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any good examples ? i have not seen any flamingreberto said:Has anyone noticed that we have been flaming one-another a lot lately? I am not saying that I am not guilty of doing so but I really think the flaming needs to stop. Come on people, we are acting like PC users
hmmm... i think i've missed the flaming too...
except for the nOObs... but don't they usually have it coming anyway?
except for the nOObs... but don't they usually have it coming anyway?
it will , if you report it it will be stamped out and if they keep up with it then the user will be bannedreberto said:
just look at the spam on this site, it's jumped on from a height here so the rest of us can rest peacefully without being bombarded with free ipods or mac minis lol
If it's persistent/bad enough, we (mods/gods) can stop them - so long as we actually know about it.reberto said:
Would you class flaming as being ridiculed for not mentioning that you did a Google search before posting threads?
I posted a thread recently asking for software recommendations and had spent quite a lot of time trying to find adequate software on Google, VersionTracker and Pure-Mac, and had failed. Hence, I came to the forum to post about it, asking if anyone knew of software that could meet my requirements.
I didn't think I needed to mention that I had wasted hours googling, etc - previously when I've posted this has been a nice, friendly and welcoming community.
Instead, I was greeted with ridicule by someone who just assumed that because my postcount was less than theirs I didn't know anything about posting on internet forums and what to do before requesting help.
Posting comments like that is a great way to drive members away from the forum - especially when it's the first reply to a thread. And all forums need new members to replace old ones that leave for whatever reason
I posted a thread recently asking for software recommendations and had spent quite a lot of time trying to find adequate software on Google, VersionTracker and Pure-Mac, and had failed. Hence, I came to the forum to post about it, asking if anyone knew of software that could meet my requirements.
I didn't think I needed to mention that I had wasted hours googling, etc - previously when I've posted this has been a nice, friendly and welcoming community.
Instead, I was greeted with ridicule by someone who just assumed that because my postcount was less than theirs I didn't know anything about posting on internet forums and what to do before requesting help.
Posting comments like that is a great way to drive members away from the forum - especially when it's the first reply to a thread. And all forums need new members to replace old ones that leave for whatever reason
thomasp said:Would you class flaming as being ridiculed for not mentioning that you did a Google search before posting threads?
I posted a thread recently asking for software recommendations and had spent quite a lot of time trying to find adequate software on Google, VersionTracker and Pure-Mac, and had failed. Hence, I came to the forum to post about it, asking if anyone knew of software that could meet my requirements.
I didn't think I needed to mention that I had wasted hours googling, etc - previously when I've posted this has been a nice, friendly and welcoming community.
Instead, I was greeted with ridicule by someone who just assumed that because my postcount was less than theirs I didn't know anything about posting on internet forums and what to do before requesting help.
Posting comments like that is a great way to drive members away from the forum - especially when it's the first reply to a thread. And all forums need new members to replace old ones that leave for whatever reason
depends on what your question was ? if it was if apple was going to release front row for all the macs then maybe you did get a frosty response.
some people here do not always do a search on the forum search box and alot of repeat questions do get asked
would'nt take it personaly
Since you have fewer posts than me, thomasp, I'm ignoring your comments. (Just kidding.)thomasp said:
You could have reported the post in question, which was sarcastic in tone despite providing a possibly-useful link in answer to your question, but replying to it was fine too, as would ignoring it. It's unfortunate when people do that, but no matter what rules the site has, good manners can't really be legislated or enforced, and people who ridicule or tease others in real life are just as likely to do so online, perhaps more likely since they are not seeing people face-to-face and can hide behind an online identity.
liketom said:
It does get a bit tedious when there are already 5 threads on [insert a new product here] and they all show up next to each other when you click on New Posts and someone says "I couldn't find anything" as the first line of their new thread.
As far as flaming goes, it does seem that a few people are really having fun instigating.
i know i sometime fall prey to repostsbousozoku said:
but what happend to edesigns homer simpson graphic? mmmmI havn't noticed any flaming either, so I guess I've just been missing it. It is the main problem with our huge forum, we tend to get really angry over tiny things.
Dr.Q, is there really a rule against flaming???
Dr.Q, is there really a rule against flaming???
Flaming is pretty minimal from what I have seen. There has a been a little more since a couple years back, but I just attribute that to the increase in membership. Too many noobs are buying macs and just don't know how to read or search.
Thread crapping, however, is more rampant than ever in the Marketplace. Seems everyone and their brother has an opinion about Joe Bob's product X for sale.
Thread crapping, however, is more rampant than ever in the Marketplace. Seems everyone and their brother has an opinion about Joe Bob's product X for sale.
There is no specific rule about flaming, but flames are very likely to violate the rules we do have against personal insults, trolling, and spamming. We also have rules against making lots of work for the moderators, and against off-topic posting.Jesus said:
Doctor Q said:
Seriously, you're an idiot for having those rules. Only stupid people do that, not like the people at http://m********e.com! Plus, Macs are teh sux0rs, only n00bs use them!
Plus, has anybody heard anything new about intel pbs this January??!?!?!!0!1
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We also have a rule against member names with the letters s t r i d e y in them. Enforcement starts tomorrow.
edesignuk said:
Really?
I got a week-long ban for typing this phrase in response to a post:
Started off - 'Spoken like a true ignoramus' - followed with a comprehensive, well-thought out reply.
First 'offense'. Post pulled. No warning given. Then banned. Had to AIM arn to get my account re-activated. This was back in June or July. So what do MR mods scale in terms of criteria for banning? Seems like it's all over the place.
Here's to the Crazy Ones ![]()
Members can PM a moderator if they really don't know why their post or thread was edited or removed, or why they were given time off from the forum, but the answer is always the same: violation of the rules that apply to all of us, and which are enforced as consistently as possible. Moderators have no reason to single somebody out, nor do they.
Members who have disabled Private Messages in their User Options do not receive warnings.
Members who have disabled Private Messages in their User Options do not receive warnings.
Lacero said:Really?
I got a week-long ban for typing this phrase in response to a post:
Started off - 'Spoken like a true ignoramus' - followed with a comprehensive, well-thought out reply.
First 'offense'. Post pulled. No warning given. Then banned. Had to AIM arn to get my account re-activated. This was back in June or July. So what do MR mods scale in terms of criteria for banning? Seems like it's all over the place.
Here's to the Crazy Ones
You generally have to have a file three feet thick (or one metre, if you prefer) to be banned unless you have a serious insult or spam with a free [insert your desired device here] thread, complete with referrer number.
We've been pretty slow to ban, except in extreme cases. We've also been slow to remove useless posts because we don't see them all and MacRumors users don't report them all that often.
I can't say that I've seen anyone banned unjustly in the past 3 years. In fact, I would say that there are quite a handful of people who probably should have been banned who still roam the forums, just on the edge.
there is not that much people here that will insult someone but those people are everywhere. MR boards are the cleanest one i go to. there is always someone insulting a "noob" just cause they are a "noob" but MR peepz are real good at assiting the "Noobs"....
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