The updated Forum General Rules post

[Roy]

I see this topic has been updated today by Leon

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,1158.0.html

I did read it a couple of years back (that previous version, that is), but reading all the forum rules it's interesting to see how many I break.

One of the major points I would like clarification upon is this -

"Please refrain from posting meaningless threads like one word (or short) nonsense posts."

This being a wargaming/figure painting/hobby forum, what counts as meaningless threads?
What is a thread?
Is a thread the individual post made on a topic, or is the whole topic the thread?
Some areas of the forum promote off-topic banter, but then banter or none-wargaming topics also pop up in the general discussion thread of the wider wargaming sub-board.
In all honesty, I don't really know where to post, what to post, or what I can or can't post and so just go with the flow or what the others are doing.

By the way; I'm not trying to moan or make a complaint, I am genuinely confused.

Thanks. Roy

[getagrip]

Does this mean we're no longer meant to "banter" like we have been?

[Fenton]

LOL

But Leon's main post is ' '

[getagrip]

LOL

But Leon's main post is ' '

[getagrip]

Sorry, please delete my last post.

I meant ho ho ho Fenton, that really amused me (big grin).

Steve; might want to delete your LOL; that's not allowed anymore (big grin).

[Luddite]

Personally i try to avoid the forum equivalent of a 'facebook LIKE', and the 'banter' comes pretty close to that sometimes, but then who'd want to stop that?

I do think its always better to put a bit of a longer response together though.

Rather than 'cool', or '+1', explain why its cool or +1?

However, given that Pendraken's star is rising, and this is pretty much the most vibrant, friendly, and useful forum around - i'd say its going well despite the nettiquette 'breach'.

One feels, enforcing extended prose on wargamers would very much be like herding cats...  

[getagrip]

However, given that Pendraken's star is rising, and this is pretty much the most vibrant, friendly, and useful forum around - i'd say its going well despite the nettiquette 'breach'.

It would also be interesting to see how many of the 399 posts on Sunday (a forum record) wouldn't have met the new "criteria" 

[Fenton]

Does this mean we're no longer meant to "banter" like we have been?

When is FSN's, Westmarchers Nobby's leaving do?

[getagrip]

When is FSN's, Westmarchers Nobby's leaving do?

He really is stuffed isn't he .

I'll miss FSNMarcher

[Luddite]

See?

Herding cats....

[Fenton]

Just one point


Someone apart from Roy has read the forum rules haven't they?

He isn't just having a bit of a laugh?

[getagrip]

Just one point


Someone apart from Roy has read the forum rules haven't they?

He isn't just having a bit of a laugh?

Of course...erm...

Didn't actually know there were any

[Roy]

I only know about Leon's update due to it being mentioned (and linked to) in the latest Pendraken Newsletter.
I'd quite forgotten about the existence of them, previous to that.

I once did ask in the Top Totty thread if there was any rules for that topic (you see this is where I'm stuck, I want to call it a thread!), basically asking how much nudity was allowed. Nobody really knew, it was just taken that there would be no nudity - until someone quickly posted a topless woman (and Leon quickly replaced it with an edited version of the image with kitten's faces placed over each nipple).

[Leman]

Bit odd this thread has got this far and still no comment from Leon.

[Ithoriel]

Bit odd this thread has got this far and still no comment from Leon.

He tends to be around later in the day, more chance of a prompt response at three in the morning than three in the afternoon

[Orcs]

Rules - What are they 

Seriously The Forum is open for younger members to join, although I do not know of any and the age survey we did suggested all were over 20 (Physicaly if not mentally).

So the general rule seems to be - Totty should be clothed in someway- even if its clever body paint. Lower lady parts should be covered.

Swear words should be edited like in the cartoon strip "Hagar the Horibble" ie you stupid A'~#h^le 

As for one word answers I am not sure because the Dark lord himself often relpies with just a smiley. So if its not allowed we would have to ban him !!

[Subedai]

It seems to me that everybody generally sticks to the rules without actually knowing what the rules are. For some reason and despite any circumstantial evidence to the contrary, this forum seems to be governed by the One Rule and that is Common Sense.

[Fenton]

I, this forum seems to be governed by the One Rule and that is Common Sense.

[Leon]

I did wonder whether this would come up while I was editing the rules... 

It basically meant that we didn't want any nonsense posted, along the lines of "Blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" just for the sake of it, or to pad out your post count.  Now of course there is a fair amount of random banter that takes place on a daily basis around here, and we certainly don't want to dissuade that.

So, just to keep things simple, and to protect my right to post "  " as a reply, I've deleted that rule from the guidelines.

Just bear in mind that, "Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" or "Wibble" is not a suitable reply to anything... 

[Matt J]

what noise does a sheep make?