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#1 May 13 2009 at 7:07 PM Rating: Excellent
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The forum rules are up for their approximatly 1 year review. There are several proposed changes, outlined in red in the following document:

http://www.allakhazam.com/DraftRFCForumRules.html

During this time period, the existing forum rules remain in force.

Please take this oppertunity to discuss existing rules, propose changes, removals, modifications or other rule related issues in this thread. Off topic posts will be nuked.

There is one other additional proposed rule that is not on the document above at this time, but we would like user feedback on the possibility:

spyderbite wrote:

Amendment 5: Discussion of administrative decisions on the forums

No discussion of administrative action, policies or status is allowed on the forums. All such discussions will be removed. Discussions regarding administrator action must be conducted via PM or E-mail



I have seperated that one specifically because we are still debating that one amongst ourselves as well.

This comment period will run for approximatly 1 week. The yearly review period is intended to foster awareness of the rules and make it easier to get all changes finished at one time. You can feel free to submit change ideas the rest of the year as well.

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#2 May 14 2009 at 1:00 AM Rating: Excellent
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I think this is too draconian and covers too wide an area.

Legitimate discussion of administrative decisions is part of the democratic process that most of us have the privilege of participating in these days. If you think about it, even answering this post would not be allowed were such a rule to be introduced - the rule being an administrative policy in itself.

I feel sure that you have enough rules to cover any excessively disruptive posting aimed at Admins already.


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#3 May 14 2009 at 6:49 AM Rating: Good
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Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
Amendment 5: Discussion of administrative decisions on the forums

No discussion of administrative action, policies or status is allowed on the forums. All such discussions will be removed. Discussions regarding administrator action must be conducted via PM or E-mail





Welcome to Germany 1942.

Seriously, most of the Admins here do work their butts off on the site, but to think they are above discussion or negative comment? Alla's has grown from just a EQ ( and other MMO's ) site and has a large amount of users who seem to just come here to post in the forums. From time to time there is conflict with a Admin ( Magi comes to mind )but within reason I see no reason for such a draconian measure.

On a side note on the rule about making attacks on family members of posters, as a long time lurker in the Asylum and rarely the OOT, if you choose to post personal information there about your self you need to grow thicker skin, and deal with the negative feedback the thrives on anonymous forum boards.

Edited, May 14th 2009 10:49am by rosleck

Edited, May 14th 2009 11:13am by rosleck
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#4 May 14 2009 at 10:31 PM Rating: Decent
I feel there should be discussion of Admin's, but posts should be only removed when things get out of hand.
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