Discussion: Posting Guidelines & the work of the Mods

[ariston]

have to say on the odd occasion I have had a thread deleted or edited by a mod they have always sent me a PM explaining why (although most didn't need explanation). They do a good job and even seem to pick things up quite quickly ( a little over 3 mins earlier was a bit slow imo )

[KingPoker]

So, without further ado, here are the guidelines for using the blonde forum:

The Obvious Stuff

Most people who post here are sensible enough to know what is and isn't acceptable.  Those who don't tend not to last very long.  However, for the purposes of clarity the following are examples of posts that would undoubtedly be subject to some form of moderation:

Pornographic, vulgar or obviously offensive material.
Defamatory, hateful, potentially libellous posts or those that seek to promote illegal activity.
Posts which seek to discriminate on the grounds of sex, race, ethnicity or religion.

NO MORE WELSH JOKES, YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WARNED!!!!

[bhoywonder]

So, without further ado, here are the guidelines for using the blonde forum:

The Obvious Stuff

Most people who post here are sensible enough to know what is and isn't acceptable.  Those who don't tend not to last very long.  However, for the purposes of clarity the following are examples of posts that would undoubtedly be subject to some form of moderation:

Pornographic, vulgar or obviously offensive material.
Defamatory, hateful, potentially libellous posts or those that seek to promote illegal activity.
Posts which seek to discriminate on the grounds of sex, race, ethnicity or religion.

NO MORE WELSH JOKES, YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WARNED!!!!

BAAAAAAAAAAAAH  humbug



i'll get ma jacket

[KingPoker]

So, without further ado, here are the guidelines for using the blonde forum:

The Obvious Stuff

Most people who post here are sensible enough to know what is and isn't acceptable.  Those who don't tend not to last very long.  However, for the purposes of clarity the following are examples of posts that would undoubtedly be subject to some form of moderation:

Pornographic, vulgar or obviously offensive material.
Defamatory, hateful, potentially libellous posts or those that seek to promote illegal activity.
Posts which seek to discriminate on the grounds of sex, race, ethnicity or religion.

NO MORE WELSH JOKES, YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WARNED!!!!

BAAAAAAAAAAAAH  humbug



i'll get ma jacket

Thats a 7 day ban right there!!!

[Irishdenis]

Hi All,

I would like to add my support to the points Tikay has made. We all want to enjoy the site and feel we are part of a team. We have made lots of progress in the last year and have lots of new adventures planned for the next year. With your help the site will continue to grow and continue to give you the players the platform to discuss what you want.

I would also vote for Matt Tyler to be added to the next round of mods....Even if he cant hold his drink.

[AlrightJack]

You have explained Blonde's position and policies well Tony. You should have permament sticky entitled something like

New Members Please Read: Blonde Posting Guidelines

It should be short bullet points of what goes and what doesn't, as people won't read something thats too long.

[tikay]

You have explained Blonde's position and policies well Tony. You should have permament sticky entitled something like

New Members Please Read: Blonde Posting Guidelines

It should be short bullet points of what goes and what doesn't, as people won't read something thats too long.

Thanks JR.

It was the work of the Mods as a Team, rather than me alone, in fact I did naff all towards it, but I support it 100%. So if it's good, I take the credit, if bad, blame the rest of 'em.....

I agree "short & sharp" is better - I'm just reading a book about Winston Churchill, that was his maxim, short, sharp is good. Buy if we leave stuff out, the smart brigade get all clever.

As to stickying, well, that's a ticklish subject with me! I am vehemently opposed to ALL stickies, but in this case, I agree, we have to hold it on the page somehow, it will drop off in 24 hours otherwise. So yes, a sticky it has to be.

[RichEO]

Or you could have a button / link called Rules (shorter than posting guidlines) with the other buttons, Home, help, search, profile, calendar, logut. That way it's not in the general discussion board, whereby someone could theoretically join and not go in that board and not see it. And it won't be taking up board space where 99.9% of readers will have already read it and it's alwyas on the top of the page. I read maxconsole forums, where they have 4-5 of those 'useless' once you've read them stickies at the top and it's annoying to ahve to scroll past them everytime.

[tikay]

Or you could have a button / link called Rules (shorter than posting guidlines) with the other buttons, Home, help, search, profile, calendar, logut. That way it's not in the general discussion board, whereby someone could theoretically join and not go in that board and not see it. And it won't be taking up board space where 99.9% of readers will have already read it and it's alwyas on the top of the page. I read maxconsole forums, where they have 4-5 of those 'useless' once you've read them stickies at the top and it's annoying to ahve to scroll past them everytime.

Tell me about it! Stickies being annoying, jeez, I loathe 'em.

[kinboshi]

Or you could have a button / link called Rules (shorter than posting guidlines) with the other buttons, Home, help, search, profile, calendar, logut. That way it's not in the general discussion board, whereby someone could theoretically join and not go in that board and not see it. And it won't be taking up board space where 99.9% of readers will have already read it and it's alwyas on the top of the page. I read maxconsole forums, where they have 4-5 of those 'useless' once you've read them stickies at the top and it's annoying to ahve to scroll past them everytime.

 

[madasahatstand]

'Posts which seek to discriminate on the grounds of sex, race, ethnicity or religion.'

the guidelines look good but i think you should add to the above sentance ' or gender or sexuality'. i remeber a time where some people were offended by all the 'gay bashing' so its not a male female thing only. also 'sex' says to me , male or female' it does look at transgender. if you add those two things, i recokon you got it covered

[ariston]

Didn't read all the guidelines properly. Surely you aren't expecting women to be treated equally on here? You mean there will be no more digs about them playing in the evening instead of doing the ironing/washing up etc? Next thing you will be wanting a female mod- hope nobody ever suggests that in a thread (and no ginger doesnt count- after spending so long with flushy gingers gender is still up for debate in my eyes )

[Claw75]

I don't imagine you've got anything to worry about Ariston - I think the women that post on here are pretty much resigned to the fact that there will be chat of a sexist nature.  It'll never get reported or moderated because it's so hard to tell with with those posts whether they are in jest or not (and if anyone did complaint about something we'll probably be accused of having a sense of humour bypass and 'having the painters in')

[Indestructable]

Can't disagree with Tikay's post. A lot of it comes down to common sense, but worth documenting.
 

[madasahatstand]

I don't imagine you've got anything to worry about Ariston - I think the women that post on here are pretty much resigned to the fact that there will be chat of a sexist nature.  It'll never get reported or moderated because it's so hard to tell with with those posts whether they are in jest or not (and if anyone did complaint about something we'll probably be accused of having a sense of humour bypass and 'having the painters in')

good post Claire:)