2003-12-26, 16:11 | Link #1 |
Aria Company
Join Date: Nov 2003
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putting the rules on an intro page?
I've noticed a lot of newbies posting threads that have to be locked as they are seemingly in blatent disregard of the rules, asking for licensed anime, spamming, ect. It seems that lately the problem has gotten much worse. Still I'm sure most people are just ignorant of these rules and would not create such a thread if they knew them. While they are easily accesible to anyone who cares, many just don't bother to read them.
At some other forums, such as TW's, the rules are on an intro page, so you must at least see them, if not actually read them, before you can access the forum. This seems like a good idea to me and would probably cut down on the mods' workload. It wouldn't completely solve the problem, but it would cut it down a great deal. It shouldn't be much of a problem to do. It only involves creating a new page with the rules, linking it to the forum button on the animesuki main page, then linking the actual forum to the new page. It might be a little inconvient as it would force people to make one extra click with the mouse, but that's minor compaired to all the useless threads it would eliminate. Anyone else think that's a good idea, or is it more trouble than it's worth? |
2003-12-26, 16:59 | Link #2 |
Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
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Your suggestion is to make the AnimeSuki forum link go to an intermediate page which displays the forum rules (but a dedicated Rules page, not a forum thread). From this page, there will be a link to the actual forum.
I like this idea actually. As you say, it will mean an extra click for those who haven't bookmarked the forums directly but at least it would put the rules in front of people for a moment while they try and find how to get to the actual forum. The same page could be linked with a button on the forum pages (along with the other buttons under the AnimeSuki banner). Chances are the people who currently don't read the rules, still won't read the rules with this new implementation but there is a chance that they might. And if the "Do not ask for licensed anime" section is at the top of the rules, you never know, they may just take notice (even if it's only 1% of the people who join the forum just to post one of those threads). I think it's a workable idea, I hope that GHDPro considers it. It shouldn't be that difficult to implement since all it involves is to produce an intermediate page between the AnimeSuki forum link and the actual forums. |
2003-12-26, 17:50 | Link #4 | |
Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
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The advantage of making the Forum link go to the intermediate page is that it will catch the people who access the forums for the first time (or those visitors who do not access the forums frequently) and it's just those people that might need to be reminded of the rules. The regulars / members will have bookmarked the URL of the forums, so would not see the intermediate page and so wouldn't be inconvenienced by it. Edit: Sorry, mis-understood what you were saying. Well, a button along with the others under the banner or a link as you suggested, either would do. As long as the intermediate rules page was in place, it can be linked from within the forums however we like. Last edited by xris; 2003-12-26 at 17:54. Reason: Edited |
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2003-12-26, 21:49 | Link #5 | |
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Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2003
Age: 44
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2003-12-26, 22:58 | Link #6 | |
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Age: 44
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As for permissions~ I've not found a way to edit the FAQ yet (we can only edit Sigs, Posts, Threads and Announcements AFAIK... ) and I've been up and down the mod controls ... You might be able to make a group or set it to allow others to edit it... but I'd have to check on the forum documentation to know for sure. |
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2003-12-27, 07:10 | Link #7 |
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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About putting the FAQs on separate pages: It would certainly lend more authoroty to the content if they were no longer just stickied threads. On the other hand, direct maintainer editability is so great a boon that it should not be foregone. GHDpro might not be too amused by having to change the same FAQ five times in one day, since the author keeps correcting various newly discovered faults in it.
Another bonus with having them in the forum context is not so obvious...They might actually be easier to refer to and search for with the forum search engine. Also, telling someone to look at the first thread in the forum might produce a larger "D'oh"-effect than a tip to look for some FAQ backwater of the main site. In conclusion: It is certainly not a bad idea, but unless maintainer editability cannot be easily managed, I would guess that the right way would be to keep it as it currently is. |
2003-12-28, 01:46 | Link #8 |
Bubbly and super fun
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Doesn't look like Kansas
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Frankly it's useless, people don't care about reading the rules, I know several forums which had done that but the situation remained the same, people just don't want to bother to read the rules even when they are in large and red letters.
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2003-12-28, 03:29 | Link #10 |
Weapon of Mass Discussion
Fansubber
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York, USA
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We mods like to pretend that sometimes people might not do things just because we have rules against them. We might be fooling ourselves. If so, then you're right. They are only something to point at when we yell at the newbies.
At the very least they are a code of conduct that we moderators have to follow so that we don't contradict each other or behave in a random fashion. Because we have rules you kow that the moderators aren't behaving in an arbitrary manner, even if you don't really care.
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2003-12-28, 08:37 | Link #11 | |
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2003-12-28, 14:29 | Link #13 |
r00t for life
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: /dev/null
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well I have maybe a bit better suggestion. vBulletin has option (if memory serves me right) to send a private message upon registration, so why not send important rules and links to FAQ's and so on to prevent public stupidity? That way forum doesn't have to be changed and still users will have all important info not to ask same questions for 100th time
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2003-12-29, 15:18 | Link #14 |
Dreamer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Drifting in an endless sea...
Age: 33
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M/b u should put it before the forum registration sheet and then have a question in the registration that can be found somewhere in the rules ~_~ that'll make ppl read at least skim it...unless of course ppl have so little patience they won't even look for it o.O
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