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Hello Giant Bomb Community!

Linked below are three guides detailing and outlining information regarding site policy that is enforced by the moderation team as well as relevant information that will answer some of the more common questions you may have regarding features on the site.

Please takes some time to read through all three of them. Feel free to leave feedback through the comments feature on the guides or by replying to this topic.

The Guides

	A brief description of the rules enforced on the forum and around the site.
	A lengthy look at the wiki database detailing rules, information and FAQs about it.
	A list of guidelines explaining site features and FAQs relevant to the forum.

Moderators

The moderators are here to help, answer questions and deal with problems. If you need to contact us; we're all listed below. To contact all of us in a single PM, simply use the "PM All" link below.
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Hamz
TheBeast
suneku
MB
Kush
CitizenKane
NuclearWinter
Justin_Case
Joseppie
lordofultima
MattBodega
MattyFTM

Disclaimer: Any and all information contained in these guides are subject to change without notice or prior warning - keep checking back to see any important changes we might have made.above.

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Post by Metal_Gear_Sunny (2,932 posts) See mini bio

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Thank you. This is very needed.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by eroticfishcake (2,910 posts) See mini bio

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There's a "PM Authors" button? I havn't seen any.

Edited 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Hamz (3,440 posts) See mini bio

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@eroticfishcake: Open a guide, on the top left there is an icon of a envelope with a green arrow on it, beside it in grey text (that doesn't show up too well on black background) it says "PM Authors".

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by gingertastic_10 (2,047 posts) See mini bio

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Very well done. Hopefully this will help new users.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by eroticfishcake (2,910 posts) See mini bio

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@Hamz: Ah I see it now. Thanks. But yeah it's little hard to see. Maybe changing the font's colour to white might help.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by dcpc10 (2,218 posts) See mini bio

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nice work

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by gingertastic_10 (2,047 posts) See mini bio

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@Hamz: I do have a question. After looking at the mod list, I see that Wafflestomp isn't on there and either is Mr. Jared. What are their roles as moderators?

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Hamz (3,440 posts) See mini bio

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@gingertastic_10: Best phrase I can use is honorary moderators. They shouldn't be contacted about issues you have around the site :)

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by gingertastic_10 (2,047 posts) See mini bio

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@Hamz: OK thanks. Now I know :)

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by TheBeast (950 posts) See mini bio

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I've updated the post with "PM All" links so you don't have to hunt it down on the guides pages.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Pie (3,978 posts) See mini bio

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That "PM all mods" will come in handy...

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Karmum (9,515 posts) See mini bio

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PM All feature is pretty nifty, albeit individuals ones would be nice too. o_o

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by natetodamax (7,033 posts) See mini bio

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Hopefully this will stop the string of new users who refuse to read up on the rules.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by AgentofChaos (626 posts) See mini bio

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This is good to have.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by mracoon (1,835 posts) See mini bio

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Nice.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by JackiJinx (1,714 posts) See mini bio

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Very well needed. Thanks!

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Shini4444 (1,589 posts) See mini bio

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Good stuff, Good stuff

This is sure to help new users.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Bubahula (986 posts) See mini bio

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this will hopefully come in handy for people who want to make threads about smelling crap

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Ahmad_Metallic (2,463 posts) See mini bio

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sweet

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by erinfizz (266 posts) See mini bio

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Thanks y'all. Very clear.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by JJOR64 (5,990 posts) See mini bio

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About time we have something like this. This is a great addition though. I hope all the new members check this out.

EDIT: I just thought of something. Why don't we have mods that are both forum and wiki mods? I noticed over at AnimeVice they have 5 mods that do both. Is there a reason for not having mods that can do both or, do you guys just don't want to?

Edited 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by AjayRaz (1,872 posts) See mini bio

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this is great, thanks. this will be very handy for our new users, especially the "PM all'

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Twilight (1,231 posts) See mini bio

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Very helpful for the new users!

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Lies (2,408 posts) See mini bio

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@JJOR64 said:

" About time we have something like this. This is a great addition though. I hope all the new members check this out. EDIT: I just thought of something. Why don't we have mods that are both forum and wiki mods? I noticed over at AnimeVice they have 5 mods that do both. Is there a reason for not having mods that can do both or, do you guys just don't want to? "

All forum mods can also mod the wiki. They just generally aren't the ones to talk to regarding wiki issues

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by RHCPfan24 (6,357 posts) See mini bio

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@Hamz:
I do like this addition. Good job with streamlining this and making the "PM All" feature included.

However, on your forum rules, you state,"Blog posts are subject to all of the above."

This is certainly true but doesn't this only apply to blogs posted on the forums? For instance, I know you shouldn't have any form of discriminatory or hateful material anywhere but you are allowed to do a "spam" of sorts, that is linking other material without commentary without any form of consequence. I am accurate with at least some of what I am saying, right?

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Gearhead (698 posts) See mini bio

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Nice job, much needed.
I kind of wish though that the moderators(WHO ARE ALL FUCKING AWESOME) would sometimes be quicker in locking down certain threads, espeically in recent days the "What does your shit smell like," or "My girlfriend does not want to have sex," threads.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Hamz (3,440 posts) See mini bio

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@JJOR64 said:

"EDIT: I just thought of something. Why don't we have mods that are both forum and wiki mods? I noticed over at AnimeVice they have 5 mods that do both. Is there a reason for not having mods that can do both or, do you guys just don't want to? "

As Lies did mention every forum moderator on this site has the ability to deal with wiki issues just like our dedicated team of wiki mods does. When the site launched there was much need to keep a larger portion of the moderation team focused solely on the wiki with the 90,000+ submissions that were desperately needing accepted/denied. So a dedicated team of wiki mods was finely tuned and created while a much smaller team handled the general forum and day-to-day running of the community. Obviously it may change as the site evolves and we re-evaluate things :)

@RHCPfan24 said:

" @Hamz: However, on your forum rules, you state,"Blog posts are subject to all of the above." This is certainly true but doesn't this only apply to blogs posted on the forums? For instance, I know you shouldn't have any form of discriminatory or hateful material anywhere but you are allowed to do a "spam" of sorts, that is linking other material without commentary without any form of consequence. I am accurate with at least some of what I am saying, right? "

Technically any content you post in your blog should stick to the rules stated in that guide. Regardless of whether or not the blog is posted just to your profile or to the forum as well. However concessions are likely and obviously to be made such as the example you pointed out above. We're likely less inclined to delete a blog posted just to a profile which has some silly youtube video on it.

@Everyone - I'm a overjoyed to see folks think this is a great idea, we're glad this little 'hub' topic has made it easier for you all to locate the rules and contact the mods. However does no one remember the 'Defusing the Bomb' sticky we had up for around a year? :(

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by MB (5,999 posts) See mini bio

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@RHCPfan24 said:

However, on your forum rules, you state,"Blog posts are subject to all of the above." This is certainly true but doesn't this only apply to blogs posted on the forums?

I think as far as we are all concerned, you can spam your own profile and blog up with as much nonsense as you want as long as it isn't stuff like porn, hate speech, or something otherwise illegal or prohibited. It's when you start opting to attach those spam blogs to the forums that they become an issue.

See this tutorial for instructions on how to better manage your blog posts and attaching them to the proper forums, or keeping them restricted to your blog only.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Snail (3,597 posts) See mini bio

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Have these always been the forum rules?

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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