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Edit: this is just because the old one got kinda long from replies so we can reply to this one as and when things change Shamelessly stealing most of the op from the last rules thread because i'm lazy Hello, GBS! These are the general SA forums rules. These are also the rules for GBS. Please read them. Welcome to the Something Awful Forums! We here on the Something Awful Forums are very elitist and strict assholes. We pride ourselves on running one of the most entertaining and troll-free forums on the internet. In fact, it’s so elite it has almost no users. These forums are for discussion and comedy. Not every interesting or informative post is funny, and not every funny post has to be high-effort, but posts should do one of those things. These forums are great because the users here put a lot of work into making good posts, and if you’re here it’s probably because you want to be a part of that. 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Mr. Creakle Literally A Person Jestery Fleta McGurn Current GBS IK's: teen witch (mere idiot witch for r/relationships) someawfulwitch@gmail.com GRINDCORE MEGGIDO The Bloop A Fancy Hat Somebody fucked around with this message at 15:21 on Sep 29, 2021 |
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So I was informed there is nothing in the rules specifically about doxxing so adding this as a new post to give it more visibility SA User Doxxing:
Public Official: Anything relevant to their position is probably fair game. If they worked for a Gas Station in 1998 that they are now giving huge Donut Contracts to now it's relevant. Anything non-position related is off limits. Family, Friends, Address. "Oh they walk their dog in XXX Park" Random Internet Blip (i.e. No leash lady): Don't dig up anything. SA does not need to be the Go-To place to vigilante these people. If something is posted on a news site, it's fine to discuss, but don't be the people making it the news.
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Jul 11, 2020 14:02
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Don't attack posters for having recent reg dates. Report them or PM a mod but absolutely do not just attack them in gbs for it
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Aug 24, 2020 21:36
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We added some IKs. Here's all the mods and IKs and what they do. Mods-Genesplicer, Aardvark!, Aegis Bear, Fleta McGurn IKs- GRINDCORE MEGGIDO-come to him for all your Photoshop/MSPAINT/Cursed Images thread sticking needs teen witch-mostly in r/relationships thread TheBloop - DeviantArt thread / general IK Literally A Person - General IK Bonzo - General IK Jestery - AUS IK and General IK A Fancy Hat - Politics threads IK (Trumplols in particular) My hope is that having a a larger mod staff for GBS will lead to better and less intrusive moderation. Mods and IKs who actively post in and follow the widely different kinds of threads in GBS should cut down on mistakes and instances of a mod not fully understanding the situation of a thread they don't follow closely. I will update this if any of the IK's have a thread they want to IK specifically.
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Aug 28, 2020 22:17
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E: Removed no longer relevant stuff concerning the purchase of the forums
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Sep 5, 2020 08:50
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Going to use this post I made by mistake before to announce TheAardvark is now a GBS mod! RIP
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Sep 5, 2020 16:35
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The hard C-word is now getting a week outside of the Australia and U.K. threads in GBS, second time a month, the third time, well good luck you may not be posting here ever again.
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Sep 21, 2020 01:24
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HugeGrossBurrito posted:The hard C-word is now getting a week outside of the Australia and U.K. threads in GBS, second time a month, the third time, well good luck you may not be posting here ever again. To add on to this, I added "retard" to the banned list. I edited it in a while ago. "Spastic" is not acceptable either.
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Sep 21, 2020 01:29
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I would like to add the general rule of "Don't be a dick." Very simple and straightforward. When you post, ask yourself if the post makes you sound like a jerk. If so, either reword or delete. There are enough dicks out there. 4chan and Parler are ready and able to serve them. We don't need dicketry here.
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Nov 14, 2020 00:38
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Going to chill on the word filter probe stuff, you guys have been good about poo poo mostly so lets keep it that way.
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Mar 10, 2021 00:57
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There are very clearly marked tags when you make a thread that will ban you so if you don't use them and make a ban me it won't happen so we can all laugh at you being a dumbass
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Apr 18, 2021 23:17
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I'm tired of gimmick posting infecting every new thread. Keep that poo poo to your own threads 
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May 20, 2021 14:34
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These words may now be probed in GBS under moderator discretion: Backgammon Beefer Bloomin' Onion Blowjeezy Bunchacrunch Bupkis Butternut Chesterfield Chiffarobe Cleat Dinty Fecund Felch Flange G-Spot Galoshes Garbanzo Gently Caress Gerbil Gibbous Hurdy-Gurdy John Galt Keith Maidenhead Meeces Mirthless Octothorpe Penultimate Philadelphia Philodendron Poggers Proboscis Regis Retromingent Saskatchewan Shocker Succulent Syrupy Tanner The Towelette Tugbucket Tuna Twinkiehouse Unprobatable Victory Womanlet
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Addendum: Laslow's Law Jizzlobber is now a probatable word.
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