doesn't get it.
Wow.
This one, as well: http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum8/HTML/000108.html

And I would trade Euterpe for Toddster any day.
She never deliberately ignored Cliffs rules, and Toddster does it almost daily.

http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F.../HTML/026806-28.html

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aceman AUG 20, 04:04 PM
Euturpe, unwarranted personal attack? NOT YOU! NEVER!

Todd, you are so full of yourself most read your posts just to see a new level of "concededness" in a human being.

I could go on, but it's not worth my time trying to beat it into your head. You're a legend in your own mind!