Red Iron Crown Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Are moderators assigned to be always online on the forum at different times, so the forum is moderated 24/7? Or are there times that no moderator is online? I noticed that there's always at least one on.It's a volunteer position, people moderate when their schedules permit. Some of us are fortunate enough to be able to dedicate more time than others, but there is no formal schedule that I'm aware of.Really hoping their isn't one and I've been missing my shifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noname117 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) How often has a romance been started between two people on the forums? (Just curious)Aside from you and Xannari, I haven't seen one in the (nearly) 3 years I've been here. I do remember a couple romances occurring between Spore creators back before KSP. They never ended well.Edit: I suppose I should ask a question now. If I post a link to an external website with content considered not appropriate for the forums (profanity, for example), and clearly post a warning that said site contains profanity next to the link, would the post be considered an infraction of the rules or not? Edited August 19, 2015 by Noname117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampa Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 yeah, good point...deleted my post... (give me a break, its early in the morning and I'm still waking up!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KasperVld Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Edit: I suppose I should ask a question now. If I post a link to an external website with content considered not appropriate for the forums (profanity, for example), and clearly post a warning that said site contains profanity next to the link, would the post be considered an infraction of the rules or not?Yes, most definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noname117 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yes, most definitely.But then wouldn't it be against the rules to post links to roleplay websites (Like Kerbal Powers), even if it is mentioned that said site contains roleplay and that none of it is to be brought onto the forums? From a brief talk with Tetyrds, I was told that the above scenario was within the rules. If that is true, then we cannot link to outside profanity but can link to outside roleplay? Is this due to an inconsistency within the rules or due to roleplay being considered better than profanity? I'm just asking this so I know right where the line between "against the rules" and "not against the rules" is drawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I think you need to exercise some common sense here instead of trying to pick holes in the rules, as linking to pornography, piracy or similar banned topics would obviously be against the rules, those are serious.Roleplay on the KSP forums is also against the rules because KSP roleplay caused a huge amount of trouble, enough for Squad to get involved and shut it down.But we're not having a section of the rules for stuff that is outright banned, and stuff that is mostly banned, or stuff that is okay but banned when it gets out of hand, that wouldn't be workable as something can start off innocently, only becoming a problem later.If the roleplay is on a fansite it's someone else's problem, and Squad is fine with links to fansites, but if members bring their roleplay induced fighting and arguments here, it's a problem.Don't bring it here, that way everyone's happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noname117 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I think you need to exercise some common sense here instead of trying to pick holes in the rules, as linking to pornography, piracy or similar banned topics would obviously be against the rules, those are serious.Roleplay on the KSP forums is also against the rules because KSP roleplay caused a huge amount of trouble, enough for Squad to get involved and shut it down.But we're not having a section of the rules for stuff that is outright banned, and stuff that is mostly banned, or stuff that is okay but banned when it gets out of hand, that wouldn't be workable as something can start off innocently, only becoming a problem later.If the roleplay is on a fansite it's someone else's problem, and Squad is fine with links to fansites, but if members bring their roleplay induced fighting and arguments here, it's a problem.Don't bring it here, that way everyone's happy.Well, I knew all of that. I'm more trying to figure this out from the profanity aspect right now. Common sense is telling me that sites which use profanity as a feature wouldn't be allowed (Like that one website which converted everyone's text into profanity), but sites which use a small amount of profanity which don't rely on it would be OK (Like the song Inner Glow by Blue October) assuming a profanity warning is posted. Is this true or is the line elsewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) If there's a line you'll have people arguing over it, asking why it is where it is, asking what counts as being over it, who decided on it, why such and such wasn't considered over it, etcetera etcetera ad nauseam.If something is clearly "over the line" it should be obvious, if not then it is dealt with on a case by case bases, we don't look up a chart and measure profanity per page, for example.Also.1.2 Additional rulesThe services as meant in 1.1 and parts thereof may list additional rules on top of these rules on their website or through another channel. Squad and all staff members (as noted in rule 3.1) reserve the right to add, subtract or edit rules and posts as they see fit without prior notice.And.1.4 Notices/infractions/bansFailure to comply with the rules set in this list entitles any member of staff to hand out a justifiable punishment. Not every situation will be the same and all will be judged on a case by