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ferretchucker 10-18-2008 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by The Flayed One (Post 743714)
You might have to fight Rayne for me, but don't worry, there's plenty of Flayed to go around;)
Or at least, there will be when I cut you up.

Grrrrr.

ferretchucker 02-01-2010 07:57 AM
This thread seems to apply again.

Geoff the Troll 02-10-2010 05:11 PM
Well, it looks like a mass banning was done here. Refreshing!

Caenxavier 02-12-2010 12:40 PM
My name is caenxavier, and I'm an asshat.

Sometimes I get drunk and start stupid threads :).

Laura6 02-12-2010 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Geoff the Troll (Post 848938)
Well, it looks like a mass banning was done here. Refreshing!
I do not really believe in banning....if someone says something I don't like..I ignore it..banning closely resembles censorship

fuglystick 02-12-2010 07:30 PM
Censoring asshats is a public service.

The Flayed One 02-13-2010 07:31 PM
It's a simple case. Warnings were issued. Warnings were not heeded.

Sistinas666 03-07-2011 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by urgeok2 (Post 742593)
it pretty much boils down to common sense.

- having the common sense to know how to react in public.
- having the common sense to get to know the culture of the forum (it takes about 5 minutes)

unfortunately - the classical asshat will have no common sense to speak of - so there really is no re-educating them.



crazy people dont know they are crazy - and if you tell them that they are crazy - they wont believe you.

Rules to live by?

TheWickerFan 03-08-2011 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by The Flayed One (Post 551765)
Inspired by the recent General Forum activities.

The Problem
u dont bother to spell or punchuate ur sentenses or make n efort two use propur grammer.

The Solution
Have some respect for your readers if you want them to read your posts. Mozilla has an add on that underlines offending words in red. You don't have to be perfect, just readable.

The Problem
You start too many threads or the majority of your posts are irrelevant.

The Solution
Slow down there, buckaroo. Starting too many threads/posting too many irrelevant posts in one thread can frustrate people. Some feel it's pointless to make a thread/post to the OT when it's going to get bumped several pages.

The Problem
People keep asking me why I'm here:(

The Solution
Sometimes people wonder that when you join a horror board and never talk about horror. If people are saying this, that's probably the problem.

The Problem
Members yell at me for posting in the wrong forum/spamming/topics been done.

The Solution
We have a search function. It's not as good as it could be, but it helps you get by. Usually, if you start a new thread about a topic that's only 4-5 pages back, you're going to get called on it.

Search Help
To get the search feature to open, you have to right click on the search button and open it in a new window. For those of you who haven't been here very long, this came about when the forum underwent an upgrade. The upgrade still has some bugs in it that were never worked out, this being one of them.

Posting in the right forum is fairly simple. There are descriptions under the name of each forum about what to post there. It only takes a few seconds to browse through and figure out where your topic should go.

As far as spam, if you feel you must, be polite and don't try to pawn yourself off as someone else who found this "great new thing and must share it with people I've never enteracted with before." Post in the right forum, and don't get all defensive. There are plenty of people here who will give you an honest review of your crummy product.

The Problem
You guys are all assholes lolz:mad:

The Solution
Yes, we are.



Before anyone takes immediate offense, please note that this thread is supposed to be helpful. Constructive criticism (or barbing, as it goes here) makes up the backbone of our little INTERNETz society.
This sould be stickied in the new members section. It would save a great deal of time and grief.

Ferox13 03-08-2011 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by TheWickerFan (Post 887876)
This sould be stickied in the new members section. It would save a great deal of time and grief.
I was about to make 6 posts about that...

ferretchucker 03-08-2011 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Ferox13 (Post 887885)
I was about to make 6 posts about that...
Ferretchucker likes this.

BookZombie 03-23-2011 07:15 PM
One thing I actually do not agree with is the do not post to many threads or posts point. I am not saying spam the forum or post irrelevant things, however a forum with slowed down activity like this one need every post it can get.

One question though about searching. As a new member I might want to discuss something which have been discussed before, what is then best, starting a new thread or finding the old thread and resurrecting it?

The Flayed One 03-23-2011 08:32 PM
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One thing I actually do not agree with is the do not post to many threads or posts point. I am not saying spam the forum or post irrelevant things, however a forum with slowed down activity like this one need every post it can get
.

There was a point in time when we had members who would literally start 20 threads at once about ridiculous things in the forums. It would bump other new threads off of the front page and it became very frustrating. Nothing against anyone starting five or six new threads every day. It was the constant starting of multiple threads like "What's your favorite soda?" day after day that became too much for people to bare.

