Bumping/Double Posting Policy (rev. 19th jan)
Bumping; When posting just to bring attention to the thread, or to get it at the top again.
Bumping JUST to get it on top is not allowed.
This goes for ALL users!
When posting; Let at least 5 days pass from your first post (f.ex asking for an update) before you post another one. * This does not apply if the author has actually updated within these days. Then your allowed to post of course. If you want to add more comments, find your first post after the update, and edit the post.
When posting on other threads; If you post a post, and remember you can add something else as well, EDIT the post you first made, don't just post a new post! This goes as double posting and is not allowed either!
EDIT your original post!
Authors: You may of course update your stories before five days has passed. Just don't post replies to feedback in each their own post. Make one post for the feedback and address everyone at once.
This applies to the authors as well. Everyone on the board will have to follow this. When a author wants to post replies to the feedback, of course she/he may do that, but it can go into one post. You can use the quote function, or just state their name and in bold. Note though, should one post get extremely long, because of long feedback etc, it's okay to break it into two posts. But, like, when quoting, it's not necessary to quote the ENTIRE thing, just a small paragraph of it, to address it, you know? :)
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To summarize, does this bumping policy prevent readers from engaging in legitimate discussion and debate on a story thread (and I mean new replies with real content)? Can that still happen, even if it means a reader might add an additional post on the same update, responding to something someone else said?
I would say that's allowed. A user doesn't mean to then bump the story, it's just honest feedback to what someone else has said. BUT! Say a user reads the update and the feedback and have something to say to both (the update & feedback). Then the user should address it in ONE post. Perhaps the fiction update first, and then just mark the end of that with ---- 's or something, then start the comments on the feedback...
In the beginning users not following this policy will get a PM or some sort of small warning. If a user keeps doing this, she/he will get warned. I've recently implemented a new warning system, very much alike the one we used to have at the old board. And if the user violates too many rules, she/he might get banned for a certain period.
Topics such as 'X' Name Game, NS Community General Chat, and alike are of course not under this rule...
This of course only applies AFTER I've posted the policy itself, not for posts made BEFORE Jan 14th 06 :)
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Admins/Mods reserve the right to bump up any thread (we have a tool for this, so we won't be making any posts).
Thread may be updated, so be sure to check it once in a while
Re: Bumping/Double Posting Policy (upd. 18th jan)
I just thought of a question about this policy, regarding what it is applied to.
I understand that we're not to bump up a story simply to beg for an update, to add a new piece of feedback for the author (we can edit our initial posts in those cases), or to thank readers for feedback.
But what about when readers of stories want to respond to something someone else has said in feedback? This has happened in the past on some of my threads and I'm sure on the threads of other writers as well. Some readers like to read other replies and then agree and/or disagree with them--adding new insights and occasionally starting a discussion. I've always found that this is one of the most rewarding parts of being in a reading/writing community like this--we get to discuss what we're doing, not just do it in a vaccuum. And I'd hate to see it inadvertently discouraged because readers were afraid to bump up the thread again too soon. Now, I don't mean just adding a new piece of feedback with thoughts aimed particularly at the writer. Writers, I believe, usually reread their feedback more than once and so they can notice when someone has edited their old post to add something more. But I mean thoughts, debates, or ideas intended for the wider audience. I'd be surprised if most readers go back and reread earlier feedback, so simply editing one's post to respond to something someone posted after you wouldn't really work. There would be no potential for discussion and debate with that method.
To summarize, does this bumping policy prevent readers from engaging in legitimate discussion and debate on a story thread (and I mean new replies with real content)? Can that still happen, even if it means a reader might add an additional post on the same update, responding to something someone else said?
I really hope that's still acceptable.
Re: Bumping/Double Posting Policy (upd. 18th jan)
Zannie, I would say that's allowed. A user doesn't mean to then bump the story, it's just honest feedback to what someone else has said. BUT! Say a user reads the update and the feedback and have something to say to both (the update & feedback). Then the user should address it in ONE post. Perhaps the fiction update first, and then just mark the end of that with ---- 's or something, then start the comments on the feedback... Make sense? :P Haven't had my coffee yet! :P
Re: Bumping/Double Posting Policy (upd. 18th jan)
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Originally Posted by Julie
Zannie, I would say that's allowed. A user doesn't mean to then bump the story, it's just honest feedback to what someone else has said. BUT! Say a user reads the update and the feedback and have something to say to both (the update & feedback). Then the user should address it in ONE post. Perhaps the fiction update first, and then just mark the end of that with ---- 's or something, then start the comments on the feedback... Make sense? :P Haven't had my coffee yet! :P
Yep, that makes sense, and I think it sounds great. Thanks very much.
Re: Bumping/Double Posting Policy (rev. 19th jan)
ahhhh, ok, now i get it. and here i've been not leaving fb and q's for the past week in fear of violating any rules.
dammit.
but now i comprehend. so it's not just posting, but posting with the intention of bumping. gah, it's confusing.
no thanks to zannie and her rambling post of big words that hurt my brain. :)
Re: Bumping/Double Posting Policy (rev. 19th jan)
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Originally Posted by Blaire023
ahhhh, ok, now i get it. and here i've been not leaving fb and q's for the past week in fear of violating any rules.
dammit.
but now i comprehend. so it's not just posting, but posting with the intention of bumping. gah, it's confusing.
no thanks to zannie and her rambling post of big words that hurt my brain. :)
But also, if you were to post two posts right after each other, that's the same as bumping though ;)
Re: Bumping/Double Posting Policy (rev. 19th jan)
Just to make sure I'm clear in the future, if the person is posting updates every other day, it's okay to reply every other day, but if you're behind, you basically have to catch up all in one post, edited as you go?
Re: Bumping/Double Posting Policy (rev. 19th jan)
It is okay to post if there's an update that often yes. If you're behind, yes, catch up then post your comments. If you have notepad or something similar, you can type up your comments there f.ex...
Re: Bumping/Double Posting Policy (rev. 19th jan)
oooops, I think that I've done the whole 'post twice because I forgot to add' thing, since I've done that I've learned that you can edit your post, so I've been doing that for the most part when I want to post to the same thread again.