Rad just stated everything I would have. Just backing him up.
Just to show that we are not just "being oppressive Nazis" Aqua, here's a link to another forums rules. These are really good guidelines of the same thing that we expect here when it comes to rules (though you are obviously free to ask about specific things from there till we get our shit together). Am I making rules from another site? No, I'm just saying that you guys want to know of things, here's a very similar list. This isn't just us, its standard board procedure.
When someone posts going "Dude, you are flaming" then the other guy feels obligated to respond with "You're a towel"... err, I mean "Fuck you, its my topic, you can't say that in my topic." Then the other guy goes "This isn't your topic. I really think this should be locked to be honest."
The guy saying "you are flaming" and "lock this" is backseat modding. The guy saying "fuck you" is flaming. Its not how you are supposed to conduct yourselves. I'll be honest: I was talking to a good friend who was a great member on this site, everyone likes him, and he flat told me he plans to not come back here because he's sick of the trolls that feel the need to insert their opinion into every single conversation, even if their opinion is completely unneeded. Just because "I'M ALLOWED TO HAVE AN OPINION!" Free speech and all, but that doesn't give me the right to barge into the Senate during a bill passing and start bitching about some lady parking in my spot. There are proper times and places for all of these actions.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=48564
Backseat modding and a few other guidelines are in there.
Just to show that we are not just "being oppressive Nazis" Aqua, here's a link to another forums rules. These are really good guidelines of the same thing that we expect here when it comes to rules (though you are obviously free to ask about specific things from there till we get our shit together). Am I making rules from another site? No, I'm just saying that you guys want to know of things, here's a very similar list. This isn't just us, its standard board procedure.
When someone posts going "Dude, you are flaming" then the other guy feels obligated to respond with "You're a towel"... err, I mean "Fuck you, its my topic, you can't say that in my topic." Then the other guy goes "This isn't your topic. I really think this should be locked to be honest."
The guy saying "you are flaming" and "lock this" is backseat modding. The guy saying "fuck you" is flaming. Its not how you are supposed to conduct yourselves. I'll be honest: I was talking to a good friend who was a great member on this site, everyone likes him, and he flat told me he plans to not come back here because he's sick of the trolls that feel the need to insert their opinion into every single conversation, even if their opinion is completely unneeded. Just because "I'M ALLOWED TO HAVE AN OPINION!" Free speech and all, but that doesn't give me the right to barge into the Senate during a bill passing and start bitching about some lady parking in my spot. There are proper times and places for all of these actions.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=48564
Backseat modding and a few other guidelines are in there.