The all new: Ask a moderator about the forum & rules [Archive] - Page 3

W0lle

Apr 1 2011, 20:19

I do have one question. How is saying that a particular post (or series of posts) creates an urge to vomit offensive? Or atleast offensive enough for a ban? I've seen hundreds of posts that were legitimate offensive/harassing posts get ignored, and I've even seen worse from moderators. (Note: I'm not commenting on how the forum is moderated. I simply have seen worse from mods)

I have one question too: Why is it impossible for some to finally settle the 'wld427 issue'? His oh-so-terrible ban has been reversed into a 7 days suspension already, so why all that fuss about it?

By now it's obvious that his post which caused the ban was simply to attack Sickboy because he got some issue with him for whatever reason. Clearly a violation of §1.

The posts you are referring to are not ignored, they probably were just not noticed by us - we do not check every thread and post made here.
And the forum rules do not apply to moderators.

Edit: Your edit came too late.

I strongly advise each of wld427 fans to stop wasting our time.

Archamedes

Apr 1 2011, 21:36

Just going to ask a question and i want to try and be careful how i ask it because i don't want to offend or upset any of the moderators here, but i just have some concerns that annoy me with the way some of you deal with posts on this forum....

1. Everytime a member makes a thread, does it cost the site money? are you charged for them? reason i ask is the way some of the mods close topics seems like you are in competition for clsoing topics. it looks like there are more closed topics on this forum than open ones.

2. as a mod do you have the ability to merge, and move topics or is it just lock them? again reason i ask is some topics are locked simply because another thread already exists or someone posted something in the wrong place. so rather than moving or merging these said topics they just get locked, meaning you end up with a locked topic and a duplicate topic open up somewhere else, this just seems lazy to me, speaking for myself who moderates many other sites.

3. in the offtopic section it seems threads really do get closed for the most petty reasons and in some cases closed because a sole mod doesn't agree with the thread, and would have been left open if he hadn't closed it. i remember someone posting a question about why armoholic went down and a mod came on and quite rudely said "why is this our problem?" then locked it. The original poster never said it was bis's problem or anything like that, just asked in the offtopic section if anyone else knew something about a different site.

Thats all i have to say i do hope i haven't opened a can of worms or upset any of you mods, but i am on a lot of forums and i just think sometimes it can be a bit overkill with the mod topic closures here.

Mr. Charles

Apr 1 2011, 21:44

1. Yea, around 0,0001 € for the cpu cycles needed and writing the data to a HDD :rolleyes:

2. i guess locking something is faster/easier than moving tons of posts

W0lle

Apr 1 2011, 21:55

If a new thread gets locked then because there is already an existing one and to prevent cluttering of the forums. It simply makes no sense to have the same discussion going on in several threads in several forums.

Yes, we usually merge such threads but only if the target thread does not turn into a mess of old and new posts after. And yes sometimes it's simply faster to lock a thread than checking and moving it.

Another sample for threads are subject to be closed are the ones which are simply created to get faster answers or because people were too lazy to search for the existing ones (ACE2 or addon request ones).

As for the lazyness: May I remind you that each of us here is a volunteer? We moderate the forums in our free time - after work and school. We have every right to be lazy. ;)

Jakerod

Apr 1 2011, 23:56

Is there any chance of getting the max image size increased?
Someone asks that about every other week. My guess is that the answer will still be no.

Tankbuster

Apr 11 2011, 09:22

I'm not getting emails from the forum any more. The ones that tell me if a subscribed thread has a reply or if I have a PM.

Could someone feed the email server hamster?

RKSL-Rock

Apr 11 2011, 13:52

I'm not getting emails from the forum any more. The ones that tell me if a subscribed thread has a reply or if I have a PM.

Could someone feed the email server hamster?

2nd that. I've not had any for several days. Last one was Saturday at 12.21 BST

We can have a wip-round for Hamster feed if you want help? :D

W0lle

Apr 11 2011, 16:54

Most probably the hamsters died cause hlavac forgot to feed them. That's the second time he's responsible for the death of the forum hamsters.

We gonna buy new ones asap. We bougth new ones, let's see how long they live this time. :)

Tankbuster

Apr 11 2011, 21:15

Yep, working now.

Many thanks.

