Reiteration Of Rules.

[Abo Bob]

Dear Members,

It has been commented upon to me numerous times lately that the quality of the NSW section of the forum has dropped significantly. Sadly it appears that a large number of members are participating in this downgrade. Of particular concern to me as President of the club is how we look to potential members and entrants to our events.

As much as it appears otherwise, the forums and the club are distinctly different entities, however they are almost inextricably entwined. How we appear on the forums affects the chances of members renewing, new people joining and anyone participating in our events. This is what we do in the main; we organise events for Skyline enthusiasts to attend.

It is my proposal that things change from the top down. The execs, admins and mods will lead by example. The members will then lead the rest of those who post in the NSW sections by example and finally the aforementioned rest will be the new beacons across the rest of the forums and maybe even the other forums they are on.

As President of the club I will lead by example. Feel free to pull me up, via pm, if you notice me slip up. As a moderator of the NSW section I will enforce the President's wishes in the members section with reminders, warnings and bannings. Similarly, in the rest of the NSW sections I will be be enforcing these ideals because I think they are a good idea and so will the other mods and admins.

The new ideals of the NSW section of the forums are as follows:

• People posting will at all times do so politely.
  

• Bitching and moaning is unnecessary and unproductive.
  

• Cutting others down and pwning them is not needed.
  

• Off topic in-jokes are exclusionist and discouraged, although we are not trying to kill fun, just trying to be more inclusive.
  

• Consideration will be had of the feelings of those you are disagreeing with.
  

• Consideration will always be given to how your post looks to the outside world.
  

• Whore thread is the place for free chat, off topic etc posts and will be moderated less strongly.
  

• Warnings and bannings will be issued for people disobeying these rules, regardless who they are. In particular personal attacks and off topic posts in event threads.
  

[smasha]

here here...

Adam,

It's fantastic seeing the recent issues addressed positively, as I believe that SAU is one of the friendlier forums around, and a place for people to share ideas, experiences and learn from each other.

In my opinion, most of the members with the experience and knowledge provide it in a positive and encouraging way, and are not afraid to face (constructive) criticism or differing ideas. In order to facilitate these exchanges, the forum within which they occur needs to be a place where everyone adheres to the ideals of hospitality, encouragement and friendliness.

It's easy to take shots at newbies as such increase your e-cred, but I agree with you that it definitely discourages further involvement with the forums and/or the club, which is potentially depriving the community of the potential for those new members to bring new ideas and knowledge to the table. On the other hand, I would propose that all new forum members have to read a simple disclaimer (in addition to the Terms and Conditions) before they are allowed to join outlining the matters you've covered in your post, in order to further reiterate that SAU is different to some other Forums in these regards and that the Administrative Team take an active role in maintaining the quality of communication and culture of the Forum.

That being said, I've been quite saddened to see some of the more senior members engaging in slinging dirt at newer members and at times being down-right rude. I hope that, as you've stated, "The execs, admins and mods will lead by example", because I really like learning from here and have formed some good relationships with people, not to mention the amount of money I've saved from the DIY threads.

So hopefully all members, new and old will heed your advice and at least try to think twice before posting, I know I've had to.

Cheers, Sasha

[madbung]

Sounds fair.......but you know what they called forced love don't you!

[D_I_F]

Sounds fair.......but you know what they called forced love don't you!

Prostitution?

[Bullet32]

I always try to treat people as I would like to be treated on here and I agree that we should try to keep the insults or agressive behaviour to a minimum...

I have a pretty dumb question though - What the hell does "pwning" mean?

[D_I_F]

1. pwned

A corruption of the word "Owned." This originated in an online game called Warcraft, where a map designer misspelled "owned." When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say, so-and-so "has been owned."

Instead, it said, so-and-so "has been pwned."

It basically means "to own" or to be dominated by an opponent or situation, especially by some god-like or computer-like force.

"Man, I rock at my job, but I still got a bad evaluation. I was pwned."

Taken from www.urbandictionary.com

[Abo Bob]

Sounds fair.......but you know what they called forced love don't you!

Bliss.

[D_I_F]

Bliss.

No, Apparently that is marriage

[SECURITY]

and i stay on moderator review

[Bullet32]

1. pwned

A corruption of the word "Owned." This originated in an online game called Warcraft, where a map designer misspelled "owned." When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say, so-and-so "has been owned."

Instead, it said, so-and-so "has been pwned."

It basically means "to own" or to be dominated by an opponent or situation, especially by some god-like or computer-like force.

"Man, I rock at my job, but I still got a bad evaluation. I was pwned."

Taken from www.urbandictionary.com

Ok then, so you'd have to be a computer nerd to know that?

[D_I_F]

haha.. Kinda..

[TiTAN]

Ok then, so you'd have to be a computer nerd to know that?

Not realy, you just have to have played any online multiplayer game in the last few years.

[Abo Bob]

Bump to keep it fresh in people's minds.

[QUICKY]

as if joes on moderator review? im appalled to say the least

[Abo Bob]

Bump.

[FloydWestwood]

+1!

I'm a relatively new member - and I'm loving everyone's friendly vibes. I guess it's like all things though, it's only a few people that are spoiling things for the majority by being rude and unconstructive.

[Abo Bob]

Excellent. I guess things are working then.

[FloydWestwood]

all hail our fearless leader Bobbeh!!!

[Xmetal]

all hail our fearless leader Bobbeh!!!

Viva el Bob SAU Presidente!

Adam and Sammeh just has to feed him and groom him more often.

[NYTSKY]

correct speeling 'n' grama goes heaps far too.

It sh1ts when i have to squint at the screen trying to read someones post, when it clearly looks like they just did not give a crap when posting.