Constructive Critizism - MUST READ

[mdawg]

PLEASE READ!

We are growing tired of people coming here and thinking they can do as they please. So from now on I won't even bother to just edit, delete or close topics, I'm handing out straight up warnings and suspensions to anyone who's sole purpose is to abuse people.

If you're one of them, please go away. We don't need children around here and that is what you are; sad, lonely, deprived children.

What gives anyone the right to come here and try to make people feel bad? You people, and you know who you are, should really learn to get a grip on reality. 99% of our users are nice, normal people who ask for nothing more than to have their graphics rated. At what stage of them creating and posting do you see anyone asking to have abuse hurled at them? Honestly, if you can't be nice (even if you don't like the image) shut up and move on. Constructive criticism doesn't include shouting and swearing, if you don't like an image then say why in a way that they can improve. Morons saying "OMG j00 sucks0rz and I am de kIng!!1!2!" is nowhere near helpful. If you're so good, then go start your own graphics banner, siggy whatever. We'd rather you didn't make complete arses of yourselves and make your graphix look bad by showing you have the maturity of an adolescent on cocaine.

All we ask is people cooperate with us and follow the rules, is it so hard? Don't like the rules, go away. Please. We don't need people stirring up trouble because their sad, depraved lives have no meaning without it. Go get some professional help or something but please just leave them in peace.

If someone posts garbage in your topic, please do not respond to it. If yu start to fight you're just as bad as the person though we won't take immediate action unless you start to hurl serious abuse. Instead, please PM Mdawg,Tachu or Skylight. If you let us deal with it then you'll get the last laugh, all without even so much as a warning. It may seem stupid since we do keep a close eye on the forum but it's better than replying to them and getting in trouble and the last thing we want to do is start warning people who are innocent. So please, ignore such posts, report them and if you must post DO NOT REPLY TO IT just bypass it and ignore it, chances are we will remove it anyway along with any responses to it.

I am always happy to receive PMs to help people out, it's my job and I take pride in defending members and ridding of troublemakers so do know that I am on your side. So don't hesitate, even if you wish to let off some steam. I'd rather hear your response via PM than see it on the topic and thus have you breaking a rule.

So from now on, no mercy. Start trouble and you're reported.

Be good at quarrel.net forum and you may be rewarded

mdawg Graphix Moderator

[mdawg]

I can see that it is clear a lot of people don't know what constructive criticism is, so I thought I'd take the time to help.

Constructive
con·struc·tive
adj.
Serving to improve or advance; helpful: constructive criticism.
Of or relating to construction; structural.
Law. Based on an interpretation; not directly expressed.

Criticism
crit·i·cism
n.
The practice of analyzing, classifying, interpreting, or evaluating literary or other artistic works.
A critical article or essay; a critique.
The investigation of the origin and history of literary documents; textual criticism.

Constructive Criticism
con·struc·tive crit·i·cism
Serving to improve or advance through means of (The practice of) analyzing, classifying, interpreting, or evaluating literary or other artistic works.

This does not mean you should say things like.....

You suck! you should not even be doing graphix!!

Stuff like that only antagonises and annoys people, thus forming an arguement. We don't mind arguing so long as it is done in PMs not in public where everyone else has to suffer reading pathetic posts and we (the staff) have to clean up after your childish behaviour.

We're noticing a dramatic and unwanted increase in horrible comments and arguements arising so consider THIS an official warning (to everyone):

Unhelpful flaming, spam and arguements will result in posts being removed/edits, topics being locked and those involved being thrown into a vortex, or if worse comes to worse, warned.

Before posting, ask yourself this:
Does my post help the person to improve and go on to better things?

What to do if someone does the above in your topic.

1. Do NOT reply to it, no matter how angry it makes you.
2. Report it to mdawg,Tachu or SkyLight.
Leave it to us to deal with it. We advise you ignore the post and continue as 3. normal, chances are the post won't be there much longer and the user could be thrown into the void.

What to do if someone does the above in someone else's topic.

1. Do NOT reply to it, no matter how angry it makes you.
2. Do not report it, chances are it already has. If the reply is new though and the owner is not online, then it probably hasn't been reported in which 3. case, do report it.
Leave it to us to deal with it. We advise you ignore the post and continue as normal, chances are the post won't be there much longer and the user could be thrown into the void.

Having said that, if you respond to such posts we will treat you and the offender equally. Provokative posts are classed as the same. We may close the topic temporarily or permanently, pending on your behaviour.

I have locked some topics and handed out warnings already, the topics may be reopened if the owner/s behave but warnings will remain as they are. Those who are warned and continue to do such posts are considered repeat offenders and may have a suspension, removal of postal rights or double warning enforced.

There is no reason for this kind of behaviour. Either grow up and be sensible or don't bother posting. If your objective is to drive people away then leave us be and get outside once in a while, the real world doesn't tolerate crap like this and believe me, I won't show anyone mercy, good record or not. We're only asking that you be nice, it's not hard.