MyGaming Forum for dummies (a.k.a. Noobs)

MalicE

MalicE

Party time! Excellent!
Starting of in the forum can be hard, I have personal experience, so this is a short survival guide for all the new comers to help you out and avoid the ban hammer. (Vets, please add on if I missed anything)

1. Introduce yourself FIRST (here)
When you answer your phone, you don't just start in the middle of the conversation, you say hello first, it's just good manners.

2. Read the subject/title of the thread
DON'T MAKE IRRELEVANT POINTLESS POSTS. If you can't contribute to the discussion, or even just make decent banter, stay AFK. This rule goes for if you can't spoke the engrish language so well either. (Example - user Metro99)

3. Don't create clone threads
If you REALLY have the urge to start a new thread, do your research properly, and make sure there isn't already an existing thread with the same (or close to it) subject matter, it just makes you look dumb. Wanted to use DavidBoss' thread as example, but looks like it's been removed already :D

4. DON'T SPAM
This one really goes hand in hand and sums up the top 3. About 93.7% of the rookies pop out of the woodwork soon as a new comp posts, and as we all know the rules state you need 20 posts to qualify. Don't go and post every mindless spark that your brain excretes to try and reach that bench mark, your existence here will be short lived.

5. Be polite
It's not the best idea to start insulting or be just plain rude to the other (already established) members, especially when they are just correcting you after you broke some of the already mentioned rules above. You will make no friends that way and will most probably just put a big target on your avatar. Play nice.

In the case that said Noob does not obey these simple guidelines, the MyGaming Forum community will invoke the OR ELSE (thanks Omega) clause which simply states:

If any new forum member that does not adhere to the rules, or is just a plain annoyance, the rest of the community, and especially OmegaFenix our resident Troll Hunter, can (and most probably will) gather our pitchforks and torches, hunt you down, and you will feel the wrath of the Ban Hammer and be smited to the anals of the interweb. That is all.

I really hope this helps the saplings, we want to grow the forum community.

 
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The only problem is that people guilty of those offences don't read posts in the first place and only browse for spammable topics. Good list none the less.
 
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I would add an "Or Else" section. :p

Edit: Someone give Malice a +1 since it wont let me.
 
to0kenZA said:
Just remember, number 5 on that list does not apply to Omega :P

Hahaha!
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I'm only rude when someone Spams, Resurrects long forgotten threads, post something stupid, post something I consider stupid and/or creates stupid threads in an effort to get their 20 posts.

I may also be rude if the weather is shit, Im having a crap day at work, I don't like your name, I don't like avatar, I don't like your signature and or I don't like the way I imagine you looking.
 
It's ok I'm comfortable with the male form, just don't confuse me like Hangover 2 did, worst bait and switch EVER.
 
Contrary to the belief of many, a noob/n00b and a newbie/newb are not the same thing. Newbs are those who are new to some task* and are very beginner at it, possibly a little overconfident about it, but they are willing to learn and fix their errors to move out of that stage. Noobs, on the other hand, know little and have no will to learn any more. They expect people to do the work for them and then expect to get praised about it, and make up a unique species of their own
 
OmegaFenix said:
I'm only rude when someone Spams, Resurrects long forgotten threads, post something stupid, post something I consider stupid and/or creates stupid threads in an effort to get their 20 posts.

I may also be rude if the weather is shit, Im having a crap day at work, I don't like your name, I don't like avatar, I don't like your signature and or I don't like the way I imagine you looking.
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if you want ask a question and the thread is old already. Does one start a new thread or resurrect the old one?
 
Weasley said:
if you want ask a question and the thread is old already. Does one start a new thread or resurrect the old one?
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If the exact question has been asked then resurrecting the old thread is fine granted the question asked hasn't already been answered. Otherwise starting a new thread is fine.
 
I disobeyed rule 1. "whistling: Too late now I guess. Then again I think I joined the forum before the introductions thread was created so I don't feel too bad.
 
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