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Forum 7 spam rules

Lapse
18-05-2004, 11:51
Mods, i am proposing guidelines to accepted spam in Forum 7. could you make suggestions on this list. There has been confusion lately about how much spam is too much.

Whilst spam in forum 7 is allowed do not over do it. a message here and there is okay but when there is 20 pages of a stickie dont be suprised if it gets deleted
If a mod locks a topic, dont start doing that same thing in another topic. use common sense and get the idea that they dont like it. (although if it is locked because it is larger than 65 pages you can start it up again)
In context: All posts, must be somewhat related to what is happening in a thread. for example, a nation can not just say 'spam' in a thread. It is expected that the post makes a contribution to the topic.
Gibberish: is not allowed. Basically. all posts must mean somthing, you cannot post just 'phagodfbayuif9dvavl' in a thread unless there is either (a) a reason behind it (ie, giving the image of panic) or (b)more to the message than just those random typed in letters.
Quote Pyramids
[list:24a8eb5a2f] Quote pyramids, as in quoting the text above you until it becomes extremmely long, is not nessacary. therefore not allowed. try not to make any quote pyramid more than 10 quotes long
Making a quote pyramid in one post though is permitted assuming there is a reason behind it and it actually contributes somthing
Smilie pyramids made by one or more poeple are not allowed, especially off site smilies. Think of the people on 56k
Smilie spam DO NOT SMILIE SPAM IN FORUM 7 OR ANY OTHER FORUM
Spam wars
First off, for those of you who do not know of what a spam war is, it is when a single poster trys to be the last poster in every topic on the first page.
Spam wars are acceptable, as long as all posts are in context, and have meaning to them, ie, not just as some nations have done 'post' and 'gbvuoasfo'
If there is a spam war, do not be suprised if you get warned by a mod for too much spamming, remember, this spam does affect the server

Double topics: Double topics happen even in forum 7, lets just keep to the one topic and leave it at that
Temples
Temples are very popular currently, they are used to worship mods, and other significant players
Temples are not places for huge quote pyramids apart from possibly one at the start of the thread
Each mod/person only needs one temple. we do not need 50 temples to The most glourious hack, as much as he may like that i think he would prefer the extra server space
dont go over the top with the temples. they are not places for flame wars. dont get sookie either if someone else wants to worship a mod at the temple
On that note, if you hate a certain mod, dont go spamming up his/her temple. they may not like that

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Anyway, mods could you please comment on this list and add any suggestions

thanks

lapse, and spelling corrections by the atheists reality
Myrth
18-05-2004, 16:13
Forum 7 is probably going to go when we move to Jolt, so I don't really think anything more detailed than 'Don't over-do it' is necessary.
Collaboration
18-05-2004, 18:16
Better save it on disk, or archive those spammy gems, Lapse.
Crimmond
19-05-2004, 07:29
Uh... Forum 7 went poof. I can't see it and I can't find any threads from it in my egosearch.
:(
The Atheists Reality
19-05-2004, 07:31
Uh... Forum 7 went poof. I can't see it and I can't find any threads from it in my egosearch.
:(

TILL JOLT! :D
Draconis Nightcrawlis
19-05-2004, 14:31
Forum 7 got deleted :(

RIP Forum 7
Goobergunchia
19-05-2004, 14:32
Could we have a bit more enforcement of part 3 of the Ruling on the General Forum? It seems that many of the Forum 7ites are determined to hijack/spam up General....