Board Thread:Suggestions Forum/@comment-4750818-20141207130840

This thread is all about the forum's rules and code of conduct.

What not to suggest
Please read this article before posting suggestions.

No CAPS
Caps is seen as shouting. Think about it -- would you like to be shouted at? Then don't shout at people who break the rules (see below)

No shouting "GROND" at people who break the rules
Shouting "GROND!" at a new contributor who suggests something already on the FAQ doesn't do anything good. The admins will deal with him in due course (they read these boards frequently, remember). Shouting GROND! is essentially spam (see below for more examples of spam) and portrays us wiki users as arrogant, which is not the impression that we want to give to first-time contributors.

No spamming
There are many definitions of spam, but on these forums, spam is essentially any comment that is unwelcome. Another term for spam is "clutter". Clutter is a problem because...
 * Clutter slows us down
 * Clutter makes us cringe
 * Clutter scares us away and makes us not want to come here as often because we have to wade through so much...clutter!

No mini-modding
Mini-modding is essentially random wiki users (non-admins) acting like they're admins. For example, when someone posts "Please add Minas Tirith to the mod" and another user posts "GROND!" immediately afterwards, it is not helpful. Mini-modding has been a growing issue on this site; repetitive mini-modding could land you in trouble. Let the admins do the moderating and enjoy yourselves on the forum!

No jibberish posts
Jibberish comments are considered spam and will be dealt with as such.

Feel free to add to this, admins!

Glflegolas Send a PM 13:08, December 7, 2014 (UTC) 