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Topic Started: Friday May 9 2008, 07:37 PM (28,274 Views)
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Isshiki Kotonashi
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Saturday Nov 20 2010, 01:10 AM
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WOOL
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I believe I made a similar rant.
Ah, here it is.
It seems there was a discussion in that topic as well in my absence.
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YOU BROKE THE RULES
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Jacks
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Sunday Nov 21 2010, 10:02 AM
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It's okay, I was just transferring the discussion to the proper place
Okay, so on that note:
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- Dolphyn
- Nov 19 2010, 01:31 PM
I understand. But create a new topic for posting some favorites shorts when the actual topic is still open is just stupid for me.
I've never really understood the stigma behind necroposting. Is it that people never want to talk about these things ever again, and bar future posters from doing so? Is it because of the tendency of the necroposter being an utter noob whose only contribution to the topic is bringing it from the dead to tell a stupid, unoriginal joke? If it's so bad, why is the creation of new topics with the same subject also taboo? It seems like necroposting is merely annoying to me, but if it is for good intentions, why not? Why must it be against rules? Surely you don't expect people to come up with new subjects all the time? Surely there will be people who, with hindsight, have something meaningful to contribute to a "dead" topic? tl;dr Why is necroposting bad?
- Zasben
- Nov 19 2010, 08:16 PM
Every forum is different, I see forums where you're breaking the rules for posting a topic that already exists somewhere. -shrug-
I don't make the rules here and I'm not gonna argue, but if my opinion matters at all, I believe "necro posting" is fine depending on the topic. Especially the ones where we talk about a certain topic "like the Sonic Shorts", mostly the new members want to add to the conversation. It think it be a inconvenience to post another topic if one exists, but if you want to stand by the anti necro rules. I suggest locking threads after 2 months old or so and it would have to be remade, or merged.
And, rule suggestions:
- What I just said
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Only post in an old topic- i.e one more than two months old- if you feel you have something new to add. 'Lighter' posts may be seen as little more than topic-bumpers and will be seen as an inconvenience, so be warned.
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Necro-posting should only be allowed if something is actually being contributed to the topic rather than something useless and done for the sake of it.
Just a tl;dr version.
Er.. I'm sorry to keep dragging this up, but I really feel that it's a recurring issue that... well, needs taking care of.
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Celest
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Sunday Nov 21 2010, 01:17 PM
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hackedbyCosmic<3
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Modified that last rule just a bit to fit what you guys are saying better.
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pandatronxskull
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Friday Jul 8 2011, 01:36 PM
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- RgxSuperSonic
- May 9 2008, 07:37 PM
FORUM RULES- 1. Only the Animator group & privileged members group can see the Sonic Tribute Collab 2 and Sonic Shorts Collab Categories, to become a Animator please show us your skills in the Animation Critique Category. Privileged members are selected. 2. Please type correctly, we understand no one is perfect and we don't expect you to spell every word correctly with all the proper punctuations but if we can't understand what your saying, you have a problem. 3. No all CAPS, unless necessary. "IT WILL MAKEZ U LOOK STUPIDZ" 4. Do not post flash files without a silent pre-loader. 5. Don't double post, there is an "Edit" button for a reason. 6. Watch the length of your signature. Your allowed to put as much space as you want but if your signature is too long or filled with so many graphics that can lag the boards, we won't hesitate to edit or delete your signature. 7. Try to avoid using too much slang or abbreviations. 8. Do not start Flame wars, if you have a problem with another member, ignore him/her. Any backlash or constant arguing will result in a ban. 9. When criticizing other's work, be polite and prove a point. Don't say anything pointless and offending such as "this is crap". As well, if you cannot take criticism, then you probably don't belong here. 10. If you are tempbanned, don't ban evade, otherwise you'll never be allowed on the boards again. 11. SPAM is not tolerated, don't do it. 12. Make sure you create topics that are relevant to the thread. 13. Try to stay on topic while posting. This includes no role playing; its pointless and annoying. 14. Be polite and courteous, we are a community and we should act like one. 15. Don't abuse the smilies, they're cute and all but we don't need hundreds of them to know how your feeling. 16. Do not under any circumstance reveal your true identity or your location for security reasons. 17. Under no circumstances are you to steal anyone's work and claim it as your own. If you do, it will result in a perma-ban. 18. From now on, sharing illegal files of any sort is not allowed on the forums, if you need to do it so badly, do it outside the forums. 19. No back seat Modding, let us do our job people. 20. You may advertise your website only on your "Signature". Few exceptions would be in certain topics which require you to submit a link to a website which contains your work. This also counts for any websites, advertising or requests to join a site are not allowed. 21. Do not ask for any lines from our voice actors unless you have some work to show. We don't want to waste their time, do we? No. 22. We will not teach you how to animate or how to become one, please don't ask. 23. Do not quote huge amounts of text or very large graphics as they stretch the board and can cause lag/improper page loading. Quote only necessary text if needed. 24. Never put other user's personal information on the forums without permission. 25. Do not ask when the next flash project is coming out. 26. Do not post porn on the boards nor display it on your avatar. This is absolutely "NOT" tolerated. 27. Don't 'necropost' in any thread. Necroposting is where you are reviving a dead topic by posting in it after one or more months since the last post. However, if you truly have something to add to the relevancy of the thread, then that would be allowed. Normally, if the thread is dead, it's probably dead for a reason. 28. There is no age limit in the forum, however most people around here are teenagers or adults, its not recommended for kids to be on this forum because of what some members may say. 29. Any inappropriately placed and poorly thought-out threads will eventually be derailed with ponies and locked once a moderator or administrator becomes bored with it.
