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I hope critical (even satirical) content will still be allowed. Reddit de facto doesn't allow truly critical or non-PR approved satirical content.
Spectrum has a lot of critical threads, but you are still only allowed PR-approved threads. For example, you can't highlight examples of lying by CIG even if you only use their own content/statements as examples. I think even many commited star citizen fans would agree that CIG does engage in dishonesty relatively frequently.
I hope so too, as long as it's an honest and factual criticism instead of lies/unsubstantiated rumours about the project or CIG. There's plenty to talk about without the need to bend the truth.
Not saying that your posts were that way, just trying to be clear about my own interpretation of your comment.
That's fair, I prefer direct references to their own video marketing or PR copytext. There is lots of crazy stuff like Roberts and his wife (who initially had a different last name) pretending to not be married when she was given the CMO position.
Things like that or even less serious comical (but very critical) videos should not be banned.
I agree that it shouldn't be random and baseless specialtion.
Criticism is an important part of a health community after all (as is praise to be fair). I just think it's a bit of a sticky topic with SC as the hate farming can be as strong as the cult mentality in some parts of the internet. But yeah, criticism in general should not be banned.
Absolutely, critical and satirical content is allowed. This community is for everything Star Citizen related and that definitely plays a part in it.
I haven't had any issues with your posts (even if I don't always upvote it).
I don't plan on using any moderator powers simply because I disagree/dislike what someone is saying (and definitely call me out if it ever happens).
Don't think I've seen any overbearing moderation. :)
Seems like we are on the same page with respect to the rules. Cheers!
I'm only familiar with the gorefer.me randomizer but if both are legit then either is fine. Other than that these seem like good changes.
As for the rule 2 I agree that simple is best. If someone can act like a decent human being they will do so without being forced, if they can't on the other hand, no amount of clarifications will matter - all it'll do is make them try to play a lawyer and look for remaining unwritten "loopholes". Just don't be afraid to make use of your mod powers if need be, it's the best way to keep the place the way you want it to be.
Some of my own ideas (I'll update this if I come up with anything else):
I do have to say though, reading this post using dark lemmy theme was not a pleasant experience (not your fault obviously).
Thanks! I'll take a look at incorporating your feedback.
I like the idea of including something about the spirit of the law.
I agree with the short description for video posts (although I'm probably at fault myself for not doing this at least a few times), so unless there are others opposed to this we can add this in.
I definitely want to add in more useful links. I'd also like to include a current list of what to do/avoid to avoid the worst bugs in Star Citizen. Things like "Don't Alt+F4 in your hangar", "Don't leave your hangar while your ship is in the process of being stored", etc.
I took another pass at formatting, the other UIs I used definitely didn't look that bad. Working with code blocks isn't ideal, but it is useful for inline commenting at least.
If you're planing a "do/don'ts" list we could as well come up with a general FAQ to cover the most important aspects of the project. These things are always useful.
Currently proposed rules (without commentary):
All c/starcitizen content must be related to Star Citizen. Content with an indirect relationship must attempt to provide meaningful discussion of Star Citizen.
Be respectful. No personal insults/bashing. Don’t be a dick.
Follow these posting restrictions:
Some cosmetic issues to fix before it goes on the sidebar:
Good changes.
In regards to 2. can't be clarifying enough when it comes to this, so even it seems redundant it should stay.
In regards to "links to or advertisement of cheat products" what about cheats/exploits of glitches?
In regards to the randomizer, I don't have any opinion on which one to use.
In regards to 2. can't be clarifying enough when it comes to this, so even it seems redundant it should stay.
That's a good point. I'll try another pass at this one in a bit.
In regards to "links to or advertisement of cheat products" what about cheats/exploits of glitches?
I don't personally have an issue with exploits/glitches. I've posted a few myself in here in the past. Sometimes it's also important to understand what's out there so that we can also know how to counter it. For example, there's an invulnerability glitch that can occur right now and the only way to take down those players is to use a takedown move and then stomp on them.
Basically, I want to avoid people propping up particular products like trainers, aimbots, or other tools made specifically for cheating mostly because it's very common for malware to spread along with these kinds of tools.
We can definitely take a look at rewording this section to clarify it better.
I still think you should be strict on exploits. There was one a few patches ago where you could dupe but it ruined every server someone did the exploit on. Maybe delete posts that show how to do exploits and ones that don't link to the issue council?
