[wp-forums] Forum Rules Edits

[Mark / t31os]

I do like the idea of using analogies for rules, but it would somewhat 
lengthen the amount of information being provided and perhaps take away 
clarity from what's being said. There's also the consideration of 
non-english users who need clear information, analogies may only serve 
to confuse those reading that are not natively english.

..not everyone quite gets analogies either..

I'm not saying it's a bad idea though, i love analogies myself... but 
there are alot of people to consider (if it were my forum, yeah sure, i 
love analogies).

I also believe it would be best to avoid the...

"If you break the rules, this will happen"

..sections of information.

I don't think it's necessary that we outline what happens if people 
break the rules, i can't see what could be gained from doing so, we 
already have the power to remove and deal with problem users, i'm not 
sure what purpose it would serve to document how we deal with them (it's 
documented here, for those that read).

I'm all for analogies, so were it up to me, i'd do it for a laugh, but 
realistically speaking there may be some key points not to.

I'd still like to see a proposal for the analogies though, if not at the 
very least for a bit of fun.


Mark


Micah Cooksey wrote:
> I just wanted to throw a thought out there for the forum rules, that 
> being if we somehow make them fun to read, whether it's making them 
> humorous or using clever analogies, I think there's a greater chance of 
> people reading them to the end.  For instance, I noticed someone (I 
> can't remember who) used the analogy that bumping is like running to the 
> front of the line at the grocery store.  That's pretty unthinkable (for 
> me, anyway, not sure about you guys).  If we can help people think of it 
> in the right way they will probably be more likely to comply.  They 
> could be much more stiff and formal than they are now, but then they 
> could be more engaging as well, if that's possible for a list of rules :)
> 
> The hard part is that some people need a firm warning that if they do a, 
> b, or c there will be strict penalties like blocking their username, but 
> on the other hand some guy setting up a site about his new baby might 
> read that and go "Wow, these people sure won't let you mess up or 
> they'll jump all over you".  That may be overanalyzing, so if it is just 
> disregard it :)
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