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1000 Ways To Kill Nick Carter
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on August 02, 2011, 03:15:28 PM ---okay, why don't we say this...
Since the date the story is updated is posted when you update, if you aren't the author who updated it you aren't spamming.. Red Robins only.
That doesn't save you Karin lol
but that might help everyone else. So if you update two of your stories and then add a chapter onto this or any other red robin, it's spamming.
Again Red Robin's ONLY because then I can see this opening up a whole new can of worms with co-authored stories, but because red robins are out of your control I think this would be fair.
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That sounds a lot more reasonable!
And I agree with the round robin vs. collab thing, for the same reason I gave in my last post. It's a lot easier to keep track of who your co-authors are, what else they're writing, and when they last updated with a regular collaboration.
Rose:
--- Quote from: mare on August 02, 2011, 03:15:28 PM ---okay, why don't we say this...
Since the date the story is updated is posted when you update, if you aren't the author who updated it you aren't spamming.. Red Robins only.
That doesn't save you Karin lol
but that might help everyone else. So if you update two of your stories and then add a chapter onto this or any other red robin, it's spamming.
Again Red Robin's ONLY because then I can see this opening up a whole new can of worms with co-authored stories, but because red robins are out of your control I think this would be fair.
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Thank you. I appreciate that. Cause I agree, collaborations should count in the no-spamming rule since it's the same two people throughout. In this it wouldn't be if it's someone else who updated. Red Robins are just out of your control.
Thank you Mare! :)
RokofAges75:
This is probably a post for a different thread, but since it relates to the conversation.. .
Maybe there should be a warning for breaking rules before a ban goes into effect. Break a rule once, and you get a warning. Break it twice, and THEN you're banned.
I know the rules are right there on the site when you go to post a chapter, but the rules there don't list consequences the way the rules in the thread on this forum do, and the spamming rule does not clearly lay out that if you update more than two stories in a 24-hr period, you will be banned. It just says "Post an update or two at a time, but please don't post your whole backlog of fics all at once. We look forward to reading them all, but pace yourself!" Yes, it says one or two, but the way that it's written, with the "please," doesn't exactly set it in stone that you're absolutely not allowed to post three.
Some more clarity, or at least consistency between what's posted here and what's posted there, would be nice. Those of us who have been coming to the site for years and are regulars on the forum should be totally clear on these rules by now, but those who only post on the site and don't come to the forum may not be, and I think they deserve to be informed and warned of an infraction before being banned and publicly called out for a first offense.
mare:
You're welcome. You still might want to put a disclaimer on the story though and let everyone know if they contribute on the same day they post two updates it will be considered spamming.
twofaced:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on August 02, 2011, 03:23:48 PM ---This is probably a post for a different thread, but since it relates to the conversation.. .
Maybe there should be a warning for breaking rules before a ban goes into effect. Break a rule once, and you get a warning. Break it twice, and THEN you're banned.
I know the rules are right there on the site when you go to post a chapter, but the rules there don't list consequences the way the rules in the thread on this forum do, and the spamming rule does not clearly lay out that if you update more than two stories in a 24-hr period, you will be banned. It just says "Post an update or two at a time, but please don't post your whole backlog of fics all at once. We look forward to reading them all, but pace yourself!" Yes, it says one or two, but the way that it's written, with the "please," doesn't exactly set it in stone that you're absolutely not allowed to post three.
Some more clarity, or at least consistency between what's posted here and what's posted there, would be nice. Those of us who have been coming to the site for years and are regulars on the forum should be totally clear on these rules by now, but those who only post on the site and don't come to the forum may not be, and I think they deserve to be informed and warned of an infraction before being banned and publicly called out for a first offense.
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Agreed! Thank you for this!
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