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06-05-2006, 10:02 PM
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blackcat Today, 12:12 AM Post #1
Custodial Engineer
Group: Administrators
Posts: 818
Joined: 29-November 03
Member No.: 1393
As with any thriving community, we have some rules and guidelines here. I ask that you review them and abide by them. It may seem like a lot of rules, but if you take the time to read them you’ll find that they are common sense and appeal to common socially accepted practices which most people tend to dismiss when they sit down at their computer and have a shield of anonymity. My intention for the forums is a coffeehouse atmosphere, where we all get together to discuss features, tricks, and suggestions for getting the most of IW games in a relaxed, safe environment. Let's try to behave like civilized people would act when gathered in such a public place, even though we can't see each other. Disagreements and differences of opinions are of course welcome, but personal attacks, vindictive remarks, strong profanity, and other insulting behaviors are not welcome. Otherwise, you will drive off many of the people who could help you the most, or cause them to turn a deaf "ear" to your posts.
I came up the following guidelines that I ask that you all live by when on the forums:
1. Thou shalt abide by the IW forums Code Of Conduct
2. Thou shalt remember that polite queries will elicit polite and helpful responses, likewise, that ranting and raving, bashing, and insults will prompt commensurate responses. Ye shall reap what ye sow.
3. Thou shalt be civil - anyone being abusive, calling names or generally trying to stir up trouble will not be tolerated. Do not be rude. If you think someone is wrong it may be because they are new, don't jump on them, think first. If you are repeatedly abusive you will be banned from these forums
4. Thou shalt not insult, berate, or comment upon anything personal to do with Fourzerotwo, Infinity Ward staff, Mods, IWN Staff, or any other person who happens to post on this forum. Fourzerotwo and the support team here is most likely not personally responsible for whatever is bothering you, and he works a great deal harder than many of us to try to assist those in need.
5. Thou shalt remember that although we pride ourselves on our collective ability to provide multiple responses to questions and problems very rapidly, we do all have jobs, and sometimes the demands of paid employment make quick responses impossible. Please bear with us.
6. Thou shalt remember that we love to help out, so please don't be shy and feel free to ask any question regardless of how silly you may feel asking it, and we'll be happy to help. If you don't understand the FAQ information, let us know, and we'll be happy to clarify any confusion you may have.
7. Thou shalt remember to post and let us know if your problem has been resolved, or if you are having any further difficulties.
8. Thou shalt be descriptive in your topic. This will help others find what they want to read and help you get an answer. Also, don't use "URGENT" in the subject line. Other member's sense of URGENT and your own is probably quite different.
9. Thou shalt not use "Quick question for Fourzerotwo!" or "Fourzerotwo, I want to know this" as subject line in a post. If you have a question, post it with a subject line that has 402Q (Fourzerotwo Question) a colon and a BRIEF synopsis of the question. Example: 402Q: When is the next R&R Night? That way people can jump on the thread and comment, and in some cases provide the answer. Then I can answer and the discussion can continue. That will allow all the question, comments and answers be contained on one thread. Questions that follow this format are the only questions I will answer.
10. Thou shall use proper grammar when posting. IF your POST DOES NOT USAR PROPER GRMM3R WH3N POSTNG IT WONT G3T ANSWAR3D!!!! Also, we don't have a spell checker in the forum, but do the best you can.
11. Thou shalt remember that the vast majority of the posters on this forum are not employees or in any way affiliated with Infinity Ward, IWN or Activision, Inc., but are in fact unpaid volunteers who donate hours of their time to provide information and assistance out of the goodness of their hearts, and without recompense.
12. Thou shalt not use excessive caps - Please do not post threads in capitals, or have titles of posts in caps.
13. Thou shalt not flame - Please do not try and provoke anyone into a fight.
14. Thou shall use search in the appropriate forum for your problem. You may find the solution in a previous thread. The value of this is that there may already be several replies with good information on your question.
