I'm seeing way too many flames, personal attacks and product bashing/stalking on the forums. Here are some tips I sent to a user by the name of
"Mr. IhateeveryoneI'malwaysrightyousuckandmybuddieswillrunyouofftheforum".
1. You are not ALWAYS right.
2. There is never a GOOD reason to insult someone.
3. Do you treat people like this in face-to-face social events?
4. You weren't born with the knowledge, so at some point you must have known absolutely nothing about shotguns, too.
5. People helped you out....return the favor.
6. This is a privately owned venue and we aren't bashful when it comes to asking the unruly to leave....no matter who you are.
7. Every manufacturer of every brand has a Customer Service department and a Return Merchandise process....do you know why? Because no brand is perfect.
8. If we could buy the $3,000 shotgun we probably would, but when you can only afford $700 then that's what you buy. I apply the same reasoning to buying the Subaru rather than the Rolls-Royce I saw in a magazine.
9. Unless your gun tests included pictures of your children don't be offended when people disagree with the results you post.
10. Respond with courtesy and respect. Picture yourself talking to the other person face-to-face if you have to.
11. No name calling or personal attacks on fellow members;
12. No altering a person's username.
13. What happens in Politics, stays in Politics. This just means do not carry political rivalry over into other forums
14. No Profanity! if you would not say it to your Mother or Grandmother, don't say it here!
15a. If you copy and paste, provide a link to the full story;
15b. You must have an opinion of your own posted along with the article or editorial you reference; don't just post a link or an article without comment; if you don't care enough to comment on your article--why should we?
15c. Do not just copy and paste an entire article or editorial--that's just lazy. Pull out a paragraph or two that you think are particularly important or interesting. Summarize. Provide the link, we can decide if we want to read it.
16. Do not change the wording of someone else's post when using the quote feature. Take care that shortening someone's post does not change the context.
Since there has been a bit of confusion about this particular rule. Here is some clarity:
Such as, "It's my opinion that you should have posted (Your suggested content goes here) rather than what you did post. It makes more sense to me and possibly others in that manner."
It's my opinion that your suggested method is rude and derogatory to the OP, whether you intended for it to be or not. If I am old fashioned, so be it!
17. No racist comments will be tolerated.
18. "Friendliest gun forum on the net" is something we make every effort to protect.
19. If a thread is locked for any reason, either stated or not, starting a new thread right away on the same topic is an offense that is punishable by a warning, suspension or a ban. This has long been an unwritten rule( More than a decade) and is finally written for all to see. We understand that time can go by and folks not be aware that the topic has already been covered and locked. This will be taken into consideration before action is taken.
20. It has long been a policy at SGW to not tolerate "Trolling" any section by any person in an attempt to provoke a fight or to to provoke someone into a rules violation. Some folks think this is a fun thing to do. The Moderators do not share that opinion and will take action on any posting that seems to be doing this. Such action can vary from post deletion up to and including suspension or banning.
These are not difficult rules to follow. Violation of these rules may result in warnings, suspension or banning, depending on severity of the violation.
"Mr. IhateeveryoneI'malwaysrightyousuckandmybuddieswillrunyouofftheforum".
1. You are not ALWAYS right.
2. There is never a GOOD reason to insult someone.
3. Do you treat people like this in face-to-face social events?
4. You weren't born with the knowledge, so at some point you must have known absolutely nothing about shotguns, too.
5. People helped you out....return the favor.
6. This is a privately owned venue and we aren't bashful when it comes to asking the unruly to leave....no matter who you are.
7. Every manufacturer of every brand has a Customer Service department and a Return Merchandise process....do you know why? Because no brand is perfect.
8. If we could buy the $3,000 shotgun we probably would, but when you can only afford $700 then that's what you buy. I apply the same reasoning to buying the Subaru rather than the Rolls-Royce I saw in a magazine.
9. Unless your gun tests included pictures of your children don't be offended when people disagree with the results you post.
10. Respond with courtesy and respect. Picture yourself talking to the other person face-to-face if you have to.
11. No name calling or personal attacks on fellow members;
12. No altering a person's username.
13. What happens in Politics, stays in Politics. This just means do not carry political rivalry over into other forums
14. No Profanity! if you would not say it to your Mother or Grandmother, don't say it here!
15a. If you copy and paste, provide a link to the full story;
15b. You must have an opinion of your own posted along with the article or editorial you reference; don't just post a link or an article without comment; if you don't care enough to comment on your article--why should we?
15c. Do not just copy and paste an entire article or editorial--that's just lazy. Pull out a paragraph or two that you think are particularly important or interesting. Summarize. Provide the link, we can decide if we want to read it.
16. Do not change the wording of someone else's post when using the quote feature. Take care that shortening someone's post does not change the context.
Since there has been a bit of confusion about this particular rule. Here is some clarity:
Nope, that is not a viable option. If you want to state your opinion as to how the quote should be, it will be fine to do it outside the quote in your own words.
Such as, "It's my opinion that you should have posted (Your suggested content goes here) rather than what you did post. It makes more sense to me and possibly others in that manner."
It's my opinion that your suggested method is rude and derogatory to the OP, whether you intended for it to be or not. If I am old fashioned, so be it!
17. No racist comments will be tolerated.
18. "Friendliest gun forum on the net" is something we make every effort to protect.
19. If a thread is locked for any reason, either stated or not, starting a new thread right away on the same topic is an offense that is punishable by a warning, suspension or a ban. This has long been an unwritten rule( More than a decade) and is finally written for all to see. We understand that time can go by and folks not be aware that the topic has already been covered and locked. This will be taken into consideration before action is taken.
20. It has long been a policy at SGW to not tolerate "Trolling" any section by any person in an attempt to provoke a fight or to to provoke someone into a rules violation. Some folks think this is a fun thing to do. The Moderators do not share that opinion and will take action on any posting that seems to be doing this. Such action can vary from post deletion up to and including suspension or banning.
These are not difficult rules to follow. Violation of these rules may result in warnings, suspension or banning, depending on severity of the violation.