From 78a97c75304cdc901d9b1c15d045d485891dd662 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: NightScript Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:27:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Indenting fixes, grammar changes and notice about GIFs --- pages/_en-US/community/discord-rules.md | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/_en-US/community/discord-rules.md b/pages/_en-US/community/discord-rules.md index fc0bf605..4d41bf3a 100644 --- a/pages/_en-US/community/discord-rules.md +++ b/pages/_en-US/community/discord-rules.md @@ -20,24 +20,25 @@ This page provides more details to the rules outlined in the [#info-and-rules](h - Asking to ask is not only ironic, but defeats the point of having a help channel such as #nds-help, where all help questions are intended to be directed towards - Arbitrary release dates aren't part of our schedule to publish high quality tested applications, and expecting them to be pre-determined/ready on demand interferes with our release schedule. Those not wanting to be constrained by these limitations should instead use nightly builds if the project offers it -- Handholding is not helping; users are expected to do research on the subject matter, whether its by reading the pinned messages/#useful-resources or using a search engine to find links - - Overlooking this rule for legitimate reasons is allowed, at moderators decision on what is considered legitimate +- Handholding is not helping; users are expected to do research on the subject matter, whether it's by reading the pinned messages/#useful-resources or using a search engine to find links + - Overlooking this rule for legitimate reasons is allowed, at moderators decision on what is considered legitimate ### 3. Keep a positive-environment in the server - Curse words aren't prohibited (you're on the internet; expect it), but edgelords and slurs aren't welcome - Conversational rants are allowed as long as it's not purely for the sake of venting - - Prevent discussions being repeats of frustrations already found so commonly elsewhere (ie: Twitter) by introducing another factor not well known or discussed - - Starting off a topic with something bad to say about it? Make sure to not instantly start the whole convo to be negative + - Prevent discussions being repeats of frustrations already found so commonly elsewhere (ie: Twitter) by introducing another factor not well known or discussed + - Starting off a topic with something bad to say about it? Make sure to not instantly start the whole convo to be negative ### 4. Maintain the chat quality to the expectations set by the environment - Monologuing to the point of discouraging others from interacting or having the message overflow an average mobile screen should have the messages moved to a dedicated page, such as a server thread or Mystbin: https://mystb.in/ -- Keep needed messages for your point to a minimal, by not: - - Sending multiple messages with few words each to build a sentence (iow: popcorning) - - Duplicating messages, especially in different channels - - Posting for the sake of posting ("chat is dead", copypastas, etc) - - Using reactions to post simple emoji's responding to another's message (for the message immediately above, type `+:emojiname:` as a shortcut) +- GIFs to complement messages are fun, but GIFs made to replace conversation is just irritating and bandwidth wasting. +- Keep needed messages for your point to a minimal, by: + - NOT duplicating messages, especially in different channels + - NOT posting for the sake of posting ("chat is dead", copypastas, etc) + - NOT sending multiple messages with few words each to build a sentence (ie: popcorning) + - using reactions to post simple emoji's responding to another's message (for the message immediately above, type `+:emojiname:` as a shortcut) **Moderators may request a discussion to stop, and users are expected to comply with its request, even if it doesn't fall into any of the above examples**