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Subject: All caps rule??
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ok i believe in the rules that you are not aloud to have all caps title or the thread will be pinned but if you go to classfields in the locked topics theres one by and admin saying 'DO NOT REPLY TO TOPICS IN THIS FORUM!!!' . im sure admins are supposed to oblige by the rules aswell....

EDIT: just noticed ive been promoted woot!

[Edited on 03.09.2008 5:14 PM PDT]

  • 03.09.2008 5:09 PM PDT
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I approve of this thread.

  • 03.09.2008 5:12 PM PDT
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Posted by: Gendo
I approve of this thread.


Furthermore,

  • 03.09.2008 5:12 PM PDT

One nation, under God I 2012 NBA Champions Miami Heat
1/20/2017 Four more years of hell
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|.==,-.~;. ____:._______ __’__’__’_ _ _\===
|................--:---:--:--‘---:,, ,,, ,,, ,,,:---: /=
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Am I stupid because I have no idea what you typed. I don't understand...

  • 03.09.2008 5:15 PM PDT

SB-117

The pinned threads are supposed to be noticed and blatantly obnoxious. Threads on the index, however, are supposed to be uniform so they don't cause eye defects.

[Edited on 03.09.2008 5:18 PM PDT]

  • 03.09.2008 5:15 PM PDT
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Posted by: CorvetteHalo3
Am I stupid because I have no idea what you typed. I don't understand...

whats not to understand?
and ash55 i dont get what you typed

[Edited on 03.09.2008 5:18 PM PDT]

  • 03.09.2008 5:17 PM PDT

One nation, under God I 2012 NBA Champions Miami Heat
1/20/2017 Four more years of hell
___.............._______/```````````````:::--.
|.==,-.~;. ____:._______ __’__’__’_ _ _\===
|................--:---:--:--‘---:,, ,,, ,,, ,,,:---: /=
`-.,.__._._,,...---:::"

He means it's in all caps so that you notice it.

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The Pinned topics are to be NOTICED by everyone and usually having All Caps is a good way to do so. Saying it is unfair to not allow us to type our threads in All Caps because the Mods do is ignorant. Just let it be.

[Edited on 03.09.2008 5:20 PM PDT]

  • 03.09.2008 5:19 PM PDT

SB-117

Posted by: sy r b
Posted by: CorvetteHalo3
Am I stupid because I have no idea what you typed. I don't understand...

whats not to understand?
and ash55 i dont get what you typed

Basically, the pinned threads are exempt from the rules because they're intended for a different purpose.

Pinned threads are supposed to be "in-your-face". The regular threads on the index are supposed to look "nice" essentially. Would you like it if every thread was in all-caps? It would be quite an eye-sore.

  • 03.09.2008 5:21 PM PDT
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ah much better explained thanks. but still pinned topics always get noticed. look at this forums rules for example, not all caps and im sure everyone notices it....

  • 03.09.2008 5:22 PM PDT

SB-117

Posted by: sy r b
im sure everyone notices it....

Are you kidding? I've banned about 10 people in the past hour simply because they lacked the capacity to read the rules before posting their recon threads and other equally inappropriate topics.

  • 03.09.2008 5:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: Primum Agmen
A tosser is the same as a wanker. To toss oneself off is to fondle the trouser weasel.


Achronos

Joe Staten

Posted by: sy r b
ah much better explained thanks. but still pinned topics always get noticed. look at this forums rules for example, not all caps and im sure everyone notices it....
Are you new to Bungie.net? Because it seems like you are, have you ever heard of the Halo 3 Forum? Filled with ignorance, spamming and God knows what else.

  • 03.09.2008 5:26 PM PDT

One nation, under God I 2012 NBA Champions Miami Heat
1/20/2017 Four more years of hell
___.............._______/```````````````:::--.
|.==,-.~;. ____:._______ __’__’__’_ _ _\===
|................--:---:--:--‘---:,, ,,, ,,, ,,,:---: /=
`-.,.__._._,,...---:::"

Posted by: sy r b
ah much better explained thanks. but still pinned topics always get noticed. look at this forums rules for example, not all caps and im sure everyone notices it....


You couldn't be more wrong with that statement.


Holy crap you guys beat me to that....

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fair enough.... but you could just do this
IMPORTANT: Do not reply to.....