Mr Burns

Apr 13 2011, 02:23

Dunno why, but somehow your forums bad word filter seems to have kicked in *stares at sig in unbelief* .. is this bug or feature?
Haven´t found an amended section in the rules, so asking here.

edit: field test reveals it´s only the short f-word being blocked, i can still type fucking shit for instance.

W0lle

Apr 13 2011, 02:26

Your very own fault, why you use the F word in your signature. :D

MadDogX

Apr 13 2011, 07:18

So is the f-word being censored on purpose or is/was it a mistake? I'll just give it a try now: ************************.

Yeah, it gets censored. Why? I thought swearing was allowed on this forum, and as Burnsy says, "fucking" is still possible.

That came out wrong...

NeMeSiS

Apr 13 2011, 14:15

Yeah thats retarded. OA is rated 18 and ArmA2 is rated 16+, yet we are not allowed to say ************************?

(Btw, OA 18 and ArmA2 only 16 is strange, if anything it should have been the other way around... :p )

EDIT: Also, ************************ only has 4 letters.

W0lle

Apr 13 2011, 14:26

Guys... we know it by now, okay?

NeMeSiS

Apr 13 2011, 14:27

Ofcourse we know, we want to know why.

Placebo

Apr 13 2011, 14:46

The swear word filter was a temporary glitch, these forums aren't populated by children that need hand holding ;)

andersson

Apr 13 2011, 16:47

Fuck, you had me worried there for a while...

W0lle

Apr 13 2011, 17:13

You can officially blame me for that, no problem at all. :)

Tankbuster

Apr 21 2011, 20:09

Guys, just a quickie.

It's obvious where addon release threads go, but what about script releases?

For example, Spirited Machines excellent launcher gets a thread in Addons&Mods: release, but it's neither. Lurch's AC130 is actually a suite of scripts, not an addon.

Aside from the fact I maintain that an terms addon and mod are essentially the same thing and maybe confusing for new users, there's no named place for script or tool releases.

W0lle

Apr 21 2011, 20:24

Tankbuster

Apr 21 2011, 20:32

Scripts -> Mission Editing and Scripting
Tools for Terrain Editing -> ArmA 2 & OA : TERRAIN - Visitor
Tools for Modelling -> ArmA 2 & OA : MODELLING - O2

Launchers etc. should go to ArmA2 General but Addon&Mods:Complete is fine as well, simply because they are there already.

So script releases should go in a forum that is subtitled;

For discussing the technical aspects of creating custom ArmA 2 & the standalone expansion Operation Arrowhead missions as well as scripting.

It just seems to me that there's much more scripting going on these days than there was when this forum structure was devised and that there maybe needs to be a better defined place for script releases.

vektorboson

Apr 23 2011, 17:59

I've got an error for my user account; in my upper right corner it shows me:
Your Notifications: 65,535

Well, apparently I don't have that many notifications pending :)

[APS]Gnat

Apr 24 2011, 03:03

lol ... maybe you deleted 1 too many ;)

vektorboson

Apr 25 2011, 10:55

Gnat;1904049']lol ... maybe you deleted 1 too many ;)

Well, I now know that the board uses 16bit unsigned integers...
Perhaps I'll have 0 notifications if you send me a PM :D

Abs

Apr 30 2011, 20:43

Can we have a "Help Wanted/Looking for Work" forum?

I'm not part of any mod team, and I just work on projects I'm interested from time to time. I don't have all the skills to make a professional level addon, but this doesn't mean that the skills that I do have are not at a professional level. So, if I was looking to help someone out, I could post a Looking for Work post, stating my skills, and what I can contribute. Maybe a few screenshots of what I've done.

On the flipside, maybe a mod is looking for a particular skillset for one project. Let's say they need a texturer so that they can finally push this one addon out the door. They would post that they need a texturer to work on this one particular model, and the details of what that entails. This way they could post what projects still need help, and those addon makers who have a bit of free time and want to work on something different can connect with them.

Just a thought that went through my mind as I grew bored of texturing my shuttle and wanted to see if I could help a random mod.

Abs

colossus

May 8 2011, 11:45

Jakerod

May 8 2011, 16:13

Seening the temper, paranoia and unproductiveness* of the 'ArmA 2 site hacked' thread, wouldn't it be wise to get a cool-down period until the next "hack"? It seems this thread is causing unnecessary amount of divisions and hostilities between members - and all this for a PR puzzle. For me this puzzle thread has lost all entertainment value in its current state.

