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Zero Tolerance to off-topic threads >>> READ FIRST <<< (Updated 15/06/2005)

  • 13-05-2005 01:16PM
    #1
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭


    If you are unsure of where to post it, PM either of us before putting "I wasn't sure where to post this, but...."


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  • #2
    Blisterman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    So, post your puzzles in the puzzles/quizzes forum. We need more activity over there.


  • #3
    DrIndy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭DrIndy


    What happens if the poster is a newbie?


  • #4
    Trojan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,423 ✭✭✭✭Trojan


    "Depending on circumstances".

    🎙️ The Recognized Authority Podcast



  • #5
    Steveire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,421 ✭✭✭Steveire


    This comes up when i opt to report a post.
    Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising messages, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts.
    This doesn't seem to fit in with the description, but if you really want us to use that function i'll do it a bit?


  • #6
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Please do. No-one's going to castigate you :)

    Cheers


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  • #7
    Monty - the one and only
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,274 ✭✭✭Monty - the one and only


    tinkerbell wrote:
    Hey Trojan - where is the infamous Monty these days?
    Just because im not seen dosent mean im not here. If things disappear in the night its probabaly me doing nasty deeds and what not


  • #8
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    my god theres a web game forum!


  • #9
    amp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,446 ✭✭✭✭amp


    Those wishing to engage in off-topic nonsense can do so in the Cuckoos Nest. In fact the more off-topic the better.


  • #10
    Cianos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Cianos


    Ok...slightly confused here. So what exactly is not considered off-topic in After Hours? Is it JUST topics that dont fit anywhere else? If the poster genuinely feels that it is more suited to After Hours than another forum (even though the Mod may think otherwise), what then?

    And how does one differentiate between what is for the cuckoos nest, and what is for After Hours, if your charter says that "Off topic nonsense should be put in the cuckoos nest"


  • #11
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Cianos wrote:
    Ok...slightly confused here. So what exactly is not considered off-topic in After Hours? Is it JUST topics that dont fit anywhere else? If the poster genuinely feels that it is more suited to After Hours than another forum (even though the Mod may think otherwise), what then?

    And how does one differentiate between what is for the cuckoos nest, and what is for After Hours, if your charter says that "Off topic nonsense should be put in the cuckoos nest"
    Stuff without a point goes in the cuckoos nest. Like "Say something about the poster after you". It has no real point (or end), it goes in the Cuckoos Nest.

    After Hours is for stuff that doesn't really fit anywhere else. That Star War Asciimation thread *could* go in Star Wars, but there's no reason why it can't go here, it's entertaining as opposed to being purely about Star Wars. Stuff like "What if Darth Vader wasn't Luke's father?" (this thread doesn't exist) would obviously go in Star Wars.

    If there's a disagreement between you and a mod, the mod wins, unless you can convince him otherwise.


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  • #12
    Cianos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Cianos


    See thats what I mean...it seems very loosely defined what is and isnt allowed. Ok...I'm sure for the mods and other seasoned users it is quite clear, but for those who havent clocked hundreds of posts, the enforcement of what is and isnt allowed (and thus the punishment for breaking the "rules"), seems down to the rash impulse of the moderator. I respect the fact that AH must be an annoying forum to moderate, due to its nature, but it would certainly help if things were clearly defined.


  • #13
    Squirrel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭Squirrel


    A simple way is if it's relevant to another forum, post it there. Try that. Such as the Playa del Ingles(SP.), that could have been in the travel


  • #14
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Cianos wrote:
    See thats what I mean...it seems very loosely defined what is and isnt allowed. Ok...I'm sure for the mods and other seasoned users it is quite clear, but for those who havent clocked hundreds of posts, the enforcement of what is and isnt allowed (and thus the punishment for breaking the "rules"), seems down to the rash impulse of the moderator. I respect the fact that AH must be an annoying forum to moderate, due to its nature, but it would certainly help if things were clearly defined.
    Nope. Clearly defining things would be less helpful, as then you'll have people trying to point out loopholes and "beat the system" as it were.

    It's not that difficult to find the right forum.


  • #15
    Hitchhiker's Guide to...
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭Hitchhiker's Guide to...


    the mods on this forum have a terrible hard job - just noticed that you've had to re-direct about four posts in 20 mins! this should be called the gatekeeper forum!


