Post by tomishereagain on Mar 29, 2016 11:23:57 GMT -6
Tasked with writing community rules can be a daunting challenge. I have done so with my own communities and read ones at other communities and they all say about the same thing. For something different, I am going to list some Rules of Thumb that might make this easier to read and remember.
> When in Doubt: Default to New
If you find you are having problems being part of the community try returning to when you first started and see if you can take a different, new approach to what you are trying to accomplish.
>Five Star Rating *****
As a rule of thumb, try to use a five (5) star rating system with one (1) being the worse and five (5) being the best.
>When Posting an Embed Check it's Age
A YouTube video that has been active for 2 years is more stable than one that has only been up for 2 months.
>KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid
When posting a topic always try to keep it easy to read and to the point.
>Arrow Hits The Mark
Try to be accurate with your statements. If you are not sure what it means, Google it.
>Open-Ended Replies
Word your replies to allow others to continue the discussion
>Bracket Actions in Chat
Surround your action statements with bracketing in chat to show separation
"Anyone got any popcorn?" {gets hit in the face with a jelly bean}
[slides by UNDEAD1 and farts a little] "Oops, sorry dude"
>800x600 Rule
Pictures that exceed 800x600 px breaks the display view with a scroll bar.
>Spoilers Spoil
Try not to post spoilers about movies.
Use spoiler tags when needed
>Shoutbox Over-Runs
Shoutbox has a character limit for a reason.
Try to limit shoutbox entries to under 3 in a row.
If you need more room to say what you want - Consider making a topic.
>Search Before
Before posting a topic use the forum search.
>KISS: Keep It's Search Simple
Instead of searching the entire title search keywords of the title.
Not: "The Adventures of Walter Mitty" Try: "Mitty"
Not: "The Little Princess" Try: "Princess"
>Toned Colorful Metaphors
ProBoards limits users to 13 years or older but we should really all try to limit our swearing.
Don't drop F-Bombs all over the community. Keep it to a minimum.
>EOP: Equal Opportunity Posting
All members shall have the right to post any subject that does not conflict with ProBoards TOS or GhostTown's Rules of the Summoning
>Sometimes a Tree is Just a Tree
The written word can be misleading sometimes.
As a rule of thumb, always assume that what is written means what it says.
>Quote Crazy
Having seen the result of multiple quote discussions, keep quoting to a minimum.
Topic posts can use quotes to isolate information from the text for impact.
Quote Crazy refers to quotes within quotes within quotes.
>Keyword Tagging
Right now keyword tagging is not available here. I'm researching the code. If it becomes available;
>Global Emails
From time to time you may receive emails from this community.
Sometimes they will be important information
Othertimes they may be announcements of upcoming activities like movie-chats or video block-parties
Make sure your emails don't go to your spam filter.
>Siggy Swipes
Refrain from stealing another member's signature.
If you really, really want to use it, ask them for their permission.
>GhostTown Creative Property
All creative content of the GhostTown logo and its site designs are property of GhostTown only.
You are NOT permitted use or copy without express permission from UNDEAD1
>Content
-Posting
-posting content from topics here is permitted but only for content that you create.
Never-post another member's content without first asking for permission to do so.
>Credit Where It's Due
When posting creative content of someone else;
> When in Doubt: Default to New
If you find you are having problems being part of the community try returning to when you first started and see if you can take a different, new approach to what you are trying to accomplish.
>Five Star Rating *****
As a rule of thumb, try to use a five (5) star rating system with one (1) being the worse and five (5) being the best.
>When Posting an Embed Check it's Age
A YouTube video that has been active for 2 years is more stable than one that has only been up for 2 months.
>KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid
When posting a topic always try to keep it easy to read and to the point.
>Arrow Hits The Mark
Try to be accurate with your statements. If you are not sure what it means, Google it.
>Open-Ended Replies
Word your replies to allow others to continue the discussion
>Bracket Actions in Chat
Surround your action statements with bracketing in chat to show separation
"Anyone got any popcorn?" {gets hit in the face with a jelly bean}
[slides by UNDEAD1 and farts a little] "Oops, sorry dude"
>800x600 Rule
Pictures that exceed 800x600 px breaks the display view with a scroll bar.
>Spoilers Spoil
Try not to post spoilers about movies.
Use spoiler tags when needed
[ spoiler ]~~Content~~ [ /spoiler ] without the spaces creates a spoiler button
>Shoutbox Over-Runs
Shoutbox has a character limit for a reason.
Try to limit shoutbox entries to under 3 in a row.
If you need more room to say what you want - Consider making a topic.
>Search Before
Before posting a topic use the forum search.
>KISS: Keep It's Search Simple
Instead of searching the entire title search keywords of the title.
Not: "The Adventures of Walter Mitty" Try: "Mitty"
Not: "The Little Princess" Try: "Princess"
>Toned Colorful Metaphors
ProBoards limits users to 13 years or older but we should really all try to limit our swearing.
Don't drop F-Bombs all over the community. Keep it to a minimum.
>EOP: Equal Opportunity Posting
All members shall have the right to post any subject that does not conflict with ProBoards TOS or GhostTown's Rules of the Summoning
- We have all genres of movies here, No specific genre has priority over any other.
- We have a multitude of topic subjects here, No topic subject has priority over any other.
- Our community is full of different people from all walks of life, Everyone is free to participate.
- Other than noted, there is no requirement to topic structure.
>Sometimes a Tree is Just a Tree
The written word can be misleading sometimes.
As a rule of thumb, always assume that what is written means what it says.
>Quote Crazy
Having seen the result of multiple quote discussions, keep quoting to a minimum.
Topic posts can use quotes to isolate information from the text for impact.
Quote Crazy refers to quotes within quotes within quotes.
>Keyword Tagging
Right now keyword tagging is not available here. I'm researching the code. If it becomes available;
- Limit tags to 5
- Spelling is important
- Tag only topic keywords
>Global Emails
From time to time you may receive emails from this community.
Sometimes they will be important information
Othertimes they may be announcements of upcoming activities like movie-chats or video block-parties
Make sure your emails don't go to your spam filter.
>Siggy Swipes
Refrain from stealing another member's signature.
If you really, really want to use it, ask them for their permission.
>GhostTown Creative Property
All creative content of the GhostTown logo and its site designs are property of GhostTown only.
You are NOT permitted use or copy without express permission from UNDEAD1
>Content
-Posting-posting content from topics here is permitted but only for content that you create.Never
-post another member's content without first asking for permission to do so.>Credit Where It's Due
When posting creative content of someone else;
- Include a link to the source
- Credit the author with a callout
- Credit the artist with a callout
- Limit the number of items
Instead of posting 15 pictures of Anne Stokes artwork, Post 3 pictures and a link to her gallery
Instead of posting 12 music videos of Eric Clapton, post 5 videos and link to playlists
Instead of posting Max Brooks "Zombie Survival Guide" in its entirety, post a sample chapter and link to its online source.
Instead of posting an entire review from Rotten Tomatoes, post highlight quotes and link to the full review.
Initial Version 1.0
March 29, 2016
tomishereagain