15. Thou shall not start a thread in one forum, then cross post in another forum in an effort to increase your chances for a quick reply. If you mistakenly post in the wrong forum, don't worry, the mods will be more than happy to move your post to the appropriate forum.
16. Thou shall not commit personal attacks; you may criticize an idea but not people on the forum
17. Thou shall not spam. No commercial posts or flooding the forum with useless content.
18. Thou shall take personal responsibility. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages on the forums. I don't want to see "Sorry about that last post it was my little brother/sister/dog"
19. Thou shall not whine
20. Thou shall thoroughly enjoy Call Of Duty and all other IW Games.
21. Thou shall not to start any "Sign petition" threads, or "Poll" threads. Please use the boards to start conversation about ideas or thoughts on Infinity Ward or IW games. Starting a discussion is a much more meaningful way to get a response from the community.
22. Thou shall look at the pinned posts at the top of the forum. There are frequently pinned posts that address current issues in the community. This is a pinned post, so you clearly know how to find them
23. Thou shall not "Bump" a topic unnecessarily and more then once in 24-hours, If you do this it will result in the bump post being deleted.
24. Thou shalt not have a large percentage of your posts that are only negative rants against anything Infinity Ward, Activision, IWN, our games or the membership. This is a form of Trolling that only inflames the community and incites more flaming and abusive posts. If you find that your threads are always getting flamed by a lot of different members, you might have to learn to post in a more positive and constructive way that does not start fights.
25. Thou shall not knowingly post misinformation, lies or false facts.
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I just love rule 20
20. Thou shall thoroughly enjoy Call Of Duty and all other IW Games.
Rule 25 has been broken by Tally aka Artful Dodger and 402 himself.
IWN has now reverted to a Official IW Kissing Site. Its no longer here for the community. You must love IW or your not welcome here.
Also IW has taken over the site. 402 is now a administrator at the IWN site and now can ban, suspend and bash your butt into the ground if you speak out.
blackcat Today, 12:12 AM Post #1
Custodial Engineer
Group: Administrators
Posts: 818
Joined: 29-November 03
Member No.: 1393
As with any thriving community, we have some rules and guidelines here. I ask that you review them and abide by them. It may seem like a lot of rules, but if you take the time to read them you’ll find that they are common sense and appeal to common socially accepted practices which most people tend to dismiss when they sit down at their computer and have a shield of anonymity. My intention for the forums is a coffeehouse atmosphere, where we all get together to discuss features, tricks, and suggestions for getting the most of IW games in a relaxed, safe environment. Let's try to behave like civilized people would act when gathered in such a public place, even though we can't see each other. Disagreements and differences of opinions are of course welcome, but personal attacks, vindictive remarks, strong profanity, and other insulting behaviors are not welcome. Otherwise, you will drive off many of the people who could help you the most, or cause them to turn a deaf "ear" to your posts.
I came up the following guidelines that I ask that you all live by when on the forums:
1. Thou shalt abide by the IW forums Code Of Conduct
2. Thou shalt remember that polite queries will elicit polite and helpful responses, likewise, that ranting and raving, bashing, and insults will prompt commensurate responses. Ye shall reap what ye sow.
3. Thou shalt be civil - anyone being abusive, calling names or generally trying to stir up trouble will not be tolerated. Do not be rude. If you think someone is wrong it may be because they are new, don't jump on them, think first. If you are repeatedly abusive you will be banned from these forums
4. Thou shalt not insult, berate, or comment upon anything personal to do with Fourzerotwo, Infinity Ward staff, Mods, IWN Staff, or any other person who happens to post on this forum. Fourzerotwo and the support team here is most likely not personally responsible for whatever is bothering you, and he works a great deal harder than many of us to try to assist those in need.
5. Thou shalt remember that although we pride ourselves on our collective ability to provide multiple responses to questions and problems very rapidly, we do all have jobs, and sometimes the demands of paid employment make quick responses impossible. Please bear with us.
