ChinoCharles
12-14-2006, 09:46 PM
HEAR YE HEAR YE!
(:laugh:)
The forums are growing, and we are getting new members every day. How wonderful!
Problem is all of these new people (go on, call them noobies) come onto the forums and seemingly are so excited to know more about this mysterious Yaris vehicle that they start posting topics that were addressed months ago, or post threads in the wrong forum and then you have those MOVED links all over the place.
I think maybe we should have a FORUM RULES sticky similar to the one in the General Discussion forum that lists specific rules and is stickied at the top of every single forum on this board in big bold letters so nobody can miss it. The way it is now is too informal, and I'd guess most new members don't even know they're there. It needs to be more like...
[1] Members are not to personally attack other members. If you see a questionable post, report it.
[2] Please search the forums for answers to your questions before posting a new thread. There are thousands of threads on this forum already and there is a good chance your question has already been addressed.
[3] Please post all new threads in their appropriate forum. If you do not, your thread will be moved at the moderator's discretion.
[4] Supporting vendors sponsor this web site and are not to be attacked under any circumstance. Yarisworld.com could not exist without the support of these vendors. Any post deemed to be an attack against a vendor will be removed.
[5] Signatures should be kept to a minimum size. There is no set limit, but members deemed to have a signature that is too long may be asked to shorten it. Yarisworld.com's moderators reserve the right to modify any signiture at their discretion.
[6] Thread titles should be as pertinent to the subject of the thread as possible. This is to aid in the search function of these forums. If a future member searches "cold air intake" and your relevant thread is titled "Question" your information may be passed up. This is a small step you can take to help make this the most informative B segment forum on the web.
[7] Trolling, spamming, or any other type of digital mischief (greatest phrase ever... please don't remove LOL) will not be tolerated and any account used in accordance will be removed.
These are just some ideas... Anyone agree or disagree with any of these? Anything you can add? I think it would make these forums run a bit smoother. No long winded explanations... just "read the rules."
(:laugh:)
The forums are growing, and we are getting new members every day. How wonderful!
Problem is all of these new people (go on, call them noobies) come onto the forums and seemingly are so excited to know more about this mysterious Yaris vehicle that they start posting topics that were addressed months ago, or post threads in the wrong forum and then you have those MOVED links all over the place.
I think maybe we should have a FORUM RULES sticky similar to the one in the General Discussion forum that lists specific rules and is stickied at the top of every single forum on this board in big bold letters so nobody can miss it. The way it is now is too informal, and I'd guess most new members don't even know they're there. It needs to be more like...
[1] Members are not to personally attack other members. If you see a questionable post, report it.
[2] Please search the forums for answers to your questions before posting a new thread. There are thousands of threads on this forum already and there is a good chance your question has already been addressed.
[3] Please post all new threads in their appropriate forum. If you do not, your thread will be moved at the moderator's discretion.
[4] Supporting vendors sponsor this web site and are not to be attacked under any circumstance. Yarisworld.com could not exist without the support of these vendors. Any post deemed to be an attack against a vendor will be removed.
[5] Signatures should be kept to a minimum size. There is no set limit, but members deemed to have a signature that is too long may be asked to shorten it. Yarisworld.com's moderators reserve the right to modify any signiture at their discretion.
[6] Thread titles should be as pertinent to the subject of the thread as possible. This is to aid in the search function of these forums. If a future member searches "cold air intake" and your relevant thread is titled "Question" your information may be passed up. This is a small step you can take to help make this the most informative B segment forum on the web.
[7] Trolling, spamming, or any other type of digital mischief (greatest phrase ever... please don't remove LOL) will not be tolerated and any account used in accordance will be removed.
These are just some ideas... Anyone agree or disagree with any of these? Anything you can add? I think it would make these forums run a bit smoother. No long winded explanations... just "read the rules."