*(Spam and speculations, far beyond the puzzle itself, is clogging most of the thread. And as a result it might be hard for new and/or uninformed members to filter out, read and understand the development of this puzzle)
I vote against your hack cool down period. I am however for a separate speculation thread with the possibility of the decipher thread being locked until hacks come out but then that ruins the illusion and also reveals to us when we have figured everything out which I doubt we have at this point.

Edit: My Idea on how to do this here: Jakerod Post (http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=1917355&postcount=3253)

Edit: I think you should give UnuldorCZ's the "Hero of the BIS Republic" title. (Unless you know something I don't)

Daniel

May 8 2011, 16:36

We seriously just need some moderation in the Hack thread. There's so much shit being posted it's unreal.

W0lle

May 8 2011, 17:10

I just removed a couple of spam and chat posts, but for effectively moderating that thread we would need a moderator just for that one. :D

Tankbuster

May 8 2011, 17:13

I vote the next person who mentions outerra is sterilised. It's for the good of the planet.

PuFu

May 8 2011, 18:32

I vote the next person who mentions outerra is sterilised. It's for the good of the planet.
i subscribe to this one. same goes for physiX (as if this is the only freaking physics engine out there)

SWAT_BigBear

May 15 2011, 18:56

Can this topic be moved to the new Q&A?
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=114906

preferably with an answer :thumbsup:

PuFu

May 19 2011, 12:03

any chance for someone too look over O2 editing forums and move the community tools and plugs over the newly created subforums in the same section?

EDIT: a merge between the two of the 3ds max tools threads would be in order i guess, might wanna ask SA though :)

Thank you very much

[APS]Gnat

May 19 2011, 12:16

I already asked about this PuFu ...... was told some tools stay.
....... so I mimic in Tools section with a link back to Modelling section.

SASrecon

May 19 2011, 14:30

Any chance of opening a new thread for ARMA3? :rolleyes:
---[Edit]---
Thanks, just noticed :D

Sniperwolf572

May 19 2011, 15:18

Any chance of opening a new thread for ARMA3? :rolleyes:

ArmA3 section (http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?f=112), for all those who didn't notice yet. :)

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

May 20 2011, 01:48

Am I allowed an image in my signature and if I am what is the size limit for said image?

W0lle

May 20 2011, 01:55

§16) Keep avatars and signatures within forum regulations

Total maximum signature size is 600x150 px (text and/or images combined). Total maximum image size is 100KB.
Avatar filesize must not exceed 100KB.
Signature and avatar must be quiet, no sounds may be played back in them by any means.
No flame-baiting or similar material and/or text that others may find offensive is allowed to be displayed.

The signature may be used to advertise your clan, fan-site or addons, but not as a billboard for flaming or opinion statements.

Taken from here (http://forums.bistudio.com/misc.php?do=showrules).

Sniperwolf572

May 20 2011, 08:10

There's also this (http://forums.bistudio.com/picture.php?groupid=32&pictureid=24) graphical guide in case you need it.

Darkhorse 1-6

May 21 2011, 05:48

Can this thread get stickied?
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=73754

AnimalMother92

May 21 2011, 09:52

Can this thread get stickied?
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=73754

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=109528

Darkhorse 1-6

May 21 2011, 13:06

The thread gets buried behind dozens of posts that are almost spam. It would hurt anything to get it stickied...

Rasa-be

May 21 2011, 13:59

I understand the reason the Squads forum was switched to pre-moderated, but isn't it time we went back to an open model? It's highly inconvenient that you always have to wait for moderator approvement.

Couldn't we have a test month to see if people can keep it calm and only post in their own squad's threads?

W0lle

May 21 2011, 16:01

No.

Simply because the stupid bitching about threads from other squads is still present. Just 2 weeks ago some kid complained about a thread where we approved 2 posts in one day. :rolleyes:

In addition to above it's obvious that the majority of users there don't care about the forum rules nor the guidelines for that forum.
Images over 100kb are removed on a daily basis, also comments like "Great squad" or "I just applied" which are clearly forbidden.

Advertising your squad here is a privilege, not a right. If the waiting time is too long for you then you are free to find another place to advertise it.

