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Seinster
09-22-2006, 11:13 AM
Personally I think that this is a feature/issue that has been looked over for far too long.
When new members join, they have no idea about the rules of the site, hence are often put down by forumites who have been around for quite a while, which I believe leads us down the path of having so few new members, and so many guests.
Our general policy of "search before asking a question" is generally a frightening concept to a new member of the forums (especially if they're new to the forum scene), hence having a clearly defined set of rules in addition to a FAQ and/or Wiki as put forth in the thread (http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18908) by kk4real is really a neccessity.

In reference to the FAQ aspect, I'm not talking about things such as Is there a CAI available that I can install into my new Elantra
Rather, I speak of forum related matters such as:
Gentoo FAQ (http://forums.gentoo.org/faq.php)
GameDev.net (http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/faq.asp) (which includes their rules into the FAQ for easy reference)
The list is endless, so that will have to do as far as examples go.

This is the only forum I know of which doesn't have these essential pages.

The Trader Ratings (http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/traderratings.php) could be easily be moved to the Quick Links drop down menu and FAQ/Rules put in place.

Thoughts/Comments/Suggestions/Flames appreciated...
soullesselantra
09-22-2006, 12:52 PM
i also think since rules are coming up, that the COTM submissions actually follow the rules too...

2. Provide at least 5 high quality pictures (shots of exterior, interior and engine are required). Starting January 2005 we'll be requesting that only high quality photos be submitted for COTM candidates. Also, we'll only want pics that sized at 800x600 - no borders. Also, we'll only except clean pictures, meaning not ones uploaded to car domain (or other such sites) with their logo on it. It is also recommended to have one simple 3/4 shot (without license plates), which looks best in the header, in case your car wins
Cypher
09-22-2006, 02:10 PM
i think that with the COTM we should have a rule that you can't run too many times in a row.

we kind of have a newbie introduction: http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30

but i know what you mean. i think i may have actually said it before. along with the "meet your moderators" thread that no one ever did ;) if james and the other moderators want to do that i'll do it. I think on alot of sites it helps to makes some people feel like the mods are ACTUAL people. lol
robs02elantra
09-22-2006, 02:12 PM
helps to makes some people feel like the mods are ACTUAL people. lol

sigh...I still remember the first time James talked to me on AOL. Man, seems like only yesterday.
Cypher
09-22-2006, 02:20 PM
wait you talk to james but not jimbo?! add me!
soullesselantra
09-22-2006, 03:17 PM
i think that with the COTM we should have a rule that you can't run too many times in a row.


lol...i quit running cause its apparent that im not going to make it, but when people have 1024x768 and 640x480 pics...they shouldnt be included, ive only seen this enforced once....
hyunelan2
09-22-2006, 03:31 PM
. I think on alot of sites it helps to makes some people feel like the mods are ACTUAL people. lol

I'm not a person, but a bot installed to lock threads, yell at people, and make your EXD experience as miserable as possible.

...or so some people would tell you.
robs02elantra
09-22-2006, 03:38 PM
heck, I'd believe it



:D Just kidding
SuperGLS
09-22-2006, 11:06 PM
We'll see what we can come up with. I thought that people that were smart enough to use the internet and internet forums were smart enough to act like it, seems I was mistaken. Ha.

About the COTM, pics larger than 800x600 are acceptable. The rule was made so that people with crappy old cameras or cell phone cameras couldn't post low quality pics. Resizing pictures down is no problem. Making small pictues big is.
soullesselantra
09-23-2006, 12:15 AM
We'll see what we can come up with. I thought that people that were smart enough to use the internet and internet forums were smart enough to act like it, seems I was mistaken. Ha.

About the COTM, pics larger than 800x600 are acceptable. The rule was made so that people with crappy old cameras or cell phone cameras couldn't post low quality pics. Resizing pictures down is no problem. Making small pictues big is.


ah, thank you for the clarification :)
Seinster
09-25-2006, 11:55 PM
Whoops, sorry ignore my part about the FAQ.
I'm always logged in so I've never seen it before today...
http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/faq.php?
Rules suggestion still applies. TY4YT.
SuperGLS
10-05-2006, 09:20 PM
Seinster, I wanted to say that I am going to put a Rules section together but haven't had any time lately and since I'm going to Pittsburgh this weekend it'll have to wait until next week.
ArunSenior04
10-05-2006, 11:11 PM
How about getting rid of the search function delay? Meaning that if you search, you cant search for another 30 seconds.
Seinster
10-05-2006, 11:47 PM
Thanks for the update, much appreciated.

The search function delay is there for a reason, if it was removed the site would be a LOT slower as it puts more load on the server.
BIGROB
10-05-2006, 11:48 PM
dude...^^^^^^^^^^^^AGREED 100%....

EDIT: nevermind... i posted to late lol
Munky
10-05-2006, 11:51 PM
How about getting rid of the search function delay? Meaning that if you search, you cant search for another 30 seconds.

That's above his head. he's already mentioned this in a few other threads.
SuperGLS
10-06-2006, 12:07 AM
Above my head? It's an easy switch. I already made it lower once for you kids. I don't want to lower it any further because of it risking slowing down the site. Let's not forget back in early August when the site slowed down for a couple days everyone was crying like little kids without their bottle. We don't need that again.

What are you searching for Reece? Ask me, I know everything, ha.
Munky
10-06-2006, 12:09 AM
Above my head? It's an easy switch. I already made it lower once for you kids. I don't want to lower it any further because of it risking slowing down the site. Let's not forget back in early August when the site slowed down for a couple days everyone was crying like little kids without their bottle. We don't need that again.


I thought you had said something about the ISP wouldn't allow it. My bad.

But I'm not that impatient, so i'm not worried about it. :)