Warn = 100%?

[hotdog666al]

Its spectacularly easy to break the rules. I got bumped 20% for only using one asterisk to 'blur' out a swear word rather than 3 or 4. So, assuming the word duck was a swear word, I wrote d*ck and got a 20% warning for it.

I didnt even realise doing something like that would constitute breaking the rules or, as I was told 'circumventing the swear filter' but apparently it was.

And its not like i'm out to cause trouble.. i've been here 4 years, and am in my mid 20's!!

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What the hell... I frequently use the word "Bollocks" in my posts and never get owned for it? If you need to use words like Duck, just type them normally and it will filter it for you :shifty:

Eg: **** **** **** ****er

I got my 20% for Saying the name of a torrent tracker in binary. (Y)

[Chris Allen Veteran]

What happens when your warn level gets to 100%, do you get banned?

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Your monitor explodes and the Ninja Mod's steal your megahurtz and RAM's. :rolleyes:

Shockz explained it pretty well. However he's a pretty nice mod. Don't cross someone like BOOG or you're out even without a warn. All of a sudden, you're just banned. He's fierce.

[jokeripa]

Its spectacularly easy to break the rules. I got bumped 20% for only using one asterisk to 'blur' out a swear word rather than 3 or 4. So, assuming the word duck was a swear word, I wrote d*ck and got a 20% warning for it.

I didnt even realise doing something like that would constitute breaking the rules or, as I was told 'circumventing the swear filter' but apparently it was.

And its not like i'm out to cause trouble.. i've been here 4 years, and am in my mid 20's!!

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Same.... I mean why? Shouldnt we be allowed to express ourselves freely? We are not a bunch of 12 year olds talking about peoples mothers....

duck is not a sware word, but the other world for richard on here is.

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OMG

[vincent]

IMO the rules are a strict attempt at using Capatalism to enforce your own set of beliefs down the throats of the common folk.

An attempt to keep the man down is what it is.

Power to the people brothers! Let me hear you say it!

:yes:  :devil:

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:rolleyes:

[Dave Veteran]

IMO the rules are a strict attempt at using Capatalism to enforce your own set of beliefs down the throats of the common folk.

An attempt to keep the man down is what it is.

Power to the people brothers! Let me hear you say it!

:yes:  :devil:

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Hahaha,

Oh wow, my first reaction was to attempt and correct you, but honestly I don't know where to start. So I'll just assume you were kidding instead.

All hail capitialism!

[....]

Your monitor explodes and the Ninja Mod's steal your megahurtz and RAM's.  :rolleyes:

Shockz explained it pretty well.  However he's a pretty nice mod.  Don't cross someone like BOOG or you're out even without a warn.  All of a sudden, you're just banned.  He's fierce.

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[csabo2]

I have 100% warn. I've had it @ this for a while. You can post, you are restricted from live chat however. Thats the only thing i've noticed :)

[Joel]

I'm probably the only female with 80% of warning :laugh: still don't understand why, just to say some people stupid is far anough to get a warning, Neowin became too strict that looks like a Church :blink:

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If only that was the only reason you've been warned. :ninja:

It's simple, folks. Follow the rules and be nice. Many long-term members have NEVER received a warning, while newcomers manage to rack up 4 in a month. I don't know if it's the age or the maturity, but some people shouldn't use the interweb.

[....]

If only that was the only reason you've been warned.  :ninja:

It's simple, folks. Follow the rules and be nice. Many long-temr members have NEVER received a warning, while newcomers manage to rack up 4 in a month. I don't know if it's the age or the maturity, but some people shouldn't use the interweb.

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That's the thing...a TON of newbies have high warn levels.

What I find funny is everyone complains about the moderating, and yet...if they only know what the board would look like if it wasn't modded....

Course...that's what the staff area looks like.....Neowin without mods. Where all the badness goes to die. ;)

[Sarm]

How hard is it to just follow the rules?

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Very hard,

I just simply had to reply to someone who posted suggesting anyone in the US Army deserved to die working in Iraq.

It annoyed me so much the thread wasn't being deleted, so I gave a piece of my mind from a UK citizens point of view and told the poster he was an idiot.

I got 20% for that.

I don't really care,

I'd been quite happy getting 100% for standing my ground.

To be honest, I was just as annoyed with the Neowin MOD for warning me than I was with the orginal post.

As for "swear words", it's total bollocks! ;)

[Chris Allen Veteran]

Course...that's what the staff area looks like.....

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I thought the staff area was all about manlove *sigh* You've mislead me again I see... :cry:

[ceminess]

If only that was the only reason you've been warned.  :ninja:

It's simple, folks. Follow the rules and be nice. Many long-term members have NEVER received a warning, while newcomers manage to rack up 4 in a month. I don't know if it's the age or the maturity, but some people shouldn't use the interweb.

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:yes: I agree, I have been here a while and have never recieved a warning.

In the words of Jack Nicholson "why can't we all just get along"

[jokeripa]

So would a mod please tell me, how telling the people that my torrent was at whatever percentage it was got me a warn level?

Ok im downloading something illegally, but people make topics about smoking weed, which is illegal in the vast majority of the world, and nobody gets warned about that....

I mean seriously.... wtf, its not like i was giving a link out or nothing?

[ceminess]

No Warez (links) & Cracks.

Help, requests or posts that discuss circumvention. This includes linking to illegally obtained software, movies & music files - posting about it, and suggesting to get it.

[Joel]

So would a mod please tell me, how telling the people that my torrent was at whatever percentage it was got me a warn level?

Ok im downloading something illegally, but people make topics about smoking weed, which is illegal in the vast majority of the world, and nobody gets warned about that....

I mean seriously.... wtf, its not like i was giving a link out or nothing?

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What compelled you to post about it at all? It's right there in the rules why you shouldn't.

[kiall]

The answer to all this is simple shut your faces and dont be cheeky or abuse or do anything illegal and read the rules and at 100% u dont take hints very well so you deserve what u get

[chopyaedoff]

what's great is us brits can use swear words that the americans don't use or know what they mean, and the mod's don't do anything about it if you circumvent the swear filter with them

Not that i do :whistle:

[Bawx]

I'm at 100% warning. I can post.

[Joel]

what's great is us brits can use swear words that the americans don't use or know what they mean, and the mod's don't do anything about it if you circumvent the swear filter with them

Not that i do :whistle:

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Do you have any idea how many staff live in the UK? :ninja:

[mad_onion]

hmm oh so you can post at 100% i did wonder but i knew i would never let it get that far so i didnt need to know :)

im at 20% now i got 40% ages ago when i asked why christians care when somebody dies when they think they are going to see them again (in the pope being dead thread) lol that rhymes :)

but know im down to 20% cause that was a long time ago.

[.Neo]

wow I can swear in both Dutch and Arabic then. :cool:

[Lanky]

It's really not hard to stay within the rules. Self control goes a long way yaknow.

Sure, the mods can be pretty strict compared to many other communities, but it's their site so If we don't like it then we can **** off I suppose.

Their efforts are probably the main reason why this forum remains one of the most helpfull, mature and organized forums on the web (imo).

I've been a member for over a year, have never even looked at the rules, but still have no trouble staying within the guidelines. Just use common sense.

[Hitman2000]

I got a 20% warn level for calling another member an idiot. That was pretty tough penalty for something so trivial.

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I have something similar on my forum's banned page. :blink:

[_I am Reptar]

You cant post, if your on 100%

So try and be good.

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Wrong because i am at 100% and post fine.