ARGH!! these new members really gotta read the FAQs!

One Fu · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Boston

i been noticing how these "new" members' postings and you can tell they have not yet read the DDRFreak FAQs at all!

i see them posting stuff like "what are your favorite songs?" when we all ready have them on "sticky".

i also see most of them saying "whoa! MAX2 is out now? i gotta burn this game as i have no money" "can anybody tell me where i can download DDR games?"

i knows its sound too much, but maybe when new members sign up...maybe you can automatically send them a letter telling to READ the FAQs before doing anything on the broads. these people just aren't listening...

Mr. Deus · Trick Member Joined: 27 Dec 2002 Location: smooveville

Personally, I think we cut them too much slack. When registering, it has a seperate page for "I have read the FAQ", yet we still let them get by with plenty of stuff.

Humanoid_Typhoon · Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 12:46 pm Post subject:

Honestly I can't really remember reading the FAQ but yet I have managed to never recieve a warning, I guess I am just getting lucky
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Bringer of Death · Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 3:43 pm Post subject:

I was one of the few who actually read the faq. Because once you know the rules, you can break them. And get 8 points

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Mr. Deus · Trick Member Joined: 27 Dec 2002 Location: smooveville

The point is, I didn't get away with it. When the max is three, I think mine was a two-point offense.

But too often, we let things go on with a "oh, you'll get points next time!" and we're done with it.

Bringer of Death · Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 3:40 pm Post subject:

Duece got told.

Look at it this way: When they do get points, they'll get an increased number of points because of that leaniancy(ouch). God only knows how many times I've gotten away with some things, only to get 3 points for a simple flamebait.
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Bringer of Death · Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 7:15 pm Post subject:

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`pr0digy · Trick Member Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Location: ogmios.ath.cx

These forums seem to be moderated pretty well, there doesn't seem to be any major problems, just little things every once in a while... I think the mods are doing a great job... Don't see a need to be more strict or anything.
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Spike · Administrator Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver

Well, I guess my question would be "Are the same basic members getting away with the same crap and not getting warned?"

It's understandable for a basic member to not fully understand the rules, or to make a mistake. We want to have a forum that is open to all sorts of people, and so being COMPLETE hardasses might push some of those people away. So, if it's their first mistake, we normally let it slide. If someone postwhores over and over again, or does the same things over and over again, then they get warned.

I don't really think that we are letting the same basic members get away with the same stuff. True, there may be similar problems that exist in a forum because one basic member doesn't learn from the other's mistake, but at the same time, the older members aren't always that helpful when it comes to teaching the rules

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Mr. Deus · Trick Member Joined: 27 Dec 2002 Location: smooveville

We used to be really helpful.

That is, until we became forum nazis. Then it wasn't cool anymore.

Bringer of Death · Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 3:45 pm Post subject:

Then the whole apathy thing started to kick in.

Not to mention the need to look sarcastic and witty at the same time...
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Poochy · Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 9:23 pm Post subject:

Loogaroo · Trick Member Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Location: Glendale, CA

Just modify the TOS agreement to say this:

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CStarFlare · Maniac Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

Even I don't read those.

Never have, never will.

nick. · Trick Member Joined: 09 Jul 2002 Location: Studio city, CA

I've heard of 1/2/3 point warnings, but 6?, 9!? what do you have to do to get that? Hack the site or something? I seem to recall hearing about someone doing that actually, but I won't say who. And is Niq still enforcing the "random chat rule"? I thinks its BS, posting a link as harmless as outwar should not merit an instant ban.