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THREADIQUITTE.,.,.,

May I suggest to add another one:

resist the urge to self-appoint yourself to tell everybody else how and what they should post on an internet forum.


seems to be the newest recent trend and - although I do not question the good
intentions behind it - it is just as annoying and transgressing as people posting 'awesome' all the time.
if the discussion really gets uncivil I am very confident there are plenty of forum moderators who are very
able to put a lid on it.





David Battistella said:
Debate is healthy, but we need healthy debate.

Threads are getting derailed fast around Reduser so I thought I'd offer up some simple tips toward a pleasant online experience.

When posting....

1. Be polite.
2. Try to contribute
3. Reread your post before posting
4. Leave personal comments aside
5. Stick to answering the thread title
6. Try to stay on topic
7. Be useful
8. Don't drink and post
9. Treat it like you are in a room with actual people
10. Be respectful of opinions and present valid arguments
11. Don't be an asshole
12. Use smiles or say "I'm joking" or "satire" when kidding
13. Be honest
14. Respect the forum rules
15. Avoid replies like "awesome" except in extreme circumstance
16. Be a good reduser citizen
17. Ask the question, "am I giving as much as I am getting from this forum"
18. Don't be a hater, it's boring
19. Don't be a fanboy, it's boring
20. Try not to shout
21. Use polls sparingly
22. Post in the apropriate section
23. Don't triple post your stuff for sale
24. Be part of the construction crew, instead of the destruction gang
25. Know that we all want useful information
26. Try to post one useful thing per week
27. Rumors are bad
28. Try to be factually correct
29. Exercise restraint
30. Have a considered opinion


Search reduser using this link to see if your question has been answered:

http://www.google.com/cse/m?cx=004538409993496633550:nmlowi0wk0c&cref=&theme=DEFAULT

For urgent/onset problems the best thing to do is file a support ticket and contact RED directly to solve the problem.

Posts like:

HELP!!!!! Urgent!!!! Camera died!!!!!!

Creates problems.

1. It may be alarming the community unnecessarily.
2. It's not asking the people at RED who can help you directly.
3. Can lead to misinformation throughout the community.

Good thing to do in these threads is report back as to what and how the problem was solved or could be prevented. That doesn't happen often enough.

That's it I think.

Please continue to enjoy REDuser. It's a rich community full of some of the smartest kindest red owners from around the world.

Peace
David
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I vote David Battistella for benevolent ruler of the known universe!

LOVE the Avatar. pun so definitely well intended!
 
May I also add that there's a rule about using our full names (not just initialed ones such as Jackie O. or Steve J. or Rupert P.). Unless one has a damn good reason not disclosing it, it's Jim's wish and it should be respected.
 
axel ebermann said:
May I suggest to add another one:

resist the urge to self-appoint yourself to tell everybody else how and what they should post on an internet forum.


seems to be the newest recent trend and - although I do not question the good
intentions behind it - it is just as annoying and transgressing as people posting 'awesome' all the time.
if the discussion really gets uncivil I am very confident there are plenty of forum moderators who are very
able to put a lid on it.
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+1, I think RED is what it is because of the geniuses that run the place and the insane posts on REDUSER.. One persons dumbass comment could lead to a nasty debate that comes up with something that solves an issue or sparks Jim's fancy of "why not have a built in black hole button for nasty directors?".. Once we start having to look at the "rules" before posting for fear of doing the wrong thing the posts will be all lovey dovey with butterfly's and rainbow kisses..

Don't get me wrong, I've posted some things I wish I didn't, but I got my earful from the gods that run backorders, not another REDUSER.

Cue the debate or banning on my account..
 
axel ebermann said:
May I suggest to add another one:

resist the urge to self-appoint yourself to tell everybody else how and what they should post on an internet forum.
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Point taken Axel. I'm not a mod, just a regular Reduser making some observations and (hopefully helpful) suggestions. I've added this to the list.

@justin Marx

Don't think any of this in any way limits people ability to express whatever they want to express as often as they want to.

Thanks,
David
 
When starting a thread consider its purpose - is it to gather knowledge, rustle up information, get clarification, solve a problem, or stir up debate? If its to stir up debate, consider if you should post it in the Off-Topic forum.
 
I have learned a lot from this forum... and jumped off it a couple of times because it is time-consuming, addictive, noisy and irritating.

I have actually also gained some "real" friends through the discussions here.
That has been excellent to learn. Thanks to you guys, you know who you are!

I think stupid questions are good.
Really.
As that is a way to learn.
I learned a lot through asking silly questions and getting serious answers.

But I learned through listening and then trying to verify the answers I got, if I doubtet them. Not by taking them for granted or claiming they were wrong... unless - of course - I knew them to be totally wrong...

LOL

Reduser is not a school. Fortunately.
And - all in all - I mostly like it for what it is.

I do sometimes wish for a community section, though which could and would be more strictly moderated to get usefull and healthy discussions out.

I have many times been glad I am NOT a moderator here, but I would not mind moderating such a section exclusively, though.

I would be a hash moderator, so I dunno if I would be very popular. :)

Hahahaha

But a sub-section called "community service" or "Learn your RED"" heavily moderated by M Most, David B, Graeme, Jeff K, Nick Shaw, David Mullen, Gavin Greenwalt, Tony Lorentzen, Uli Plank, Mark Toia with responsibility for different kind of subjects, would be good.

It would be neccessary to be able to root out all kinds of noise in this section to make it work.

I would not mind being a co-moderator of such a section, if there was a need and will for it and there was a wish for me to be part of such a section.

Cheers!

Gunleik
 
I think it should also be at our discression to move threads we think are interesting into this section, and threads we find that belong in other sections to the appropriate section...
 
Remember on an internet forum, you are what you type. If you want your posts to be read and taken seriously, proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation all count. Use paragraph breaks. Avoid typing in all caps or using lazy SMS-style abbreviations, and one exclamation point is sufficient for emphasis (SRSLY, PPL!!!).
 
31. Resist the urge to self-appoint yourself to tell everybody else how and what they should post on an internet forum
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As old Cash K. used to say, "Ya gotta have a sense of humour, or you shouldn't have joined".
 
Erik Bien said:
Not a fan of the Oxford comma? :wink5:
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It's not the Oxford comma that I believe is wrong in your sentence, I always thought they were optional, it's the first one, which is unnecessary. Still, I'm probably wrong - I was taught English by an Irish nun who once put a kid in hospital because he misspelled the word can't. I kid you, not:)
 
Luc Bouvrette said:
May I also add that there's a rule about using our full names (not just initialed ones such as Jackie O. or Steve J. or Rupert P.). Unless one has a damn good reason not disclosing it, it's Jim's wish and it should be respected.
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Jim's request was to use at least 1 name and 1 initial.

So Jackie O is as good as JJ Abrams.

Although both are better than Antony M.
 
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Antony M said:
Jim's request was to use at least 1 name and 1 initial.

So Jackie O is as good as JJ Abrams.

Although both are better than Antony M.
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What about this announcement posted by Jason Ramsey? http://www.reduser.net/forum/announcement.php?f=31

REDuser is a Real Names only community. First names only is not acceptable. We prefer that you use your full first and last name, but there is more than one option available. Any new accounts that do not register with their real name will be suspended.

Thanks for your cooperation.
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I understand the idea behind this as it establishes a climate of trust and professionalism. In your case, even though you use Antony M, your signatured link casafilms.co.uk tells me you are indeed who you claim to be. It evens things out.

Which isn't the case with some newer members that would rather remain anonymous by not revealing their full names. And that bugs me a bit.
 
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