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Rules Update
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:33 pm
by Wally
Could you please alter the rule about finding old games as stated in 1f to.
Before you come to us please spare some time and search for this game using either Google or Altavista, this will save us time finding games which some people cant be bothered searching and will give us more time to help those people who can not find this game at all and have provided a full description.
One post recently noted that some people are lazy and cant be bothered to google the game before coming to us. This really takes up time helping other users. If they could state that they cant find this game with a search engine
A sample of this type of post (Which i have given the link out to)
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5172
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:52 pm
by Thunderdog
You being a moderator and all, I think this would be better in the staff forum... But that's just me.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:58 pm
by emmzee
You could just point them all to
http://www.justfuckinggoogleit.com ...
I guess that's a fair rule addition ... I doubt people that come and post on the forum without thinking to search Google first are going to bother to read the rules ... but owell ...
PS. How about a no-animated-avatars rule while we're at it?
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 1:26 am
by jmmijo
I love that link, I've now bookmarked it for future reference of course
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:02 am
by Dosser
Yes, great site
Make it a race: see who can link a n00b to that site first.
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:09 pm
by Wally
Noo I love animated avatars..
Ok then will do
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:01 pm
by Dogbreath
Exactly how many people who are too lazy to google something are going to spend 10 minutes reading the forum rules?
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:14 pm
by emmzee
Dogbreath wrote:Exactly how many people who are too lazy to google something are going to spend 10 minutes reading the forum rules?
emmzee wrote:I doubt people that come and post on the forum without thinking to search Google first are going to bother to read the rules ...
Yep.
Probably only 1% to maybe 3% of people ever read the rules. I know I usually just skip by 'em when I join a forum
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:36 pm
by Wally
couldnt you have a reminder that pops up with some rules but users may switch it off?
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 5:10 pm
by Kazer0
We have rules?
[size=0]Wouldn't that be sad. I even wrote the draft of the fsk'in thing.[/size]
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:42 pm
by Dogbreath
emmzee wrote:Dogbreath wrote:Exactly how many people who are too lazy to google something are going to spend 10 minutes reading the forum rules?
emmzee wrote:I doubt people that come and post on the forum without thinking to search Google first are going to bother to read the rules ...
Yep.
Probably only 1% to maybe 3% of people ever read the rules. I know I usually just skip by 'em when I join a forum
See? I represent a group of people who're so lazy they don't even read the other posts in a topic, much less the rules!
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:53 pm
by Wally
so?
You are just simulating one..
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 4:29 am
by dosraider
that dancing spiderman thing works on my nerves,think i gonna shoot it.
ooooops,wasn't there a rule about changing topics?
don't now,don't read rules......
