Rules Suggestion

[Bigboi]

Can somebody make a rule to banish wad requests? It's starting to get really annoying.

 

[Mystic]

Yeah, but the people stupid enough to ask aren't going to read the rules, so what difference does it make?

 

[Chaos Zero 64]

You didnt had to make a new topic for that, just post about it in the Rules topic.

 

[hotdog003]

PhpBB should have a 'merge topic' feature.

Back on topic, though... Maybe it would be nice, but I agree with Mystic because if you need help and want a working WAD to see how it works, then you'd have to request it.

 

[Bigboi]

PhpBB should have a 'merge topic' feature.

Back on topic, though... Maybe it would be nice, but I agree with Mystic because if you need help and want a working WAD to see how it works, then you'd have to request it.

But most of these people who request WADs are people who are newbies and don't know how to wad, and don't want to work at all, so they get other people to do it for them.

 

[Chaos Zero 64]

Do what other forums do: Make the rules show up right when people click register. Then they have no excuse for being an ass.

 

[hotdog003]

That would be easy. Just edit that lang-english.php file or something like that in your directory... uh... *does research*

Backup and open /forum/language/lang_english/lang_main.php

Search for this line:

$lang['Reg_agreement'] = 'While the administrators and moderators of this forum will attempt to remove or edit any generally objectionable material as quickly as possible, it is impossible to review every message. Therefore you acknowledge that all posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author and not the administrators, moderators or webmaster (except for posts by these people) and hence will not be held liable.

You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-oriented or any other material that may violate any applicable laws. Doing so may lead to you being immediately and permanently banned (and your service provider being informed). The IP address of all posts is recorded to aid in enforcing these conditions. You agree that the webmaster, administrator and moderators of this forum have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time should they see fit. As a user you agree to any information you have entered above being stored in a database. While this information will not be disclosed to any third party without your consent the webmaster, administrator and moderators cannot be held responsible for any hacking attempt that may lead to the data being compromised.

This forum system uses cookies to store information on your local computer. These cookies do not contain any of the information you have entered above; they serve only to improve your viewing pleasure. The e-mail address is used only for confirming your registration details and password (and for sending new passwords should you forget your current one).

By clicking Register below you agree to be bound by these conditions.';

Replace all of that with this:

$lang['Reg_agreement'] = ’These are the rules for the SRB2 Message Board. \n\n1. Generally speaking, keep the board to the content that can be broadcast on network TV (Think \”The Simpsons\”) and use your own common sense as to what\’s allowed or not allowed on the board. \n\n2. Discussion of the following is prohibited: sex, pornography, hentai, hacking and warez in all forms, ROM distribution (although discussion on ROM hacking and emulators is permitted). \n\n3. Keep important topics on-topic. In Off-Topic, this can pretty much be ignored, and most topics are not important, but anything with a sticky or otherwise informative should stay on-topic. Also, totally useless posts are also not allowed. Please talk about the ruler of pie somewhere else. \n\n4. Usage of excessive punctuation, bad grammar, and general newbie-ness is extremely, extremely frowned upon. If you cannot type correctly, learn how to before you enter the board. \n\n5. Do not advertise your website, your forum, or anything else of that nature. However, posting a WAD or an image and asking for comments is perfectly acceptable. Basically, use common sense as to what is advertising and what is asking for feedback. \n\n6. Keep any arguments you have with other members outside of the board. Likewise, flaming, or mindless insulting of another user, is strictly prohibited. \n\n7. Signatures and avatars are a privilege, not a right. Avatars should be 144x144 pixels or less. Signature lines should be about 150 pixels tall, at the maximum. Both the signature and avatar should add up to no more than 20 KB (20480 bytes). \n\n8. Don\’t ask for netgames in the forum. We know this is an SRB2 forum, but using a forum to set up a netgame is clumsy and doens\’t work well. If you want to set up a netgame with someone, use IRC instead. You can find people to play with in the channels #srb2general or #srb2fun on EsperNet. \n\n9. Don\’t bump old topics. Unless you have something incredibly interesting or full of content, don\’t post in something more than a week old. \n\n10. The administrators are charged with maintaining order on the board using their own discretion. They are granted authority to do whatever they feel is necessary to accomplish this. If you don\’t like it, don\’t come back...\n';