04-07-2003, 08:30 PM
Hi,
First, since this post is not about Diablo, it does not belong on this forum at all. If it belongs anyplace, it would be the the Lounge or the Suggestion Box.
Second, from the rules:
Follow common, known Internet posting etiquette.
Frankly, we could write a thousand rules about basic common sense internet etiquette, such as "don't type in all caps." Instead of that, we'll just say that you should use your brain and follow the basic rules of Internet posting. If you're not very familiar with basic etiquette or are new to the Internet, we recommend that you simply read the forum for a while before making your first post. That's always a good rule of thumb before you dive into any online community, yet it's rarely followed. The Lounge posters have our own small subculture like all good fansites, and it won't take long to pick up on the nuances. Enjoy your stay here!
Had you actually followed that rule (especially the part about reading a while before posting), you would have noticed that there are no recruitment posts. Occasionally someone asks about clans, and then it is OK to answer.
Although this forum should be about everything that concerns Diablo shouldn't it?
No. It's about *playing* the game. Which does not include websites, does not include clans/guilds, does not include cheating (or at least, not "how to" -- discussions of whether something is cheating are OK, although by now it's been all pretty well said a few billion times), and does not (and this is arbitrary) include trading. As the rules say, to cover everything would take a lot of rules. Which nobody would then read.
Really, it is a catch 22 situation. If there are no rules posted, then people think there are no rules. If there are rules posted, then people become "rule lawyers" and start arguing the rules. If rules are constantly added to close loopholes found by the lawyers, then pretty soon there are so many rules that no one pays any attention to them. Which brings us right back to where we started.
The best rule: figure out the community norms and go with that.
--Pete
First, since this post is not about Diablo, it does not belong on this forum at all. If it belongs anyplace, it would be the the Lounge or the Suggestion Box.
Second, from the rules:
Follow common, known Internet posting etiquette.
Frankly, we could write a thousand rules about basic common sense internet etiquette, such as "don't type in all caps." Instead of that, we'll just say that you should use your brain and follow the basic rules of Internet posting. If you're not very familiar with basic etiquette or are new to the Internet, we recommend that you simply read the forum for a while before making your first post. That's always a good rule of thumb before you dive into any online community, yet it's rarely followed. The Lounge posters have our own small subculture like all good fansites, and it won't take long to pick up on the nuances. Enjoy your stay here!
Had you actually followed that rule (especially the part about reading a while before posting), you would have noticed that there are no recruitment posts. Occasionally someone asks about clans, and then it is OK to answer.
Although this forum should be about everything that concerns Diablo shouldn't it?
No. It's about *playing* the game. Which does not include websites, does not include clans/guilds, does not include cheating (or at least, not "how to" -- discussions of whether something is cheating are OK, although by now it's been all pretty well said a few billion times), and does not (and this is arbitrary) include trading. As the rules say, to cover everything would take a lot of rules. Which nobody would then read.
Really, it is a catch 22 situation. If there are no rules posted, then people think there are no rules. If there are rules posted, then people become "rule lawyers" and start arguing the rules. If rules are constantly added to close loopholes found by the lawyers, then pretty soon there are so many rules that no one pays any attention to them. Which brings us right back to where we started.
The best rule: figure out the community norms and go with that.
--Pete
How big was the aquarium in Noah's ark?