Forum no-nos

[IWanttobeEVA]

32. (corollary to 31.) KSP x.x.x is so y that I'm reverting to KSP z.z.z until there isn't as much y any longer.  

[MaxxQ]

32. Necroposting

 

 

 

Can save this one for a year from now.

Edited July 7, 2016 by MaxxQ

[DChurchill]

33. Mentioning your name of your craft like the rest of us are supposed to know what it even looks like.

"I was orbiting Eeloo in the Eludium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator when . . . "

Edited July 7, 2016 by DChurchill

[Archgeek]

34. Mentioning RATO units in one of those rogue SSTO discussions.

3 hours ago, 5thHorseman said:

9 - Asking a question like "How do you land on Mun?" when what you're having trouble with is your Mun lander flipping out during atmospheric ascent on Kerbin. And it takes 3 pages to get that piece of information out of you.

HEH, that reminds me of a tech support ticket I received, with short description "Printer." and absolutely nothing else.

24 minutes ago, DChurchill said:

33. Mentioning your name of your craft like the rest of us are supposed to know what it even looks like.

"I was orbiting Eeloo in the Eludium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator when . . . "

HEY, the XT Mk1's right there in my avatar.    Possibly to be replaced with the Mk3...soon.

[TwinKerbal]

4 hours ago, Goody1981 said:

In the spirit of fun, what are some classic forum faux pas that are guaranteed to be commented on/corrected?

1 - daring to spell "Hohmann" like it sounds

2 - asking "is X cheating?"

3 - replying to "is X cheating?" with anything other than some iteration of "you can't cheat in a single player game"

4 - talking about your "gravity" turn but then also mentioning how you a) had SAS hold prograde, or b) went straight up to 10km then turned 45 degrees

5 - suggesting that Realism Overhaul is anything other than amazing when @regex is around  (it is amazing though)

6 - making the grievous error of saying heating during re-entry is due to friction with the atmosphere 

I know I'm breaking the no nos, but why do you heat up in reentry?  I always thought it was due to friction with the atmosphere

[Brownhair2]

1 minute ago, TwinKerbal said:

I know I'm breaking the no nos, but why do you heat up in reentry?  I always thought it was due to friction with the atmosphere

If I remember correctly, the air gets compressed in front of you and heats up

[Mastikator]

35. Complaining about bugs/crashes without mentioning that you're using version incompatible (or conflicting) mods.

Edited July 7, 2016 by Mastikator

[Red Iron Crown]

36. Messing up KSP version numbers. "I just updated from 1.05 to 1.3, both are better than 0.9."

37. Calling kerbals Kermans.

38. Using forum quotes and trying to manipulate them in any way.

39. Using <marquee> tags for scientific purposes.

[Goody1981]

23 minutes ago, TwinKerbal said:

I know I'm breaking the no nos, but why do you heat up in reentry?  I always thought it was due to friction with the atmosphere

Ha I always thought so too until I started reading this forum  ...and I'm a physics teacher! That's why KSP is so great!

[legoclone09]

40: Calling a Kerbal's last name 'Kerbal' as in Jebediah Kerbal.

[Dman979]

41. Posting in the wrong subforum

42. Backseat moderation

43. Getting @Red Iron Crown mad. It's hard to do, but it can be done, and it's not pretty.

[cubinator]

44: calling Kerbals "Kerbins"

45: calling Kerbin "Kerbal"

[regex]

2 minutes ago, Dman979 said:

43. Getting @Red Iron Crown mad. It's hard to do, but it can be done, and it's not pretty.

Why would you ever attempt to make that man mad?  Damn saint, I tell you (in the forums at least...)

[Snark]

4 minutes ago, cubinator said:

45: calling Kerbin "Kerbal"

^^ This!

 

46.  Spelling it "Minimus"

[Dman979]

Just now, regex said:

Why would you ever attempt to make that man mad?  Damn saint, I tell you (in the forums at least...)

Me? No, I've never done that, I think. He's holy, and blessed be His name.

But I saw a new guy do it... once.

[Xavven]

47. Putting "PSA" in your thread's subject line.

48. Stating either that A) "stock only" or B) "modded" is the correct way to play.

49. Stating that Squad is a marketing company, not a game developer.

50. Starting any thread discussing use of part clipping.

51. Starting a hype train too soon.

52. Starting a hype train thread, taking the conductor/driver spot, and your forum account name is not @GregroxMun

Edited July 7, 2016 by Xavven
added #49 - #52

[nightingale]

53. Calling "the Sun" Kerbol.

[Andem]

2 minutes ago, nightingale said:

53. Calling "the Sun" Kerbol.

 

54. Being a jerk without technically breaking any forum rules.

55. Repfishing.

56. Excrement-talking Elon Musk in the "Science and Spaceflight" subforum.

57. Asking for features/mods outside of the game's scope.

[Snark]

2 minutes ago, Andem said:

56. Excrement-talking Elon Musk in the "Science and Spaceflight" subforum.

56a.  Making any mention whatsoever of SpaceX in the "Science and Spaceflight" subforum.

[Vanamonde]

57. Submitting posts about the forum to General instead of Kerbal Network. (Moved.) 

[Snark]

5 minutes ago, Vanamonde said:

57. Submitting posts about the forum to General instead of Kerbal Network. (Moved.) 

57a.  Submitting posts about, well, pretty much everything to General, regardless of whether they belong elsewhere.  (Moved.)

[Red Iron Crown]

57b. Submitting posts.

[Bloojay]

53a/58. Calling Kerbol "The Sun"

Uncultured Swine.

[Superfluous J]

59. Making a poll about... well anything really.

[Atlas2342]

60. Denying the fact that Minmus is made of mint ice cream. (It is...)

61. Thinking you're better than Scott Manley.

62. Mods without pics.

63. Mun as "Moon"

64. Capitalizing "Isp" like it's an abbreviation.

 

Edited July 7, 2016 by Atlas2342