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One question though about searching. As a new member I might want to discuss something which have been discussed before, what is then best, starting a new thread or finding the old thread and resurrecting it?
Up to you. That suggestion was in place to stop the constant influx of new threads covering a topic that was two days old. I personally have nothing against resurrected threads. The whole point was to make sure that there wasn't a thread four pages back on the same topic or that the topic hadn't been done 40 different times. I really don't see the problem with starting a new thread about a subject that has already been talked about multiple times as long as you call out the fact that you want to start a new one at the beginning of the thread.

BookZombie 03-24-2011 12:32 AM
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There was a point in time when we had members who would literally start 20 threads at once about ridiculous things in the forums. It would bump other new threads off of the front page and it became very frustrating. Nothing against anyone starting five or six new threads every day. It was the constant starting of multiple threads like "What's your favorite soda?" day after day that became too much for people to bare.
Well 20 threads a day about things that have nothing to do with horror sounds rather excessive. I understand your point. However I know that when I come to a forum as a new user I am often a bit shy and afraid of doing something wrong, and if I had been greeted with that point in your advice list when I just joined up I probably would not have posted as much as I have. Now I have Aspergers syndrome so it may be that it is just me who have a problem with understanding the meaning of that paragraph, and I in no way want to criticize. However as it stands I suspect it is a danger that new members who are nice, kind and want to appear polite will be worried they are posting to much and limit posts and threads which would be useful and interesting, while trolls who just don't car can just post and post whatever they feel like and will just ignore the advice.

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Up to you. That suggestion was in place to stop the constant influx of new threads covering a topic that was two days old.
If a topic is two days old then it stands to reason that one just join the debate and do not make a new topic about it.

Quote:
I personally have nothing against resurrected threads. The whole point was to make sure that there wasn't a thread four pages back on the same topic or that the topic hadn't been done 40 different times. I really don't see the problem with starting a new thread about a subject that has already been talked about multiple times as long as you call out the fact that you want to start a new one at the beginning of the thread.
Sounds fair, thank you for the information.

TheWickerFan 03-24-2011 12:46 AM
You don't have to agree with the guidelines; these are just suggestions on how to behave and an explanation to new members on how certain things are frowned upon that they might not realize were considered bad manners.

BookZombie 03-24-2011 12:51 AM
I am not disagreeing with the guidelines. I am saying that the way they are put might confuse new member so that they do not participate, that perhaps the guidelines need just a hint more explanation of what are desired or undesired behavior.

Like the Flayed One said the point about new threads where put there to stop people from making 30 threads a day about sodas and other unrelated stuff. I just pointed out that without his clarification I would have hardly dared to make a single topic when I first joined the forum if I had been met by this list. Now this might just be me as I have Aspergers not getting that paragraph, but I can only post from what I know, and for me that would discourage posting, and I do not think that is the point of it.

TheWickerFan 03-24-2011 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BookZombie (Post 888937)
I am not disagreeing with the guidelines. I am saying that the way they are put might confuse new member so that they do not participate, that perhaps the guidelines need just a hint more explanation of what are desired or undesired behavior.

Like the Flayed One said the point about new threads where put there to stop people from making 30 threads a day about sodas and other unrelated stuff. I just pointed out that without his clarification I would have hardly dared to make a single topic when I first joined the forum if I had been met by this list. Now this might just be me as I have Aspergers not getting that paragraph, but I can only post from what I know, and for me that would discourage posting, and I do not think that is the point of it.
This site has a very colorful history involving some serious troublemakers that has understandably made older members wary of new members exhibiting behavior that resembles these old "friends". As you've probably noticed, it is very easy to make an anonymous second account, so even if someone has been banned they can easily come back over and over again to cause more trouble.

I don't think this site discourages making a lot of posts or threads; just as long as they're relevant and comprehensible (see the OMCDave posts mentioned in the first few posts in this thread to get an idea of what I mean by irrelevant and incomprehensible).

However, this is coming from HDC's Biggest Post Whore, so you might want a second opinion.:D

Sistinas666 03-24-2011 03:45 AM
A second opinion? I second Wickers observation. I've been around since 2003 or 2004 and agree 100% with how she just put it.

BookZombie 03-24-2011 04:14 AM
The site do not at all discourage new members to post, please do not misunderstand me. I Joined this forum last month or so and I have felt very welcome. I only spoke about that one paragraph in this new guide to how to be liked at Horror.com, that it would be easy to misunderstand.

