Note from Doctor Q, to people reading this thread after the fact: At the time I started this thread, the MacRumors moderators were Mr. Anderson, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU, and Mudbug. Others who later served as moderators, including edesignuk and bousozoku, were not moderators then, and I wasn't in the moderator list either. The left side of this post (where the avatar appears) looked like this:
And now, on to my original post...
decorum:
n. Appropriateness of conduct or behavior; cooperative or polite actions within a group; propriety
In the interest of keeping the MacRumors Forums an enjoyable community for all members, I'd like to remind everyone of some of the rules.
* The primary purpose of the forums is to allow members to discuss Macintosh news and rumors. The rules are designed to support that purpose.
* Posts that purposely provoke an argument or taunt other members are not permitted and will be deleted.
* Posting when you have nothing to say (spamming) is a disservice to other members. Spam for the purpose of padding your post count is not permitted.
* It's easy to fool the profanity filter by using misspellings. Don't.
* Having an opinion contrary to someone else is fine. Using personal insults, character assassination, threats, or profanity will detract from the point you want to make and will likely get you banned from the forums.
* You may not discuss illegal use of software, places to obtain software illegally, or ways to defeat licensing systems.
* If you start a thread, give it a relevant title so that other members know the topic from the title. Titles such as "Look what I found" not only waste the time of other members when they are not interested in your topic, but they can prevent those who might have an interest from finding your thread. For the same reason, a title such as "Help!" wastes the time of members who can't help you and keeps members who can help you from knowing about it.
A couple of pet peeves of mine:
* If you are eligible for an avatar (members with 500 posts or more), please don't use one that's very similar to that of another member.
* Don't quote the entire text of a large previous post. Edit it down to the part you are replying to. If your post immediately follows the post you are replying to, you may not need to quote it at all.
I'm sure I could go on and on with suggestions, but that's enough for now.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Doctor Q
decorum:
n. Appropriateness of conduct or behavior; cooperative or polite actions within a group; propriety
In the interest of keeping the MacRumors Forums an enjoyable community for all members, I'd like to remind everyone of some of the rules.
* The primary purpose of the forums is to allow members to discuss Macintosh news and rumors. The rules are designed to support that purpose.
* Posts that purposely provoke an argument or taunt other members are not permitted and will be deleted.
* Posting when you have nothing to say (spamming) is a disservice to other members. Spam for the purpose of padding your post count is not permitted.
* It's easy to fool the profanity filter by using misspellings. Don't.
* Having an opinion contrary to someone else is fine. Using personal insults, character assassination, threats, or profanity will detract from the point you want to make and will likely get you banned from the forums.
* You may not discuss illegal use of software, places to obtain software illegally, or ways to defeat licensing systems.
* If you start a thread, give it a relevant title so that other members know the topic from the title. Titles such as "Look what I found" not only waste the time of other members when they are not interested in your topic, but they can prevent those who might have an interest from finding your thread. For the same reason, a title such as "Help!" wastes the time of members who can't help you and keeps members who can help you from knowing about it.
A couple of pet peeves of mine:
* If you are eligible for an avatar (members with 500 posts or more), please don't use one that's very similar to that of another member.
* Don't quote the entire text of a large previous post. Edit it down to the part you are replying to. If your post immediately follows the post you are replying to, you may not need to quote it at all.
I'm sure I could go on and on with suggestions, but that's enough for now.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Doctor Q