case basis.And.Take note: Squad and the staff reserve the right to change these rules or add to them at any and all times they deem this necessary and without prior notification. Squad and the staff also reserve the right to act and enforce punitive action in any situation they deem unwanted - even if the situation does not break any of the rules set in this post.This lets us deal with people deliberately pushing their luck by trying to find the limit of the rules while still posting stuff that technically breaks them, we get them from time to time, trying to hogtie the moderators with their own rules doesn't work Edited August 19, 2015 by sal_vager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noname117 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Alright, thanks. It is nice to know your mindset about the rules here, and where my limitations are with posts are and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 If there's a line you'll have people arguing over it, asking why it is where it is, asking what counts as being over it, who decided on it, why such and such wasn't considered over it, etcetera etcetera ad nauseam.Very well said. I wonder if it might be good to add a rule to the effect that (1) moderators cannot be expected to state with legal precision exactly where "the line" is on any rules issue, and (2) that no statement of opinion by a moderator can be construed to 'shield' a user from future justifiable punishment.In that spirit, I withdraw my previous question about what exactly constitutes a 'reaction image' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampa Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Ok, question about necroposting:How much timewould have to pass between two posts before the offending new post would be considered necroposting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Ok, question about necroposting:How much timewould have to pass between two posts before the offending new post would be considered necroposting?Generally speaking a thread with over a month since the last post is in the necro-zone, but it's less a matter of time than of relevance. If the thread that is brought back from the dead is still relevant and the new post has substantial content then it is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 It's often better to start a new thread though, and link to the old one, but really it depends on what was posted, how well it was received, how good the thread was, member reaction to the post, that sort of thing.Generally if it's just a bump, +1 or it was reported, it's closed as it's bothering you guys and girls, but just as Red says if the new post adds something and members are fine with it then it's not a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampa Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Generally speaking a thread with over a month since the last post is in the necro-zone, but it's less a matter of time than of relevance. If the thread that is brought back from the dead is still relevant and the new post has substantial content then it is fine.It's often better to start a new thread though, and link to the old one, but really it depends on what was posted, how well it was received, how good the thread was, member reaction to the post, that sort of thing.Generally if it's just a bump, +1 or it was reported, it's closed as it's bothering you guys and girls, but just as Red says if the new post adds something and members are fine with it then it's not a problem.Ok, thanks for verifying this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 HTML appears to be disabled by default in most areas of the forums due to the potential for...misuse.Where isn't it disabled? What does misuse mean? Isn't it just like BBcode, except more things use it? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovy Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Where isn't it disabled? What does misuse mean? Isn't it just like BBcode, except more things use it? Thanks!BBcode does only what the forum admins let it do, while HTML does anything you can write it to do.It's not disabled in the secret moderators-only forum, which screws up any IRC logs we post there because they often have nicknames <like this>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 BBcode does only what the forum admins let it do, while HTML does anything you can write it to do.It's not disabled in the secret moderators-only forum, which screws up any IRC logs we post there because they often have nicknames <like this>.Thanks! Your sig though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 MRS, someday I'll tell you the story of why <marqu.ee> tags got disabled on the forums. (The period is to dodge the filter.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphasus Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 MRS, someday I'll tell you the story of why <marqu.ee> tags got disabled on the forums. (The period is to dodge the filter.)I want to know this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Is "Marquee" as a word filtered out? marquee marqu.ee Or is it in BBcode tags [marquee]thing[/marquee] .........> [noparse][marquee]thing[/marquee][/noparse] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Try it with the <> around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zucal Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 .........>it werks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphasus Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Ok then, so why would it be banned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 ......... .........> </marquee> </marquee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFaced Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Wait, hold up! Do it like this.........>And don't "close" itExample:.........>Testing this.Wait, that's a filter.... welp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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