DMarkwick

May 27 2011, 09:18

There used to be a very useful thread path link at the bottom of each page, similar to the one at the top of each page. Can we get that back please? Just saves us scrolling all the way back to the top.

JdB

May 27 2011, 15:41

DMarkwick

May 31 2011, 09:53

The "HOME" and "END" buttons on your keyboard exist for just such a purpose ;)

True, but it (the link path) also serves to allow us to back out up several levels :)

Placebo

Jun 4 2011, 10:29

Aha I put that in there as I found it useful on another forum, will look into why it's no longer there :)

Tankbuster

Jun 8 2011, 09:20

It seems I haven't heeded my own advice when I named this topic. There are dozens of editing Domination threads so perhaps my thread could be renamed to "Editing, Expanding and Modifying Domination" so it shows up in searches better?

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=104827

It's done. Thank you whoever did it. :)

vilas

Jun 20 2011, 07:55

i forget to ask
i know rules of game screenshots forum
how about real life photo rules (cause lots of my photos have ca. 200 kb, should i remove it ? i put there photos with the same size as on some photo-forums)
do rule of 100 kb is important ? if yes, than i am sorry cause many photos exceed it
or 100 kb limit is only rule of screenshots topic

second question - is limit to 100 kb is not oudated ? it comes from past years (we all had 256 kb or 512 kb net, nowadays people in home have even 6 MB or 10 MB), quality of screenshots suffers from it, maybe push it up to 150 or 200 kb ?
cause most photos / screenshots are hosted by another servers (imageshack, picassa)
will it influence BIS servers ? i doubt (although i am not IT specialist, so i may be wrong)

Sniperwolf572

Jun 20 2011, 08:57

100kb rule is forum wide rule, as stated in the forum rules (http://forums.bistudio.com/misc.php?do=showrules).

Your second question is answered in the second paragraph of this post (http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=1816503&postcount=430).

Snots

Jun 20 2011, 09:01

Foxhound closed my thread in "ArmA 2 & OA - Suggestions" and sent me here. Ta

_______________________________

PC Setup Sub Forum ?

Ive found that the whole ArmA series requires a fairly quick pc and a good knowledge of setting all that up but I notice that the PC hardware thread has over 7,000 replies..

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=72181

I know its a big ask but can i suggest a "ArmA 2 & OA - PC Setup" sub forum that i think would be easier to use then a single thread for hardware and could include supporting software issues like for instance...

ArmA 2 & OA PC Hardware
ArmA 2 & OA PC Overclocking
ArmA 2 & OA PC Supporting Software
ArmA 2 & OA PC Peripherals

Im sure there would be many others who would agree that itd be a very interesting and usefull sub forum. Thanks :)

Jun 20 2011, 14:23

Oh lawds...

"We" couldnt be trusted with a tag system, why on earth do we now have a (*cough* warez forum *cough*) style thanking system?

Also

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1605/wtfisthisnoise.jpg

wtf is this noise all about... I mean really...

Mr Burns

Jun 20 2011, 16:10

Social Network galore isn´t there if you switch to default style ... at least not yet.

W0lle

Jun 20 2011, 16:14

And that's a good thing... :D

Jun 20 2011, 16:37

Yes... lets bury our heads in the sand... :rolleyes:

andersson

Jun 21 2011, 09:22

Any way to turn of that "The Following User Says Thank You to xxx For This Useful Post:"?

It clutters up and means nothing to me. I have disabled avatars and signatures for the same reason, its distracting while browsing discussions for information.

Placebo

Jun 21 2011, 13:12

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?p=1961312#post1961312

---------- Post added at 15:12 ---------- Previous post was at 14:12 ----------

Thanks button will shortly be removed :)

Tankbuster

Jun 21 2011, 14:10

Thanks button will shortly be removed :)

Thanks.

:)

W0lle

Jun 21 2011, 15:07

Oh noes :(

Ah wutever...

PurePassion

Jun 21 2011, 15:23

i was already afraid of the "thumps up" virus taking over BIS!

Big Dawg KS

Jun 21 2011, 15:28

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?p=1961312#post1961312

---------- Post added at 15:12 ---------- Previous post was at 14:12 ----------

Thanks button will shortly be removed :)

Any news on it being replaced with a FPDR button? So we can show our disappointment without cluttering threads with facepalms...

Lonestar

Jun 22 2011, 12:27

Thanks.

