JoeW Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) As noted in the community standards guidelines, all posts are to remain on topic. Thread derailing is getting out of hand again and frequent off-topic posters will be given official warnings and possibly banned or suspended if the behavior continues. I don't want to see this happen, I like you guys and it really sucks when I have to hand out warnings and bans. It may be amusing to you, but it is disruptive and needs to stop. Edited February 25, 2014 by JoeW Not updated. The rules are the same. Please pay attention to them. 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmentlegen Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Is this a discussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 It is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo M. Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 So, a thread can be off-topic, but the people in it need to stay on the threads topic? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeetle Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 So, a thread can be off-topic, but the people in it need to stay on the threads topic?that makes perfect sense since it's only off-topic in the sense that it's not related to Don't Starve, but I don't see the harm in trying to find out what the thread is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmentlegen Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 The sub forum needs a name change because "off-topic" is misleading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 that makes perfect sense since it's only off-topic in the sense that it's not related to Don't Starve, but I don't see the harm in trying to find out what the thread is about. Correct. I will adjust some things tomorrow to kind of make things more clear in that respect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeetle Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) Since this is about clarification, I want to ask real quick: Can we use the report tool to alert mods of threads that should be moved or should we just leave that up to mods that happen to come across a thread in the wrong place? Edited September 8, 2013 by jbeetle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo M. Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) I have a couple of questions:As long as the OP and the people involved on the thread agree with changing the original theme, is it ok to change it? And how thick is the line that have to be crossed to give a warning point and/or ban someone because he/she was derailing a off-topic thread ? Edited September 8, 2013 by Hugo M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5raptorboy777 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 What about the thread derailing thread I made a while back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) So here's a simple question : Is it ok to move to another topic if the OP is ok with it?Edit: Hugo already asked that. I should really read the replies next time...Edit again : I just posted "Did anyone say bacon" and then left. What happened in that thread? Did i start anything? O_oAnd what if threads like that one when we don't have any idea what the topic is can we get reported simply because we posted something someone doesn't like?Like when Hugo asked what the thread was about the got replied with "stop asking or i'll ignore you"...what was that about?! Edited September 8, 2013 by TeoSS69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battal Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I agree that thread derailing is really getting out of hand. It's nice to know that I won't have to worry about it anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpetinus Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Joe.. I gotta say man, I'm glad we have you fixing things here now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syd Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Can we use the report tool to alert mods of threads that should be moved or should we just leave that up to mods that happen to come across a thread in the wrong place? I can't speak for the rest of the mods, but personally speaking, I'd be okay if people used the @Syd notification thing to alert me if a topic needs moved elsewhere. But I also don't think there's anything wrong with reporting the off-topic threads, either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I can't speak for the rest of the mods, but personally speaking, I'd be okay if people used the @Syd notification thing to alert me if a topic needs moved elsewhere. But I also don't think there's anything wrong with reporting the off-topic threads, either.I always do it to report threads in wrong sections, double posts and such. Thought that it was better sending the problem to the mods instead of them having to scan the threads to find them. Hopping i didn't clog the reports feed for no reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeetle Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I always do it to report threads in wrong sections, double posts and such. Thought that it was better sending the problem to the mods instead of them having to scan the threads to find them. Hopping i didn't clog the reports feed for no reason.it also varies depending on the forum. Steam forums would warn you if you did it enough, which is stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson P. Higgsbury Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I thought I was going to get a warning for doing nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I thought I was going to get a warning for doing nothing.Nah, i've actually done some research with forums that use the same layout and they get warnings for the smallest things. Joe is actually being nice to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 You are welcome to report anything if you feel it should be moved. We'll check it out and decide the best course of action. I would prefer that you not "summon" moderators though. That gets kind of sticky. If something needs to be moved or attended too because it's obvious, then fine. But anything where you have a problem with the content should go to reports. I don't want to see the moderators or developers leveraged over other users as a threat. Reports are anonymous to other users, so it's the best way to handle something that is out of line. But, understand that just because something wasn't handled the way you think it should be handled, doesn't mean it is being ignored. I try to give everybody the benefit of the doubt here, And I would like to keep it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenWyvern Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 You are welcome to report anything if you feel it should be moved. We'll check it out and decide the best course of action. I would prefer that you not "summon" moderators though. That gets kind of sticky. If something needs to be moved or attended too because it's obvious, then fine. But anything where you have a problem with the content should go to reports. I don't want to see the moderators or developers leveraged over other users as a threat. Reports are anonymous to other users, so it's the best way to handle something that is out of line. But, understand that just because something wasn't handled the way you think it should be handled, doesn't mean it is being ignored. I try to give everybody the benefit of the doubt here, And I would like to keep it that way. Sorry Joey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson P. Higgsbury Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 So let me get this straight. We aren't allowed to de-rail off topic threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeoSS69 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 So let me get this straight. We aren't allowed to de-rail off topic threads?Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toaster Fu Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 So let me get this straight. We aren't allowed to de-rail off topic threads?They wouldn't be off-topic in the first place if they weren't derailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpetinus Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I don't get why people think "off-topic" means "derail this".Off-topic only means that it has nothing to do with DS. Besides that, it's still a normal thread. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sovietfirepower Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I don't get why people think "off-topic" means "derail this".Off-topic only means that it has nothing to do with DS. Besides that, it's still a normal thread.no it means "ds newbs shall fear to tread here" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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