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CloseThe rules don't explicitly say a lot of things. That doesn't mean those things are automatically permissible.
kentona
The rules don't explicitly say a lot of things. That doesn't mean those things are automatically permissible.
"Don't make death threats" is implied under "be courteous." "Don't use images that are allowed on many other forums" is not.
author=Crazekentona"Don't make death threats" is implied under "be courteous." "Don't use images that are allowed on many other forums" is not.
The rules don't explicitly say a lot of things. That doesn't mean those things are automatically permissible.
If the image isn't making fun of someone then they're not breaking that rule.
LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
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I can kinda see both Craze and Kentona's points.
On the one hand, I have to agree that I'm in favor of explicitly listing out everything that's not allowed, and giving all the exact lines of what is and isn't allowed. I think I speak for everyone when I say that getting punished for doing something you didn't know wasn't allowed is bullshit.
On the other hand, a warning isn't a punishment. A warning is how you tell people that something isn't allowed. Complaining that someone can't know something against the rules until they're told it's against the rules is silly. They know it's against the rules because they got a warning saying so. The warning is given to anyone who needs to know the rule, and they're not punished unless they keep breaking the rule after knowing about it.
On the one hand, I have to agree that I'm in favor of explicitly listing out everything that's not allowed, and giving all the exact lines of what is and isn't allowed. I think I speak for everyone when I say that getting punished for doing something you didn't know wasn't allowed is bullshit.
On the other hand, a warning isn't a punishment. A warning is how you tell people that something isn't allowed. Complaining that someone can't know something against the rules until they're told it's against the rules is silly. They know it's against the rules because they got a warning saying so. The warning is given to anyone who needs to know the rule, and they're not punished unless they keep breaking the rule after knowing about it.
author=Craze
"Don't make death threats" is implied under "be courteous." "Don't use images that are allowed on many other forums" is not.
Don't spam up threads with dumb images is implied under "be courteous."
You made a thread asking for the administration's stance on image macros. You got one. No image macros. The response was not ambiguous. You cannot "rules lawyer" your way out of it.
Image macros are not allowed. (not even for supervillains.)
author=Solitayre
You made a thread asking for the administration's stance on image macros. You got one. No image macros. The response was not ambiguous. You cannot "rules lawyer" your way out of it.
Image macros are not allowed. (not even for supervillains.)
Craze isn't trying to weasel his way out of anything, all he is doing is asking that the rules of conduct be modified to explicitly state that image macros are not allowed because "be courteous" is vague. There is nothing wrong with asking that ambiguous rules be clarified.
I think they're stupid myself, and fully support their exclusion - as does the rest of staff, per our meeting. It should be added to the code of conduct since it's a strict rule under an ambiguous category, along with the already present "no necroposting", "no personal attacks", etc. Those can be considered courtesy as well, but they already have their own sections for the sake of clarification.
No Image Macros has been a staple guideline on RMN ever since I joined (back when WIP was around).
author=LockeZ
Edit: So I guess I just don't like these weirdly specific kind of social rules. It makes me feel like next we're going to have a dress code or outlaw mentioning anyone's gender or ban use of anything that could possibly offend anyone. But I guess in this case it's a pretty easy and harmless one to follow.
(Also I'm not sure I've ever used an image macro in my life so eh whatever)
No Image Macros has been a staple guideline on RMN ever since I joined (back when WIP was around).
author=kentona
The rules don't explicitly say a lot of things. That doesn't mean those things are automatically permissible.
author=kentona
The rules don't explicitly say a lot of things. That doesn't mean those things are automatically permissible.
author=kentona
The rules don't explicitly say a lot of things. That doesn't mean those things are automatically permissible.
author=kentona
The rules don't explicitly say a lot of things. That doesn't mean those things are automatically permissible.
author=kentona
The rules don't explicitly say a lot of things. That doesn't mean those things are automatically permissible.
what is difficult to understand here
WHY ARE YOU ALL BABIES
Maybe a little more clarification in the rules is needed, though a warning is usually enough to remind people of what not to do. It usually serves to warn others that didn't realise:
This person has been warned for this post. Please do not use macros/No flaming others or their projects/Death threats are not tolerated/Stop being an ass.
Personally I'm against macros except in some welp threads. They're just too annoying in threads that are usually more about what's written. This is also the reason we got rid of signatures, is it not? They broke the flow of the thread and stuck out crazy-like.
(Besides, I prefer the mentions of them. It's funnier, imo. See above post for example. ^.^)
This person has been warned for this post. Please do not use macros/No flaming others or their projects/Death threats are not tolerated/Stop being an ass.
Personally I'm against macros except in some welp threads. They're just too annoying in threads that are usually more about what's written. This is also the reason we got rid of signatures, is it not? They broke the flow of the thread and stuck out crazy-like.
(Besides, I prefer the mentions of them. It's funnier, imo. See above post for example. ^.^)
I agree that mention should be made in the rules. If it's not spelled out somewhere, then how can we expect new members to be privy to the rule?
New members are more likely to learn from socialization and cultural norms than from a rules page. But I guess in this internet age everyone studies and commits EULAs to memory too, right?
I'd probably be OK with those pictures if they weren't so obnoxiously big. (Which I guess is kinda the point) This one is cool, though.
TheNecromancer
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For a thread about how image macros are not allowed, there are enough of them.
Better get them in now because it seems to be ok in here!
Better get them in now because it seems to be ok in here!