If you have any recommendations for any additional rules, don't hesitate to ask me, or the administrators. (*other Mods can't edit this post)
hi uhh i saw the last rule and im a kid not a tenager or adult below tenager but uhh i am good at drawing and animating and i would love to join please let me animate with u and can u tell me how to animate i want to show u my skills thank u so much
sincerly pandatronxskull
ps i hope i can join please trust me
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KyoSo
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Friday Jul 8 2011, 02:03 PM
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Discount Waifu Material
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- pandatronxskull
- Jul 8 2011, 02:36 PM
hi uhh i saw the last rule and im a kid not a tenager or adult below tenager but uhh i am good at drawing and animating and i would love to join please let me animate with u and can u tell me how to animate i want to show u my skills thank u so much
sincerly pandatronxskull
ps i hope i can join please trust me
Well...you already did join, unless your referring to the Sonic Shorts collab, in which case you should first go ahead and show your skills in the "Members Stuff" thread. If you want to do a Sonic Short, but can't think of anything funny, you can always dig in "The Ideas Thread", but make sure nobody's already doing (or has done) that idea.
As for age, I'd say you're fine, because there isn't gratuitous cursing or NFBSK material on this forum. But if you're the type whose offended by works like "damn" or "hell", then we might have a problem.
Hope this helps. As long as you follow the rules, you'll be fine.
(Oh, and remember to capitalize your "I"s. Some of the members might be grammar nazis. I know I am.)
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KaDoYuu
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Friday Jul 8 2011, 02:17 PM
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Spasmodic doodler
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- pandatronxskull
- Jul 8 2011, 01:36 PM
- RgxSuperSonic
- May 9 2008, 07:37 PM
22. We will not teach you how to animate or how to become one, please don't ask.
hi uhh i saw the last rule and im a kid not a tenager or adult below tenager but uhh i am good at drawing and animating and i would love to join please let me animate with u and can u tell me how to animate i want to show u my skills thank u so much sincerly pandatronxskull ps i hope i can join please trust me
You mean, like, getting started with animating? You'd like to know what programs we use for animating and how to use them? Totally understandable. I use Macromedia Flash 8 and/or Adobe Creative Suite 4(CS4) to animate. As for how to find and use these programs, a video tutorial is recommended. You might be able to find some instructive videos on YouTube.
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Stay inspired!
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halo
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Friday Jul 8 2011, 02:34 PM
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Idea strikes. Genius ensues.
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- pandatronxskull
- Jul 8 2011, 02:36 PM
hi uhh i saw the last rule and im a kid not a tenager or adult below tenager but uhh i am good at drawing and animating and i would love to join please let me animate with u and can u tell me how to animate i want to show u my skills thank u so much
sincerly pandatronxskull
ps i hope i can join please trust me
the last rule has absolutely nothing to do with age.
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KaDoYuu
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Friday Jul 8 2011, 04:25 PM
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Spasmodic doodler
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Shhhh! They'll learn white text, in due time...
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Stay inspired!
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Monday Jul 18 2011, 10:11 PM
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Yes, I'm insane.
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One question, and one statement.
First, what's ban evading?
Second, rule 22 uses incorrect grammar. While it is obvious that 'one' refers to 'an animator,' it isn't directly mentioned in the sentence. Just figured I should point that out.
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SONIC FOREVER!!! POKEMON FOREVER!!! I want to go to Sonic's world so badly it hurts...
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KaDoYuu
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Tuesday Jul 19 2011, 02:51 AM
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- llirbwerdnadivad
- Jul 18 2011, 11:11 PM
One question, and one statement.
First, what's ban evading?
That's when you've been banned -for whatever reason- and you attempt to get back on the forum under another name. For example: if I purposely continued to break rules, was banned from the boards as a result, and made a new profile just to come back, before my ban expired... THAT would be an example of 'ban evading'.
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Second, rule 22 uses incorrect grammar. While it is obvious that 'one' refers to 'an animator,' it isn't directly mentioned in the sentence. Just figured I should point that out.
"22. We will not teach you how to animate or how to become an animator, please don't ask." It would be kind of redundant, but I see what you're saying. I don't know if it's grammatically incorrect, though...
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halo
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Tuesday Jul 19 2011, 07:00 AM
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Idea strikes. Genius ensues.
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It's gramatically correct, but that is an unspecified pronoun. I don't think it needs to be changed since everybody seems to understand it.
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llirbwerdnadivad
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Tuesday Jul 19 2011, 02:57 PM
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Yes, I'm insane.
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@KaDoYuu Thanks for the explanation 
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@halo Thanks for correcting me.
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SONIC FOREVER!!! POKEMON FOREVER!!! I want to go to Sonic's world so badly it hurts...
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