I have a forums account at somethingawful.com. They have a set of forum rules which wouldn't all be applicable here, but in a general sense could really help both n00bs and mods here.
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/foru...les.php?page=1
Basically, LURK BEFORE POSTING. If we could get a better probation/ban system in place, it might keep the idiot posters at bay a little more.
No Mod sass if they make a fair ruling. Gripe about in a PM to a friend or something.
Does your post contribute to the discussion in anyway? If not, don't bother posting.
If your spelling sucks, you will be mocked, the mods won't save you. None of us are perfect but there are standards.
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