NikDC
Dec 30th, 2000, 06:51 PM
There have been a few things that have been getting to me over the last few weeks, and I think it's time to get up on my soapbox so we can start off the new year right. Ladies and gentlemen, brace yourself. Nik's about to yell :D
1. SIGNATURES POSTED ONLY ONCE PER THREAD
I had to look through a 30 page topic yesterday and I had a very difficult time finding what I was looking for because I kept getting lost in the repeated signatures. It's a pain in my butt to have to edit it each time and none of you even seem to notice that one minute your signature is there, the next it's gone. You still post it again. If you post it twice, we're deleting your post. Simple as that.
2. DOLLS AND BANNERS
One per signature. It's not a hard concept, people. The board has been mighty slow lately without bogging it down with an overload of graphics.
3. PHOTOGRAPHS AND ANIMATIONS
You can't use it if you didn't take the picture yourself with your finger and your camera and your film, or if you can't tell me the name of the person who took it with their camera, their finger, and their film. I don't care if you took it off a site. I don't care if you put it all together into a cool animation. I don't care if you put your name across it in big ol' letters...it's still a copyright violation if you aren't the OWNER of the picture--which means you took it yourself or have actually talked to the person who took it. We see it, your post is deleted.
4. NO TOPICS IN ALL CAPS
How many times do you need to make Mike put (no topics in ALL CAPS) in the subject line? He's got better things to do. From now on, the thread's getting deleted when we see it...I don't care if it's 29 pages long. Hasta luego, thread.
5. MIKE AND I DON'T LIVE HERE
I will give you that one or the both of us is on a lot, but there is absolutely no need for anyone to ask "Where are the moderators?" when something's happening. We're probably sleeping or eating or talking on the phone or working or showering or cleaning or out having a good time, doing any of the things you do when you're away from the computer for more than 5 minutes. When we get on, we'll take care of it. If you have grave concerns, PM us. Or Richard. Beyond that, ignore it or just keep your pants on.
6. YOU'RE NOT A MINDREADER
I'm incredibly complex and so is Mike. Don't think on any given day you have a clue as to what we find bothersome in here. Somedays, things are calm and we want things to play out and then die off. Other days, I'll just close something on a hair trigger. This job is very much based on judgment calls and intuition. I don't like it when someone predicts that a thread is going to get closed. You have no clue what I'm capable of. If you think it deserves to be closed, then why are you bumping it to the top, anyway? Worse yet, don't be that guy who posts something bad to try to get a post closed. Beyond being complex, we're not morons and don't think that you won't hear about it. And those of you who've gotten kicked in the pants in PMs from one or the both of us know it ain't fun.
7. DON'T APOLOGIZE AS YOU BREAK A RULE.
If you know you're doing something you oughtn't, don't do it. All you do is make our lives harder and work a nerve when you say "Sorry Nik, I know I'm not supposed to, but I'm doing it anyway." Along the same lines, don't post something and then ask us not to close it. If it breaks the rules, it's getting closed...period. Good intentions or not. You asking us not to close it only shows me that you have no respect for us or for the rules that you would flaunt an abuse like that.
*steps off soapbox*
I feel much better. :D
1. SIGNATURES POSTED ONLY ONCE PER THREAD
I had to look through a 30 page topic yesterday and I had a very difficult time finding what I was looking for because I kept getting lost in the repeated signatures. It's a pain in my butt to have to edit it each time and none of you even seem to notice that one minute your signature is there, the next it's gone. You still post it again. If you post it twice, we're deleting your post. Simple as that.
2. DOLLS AND BANNERS
One per signature. It's not a hard concept, people. The board has been mighty slow lately without bogging it down with an overload of graphics.
3. PHOTOGRAPHS AND ANIMATIONS
You can't use it if you didn't take the picture yourself with your finger and your camera and your film, or if you can't tell me the name of the person who took it with their camera, their finger, and their film. I don't care if you took it off a site. I don't care if you put it all together into a cool animation. I don't care if you put your name across it in big ol' letters...it's still a copyright violation if you aren't the OWNER of the picture--which means you took it yourself or have actually talked to the person who took it. We see it, your post is deleted.
4. NO TOPICS IN ALL CAPS
How many times do you need to make Mike put (no topics in ALL CAPS) in the subject line? He's got better things to do. From now on, the thread's getting deleted when we see it...I don't care if it's 29 pages long. Hasta luego, thread.
5. MIKE AND I DON'T LIVE HERE
I will give you that one or the both of us is on a lot, but there is absolutely no need for anyone to ask "Where are the moderators?" when something's happening. We're probably sleeping or eating or talking on the phone or working or showering or cleaning or out having a good time, doing any of the things you do when you're away from the computer for more than 5 minutes. When we get on, we'll take care of it. If you have grave concerns, PM us. Or Richard. Beyond that, ignore it or just keep your pants on.
6. YOU'RE NOT A MINDREADER
I'm incredibly complex and so is Mike. Don't think on any given day you have a clue as to what we find bothersome in here. Somedays, things are calm and we want things to play out and then die off. Other days, I'll just close something on a hair trigger. This job is very much based on judgment calls and intuition. I don't like it when someone predicts that a thread is going to get closed. You have no clue what I'm capable of. If you think it deserves to be closed, then why are you bumping it to the top, anyway? Worse yet, don't be that guy who posts something bad to try to get a post closed. Beyond being complex, we're not morons and don't think that you won't hear about it. And those of you who've gotten kicked in the pants in PMs from one or the both of us know it ain't fun.
7. DON'T APOLOGIZE AS YOU BREAK A RULE.
If you know you're doing something you oughtn't, don't do it. All you do is make our lives harder and work a nerve when you say "Sorry Nik, I know I'm not supposed to, but I'm doing it anyway." Along the same lines, don't post something and then ask us not to close it. If it breaks the rules, it's getting closed...period. Good intentions or not. You asking us not to close it only shows me that you have no respect for us or for the rules that you would flaunt an abuse like that.
*steps off soapbox*
I feel much better. :D