[Suggestion] Forum Rules Stated Upon Signing Up/In

[Knux]

Exactly what it says on the tin. Make the forum rules be displayed for members that are signing up/in. For people signing in, it would display until they have a certain number of posts. Let's face it, how many new members bother to come here and read the site rules? If the rules were instead displayed as suggested, then because of being repeated, it'll be fresh in their minds.

The point is to have them avoid stuff like extremely bad grammar and unnecessary chain posting. Shove Myroc's guide in there and you're golden.

EDIT: Double case in point.  

[CutmanMike]

Judging by the standard of posts that were by people who have been banned, I don't think they'd read them anyway

[Rozark]

What if you somehow implemented it into a mandatory thing upon signing up.
Let's say, a Terms and Conditions. "But Wait Rozark, no one reads those anyways"
Then I say see if you can make it so that the Accept button doesn't become available for a few minutes, having at least SOME of them read it.

Iunno, just a thought.

[Sirpatrick]

I don't recall seeing any rules when I was signing up, I already had one of my posts edited for containing foul language because I didn't know this was a forum that banned such words.(I'm used to forums that permit foul language), I'd really only suggest that the forum rules just be made a universal important topic.

[Myroc]

I don't recall seeing any rules when I was signing up, I already had one of my posts edited for containing foul language because I didn't know this was a forum that banned such words.(I'm used to forums that permit foul language), I'd really only suggest that the forum rules just be made a universal important topic.

I find this interesting, because I have a tendency to curse like a sailor in my posts, but I have yet to receive a warning or similar action. The worst response I've received so far is "Damnit Myroc, did you really have to drop the f-bomb eight times in a single post?", which is really more of a personal complaint and not because of any rules being broken.

[Ivory]

His post actually got reported for being offensive, not just because of a few foul words.

[CarThief]

I can only assume dropping some f-bombs and whatnot is fine as long as they're not actually targetted at people, or other things somehow worded to try and upset people. Or so the rules would seem to suggest, its a fairly common thing in forums anyway to allow swearing and whatnot as long as its not directed at people, and given this site still has plenty of people from the fairly heated Skulltag community (dont know if the Zandronum forum has this reputation yet), and not to mention the fairly lawless nature of any Doom/MM8BDM Server...

As for the actual topic, it seems rather draconian to make a waiting timer on an agree button which states the forum rules, but unfortunately people rarely ever read those things either way, i just skim over them for any important bits, really.
Best one could do is make it a very brief short list of things NOT to do, if this forum software even allows for editing that register page. And maybe a link to an informational topic or two as well.

And if this still fails, the first-impression rule will determine their fate either way, of course. Bit annoying on the mods but they are here for a reason, after all. :P

[Balrog]

Shove Myroc's guide in there and you're golden.

This is an excellent idea. Possibly add some disclaimer about viewpoints and whatnot due to all the "fucking"s, but overall Myroc perfectly captured how to not be a moron.

Unfortunately most new users who would benefit seem to be idiot kids who wouldn't read anything if they didn't have to for school, but it's the thought that counts, right?

EDIT: The above could use some clarification. I mean to say that the majority of new users seem to fall into two camps: those who already know how to carry themselves, and the aforementioned idiot kids.