The Forum Rules (Updated January 5, 2007)

[Damaris]

and thusly, the link was fixed, ending the hopes and dreams of the forumites for yet another moon...

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Nuts. All before I woke up, too.

[Damaris]

New update on the rules page.  Also, posts have been made/changed/added/blahblahblah in several of the specialty forums.  Check them out- ignorance is only a half-way decent excuse!

[Gabi]

Wow, you've gone on a rule updating spree!

I have a question about rule D. What if a conversation takes place outside the forum but then all the parties agree that it is relevant? Is it ok to quote them, then? It's always easy to find out when someone does not approve of it.

[Darkmoon]

If you have approval, then yes, you can post it.

[Damaris]

It might be good to have all parties PM the admins as well.  Posted convos are *my* personal pet peeve, so I would appreciate the heads up so I don't go on a rampage.

[Faerie Alex]

Another question: If I have an art topic that hasn't been updated in over a month, can I still post art in it? I think that did happen to me once and no one complained, but I'd just like to make sure.

[bill]

Yes. Thread necromancy generally regards posting in an old thread and adding nothing useful. So, while posting in a "I'm sick" thread 2 months later and saying "OMG get betr plz" is not allowed, posting in your own 2-month old "I'm sick" thread and updating that you now have no kidneys is perfectly fine.

[Tapewolf]

Quick question about the 'admins' list.. Llearch isn't on it.  Is that an error, or is he going through some kind of probationary period first?

[xHaZxMaTx]

llearch isn't an admin, he's a mod.

[Tapewolf]

llearch isn't an admin, he's a mod.

That is true, but the list is called 'adminstration'.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Nobody loves me enough to add me to the list. :-)

[Darkmoon]

I totally forgot, honestly.

(adds him to the hitlist)

[Azlan]

Necromancy is generally bad, it causes paladins.

Could you perchance automate scripts to lock inactive threads over a certain age?

[Turnsky]

Yes. Thread necromancy generally regards posting in an old thread and adding nothing useful. So, while posting in a "I'm sick" thread 2 months later and saying "OMG get betr plz" is not allowed, posting in your own 2-month old "I'm sick" thread and updating that you now have no kidneys is perfectly fine.

i always thought thread necromancy was one of those "unwritten laws" of forums, and while it's perfectly fine to bump your own thread with info relevant to what the thread is supposed to.
Bumping somebody else's thread however is generally frowned upon..

hence why i always check the date of the last posting before i even think of replying, if it's more than a month old, i leave it be.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

In this case, it's written. But yes.

We could, Azlan, but that would stop people who own the threads from putting more useful content into them. 'course, we'd have to come up with some sort of script to do it, but I suspect we could manage that....

[Tapewolf]

We could [lock inactive threads] Azlan, but that would stop people who own the threads from putting more useful content into them.

Yes, I can see that impacting certain art threads.  Not all artistic endeavour is quick and of course there's writers' block, other commitments etc...

[bill]

It does apply to people that didn't start the thread as well, if they have a significant contribution that could not better be made in a separate thread. Happens all the time in my other forum, what with video IDs n' stuff.