  • 03.09.2008 5:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: Yuke
Posted by: sy r b
ah much better explained thanks. but still pinned topics always get noticed. look at this forums rules for example, not all caps and im sure everyone notices it....
Are you new to Bungie.net? Because it seems like you are, have you ever heard of the Halo 3 Forum? Filled with ignorance, spamming and God knows what else.


yeah i notice that but when i see stuff like that i always scroll down the page and never click on it

  • 03.09.2008 5:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: Primum Agmen
A tosser is the same as a wanker. To toss oneself off is to fondle the trouser weasel.


Achronos

Joe Staten

My point is not wether to click on them or not, all these idiotic threads in the Halo 3 Forum exist because people don't bother reading the forum rules.

Therefore the moderators have to use other tactics to get people's attention.

[Edited on 03.09.2008 5:34 PM PDT]

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and i was one of them.... after i made my mistake i learned from it and have never had a thread locked after....

EDIT: just saw you edited yours. but instead of breaking there own rules they should just put IMPORTANT in front of it

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ok i got to go now but keep on discussing ill be back on later

  • 03.09.2008 5:58 PM PDT
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Read about the Forgotten Spartan I Program
Butane: To protect the world from devastation!
sir_brilliant: To unite all people within our nation!
Rainman89: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
sir_brilliant: To extend out reach to the stars above!
SpaceGhostFlyer: Jessie!
Butane: James!
sir_brilliant: Team Rocket blasting off at the speed of light
Butane: Surrender now or prepare to fight
sir_brilliant: Meowth, that's right!

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Posted by: sy r b
im sure everyone notices it....

Are you kidding? I've banned about 10 people in the past hour simply because they lacked the capacity to read the rules before posting their recon threads and other equally inappropriate topics.


Just ten in one hour? You're slacking ash, I know you can do better.

  • 03.09.2008 7:04 PM PDT
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SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

Are you serious?

Look, I was not trying to say "screw the rules I'll do what I want". The old "don't reply to topics in this forum" sticky was not getting any attention, because people were replying to topics in there anyway. We're kinda serious about that "not replying" rule, and I was banning quite a few users in there everyday.

So since the old way was not working, I decided to make sure that everyone could see that we do not want people to reply in that forum. The only way that I could do that was by creating an all caps title in order to get everyone's attention. Though it may be a bit hypocritical, it was actually done pragmatically. We had a problem, and we needed some way to try to fix it. After I made that, people started to reply much less frequently in that forum, so it sort of worked.

We have the "don't make all caps titles" rules because people were making lots of all caps titles in all the forums. I at least think they're eyesores, and totally pointless. If your topic does not garner discussion or attention on its own merits, oh well. There is no real reason why one would make an all caps title unless they're were seeking attention. On these boards, no thread is really more important than any other topics. No thread is in greater need of attention than any other thread, with one exception. That exception is when the people who run or regulate the site need the users to look at something because it pertains to the functionability of the site.

I thought that thread was necessary to the functionability of the Classifieds forum, so I created it. If you think I was overstepping my bounds so be it. Though I think that rational people would agree that there is no harm in making an all caps title when that thread actually warrants attention.

Incidentally, when I created it I left a comment like "Look what you made me do! You made me make an all caps title. I hope you're happy" in tongue in cheek at the bottom of the post. It was deleted when it was edited in order to be updated. So, the irony is not lost on me, but I think that irony is very subtle at best.

  • 03.09.2008 7:56 PM PDT

Posted by: ash55
Posted by: sy r b
im sure everyone notices it....

Are you kidding? I've banned about 10 people in the past hour simply because they lacked the capacity to read the rules before posting their recon threads and other equally inappropriate topics.


woohoo!! good job, keep our messy forums clean!

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What is the classified fourm and how do you get there?

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Read about the Forgotten Spartan I Program
Butane: To protect the world from devastation!
sir_brilliant: To unite all people within our nation!
Rainman89: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
sir_brilliant: To extend out reach to the stars above!
SpaceGhostFlyer: Jessie!
Butane: James!
sir_brilliant: Team Rocket blasting off at the speed of light
Butane: Surrender now or prepare to fight
sir_brilliant: Meowth, that's right!

Posted by: Arbiter1066
What is the classified fourm and how do you get there?


It's listed under "other forums".

It's where you advertise groups, clans, etc.

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people should be able to type however they want; "freedom of speech",dude

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