Find All Thanked Posts in the search drop down menu is still there.

Big Dawg KS

Jun 23 2011, 00:38

From another thread (http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=1963050&postcount=64)

Is there any way we can get a new smiley to replace "BF3", sorta like FPDR, so people will shut up about it?

colossus

Jun 23 2011, 01:06

Battlefield 3 isn't a part of Bohemia Interactive's feud though, which is the original reason FPDR represents/represented Dragon Rising.

Big Dawg KS

Jun 23 2011, 01:16

It's still annoying when everyone brings it up in every ArmA 3 thread.

Zipper5

Jun 23 2011, 17:41

DMarkwick

Jun 24 2011, 14:24

The new generation of gamers seem to feel as though their favorite FPS, be it COD or BF, always has to be at war with either each other, or different, completely unrelated games. It is unbelievably stupid, but it's true. We just have to deal with it.

Hmm, yes :) I've never played CoD, but I do enjoy a nice BF session now & then. IMO comparisons between tham can sometimes be useful, but senseless bashing rarely reveals anything :D each game has it's charms I'm sure.

Jun 24 2011, 14:26

Lonestar

Jun 27 2011, 15:36

Find All Thanked Posts in the search drop down menu is still there.

*cough*

Placebo

Jun 27 2011, 19:05

Where? I don't see it...

Big Dawg KS

Jun 27 2011, 19:13

Where? I don't see it...

I see what you did there...

Abs

Jun 28 2011, 08:03

The new post icons are nice, but one really has to squint to see the thread they have posted in. Would it be possible to make that arrow blue or something other than green?

Abs

Placebo

Jun 28 2011, 09:10

Feedback about the template changes belongs here: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=114934

Abs

Jun 28 2011, 09:25

Feedback about the template changes belongs here: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=114934

Thanks.

Abs

Abs

Jul 22 2011, 12:00

Why is Mr. Foxhound an undercover moderator?

Abs

[APS]Gnat

Jul 22 2011, 12:51

lol .... why are YOU asking that question?
Oh ..... I think I know ;)

Abs

Jul 22 2011, 13:35

Sheer curiousity, Mr. Gnat. :) Sheer curiousity.

Abs

Foxhound

Jul 22 2011, 13:37

Why is Mr. Foxhound an undercover moderator?

Abs

For specific reasons I did request Placebo to give me acces without being displayed as a moderator when such acces was offered.

I just did not want to be added to lists like "vote for worst moderator" topics etc.

:p

Sickboy

Jul 22 2011, 13:58

Foxhound is BIS Moderation's secret weapon ;)

JdB

Jul 22 2011, 21:11

For specific reasons I did request Placebo to give me acces without being displayed as a moderator when such acces was offered.

Oddly enough I "complained" about that to Zipper5 just yesterday :p

Right now without the icon, you can come across as a moderator-wannabe telling what to do to average users who mostly don't know who's who, and some of them might take that the wrong way.

Foxhound

Jul 22 2011, 21:27

I am not going to share the reasoning behind it since that was discussed in private and so stays private.
However, at first I was only intending to operate in the background. But I am here enough where I spot numerous issues which I can fix and I asked Placebo (or W0lle, cant remember) if i could fix them as well which was approved.

If the community opposes my actions acting as a "hidden moderator" I leave it to placebo to decide whats the best. Remove me from the group, remove my rights or leave it as it is.
I personally dont care wether people see me as a wanabee or not, I have more important things to worry about :)

.kju [PvPscene]

Jul 22 2011, 21:31

How about adding the info each time you act as an admin (by posting) to make it clear in the text itself to avoid people getting confused.

SWAT_BigBear

Jul 22 2011, 22:40

How about adding the info each time you act as an admin (by posting) to make it clear in the text itself to avoid people getting confused.
Or somn similar, I gotta admit...Foxhound 1st looked like a "wannabe", then I noticed his words were in fact being final.

Abs

Jul 23 2011, 04:57

Not offended by you being a moderator at all, mate. Was just curious why you didn't have the sherrif's stars on either side of your name like everyone else. Just a question, and nothing more. If it's private, that's cool by me.

Abs

Tankbuster

Jul 23 2011, 07:28

If it's private, that's cool by me.

Nevertheless, wannabe moderators particularly annoy some users. This might serve to encourage them.

