Jump to content
SAU Community

Reiteration Of Rules.

Abo Bob

By Abo Bob,
in New South Wales

 Share

Recommended Posts

Abo Bob Grand Master

Abo Bob

Posted
Posted

Dear Members,

It has been commented upon to me numerous times lately that the quality of the NSW section of the forum has dropped significantly. Sadly it appears that a large number of members are participating in this downgrade. Of particular concern to me as President of the club is how we look to potential members and entrants to our events.

As much as it appears otherwise, the forums and the club are distinctly different entities, however they are almost inextricably entwined. How we appear on the forums affects the chances of members renewing, new people joining and anyone participating in our events. This is what we do in the main; we organise events for Skyline enthusiasts to attend.

It is my proposal that things change from the top down. The execs, admins and mods will lead by example. The members will then lead the rest of those who post in the NSW sections by example and finally the aforementioned rest will be the new beacons across the rest of the forums and maybe even the other forums they are on.

As President of the club I will lead by example. Feel free to pull me up, via pm, if you notice me slip up. As a moderator of the NSW section I will enforce the President's wishes in the members section with reminders, warnings and bannings. Similarly, in the rest of the NSW sections I will be be enforcing these ideals because I think they are a good idea and so will the other mods and admins.

The new ideals of the NSW section of the forums are as follows:

  • People posting will at all times do so politely.

  • Bitching and moaning is unnecessary and unproductive.

  • Cutting others down and pwning them is not needed.

  • Off topic in-jokes are exclusionist and discouraged, although we are not trying to kill fun, just trying to be more inclusive.

  • Consideration will be had of the feelings of those you are disagreeing with.

  • Consideration will always be given to how your post looks to the outside world.

  • Whore thread is the place for free chat, off topic etc posts and will be moderated less strongly.

  • Warnings and bannings will be issued for people disobeying these rules, regardless who they are. In particular personal attacks and off topic posts in event threads.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/217385-reiteration-of-rules/
Share on other sites
smasha Grand Master

smasha

Posted
Posted

here here...

Adam,

It's fantastic seeing the recent issues addressed positively, as I believe that SAU is one of the friendlier forums around, and a place for people to share ideas, experiences and learn from each other.

In my opinion, most of the members with the experience and knowledge provide it in a positive and encouraging way, and are not afraid to face (constructive) criticism or differing ideas. In order to facilitate these exchanges, the forum within which they occur needs to be a place where everyone adheres to the ideals of hospitality, encouragement and friendliness.

It's easy to take shots at newbies as such increase your e-cred, but I agree with you that it definitely discourages further involvement with the forums and/or the club, which is potentially depriving the community of the potential for those new members to bring new ideas and knowledge to the table. On the other hand, I would propose that all new forum members have to read a simple disclaimer (in addition to the Terms and Conditions) before they are allowed to join outlining the matters you've covered in your post, in order to further reiterate that SAU is different to some other Forums in these regards and that the Administrative Team take an active role in maintaining the quality of communication and culture of the Forum.

That being said, I've been quite saddened to see some of the more senior members engaging in slinging dirt at newer members and at times being down-right rude. I hope that, as you've stated, "The execs, admins and mods will lead by example", because I really like learning from here and have formed some good relationships with people, not to mention the amount of money I've saved from the DIY threads.

So hopefully all members, new and old will heed your advice and at least try to think twice before posting, I know I've had to. :)

Cheers, Sasha

Bullet32 Veteran

Bullet32

Posted
Posted

I always try to treat people as I would like to be treated on here and I agree that we should try to keep the insults or agressive behaviour to a minimum...

I have a pretty dumb question though - What the hell does "pwning" mean? :P

D_I_F Grand Master

D_I_F

Posted
Posted

1. pwned

A corruption of the word "Owned." This originated in an online game called Warcraft, where a map designer misspelled "owned." When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say, so-and-so "has been owned."

Instead, it said, so-and-so "has been pwned."

It basically means "to own" or to be dominated by an opponent or situation, especially by some god-like or computer-like force.

"Man, I rock at my job, but I still got a bad evaluation. I was pwned."

Taken from www.urbandictionary.com

Bullet32 Veteran

Bullet32

Posted
Posted
1. pwned

A corruption of the word "Owned." This originated in an online game called Warcraft, where a map designer misspelled "owned." When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say, so-and-so "has been owned."

Instead, it said, so-and-so "has been pwned."

It basically means "to own" or to be dominated by an opponent or situation, especially by some god-like or computer-like force.

"Man, I rock at my job, but I still got a bad evaluation. I was pwned."

Taken from www.urbandictionary.com

Ok then, so you'd have to be a computer nerd to know that? :P

  • 4 weeks later...
  • 3 months later...
FloydWestwood Veteran

FloydWestwood

Posted
Posted

+1!

I'm a relatively new member - and I'm loving everyone's friendly vibes. I guess it's like all things though, it's only a few people that are spoiling things for the majority by being rude and unconstructive.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Latest Posts

    • The Bogan
      NC MX5

      By The Bogan · Posted

      Yeah, it's getting like that, my daughter is coming over on Thursday to help me remove the bonnet so I can install the Carbuilders underbonnet stuff,  I might get her to give me a hand and remove the hardtop, maybe, because on really hot days the detachable hardtop helps the aircon keep the interior cool, the heat just punches straight through to rag top I also don't have enough hair for the "wind in the hair" experience, so there is that....LOL
    • joshuaho96
      Cas issue

      By joshuaho96 · Posted

      Could be falling edge/rising edge is set wrong. Are you getting sync errors?
    • joshuaho96
      Jacks that fit under GTR lips that can reach the subframe?

      By joshuaho96 · Posted

      On BMWs what I do because I'm more confident that I can't instantly crush the pinch welds and do thousands of USD in chassis damage is use a set of rubber jacking pads designed to protect the chassis/plastic adapter and raise a corner of the car, place the aforementioned 2x12 inch wooden planks under a tire, drop the car, then this normally gives me enough clearance to get to the front central jack point. If you don't need it to be a ramp it only needs to be 1-1.5 feet long. On my R33 I do not trust the pinch welds to tolerate any of this so I drive up on the ramps. Before then when I had to get a new floor jack that no longer cleared the front lip I removed it to get enough clearance to put the jack under it. Once you're on the ramps once you simply never let the car down to the ground. It lives on the ramps or on jack stands.
    • GTSBoy
      Mistakes were made, my R34 Story

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Nah. You need 2x taps for anything that you cannot pass the tap all the way through. And even then, there's a point in response to the above which I will come back to. The 2x taps are 1x tapered for starting, and 1x plug tap for working to the bottom of blind holes. That block's port is effectively a blind hole from the perspective of the tap. The tapered tap/tapered thread response. You don't ever leave a female hole tapered. They are supposed to be parallel, hence the wide section of a tapered tap being parallel, the existince of plug taps, etc. The male is tapered so that it will eventually get too fat for the female thread, and yes, there is some risk if the tapped length of the female hole doesn't offer enough threads, that it will not lock up very nicely. But you can always buzz off the extra length on the male thread, and the tape is very good at adding bulk to the joint.
    • Duncan
      Mistakes were made, my R34 Story

      By Duncan · Posted

      Nice....looking forward to that update
×
×
  • Create New...