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Website & Forum Discussion / Re: custom tag
« on: February 26, 2015, 10:29:11 PM »
Sorry kids. Maybe start a petition to raise votes?
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Sorry kids. Maybe start a petition to raise votes?
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Flame Wars & Offtopic / Re: Most favorite Sub Forum!
« on: February 26, 2015, 08:29:05 PM »
Not dead, just resting peacefully.
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General Discussion / Re: Mr Lahey
« on: February 26, 2015, 08:26:52 PM »
I really don't. Why are you quoting my squeak?
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Website & Forum Discussion / Re: Forum Changes Feb 2015
« on: February 26, 2015, 08:25:23 PM »thats all nice.
flame forum will be filled with equinox threads, he wanted his own susbforum now he has it... kinda...lol
Sounds like a perfect solution to me. The guy has more lives than a cat when it comes to evading bans, so at least this way all his anger and hatred can be contained in one small, isolated cesspool instead of permeating the entire forum and ruining it for everyone. Making posts in the Flame forum doesn't increase post count, so what's the problem? Let him have his own subforum make 500 posts a day there if he wants.
Compounding punishment for repeat offenders seems reasonable. So if someone has 40% warnings, they break a rule and receive another 10%, they're muted for 24 hours. If they break another rule the moment they're unmuted then they could receive a double warning (20%), so muted for 48 hours, and so on. If they pull that crap 3-4 times, hit them with a 7 day IP ban. Thoughts?
Hopefully it won't be necessary to go to such lengths though; everyone seems to be playing nicely for the moment. c:
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General Discussion / Re: Mr Lahey
« on: February 26, 2015, 08:02:28 PM »
Okay, I'll bite. The actual fuck?
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Server.War2.ru / Re: Custom Maps Released
« on: February 26, 2015, 07:14:39 PM »We should host a map maker competition for a icon or something.
Yeah, that'd be sweet, like back in the kpud days. They had some guidelines on the site for creating & evaluating maps, mayhap we could go by that.
Pud creation guidelines
Final pud checklist
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Website & Forum Discussion / Forum Changes Feb 2015
« on: February 26, 2015, 12:53:03 PM »
So as you can all see, we're in the process of making some structural changes to the forum to help improve organization & address the spam/flaming problem. Major changes are summarized below.
Major Forum Changes
1. Created a "Flame Wars" board.
Whenever a legit thread goes off onto a tangent (useless back & forth exchanges of spam/flames) that content will be split from the main thread and moved to this board. Users can continue posting to the split thread or even start new threads in this section if they want, however posts made will not add to total post count. Forum rules do not apply here.*
2. Created a "Forum Affairs" board.
This section is for posts related to the forum, announcements (such as this one) about what actions admins/mods are taking, and for everyone else to post suggestions or complaints about the forum, how it's being run, etc. Our forum users have shown they are very concerned about free speech, fair administration, etc. so this is our attempt to be totally transparent about how the forum is operated.
3. Moved existing threads into these new boards.
I did a quick sweep through the boards and moved the most obvious threads into these two new sections. If I missed anything or moved anything incorrectly feel free to point it out here and myself or another mod can adjust accordingly.
4. Installed a Warning System plugin
The Warning System plugin will standarize moderation activities so there will never be any question of mods taking unfair or arbitrary actions.
* The exception is that porn links/images must still be clearly labeled and/or concealed within a "Spoiler" tag, which is a forum-wide policy.
New Warning System
The warning system will operate as follows:
* Infraction details:
Compound Warnings
Warnable Offenses
The list of infractions that a moderator can issue a warning for:
* Details about use of porn links/images:
Other admins/mods: feel free to append to this list if you feel it's necessary, but make a public announcement if you do. People have the right to know in advance what they can be punished for.
Censorship
Currently we haven't finalized any guidelines for employing censorship on the forum. Should we do it ever? Should we do it some of the time? Some ideas are:
Major Forum Changes
1. Created a "Flame Wars" board.
Whenever a legit thread goes off onto a tangent (useless back & forth exchanges of spam/flames) that content will be split from the main thread and moved to this board. Users can continue posting to the split thread or even start new threads in this section if they want, however posts made will not add to total post count. Forum rules do not apply here.*
2. Created a "Forum Affairs" board.
This section is for posts related to the forum, announcements (such as this one) about what actions admins/mods are taking, and for everyone else to post suggestions or complaints about the forum, how it's being run, etc. Our forum users have shown they are very concerned about free speech, fair administration, etc. so this is our attempt to be totally transparent about how the forum is operated.
