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Subject: There needs to be a thread...

Strange evolution how people have come to believe
That we are it's greatest achievement
We're barely, we're just a collection of cells
Overrating themselves

As dmbfan09 said, the mods (or anyone) shouldnt have to point out the rules to every new member. If it takes blacklisting for repeatedly breaking the forum rules, then so be it.

I for one looked through the forums for half a year to get an idea as to how things work before I posted. If you've never driven a car, do you hop in start it up and take off down the highway?

Bungie.net is not a day-care center (although I may have many people disagree with me on this).

  • 09.21.2006 12:50 PM PDT
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To begin, your thread would probably be better suited for the Septagon. Or perhaps you put it here in the Underground by mistake?

Secondly, your plan is half put into motion. There is now an official rule about not making ninja threads.

I think that though the idea is good in one sense, you can't get anything into quite a few brains even with a sledgehammer. If we just hand members links to guides and rules, there's a good chance some won't read them. If we force them to go, there's a chance those members still won't read them.

I think all we can really do is make a guide that explains most questions members might ask, and then just have one giant Q & A for each forum, perhaps stuck with or in the forum rules in each forum.

So...no to making guides and then linking all new members to them, but yes to making guides.

  • 09.21.2006 12:56 PM PDT

TO THE NEIGHBOR'S!!!

This could be your pet project. Create a list of questions that you have had(or seen) since coming on to bungie.net. Collect the answers, create a thread, and there you go. ;)
Pointing out the search option to newbois helps too.

[Edited on 9/21/2006]

  • 09.21.2006 1:04 PM PDT

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Posted by: Sword_Teabag12
Is it just me, or does there needs be a thread written that explains all the terms, group stuff, formatting text, and making new threads. Most importantly on this thread: How to lazy link.


Click the reply button on this message.

Look to the right of the reply field and the message you're replying to. Note the addition of the "Text Markup Tags" box.

That key is there whenever you make a post, be it a reply or an entirely new thread.

If they can't be bothered to look at something that shows up every time they post, what makes you think they're going to bother looking for a sticky?

  • 09.21.2006 1:17 PM PDT
Subject: There needs to be a thread...
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Is it just me, or does there needs be a thread written that explains all the terms, group stuff, formatting text, and making new threads. Most importantly on this thread: How to lazy link. It could be linked to you after you create an account that suggests you go there to check it out. It needs to also explain which goes where, its so annoying seeing advertisments in New Mombasa, "What is a forum ninja?" threads in the Septagon, and How do I make a lazy link thread in ANY forum. This way, the ninjas could just refer to this and it would explain everything to new comers and such.

Discuss

  • 09.21.2006 12:45 PM PDT
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Also, there is already a thread that does all those things. It's right here in the Septagon, in the Stickies...

  • 09.21.2006 1:42 PM PDT

People tend to not read anything like that. They think it's legal stuff, or something. I don't think they would read anything like what you are suggesting, especially if they don't read the already existing threads for general stuffs. At any rate, it's the users responsibility to read the Code of Conduct and rules before posting, just like how it is a persons responsibility as a citizen to know the laws.

  • 09.21.2006 6:37 PM PDT