Nates Vault 06-28-2013 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Doc Faustus (Post 552788)
I'd like to point another asshat style debating phenomenon. In a formal debate ad hominem comments are not welcome, and in any argument they don't deserve to discredit the opponent, they serve to make the attacker look like a flaming douche. Short debate style tutorial:
Wrong:
Imbecile 1: Children of the Corn 7 rocks the hizzie! It's like Citizen Kane with lesbians.
Imbecile 2: Cumswilling asstard! Sheepfucker! Children of the corn 7 blows!
Right:
The Smartest possible person who could have liked Children of the Corn 7:
Children of the Corn 7 was great. I don't see what all this Children of the Corn bashing is about.
Witty riposte:
Children of the Corn 7 is akin to bestiality.
While Children of the Corn 7 is akin to bestiality, we need not directly accuse those who love it of being cumswilling asstards or of having sheeploving proclivities. This goes back in a way to the productive posting comments at the beginning, but I think it's just as important to bring up productive rhetoric.
I am new here, but based on my experiences on hundreds of forums on the interwebs, I love this comment. Thank you for pointing out that rational debate does not involve name calling, tossing epithets and the race to the lowest common denominator.

While I may have despised (name a movie I think is crap) and you may have loved it, I think we can all discuss the merits (or lack thereof) of said film without getting nasty and personal.

jdolan74 07-12-2014 10:16 PM
That's a great introduction. I hope never to offend. A lover of horror. That is all.

anglewitch 02-13-2015 05:26 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Flayed One (Post 551765)
Inspired by the recent General Forum activities.

The Problem
u dont bother to spell or punchuate ur sentenses or make n efort two use propur grammer.

The Solution
Have some respect for your readers if you want them to read your posts. Mozilla has an add on that underlines offending words in red. You don't have to be perfect, just readable.

The Problem
You start too many threads or the majority of your posts are irrelevant.

The Solution
Slow down there, buckaroo. Starting too many threads/posting too many irrelevant posts in one thread can frustrate people. Some feel it's pointless to make a thread/post to the OT when it's going to get bumped several pages.

The Problem
People keep asking me why I'm here:(

The Solution
Sometimes people wonder that when you join a horror board and never talk about horror. If people are saying this, that's probably the problem.

The Problem
Members yell at me for posting in the wrong forum/spamming/topics been done.

The Solution
We have a search function. It's not as good as it could be, but it helps you get by. Usually, if you start a new thread about a topic that's only 4-5 pages back, you're going to get called on it.

Search Help
To get the search feature to open, you have to right click on the search button and open it in a new window. For those of you who haven't been here very long, this came about when the forum underwent an upgrade. The upgrade still has some bugs in it that were never worked out, this being one of them.

Posting in the right forum is fairly simple. There are descriptions under the name of each forum about what to post there. It only takes a few seconds to browse through and figure out where your topic should go.

As far as spam, if you feel you must, be polite and don't try to pawn yourself off as someone else who found this "great new thing and must share it with people I've never enteracted with before." Post in the right forum, and don't get all defensive. There are plenty of people here who will give you an honest review of your crummy product.

The Problem
You guys are all assholes lolz:mad:

The Solution
Yes, we are.



Before anyone takes immediate offense, please note that this thread is supposed to be helpful. Constructive criticism (or barbing, as it goes here) makes up the backbone of our little INTERNETz society.
No one likes us, no one likes us but we don't care we are HDC we are HDC. A deformed version of millwall lions chant.

Demonboy23 08-20-2016 10:27 AM
Hi my names Eric, I really didn't like horror until my 20s because let's be honest it scared the shit out of me. Over the years I have gotten more into movies and now for the past year I have been playing horror games every Wednesday for Hump Day Horror Night. I am not a popular streamer but I love having new blood in the channel that have a real passion for horror like I do. If you like a dark twist of Comedy with your Horror, check out my channel. Love the support guys ::danger::

Hump Day Horror Nights
https://www.twitch.tv/d3m0nb0y23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsbq...Qk_RSdBVBjljvX

anglewitch 08-20-2016 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Demonboy23 (Post 1016714)
Hi my names Eric, I really didn't like horror until my 20s because let's be honest it scared the shit out of me. Over the years I have gotten more into movies and nowhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items...rrow-10x10.png for the past year I have been playing horror games every Wednesday for Hump Day Horror Night. I am not a popular streamer but I love having new blood in the channel that have a real passion for horror like I do. If you like a dark twist of Comedy with your Horror, check out my channel. Love the support guys ::danger::

Hump Day Horror Nights
https://www.twitch.tv/d3m0nb0y23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsbq...Qk_RSdBVBjljvX
Welcome and all but this is a thread about using proper grammar and all that s*** on the forum, not for greeting newbies.

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anglewitch 04-06-2020 09:06 PM
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