  • #16
    Cianos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Cianos


    seamus wrote:
    Nope. Clearly defining things would be less helpful, as then you'll have people trying to point out loopholes and "beat the system" as it were.

    It's not that difficult to find the right forum.

    Do you really think people would be arsed? So are you confirming that things arent clearly defined, and for that reason? Thus do you think it is a bit uncalled for to ban people, considering things arent clearly defined?


  • #17
    Trojan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,423 ✭✭✭✭Trojan


    I confirm that the rules deliberately err on the side of being non-specific rather than specific in order to stop people nitpicking and looking for loopholes.

    I think that it is not uncalled for to ban people given that things aren't "clearly defined". Your definition of what "clearly defined" is probably differs from ours.

    And now I shall ban someone for "stupidity".

    🎙️ The Recognized Authority Podcast



  • #18
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,735 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Trojan wrote:
    And now I shall ban someone for "stupidity".

    I love that rule.


  • #19
    Trojan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,423 ✭✭✭✭Trojan


    Trojan wrote:
    I confirm that the rules deliberately err on the side of being non-specific rather than specific in order to stop people nitpicking and looking for loopholes.

    I think that it is not uncalled for to ban people given that things aren't "clearly defined". Your definition of what "clearly defined" is probably differs from ours.

    And now I shall ban someone for "stupidity".
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2918317#post2918317

    🎙️ The Recognized Authority Podcast



  • #20
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Cianos wrote:
    Do you really think people would be arsed?
    Ignorance/Laziness is no excuse. Admitting "I couldn't be arsed" may get your ban upgraded to permanent.


  • #21
    Trojan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,423 ✭✭✭✭Trojan


    Myth wrote:
    I love that rule.
    Best rule, ever! [/comicbookguy]

    🎙️ The Recognized Authority Podcast



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  • #22
    Cianos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Cianos


    seamus wrote:
    Ignorance/Laziness is no excuse. Admitting "I couldn't be arsed" may get your ban upgraded to permanent.

    LOL...excuuuuse me! What is this, confession?!

    You actually missed my point, I was asking do you really think people would be arsed trying to find loopholes in the defined parameters, so they could get away with posting off topic threads? Like, I didnt think people would really get off on doing that. Maybe you think otherwise.


  • #23
    StupidLikeAFox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,915 ✭✭✭StupidLikeAFox


    Your arguing on a hypothetical situation. Jus let it go, **** the rules, just use common sense and you'll stay out of trouble


  • #24
    Hobbes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    So if I write a post about a dog with cancer that is learning to drive using a COBOL interface, which forum does it go in?


  • #25
    stagolee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭stagolee


    Hobbes wrote:
    So if I write a post about a dog with cancer that is learning to drive using a COBOL interface, which forum does it go in?

    programming
    health
    personal issues
    pets
    motors
    after hours
    and possibly humor depending on if the dog looked funny while he was doing it


  • #26
    Monty - the one and only
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,274 ✭✭✭Monty - the one and only


    Cianos wrote:
    Do you really think people would be arsed? So are you confirming that things arent clearly defined, and for that reason? Thus do you think it is a bit uncalled for to ban people, considering things arent clearly defined?

    In my experiance, as mod of this board for almost 6 years now(that long...yikes)...people can be arsed and frequently are always looking for loopholes... thier just too damn lazy to put things on the right board

    Simple fact, your less likely to be banned from this board now than say a year or two ago when i had more free time...ask any of the oldermembers...other mods have been my victims in the past.

    Just because im not as active a mod as i was dosent mean im not here watching...


  • #27
    Pyr0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭Pyr0


    Monty - the one and only wrote:
    Just because im not as active a mod as i was dosent mean im not here watching...

    *looks over shoulder*


  • #28
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    *falls down*


  • #29
    Trojan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,423 ✭✭✭✭Trojan


    This power trip is fantastic, I feel that I'm more than making up for my small manhood with 8 bans in 4 days. Go me!

    🎙️ The Recognized Authority Podcast



  • #30
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    i'm not a mod so i don't get that rush,all i've left to make me feel like a big man is my enormous genetalia.


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  • #31
    boroughmal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭boroughmal


    and before that I was a rocker, and before that I was a baby!!


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