I. Thou shalt not necrobump topics.Discussions on this forum (outside of Forum Games) are not purged. If the admins wanted to prevent posts to old topics, it would be easy: lock or purge them. They do not, because threads always warrant discussion regardless of age. If someone needs a question answered but can't find it in a current thread, it is appropriate for him to respond. His only other option is making a new thread, which would be redundant and a form of clutter. Irrelevant posts (spam) is already discouraged as it is.
II. Thou shalt not post "lol" or "QFT".lol
III. Thou shalt not post random bullshit.None of the things you listed are 'random' since they all occur on a typical basis. What you're referring to is "conversations about the user's day", which, is exactly what the OP's thread asks for:
just for talking about your day, Plans, or something different.Given that the thread has existed in such fashion without intervention from moderators, there is no harm in posting "slice of life" information. Refraining from posting such information would be off-topic.
IV. Thou shalt not become emotional and rage at thy opponent in an argument.Logic can only be used against the similarly logical, which CutStuff cannot always claim to be. Logic cannot characterize, either: only machines speak purely in it. Given that rage is one way I make character assessments, I would prefer to continue seeing "rage" on the forums. Rage is fine; immaturity is not.
V. Thou shalt not make more than one post in a row.Similar to the necropost complaint to the point of redundancy. Spam is already discouraged in the official rules. And as usual, if something needs to be said, it should be said.
VI. Thou shalt not self-censor.Self-censoring serves an aesthetic purpose of making a post look "cleaner". If people didn't know what the censored word being said was, the censorship would be pointless. Instead, they can see the word indirectly. This allows the poster to use the word he desires but by cutting down a degree of crudeness. (Only negligible, since cursing is crude in general. But there's no reason to advocate uncensored posts, unless you're referring to pornographic or hentai images, which definitely should remain uncensored.)
VII. Thou shalt not overuse emotes.It's a method of characterization, since it's impossible to display actual emotion in forum text. It's similar to ornamentation in music: The meaning is changed only slightly. And, as with other methods of posts, it should be always applied whenever appropriate. If my emotion were to suddenly shift every line break, an extra emoticon would be the only way to communicate that. :geek:
VIII. Thou shalt use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.the purpose of this forum is for communication, right?
X. Thou shalt avoid using size tags as often as possible.I frequently employ size tags to shrink quotes, as I have above. Usually it's more effective with larger quotes. This allows me to refer an above post (which has already been read) but save space simultaneously. Like emoticons, size can also be used in text as a form of characterization.
X. Thou shalt avoid moving the thread in a direction it was not originally intended to go.This is an inevitable subject of human conversation. Regardless, it seems your issue is more with "people disliking thread creators" and not actual off-topic discussion in threads. Which is already discouraged in the official rules.
Ugh, despite Myroc's really good tutorial that everyone should go read (http://cutstuff.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=5111), people are still posting horribly. Therefore, listen to these commandments, my child, and thou shalt find thyself enlightened."Enlightened" usually refers to a broader understanding. Since you are insisting on constricting the manner of users' posting, I would refer to listeners of this set of commandments as "decadent".
You forgot "Thou shalt not backseat moderate"
except that's exactly what this topic is
You forgot "Thou shalt not backseat moderate"
except that's exactly what this topic is
KEEP IT SANE - Unlike most forums I have little to no tolerance for retarded posts. What I mean by this is simply replying to a thread with pointless (i.e I lol'd) will result in a warn, ESPECIALLY if you just post a single picture. This isn't 4chan. Have a reason before you post, other than to humour others with stupid comments.
As much as I agree with most of the statements in the first post, what korby said is so true.For everyone else who thinks this is just reiterating what I said, I am completely fine with this thread being made. Hell, HD even asked about opinions on the commandments before posting. Looking through it again, I'd probably make some slight changes here and there (most of them being appending the phrase "unless you have a good reason"), but otherwise I condone this thread.
Besides, I think someone has made a (rather angry) thread like this already
Okay, here's a question of mine...
Why do people not like necrobumping topics?
Isn't it sure a lot better to necrobump a thread than making another thread?
I just don't understand the physics of negativity towards necrobumps.
And why don't they like double posting?
And Yeah, I understand in certain circumstances, double posting isn't a good thing.
But I double post in the CutStuff zombies to show bumps and or updates.
That, or I double posted in the dashing assassin game so I wouldn't die for a third time.
Now. That octopus post was quite ridiculous. That's what the edit post button is for.
Okay, here's a question of mine...
Why do people not like necrobumping topics?
And why don't they like double posting?
Isn't it sure a lot better to necrobump a thread than making another thread?
So lets just have a million Megaman battle network threads or something.
And wouldn't it just make sence to delete all the posts on the last five pages of the 'anything goes', Megaman discussion, and etc.?
And Yeah, I understand in certain circumstances, double posting isn't a good thing.
But I double post in the CutStuff zombies to show bumps and or updates.
That, or I double posted in the dashing assassin game so I wouldn't die for a third time.
Now. That octopus post was quite ridiculous. That's what the edit post button is for.
I'm sorry if I've upset any of you in any way, shape, or form.
I just don't understand the physics of negativity towards necrobumps.