3. Moved existing threads into these new boards.
I did a quick sweep through the boards and moved the most obvious threads into these two new sections. If I missed anything or moved anything incorrectly feel free to point it out here and myself or another mod can adjust accordingly.
4. Installed a Warning System plugin
The Warning System plugin will standarize moderation activities so there will never be any question of mods taking unfair or arbitrary actions.
* The exception is that porn links/images must still be clearly labeled and/or concealed within a "Spoiler" tag, which is a forum-wide policy.
New Warning System
The warning system will operate as follows:
- Mods will issue warnings to users for committing agreed-upon infractions.* (Standard warning = 10%)
- As the warning level increases user privileges will automatically be suspended. (50% warning = mute)
- Warnings automatically decrease at a rate of 2% per 24 hours, thus gradually restoring privileges.
- Flouting a direct instruction/request from a mod results in an immediate 48 hour mute.
- Warnings can be compounded for excessive/repeated offenses.
* Infraction details:
Spoiler
As of right now the forum rules disallow spam, obnoxious pictures, offtopic garbage; "acts of religious, racial, sexual intolerance", and posting porno links, pictures, videos onpage. My interpretation of this:
- If two (or more) people get into a flame war in a primary board and a mod has to split the thread & move it to Flame board, all parties involved receive a warning.
- If one person makes multiple low quality (spam/flame) posts within a thread or threads that require their posts to be split, they receive a warning.
- If someone makes a post attacking or harassing another person (or a general group of people) based on race, religion, sex or sexual orientation, they receive a warning.
Examples: "John Doe, you are a filthy Muslim piece of shit." "All Germans are Nazi scumbags." (Here we use race/nationality interchangeably.) - If someone links to graphic/NSFW content without labeling it, or embeds it directly into a thread without using a labeled "Spoiler" tag, they receive a warning.
Compound Warnings
- If someone commits an infraction within 5 days of being unmuted (i.e. while still at 40% or higher warning level) they can be subject to compound warnings at a mod's discretion, resulting in a longer subsequent mute period. A compound warning is the amount of the previous warning + 10%
- If someone continues to display aggressive/disruptful behavior after receiving multiple compound warnings, they can then be subject to an IP ban for a period of 7 days. Longer bans may be applied in extreme cases at a mod's discretion.
Warnable Offenses
The list of infractions that a moderator can issue a warning for:
- Violating any of the rules the community has voted to enforce in the official forum rules*.
- Blatantly disobeying a direct request issued by a moderator.
* Details about use of porn links/images:
Spoiler
Currently the rules state: "Porno links, pictures, videos onpage should cause muting" which we're intepreting as meaning unlabeled links, and images/videos directly embedded into a thread. Therefore, porn is technically allowed if links are clearly labeled as leading to pornographic material, and image/video embeds are concealed in a clearly labeled "Spoiler" tag.
An image/vid embedded in a labeled spoiler is the same difference as a labeled link, in that it gives people the option to not view the content if they don't want to. If anyone feels it's necessary to revise this guideline to prohibit all links/references to porn/graphic content, period, they can raise that issue for discussion and a community vote.
An image/vid embedded in a labeled spoiler is the same difference as a labeled link, in that it gives people the option to not view the content if they don't want to. If anyone feels it's necessary to revise this guideline to prohibit all links/references to porn/graphic content, period, they can raise that issue for discussion and a community vote.
Other admins/mods: feel free to append to this list if you feel it's necessary, but make a public announcement if you do. People have the right to know in advance what they can be punished for.
Censorship
Currently we haven't finalized any guidelines for employing censorship on the forum. Should we do it ever? Should we do it some of the time? Some ideas are:
- Hide off-topic/spammy content inside a "Spoiler" tag to prevent it from cluttering a useful thread (for 1-2 posts, where splitting is overkill).
- Hide offensive material that violates the rules (porn, racial slurs, etc.) inside a "Spoiler" tag
- Replace offensive material that violates the rules with asterisks, e.g. "you filthy ********"
- Remove offensive material that violates the rules outright (permanently deleting)
Revisions
28 Aug 2015
References to poll removed. Rules finalized.
09 Mar 2015
References to poll removed. Rules finalized.
09 Mar 2015
- Increased warning duration from 24 hours to 5 days.
