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mottjr
Veteran
RANT: think before you post Are we going to continue this thread ad infinitum? We are starting the discussion of yet another (is it three now?) puzzle in a thread that started off as a SOLVE. I'm all for people playing however they want, but a little more organization and attention to detail couldn't hurt here in the forums.
note: this was originally posted as a reply in this thread but i thought that it was worthy of standing on it's own so i moved it. something for us all to consider, thanks for bringing it up Jim. -imbri
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 1:25 pm
RPGgame
Unfettered
Re: RANT
mottjr wrote:
Are we going to continue this thread ad infinitum? We are starting the discussion of yet another (is it three now?) puzzle in a thread that started off as a SOLVE. I'm all for people playing however they want, but a little more organization and attention to detail couldn't hurt here in the forums.
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:31 pm
imbri
Entrenched
Re: mottjr's RANT with a few more things thrown in :)
mottjr wrote:
Subject titles: Adding something short yet descriptive is a good thing!
Labelling your posts: We've all gotten much better about this, but the mods & admins still go through and edit or add stuff. Try to be brief but not just EMAIL from dale. What's the email about. You get the point. I'd also suggest that unless you are posting an actual solve, to just post PUZZLE. once the puzzle is solved the original author or a mod can go through and change it to SOLVED.
misplaced posts and other issues: If you notice a post that should be located in a section other than where it is, PM a mod or admin and let us know. We can move the post to the appropriate place. We can also split a post (which is what we should have done in this case), if you think that a post should be split. Sometimes we miss stuff or just aren't in a mod mode.
Think about where to post something: Just repeating what Jim said, but a little thought goes a long way. If it something directly related to the initial post/topic then post it there. If it's a new thought completely, start a new post. There is a gray area, just use your judgement. If you feel that it stands on it's own, start something new (maybe quote or link to the posts that inspired your thought).
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:42 pm
SpaceBass
The BADministrator
To be fair, mottjr asked me a few days ago to split that monster thread. Aveena and I took a look at it and neither of us had a good splitting spot jump out at us. I'd like to chop it down into separate subjects wherever possible. Help?
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:54 pm
vpisteve
Asshatministrator
Posting guidelines Let's face it. It's easy to just hit "reply" and add your post to an existing thread. Those of us who started on Yahoo are used to doing it like that.
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:58 pm
RPGgame
Unfettered
rant with place to put it Now thinking abou it one thing that people are having trouble with is newbies are posting in the wrong part of the forum. I know I did the first time since I had no idea that there was more than general update. Is there a way to make it more obvious that all four belongs to ctw. Say put it into a ctw folder so that
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:59 pm
imbri
Entrenched
CTW folder & splitting the SOLVED:2nd step thread to Space: I just looked through the huge puzzle thread and I don't know where/if it should be split. I think it should have been split, perhaps, where the grid was put together. At that point it became a new puzzle. The title should have been PUZZLE: grid or SPEC: Grid puzzle. Then once it was solved it could have been changed to SOLVED. I don't know
this link , you can see it quite clearly. Though, I'm looking at it with the eyes of someone that's been around since the first days of the unforums... so I don't see thinks without that bias.
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:08 pm
kimer
Unfettered
INFO: Posting Guidelines For those that may not have taken the time to check out some of the great resources on this site OR are saying "geez how should I label my posts?" here is a good start.... see posting guidelines at: http://www.unfiction.com/dev/tutorial/posting.html
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:20 pm
Barbarellany
Decorated
Sometimes it's hard because your though came out of what someone else said and your not sure if it's important enough to start something new.
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 7:05 pm
imbri
Entrenched
Barbarellany wrote:
Sometimes it's hard because your though came out of what someone else said and your not sure if it's important enough to start something new.
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 7:23 pm
onyxw
Guest
OT rambling here but...
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:48 pm
Diandra
Unfettered
Where you left off Actually, it's pretty easy to find where you left off here. When you get to the list of topics, each thread has it's own line. If you click on the title of the thread, you'll be taken to its beginning. However, if you click on the tiny page graphic to the left of the thread's title, you'll be taken to the "new" postings in that thread.
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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2003 1:27 am
RPGgame
Unfettered
Re: Where you left off
Diandra wrote:
Actually, it's pretty easy to find where you left off here. When you get to the list of topics, each thread has it's own line. If you click on the title of the thread, you'll be taken to its beginning. However, if you click on the tiny page graphic to the left of the thread's title, you'll be taken to the "new" postings in that thread.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2003 7:02 pm
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