Administration Announcements - Updated 4/9/04

Hi EUCers.

This thread is going to serve as the all-purpose announcement and discussion thread for all things concerning this forum. I've tried this in other forums that I handle and found that it works really well, so I'd like to get it going here too.

The purpose is to provide a single thread for all patrons to discuss forum policies and potential changes/improvements. Right now, I'd like to hear some feedback on the updated header bar and the new "PM A Forum Mod" feature. So let's hear it.

Please find following the Official Spoiler Policy for this forum as per the previous thread posted by The Gatherer

 

What is a spoiler?

A spoiler is any fact or bit of information that gives away plot and character information.

Here on the boards, a lot of the time this refers to information about Episode III. Here in the Literature forum, it also applies to books. Anything that gives away plot points and character information about an upcoming book. Information from web sites, catalogues, press-releases can all be considered spoilers if they reveal plot points and character information.

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[b]Proper use of spoilers.[/b]

So you've found a juicy piece of info on how the war is going, or who dies in the next book, or what we learn about the old Jedi order from a new prequel era book. You want to shout it from the roof-tops because you're all excited. Good, that's what the forum is here for. But you have to remember that there are people here who love the surprise of finding this out as they read it.

Here are the rules. Any title to a thread must not contain any spoiler information whatsoever, and if the thread does contain spoilers, the tag (_____ Spoilers) MUST be in the title. You can use known facts about what will happen in a book like major characters, known planets that will be involved, hanging plot threads from previous books as long as they do not reveal major unknown plot points. You don't introduce spoilers to a thread that does not contain a spoiler warning.

Anyway, you have this juicy spoiler, so you've clicked on the "Post New Topic" link. You've typed out the info, given the link to where you got it from (yes, this is considered good etiquette), and now you're thinking of a title to get everyone reading. Naturally something like "Chewie dies!!! NOOOO!!!!" would generally get everyone reading. Well, think of something else. No spoilers should appear in the title of a thread, even something like "Guess who dies in Vector Prime" is not acceptable. Make the title something non-commital, and add a tag telling that there are spoilers in the thread after it, eg. "New info about the NJO (Vector Prime spoilers)".

But please be careful, don't put in character names unless they are one of the major characters. As with the above example, "Chewie info from Vector Prime (Spoilers)" would be fine, but "Vergere's major role in SBS (spoilers)" isn't, as you've given away that she returns and has a big impact on the storyline.

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[b]How long is a spoiler a spoiler?[/b]

[color=red]Currently, anything about a book is considered a spoiler for a month after the release in America.[/color] Up until this time, discussion still have to have a spoiler warning in the title of a thread.

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[b]Failure to follow these rules.[/b]

Let me make it clear that we are serious about this. Failure to take your fellow Literature forum patrons into consideration will result in some course of action being taken. In some cases, this will be as simple as an edit and a warning. But if you reveal one of the major details without any warning, expect to be banned for a decent amount of time.

If anyone sees something that breaches these rules, please tell one of us. If none of the Literature moderators are online, contact any of the other moderators that are online at that point in time, and tell them specifically what needs to be removed or changed. If it is something serious, contact them first, then send one of us a quick message telling us the situation so we can follow it up.

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If you have any suggestions or comments on this policy, feel free to come to us with them, and we will consider them.

Please contact the staff of TF.N books before you post a spoiler. This will allow us to hopefully catch bogus spoilers, and keep major spoilers out of the boards until the proper time.

 

Excellent, DA. You're overwhelming intelligence and...

Ah, nevermind. My kissing up days are over.

 

Yay! Now the EUC is almost as good as the RPF!

 

I'd like to hear some feedback on the updated header bar and the new "PM A Forum Mod" feature. So let's hear it.

This is a good idea. Because IMO, there are lots of newer people on the forums that do not know who the mods are.

I feel that all of the forums should have the links.

 

I feel that all of the forums should have the links.

Agreed.

 

Great idea DA. You make the EU proud.

 

I wish all the forums had the Mod Bar.

 

It's lovely!

 

Is that 'cause I'm on it, fishi?

 

I like the new bar, it is so easy to pm my favorite moderator when I need his help. Which is about twice a day.

Axl.

 

Oh God no!

We're working towards having all forums covered with the new mod header bar.
Some mods feel it distracts tjhe populations too much, some don't want the hassle.

I'm a huge fan of the idea myself and have it in all of my forums.

 

I think it'd be perfect if my name was spelled correctly.

 

The EUC is now about a quarter as good as the RPF... If PoT posted here, then it'd be a little better...

 

"Yay! Now the EUC is almost as good as the RPF"



DEATH TO YOMIN CARR!!!!

J/K

but yea I like the new mod. bar now with more flavors than ever before

 

Sorry Sturm, slip of the finger.

Should be correct.

 

We're working towards having all forums covered with the new mod header bar.
Some mods feel it distracts tjhe populations too much, some don't want the hassle.

I'm a huge fan of the idea myself and have it in all of my forums.

Which is exactly why I chose you to be a mod, DA. Excellent work, keep it up.

 

Sturm:

You've seen right through me

 

I like the header bar very much. It's very convenient to have the Forum moderators and managers up there so that you don't have to go searching for them. Also whoever was gracious enough to include the Haters club in the header: THANK YOU!

Aunecah

 

Yeah, thanks for the same from the non-Mara Hating side as well...

 

Yes, the new features are very helpful, indeed. Thanks for putting them up. (gives mods a thumbs up)

 

are you allowed to have author fan clubs?

 

I don't think they should be encouraged....there's a whole forum dedicated to Authors and Artists.

 

DarthAttorney Could you please post an official mandate on social clubs for further reference.

Thank You

Axl Rose
Founder and Co-Owner of Skylarks Jungle Cafe

 

Sure

I think at the moment that we have enough social threads in this forum. WHen I say "soial" threads, I mean threads that aren't dedicated to a particular character or aspect of the EU. Fan Clubs are allowed to be chatty as well as long as they revolve arouind some form of discussion about their main topic (eg: the Ky Durron Fan Club must discuss Kyp pretty regularly).

In terms of purely social threads, we currently have 5 which I'd like to cap and not bring any more into existence. THey're pretty popular and I see the vast majority of users using one (or more than one) of at some point or other:

Cafe Dragon

The Lightside Temple

Skylarks Jungle Cafe

The Imperial Lounge

Sturms Outlander Club