- Added info about compound warnings
- Added porn exception to the "no rules for Flame Wars" decree
- Add clarification about correct usage/labeling of porn
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Support Requests / Re: Need help with War2 on my laptop!
« on: February 26, 2015, 11:46:59 AM »and this was moved from the support subforum to this one because...........
Not sure, it was moved a few days ago. I can move it back.
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Support Requests / MOVED: New "Moderated Server.war2.ru" board?
« on: February 26, 2015, 11:42:56 AM »2051
General Discussion / Re: Essential newcomer starter pack
« on: February 26, 2015, 11:27:34 AM »
Your newcomer starter pack isn't without value Claw, but what it translates into is "Hey new users, our mods can't control these X people so mute them for your own peace of mind" -- not a great message to send. We're in the process of implementing new moderation techniques that will hopefully obsolete the need for such workarounds.
I was noticing the welcome thread myself yesterday. What d'you guys think, time to retire that one?
what about 'wecome to the new forum' or that one: http://forum.war2.ru/index.php/topic,399.0.html
its a general consensus that threads heavily about this forum or server.war2.ru section in particular are allowed here
I was noticing the welcome thread myself yesterday. What d'you guys think, time to retire that one?
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General Discussion / Re: FlameWars Forum
« on: February 26, 2015, 11:05:02 AM »oh my bad, I thought the entire threads were going in there, it appears to be just the negative posts. I approve this and give it my endorsement.
Yesh. Mods have been splitting useless flaming into new threads, and now we're just archiving them here to prevent cluttering of the main boards.
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Support Requests / Re: Need help with War2 on my laptop!
« on: February 26, 2015, 10:41:33 AM »
lol, these guys just aren't getting it..
Hah! I've been in exactly the same boat, I think I was trying to get Paint or something onto an old POS Win95/98 lap with a very similar set of limitations. Frustrating! :D So your options are basically:
- Get an IDE enclosure, connect the lap's hard drive to another computer, copy the needed files/drivers onto the drive, then reinstall in the lap.
- Get a new CD reader off ebay. (Usually you just remove one screw, slide the old drive out & pop the new one into the slot.)
- Scrap that heap and get a slightly newer laptop. 15 years old is ancient. :D A newer model will give you fewer headaches, probably run the game better, and can still be configured for that vintage look & feel. c:
1) Tried with the USB (Damn! USB memory isn't supported on Win98 unless you install the driver manually) - FAILED
2) Tried with the CD (Damn again! Realized the cd reader isn't working) - FAILED
3) Bought a floppy disk to test it if it works (Damn #3! I forgot that my PC doesn't have a floppy drive) - FAILED
4) Tried connecting the laptop to internet with the ethernet cable (...No ethernet port...) - FAILED
Hah! I've been in exactly the same boat, I think I was trying to get Paint or something onto an old POS Win95/98 lap with a very similar set of limitations. Frustrating! :D So your options are basically:
- Get an IDE enclosure, connect the lap's hard drive to another computer, copy the needed files/drivers onto the drive, then reinstall in the lap.
- Get a new CD reader off ebay. (Usually you just remove one screw, slide the old drive out & pop the new one into the slot.)
- Scrap that heap and get a slightly newer laptop. 15 years old is ancient. :D A newer model will give you fewer headaches, probably run the game better, and can still be configured for that vintage look & feel. c:
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Support Requests / Re: White screen in chat
« on: February 26, 2015, 12:18:33 AM »It does for me. I was messing with it on my server, and from what I can tell the Naproxen colorfix (the little app that auto kills & restarts explorer.exe) fixes both problems, at least for me on my computer (Win7). Is there any reason we can't just roll that into the war2combat installer and make it the main shortcut that gets added to the desktop?
I really don't see killing the explorer.exe as a real solution to the problem, killing it makes it difficult to multitask while playing warcraft. i.e playing music from youtube or running warvideo.
It's not a real solution, it's an effective workaround, and it's better than nothing. (Better than newbs getting randomly spammed with technicolor the moment they log on for the first time.) It does affect multi-tasking to some degree but doesn't totally handicapp it (alt+tab still works fine), and anyway there can't be that much shit that you absolutely have to do in the middle of playing wc2. You can always just close and restart the game if you really need to do something.
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Server.War2.ru / Re: Banners wanted for Festival VII
« on: February 26, 2015, 12:05:35 AM »
He did ask nicely.