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Guide to Being a Good GiantBomb Community Member

By CreamyGoodness January 21, 2009 2 Comments

This is a short guide on how to be a good community member and not a dick.

Follow The Rules

It is that simple. There are forum and wiki rules in place for a reason. Just follow them.

Don't Post Spam

No body likes spam, so don't post it. It is acceptable to have the what, or this or that thread here or there, but not every single post. We have nice established threads all ready for those types of things. Just do a quick search and a single post can replenish a thread and bring it back to life, provided it is dead of course.

Don't Start or Contribute to Flame Wars

No one likes flame wars. No one. We don't need a whole bunch of 12 year old kids coming in here posting shit just to piss people off. Those are never good and then the community just sucks. So please, no wars over stupid shot, or anything to be exact. Can't we all just get along, and if not, argue over it in a civil manner.

Be Civil

Don't post shit like "OMFG I HATE YOU MICROSOFT MY XBOX BROKE". Let me be clear. NO ONE CARES. If you come to message boards just to complain about something and don't have a legitimate reason to post. Then don't. We all benefit from civil conversations backed up by points and facts. So if you say feel like posting shit about i don't know. PS3 hate or rallying people to hate on shit. JUST DO NOT DO IT.

No Bumps

Maybe it just me. But i hate it when there seems to be a nice new topic that has 4 posts and you go to help or discuss or what have you. Then the 3 messages after the original post are the following.... ahhemm.. "BUMP". If you created a topic that hasn't stuck (we all have) it is for a reason.

Read the Whole Topic

Even though some topics can be lengthy you should read them. Unless it is a poll or a short topic just read it. If you just post from a title alone it can lead to a topic flooded with shit. People put time into them, the least we can do is hear there opinion or thought.

Don't Mention Gamespot

I'm sorry people but that ship has sailed. It is ok to just post a tidbit in your post, but don't make your whole topic about hating gamespot. While we may not like that place. There people just trying to do there jobs, most if not all of them have nothing to do with the staff placement or anything of that nature. If your pissed at them about Jeff or any other staff member. Be pissed at CNET not Gamespot.

Don't Abuse the System

I am mainly talking about wiki edits here but the rules here are pretty chill so don't abuse them. Especially the fact that there is no filter. Don' be racist, impulsive or stuff like that.

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