6. Thou shalt remember that we love to help out, so please don't be shy and feel free to ask any question regardless of how silly you may feel asking it, and we'll be happy to help. If you don't understand the FAQ information, let us know, and we'll be happy to clarify any confusion you may have.
7. Thou shalt remember to post and let us know if your problem has been resolved, or if you are having any further difficulties.
8. Thou shalt be descriptive in your topic. This will help others find what they want to read and help you get an answer. Also, don't use "URGENT" in the subject line. Other member's sense of URGENT and your own is probably quite different.
9. Thou shalt not use "Quick question for Fourzerotwo!" or "Fourzerotwo, I want to know this" as subject line in a post. If you have a question, post it with a subject line that has 402Q (Fourzerotwo Question) a colon and a BRIEF synopsis of the question. Example: 402Q: When is the next R&R Night? That way people can jump on the thread and comment, and in some cases provide the answer. Then I can answer and the discussion can continue. That will allow all the question, comments and answers be contained on one thread. Questions that follow this format are the only questions I will answer.
10. Thou shall use proper grammar when posting. IF your POST DOES NOT USAR PROPER GRMM3R WH3N POSTNG IT WONT G3T ANSWAR3D!!!! Also, we don't have a spell checker in the forum, but do the best you can.
11. Thou shalt remember that the vast majority of the posters on this forum are not employees or in any way affiliated with Infinity Ward, IWN or Activision, Inc., but are in fact unpaid volunteers who donate hours of their time to provide information and assistance out of the goodness of their hearts, and without recompense.
12. Thou shalt not use excessive caps - Please do not post threads in capitals, or have titles of posts in caps.
13. Thou shalt not flame - Please do not try and provoke anyone into a fight.
14. Thou shall use search in the appropriate forum for your problem. You may find the solution in a previous thread. The value of this is that there may already be several replies with good information on your question.
15. Thou shall not start a thread in one forum, then cross post in another forum in an effort to increase your chances for a quick reply. If you mistakenly post in the wrong forum, don't worry, the mods will be more than happy to move your post to the appropriate forum.
16. Thou shall not commit personal attacks; you may criticize an idea but not people on the forum
17. Thou shall not spam. No commercial posts or flooding the forum with useless content.
18. Thou shall take personal responsibility. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages on the forums. I don't want to see "Sorry about that last post it was my little brother/sister/dog"
19. Thou shall not whine
20. Thou shall thoroughly enjoy Call Of Duty and all other IW Games.
21. Thou shall not to start any "Sign petition" threads, or "Poll" threads. Please use the boards to start conversation about ideas or thoughts on Infinity Ward or IW games. Starting a discussion is a much more meaningful way to get a response from the community.
22. Thou shall look at the pinned posts at the top of the forum. There are frequently pinned posts that address current issues in the community. This is a pinned post, so you clearly know how to find them
23. Thou shall not "Bump" a topic unnecessarily and more then once in 24-hours, If you do this it will result in the bump post being deleted.
24. Thou shalt not have a large percentage of your posts that are only negative rants against anything Infinity Ward, Activision, IWN, our games or the membership. This is a form of Trolling that only inflames the community and incites more flaming and abusive posts. If you find that your threads are always getting flamed by a lot of different members, you might have to learn to post in a more positive and constructive way that does not start fights.
25. Thou shall not knowingly post misinformation, lies or false facts.
==============================================
I just love rule 20
20. Thou shall thoroughly enjoy Call Of Duty and all other IW Games.
Rule 25 has been broken by Tally aka Artful Dodger and 402 himself.
IWN has now reverted to a Official IW Kissing Site. Its no longer here for the community. You must love IW or your not welcome here.
Also IW has taken over the site. 402 is now a administrator at the IWN site and now can ban, suspend and bash your butt into the ground if you speak out.