UPDATED-08/10/2012 Gaming Section Rules

1. Please provide some background information about the game you are discussing. The point of the General Gaming Section is to express what games you enjoy and bring others in to talk about it. While making a thread please provide a few sentences about what the game is about. This is helping people who either are looking for new games to play and want to read what most of their peers think about it
   
   
2. Please think before you post a thread. Make your first post clear so members do not post the first few replies asking what you meant. It can be frustrating for members to try and guess what the purpose of the thread is, plus it just fills the thread with spam. If it is so confusing, you may be asked to clarify what you mean and if it is a repeat pattern, threads will simply be closed to stop everyone from being bedazzled by bizarreness. Also, keep "text talk" to a minimum.
   
   
3. Make sure you try and post the thread in the right section, please check that you are in the correct sections, such as the Square Enix sections and gaming help. If you are unsure ask a staff to help to out.
   
   
4. Don’t spam. If you wish to discuss something else than what the current topic you are browsing in is about, feel free to create a new thread in the appropriate place. Keep topics on topic. Spam will get deleted and repeat offenses of it will get you a warning, so let's keep spam out!
   
   
5. Minimum 3 sentences. This was added in recently, due to certain circumstances. If members are caught not posting at least 3 sentences, staff will most likely delete the post with a message. If you continue to do it a warning will be issued for spamming. Posts count here, so make the post worth it.
   
   
6. Use the search button; it’s there for a reason. It is there to help you. If a staff member knows one was created previously they will close the most recent one or merge it.
   
   
7. Bumping is allowed, to an extent. You may only bump old threads if you have something to contribute to the discussion of the topic. Duplicate posts will be deleted/closed. If you look closely after adding the title of the thread, it will recommend similar threads, which there more likely are, so please don’t post things without making sure, as this just causes problems.
   
   
8. Problem threads. If a member notices that a thread needs close/moved etc, please just PM one of the staff members that is allocated to the section, S.Mod or Admin. Don’t post in the thread saying, ‘I’ll contact a Mod.’, it is an unnecessary post. Also, if you have complaints about the threads being closed or moved, please PM a Mod of this area, S.Mod or Admin (preferably the one who did the action if you know) to question why rather than opening a thread concerning that in this area.
   
   
9. No flaming or harassment. Please be considerate to all posters here and realize that not everyone shares your points of view. Do not incite fights, flame members or harass people. This is a general rule around the forums and in here many topics are posted pertaining to theories, thoughts etc on the games. Be respectful.
   
   
10. Read the sticky threads, they're also there for a reason. Before posting a thread asking a question about a release date or anything about the upcoming games, please refer to the sticky threads about the game. Often, people ask questions and those questions are answered in the thread itself (like the discussion threads). You can use the in-thread search to see if your question has been answered, and if not, then you can post it. Providing that it's a valid question, of course.
    
    
11. No Console/game Wars. They aren’t going to take you anywhere with that kind of argument. Everyone has different views on gaming consoles and what they like. It is not your job to tell them otherwise. So no posts says “well maybe you should have bought an xbox/ps3/wii because they are better” or "Wow Halo sucks.. COD is way better". Your posts will be deleted and be considered as spam
    
    
12. No Short term abbreviations. Please put the full name of the game in the title. In the thread itself knock yourself out with the short term names. There are games with the same acronyms such as GOW= God of War or Gears of War.

That's all folks! Thanks for reading these rules and let's all follow them mutually and enjoy some quality chat together over the games.

~ The KH-Vids.net Staff

 

UPDATE​

PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS POST. THIS RULE WILL BE IN EFFECT, ASAP.

So after a bit of pondering and discussing with resident Gaming Section stalker and local Gaming news guy, libregkd, about ways to improve the Gaming section we discussed a new rule for the section, which is:

• Only ONE thread per game/per news topic.

So the basics of it is that instead of creating ten thousand threads about the same game about the trailers, release dates, delays, gameplay, game engine, etc, we have a single, main thread to discuss it.
We're doing this to create less repetition in threads created, makes finding relevant threads easier, less clutter in the section and game/news information can be kept to a single thread, no more searching through 5 threads to talk about what you want. Instead we just update on the same game in one thread and that will be kept together.
There are some cases, like DLC or expansion packs, where a separate thread will be allowed to be made to discuss about it away from the main thread.
This will also be the same rule in place for game news updates. Related posts and threads will be merged where possible.

So in order to make this a little more practical, let's do a fictional example.
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-Current thread arrangement:

1. Assassin's Creed 3
2. Assassin's Creed 3 E3 Trailer
3. New Assassin's Creed to have Vita spin off
4. Liberation to have a female lead character
5. Assassin's Creed 3 DLC, King Washington alternate history
6. Assasin's Creed 3 delayed

-New thread arrangement in place:

1. Assassin's Creed 3

• Assassin's Creed 3 E3 Trailer
• Assassin's creed 3 delayed

2. Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation (previously Vita spin off)

• Liberation to have a female lead character

3. Assassin's Creed 3 DLC, Kind Washington alternate history

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The greyed threads have been merged with the original numbered thread. It also may be that your thread title will be edited in order to better reflect the topic. For example, if a thread called 'Assassin's Creed 3 announced' is created, the title could be subject to be changed to simply 'Assassin's Creed 3'.
If it is the first thread to be created on that game, it will likely be considered to be the main thread on that game and further threads related to the game will be merged to the main one.

If this new rule is persistently ignored by members where they constantly post new threads on the same game, normal site punishment will be applied.

The easiest way to not worry about this new rule is by simply just creating a main topic thread on the game or news topic you want to talk about (if there is a thread not already created) and post any updates like trailers or relevant information in that thread only.

Now, I'll be working on cleaning up the section for a while since there are a gazillion threads to work on, so take pity on me! XD
But if you want to help, contact me in a conversation or post on my profile with links to threads that you believe are eligible for these merges and thread title changes.

If you have any questions or are unclear about the new rule, please contact the moderators of this section: Peace and War and Kites, or another staff member and we'll help with any questions you may have.

Thanks for reading and enjoy your day!