blastingcap
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Barbossa said:...the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules.
Cool, can we get a general frowning upon on terms like Nvidiot, zoner, fanATIc and the like.
They add nothing to any discussion and just lead to a load of bickering.
Also can I just get a bit sycophantic for a bit (its ok I'll go shower afterwards) and say what a great job IDC is doing at moderating the forum.
Yes you can. We mods notice those things too.
Take a look at his new title.
Forum Director & Omnipotent Overlord
Just to clarify the new guidelines... in this thread http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2128012, the moderators write "If you simply must express your negativity then do so by pm."
I have received 2 very ugly pms and am just wondering what the limits to this form of silent harassment are?
edit: edited out the identifying details as they are not the point.
Perhaps I am being obtuse. Just questioning the suggestion that sending a negative pm is okay. They are not fun to get. Not having put the person on an ignore list does not make me at fault for sending them.
Can't you report the user and then put them on ignore? I feel that if someone is blatantly spamming malevolent PM's, that's just as much of a nuisance as spamming malevolent posts on the forum. Reporting them makes the issue known to moderators, and can be addressed if it is indeed an issue.
No big deal. I have been called worse than an enemy that is malignant inside and will certainly survive. I was just questioning the suggestion that something that was not ok by forum guidelines would be ok in a pm. Hidden harassment tends to be more ugly.
I appreciate that the personal call outs are much more rare these days and the current mods are working hard on this.
Maybe we should have a hall of shame, where the PM's get reviewed by some mods and if deemed worthy get posted in a sticked thread. Might stop people being idiots if the know they aren't guaranteed anonymity.
9) Respect other users' privacy and do not post personal or private information of any other user without their express permission, regardless of the source. This also includes PMs between two or more members. The contents of those PMs cannot be posted in the forum unless all parties agree to it.
Cool, can we get a general frowning upon on terms like Nvidiot, zoner, fanATIc and the like.
They add nothing to any discussion and just lead to a load of bickering.
Also can I just get a bit sycophantic for a bit (its ok I'll go shower afterwards) and say what a great job IDC is doing at moderating the forum.
I just want to say all the MODs and Idontcare are doing an awesome job... I was out of forum participation for nearly 6 years from other tech forms because of the bashing and kiddy funny stuff going around back then... My experience on AnandTech forums have been overwhelming positive...
\Thread-Title Citation Expectations
Per community voting, thread titles containing information based on 3rd party sources must include a citation of the source in the thread-title.
For example, if a member wishes to start a new thread based on information from an article published on Semi-Accurate, the VC&G community expects the thread-starter to incorporate some manner of reference to Semi-Accurate in their thread's title.
"S/A: 580GTX's are not manufacturable"
or
"580GTX's are not manufacturable, per Semi-Accurate"
This guideline amendment is effective Monday Dec 20, 2010 and expires Mar 20, 2011. The guideline will be put to a re-vote thereafter for possible permanent adoption by the community vote if so desired.