Hey everyone,
so let's talk for a few moments about what's been going on here on the GL forums. I know there's been a lot of unrest and even talk of going to another website. I also know that everyone feels very passionately about this, so I wanted to step in and talk about a few things relating to Stratics without being involved personally so that hopefully ya'll can understand where we're coming from.
First off, in general talking about and promoting other websites is fine. This includes guild sites, informations sites, etc etc, and I am sure you all know that promoting certain things is, well not so good or allowed, like cheat sites and the like. Today's specific issue is uopvp.net - there I said it *smiles* - so yes, it's okay to mention it, and none of us, Mystra included, ever meant that it could not be mentioned again.
So why all the problems? Well frankly it's because some of you are really getting carried away here and have started using this as your *weapon* to attack others and attack Stratics. That's where we start running into problems. It's just not okay to troll and attack others, no matter who they are. That's where Mystra's dictate came from originally. He is just trying to keep order here on the forums, well, because that's what he's here for (yes, in a perfect world, we'd all be nice to each other but ya'll *know* that doesn't happen without intervention).
Still, even he (and the rest of us) agree that it's not fair to just completely outlaw mention of a site. Truely, if ya'll want to go somewhere else to talk in a less restrictive environment that's just fine. Likewise sharing that place with others is also cool. We never want to supress that, because hey, if you're having fun trashing each other there, you can let go of it here *grins*. But there's a limit here to what you can do. Please be aware of the following...
If you have a place you wanna list in your sig (assuming it's not A Bad Place) that's cool.
If you want to respond to people that ask something like "hey is there another place I can go to talk to others" that's even cool.
If you want to trash Stratics while you promote your site - man, that's just not so cool.
If you want to trash other people by bringing this site into it - that's Really Uncool.
Some posts might get removed, if they are breaking the rules - nothing has changed there guys/gals, and I think ya'll know that. Behave like you're supposed to and all will be cool. We also might ask you to change your sig if it's getting out of hand or just totally rude - again that's not changed from anything before. Honestly, this is more about behaving on the forums than about one website and nothing has changed in that regard.
I do hope everyone understands where we're coming from here, however if you want to discuss it further, I am really listening. Post here if you want, I'm completely cool with that BUT I expect you to be civil and behaved. Mystra, myself, and the other admins will do our best to address your concerns.
Thanks all...(and remember, behave *grins*)
so let's talk for a few moments about what's been going on here on the GL forums. I know there's been a lot of unrest and even talk of going to another website. I also know that everyone feels very passionately about this, so I wanted to step in and talk about a few things relating to Stratics without being involved personally so that hopefully ya'll can understand where we're coming from.
First off, in general talking about and promoting other websites is fine. This includes guild sites, informations sites, etc etc, and I am sure you all know that promoting certain things is, well not so good or allowed, like cheat sites and the like. Today's specific issue is uopvp.net - there I said it *smiles* - so yes, it's okay to mention it, and none of us, Mystra included, ever meant that it could not be mentioned again.
So why all the problems? Well frankly it's because some of you are really getting carried away here and have started using this as your *weapon* to attack others and attack Stratics. That's where we start running into problems. It's just not okay to troll and attack others, no matter who they are. That's where Mystra's dictate came from originally. He is just trying to keep order here on the forums, well, because that's what he's here for (yes, in a perfect world, we'd all be nice to each other but ya'll *know* that doesn't happen without intervention).
Still, even he (and the rest of us) agree that it's not fair to just completely outlaw mention of a site. Truely, if ya'll want to go somewhere else to talk in a less restrictive environment that's just fine. Likewise sharing that place with others is also cool. We never want to supress that, because hey, if you're having fun trashing each other there, you can let go of it here *grins*. But there's a limit here to what you can do. Please be aware of the following...
If you have a place you wanna list in your sig (assuming it's not A Bad Place) that's cool.
If you want to respond to people that ask something like "hey is there another place I can go to talk to others" that's even cool.
If you want to trash Stratics while you promote your site - man, that's just not so cool.
If you want to trash other people by bringing this site into it - that's Really Uncool.
Some posts might get removed, if they are breaking the rules - nothing has changed there guys/gals, and I think ya'll know that. Behave like you're supposed to and all will be cool. We also might ask you to change your sig if it's getting out of hand or just totally rude - again that's not changed from anything before. Honestly, this is more about behaving on the forums than about one website and nothing has changed in that regard.
I do hope everyone understands where we're coming from here, however if you want to discuss it further, I am really listening. Post here if you want, I'm completely cool with that BUT I expect you to be civil and behaved. Mystra, myself, and the other admins will do our best to address your concerns.
Thanks all...(and remember, behave *grins*)
but really he's just trying to do his job here. Hoping ya'll can understand that.