I can't think of anyone else here I'd sooner have as a mod, but it might be better if he was in uniform.

JdB

Jul 23 2011, 11:09

I too think it's great that Foxhound is a mod, just the idea of an undercover one doesn't seem fair to me (people commenting to one of his posts and getting told not to discuss the forum moderation in public, like it happened in the I44 thread). When a normal user points out that something is against the forum rules, it's friendly advice, when a moderator says it, it's the law, but Foxhound looks like a normal user ...

Foxhound

Jul 23 2011, 15:14

I will notify Placebo of your points and let him decide whats best :)

Placebo

Jul 25 2011, 22:10

It wasn't that he was undercover per se, more that he was helping us with some inter-community security issues, but I can see how some might think it's a bit like having a spy in your midst or something so it's now transparent :)

Nicholas

Jul 25 2011, 22:35

I've known for quite some time. You can View Forum Leaders (http://forums.bistudio.com/showgroups.php) at the bottom of the page, available for anyone to view.

Foxhound has been listed as an administrator for quite some time.

W0lle

Jul 26 2011, 01:33

Smartass :p

Now like already said, it never was meant to hide something. It was clear that sooner or later someone will find out.

It's definitely good to have Fox around. Cause once he's completely familiar with everything I can retire and be lazy all day.

Must.. stop... dreaming...

Mr. Charles

Jul 26 2011, 22:59

I can retire and be lazy all day.

gvdf5n-zI14

The ArmA2 editing forums got moved "under" the ArmA1 forums. And can we possibly relocate the firing range forums "under" the ArmA2 editing forums?

Abs

Jul 27 2011, 18:56

There is a post in the BF3 thread that has more than 6 images in it. There is nothing in the rules that I've seen (quoted below) about a 6 image limit, and I've only seen a pop up saying that you've passed the 6 image limit when I've used more than 6 emoticons in a post before, so I was wondering how that user posted more than 6 images, and if the rules had changed.

§6) No posting of explicit images
No posting of pictures containing porn, real killing, mutilations, wounds, carnage, and other disgusting/explicit images. This also includes links to pages that contain such images.
If you are in doubt, contact a moderator via private message before posting you won't be banned for checking out if a link is ok to post if it's a genuine request.

§14) Remove image tags when quoting a post containing an image
If you quote a post that contains an image please remove the image tag or the whole image, it helps keep the thread tidy and easier to read if the same image isn't being posted repeatedly, you need only delete one [ to stop the image from hotlinking.

§15) Do not hotlink images over 100kb (102400 bytes) in size
Do not link images over 100kb using the IMG tags to display an image in your post. If you wish to post an image larger then 100 kb feel free to post the URL instead of hotlinking.Abs :):confused::mad::p:D:o::yay:

VIPER[CWW]

Jul 28 2011, 04:36

I personally dont care wether people see me as a wanabee or not, I have more important things to worry about :)

You iz wannabee :p

My question is where are you getting all this time on your hands mate, god knows your doing more then your fair share over at armaholic...

Undercover or not no one deserves it more imo!

@<hidden> Leave 'ar jeza alone :D

Big Dawg KS

Jul 31 2011, 17:30

Would it be possible to have a mod add a poll to this thread (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?p=1993856#post1993856), with options as follows?:

Would you like to see women in ArmA 3?
I would like to see female combat units for each/certain military faction(s)
I would prefer only civilian female characters, but with full combat animations/capability (like male civilians)
I wouldn't mind seeing civilian female characters, but don't care or don't prefer if they are combat capable
I would prefer to see no female characters in ArmA 3 (downgrade from ArmA 2)

W0lle

Jul 31 2011, 19:06

Would it be possible to have a mod add a poll to this thread (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?p=1993856#post1993856), with options as follows?:

Would you like to see women in ArmA 3?

I would like to see female combat units for each/certain military faction(s)
I would prefer only civilian female characters, but with full combat animations/capability (like male civilians)
I wouldn't mind seeing civilian female characters, but don't care or don't prefer if they are combat capable
I would prefer to see no female characters in ArmA 3 (downgrade from ArmA 2)

Added.

CarlGustaffa

Aug 4 2011, 00:35

Would it be possible, when the full Arma3 forum comes online, to separate user missions into user MP missions and user SP missions? There to be a bit of activity, and since many don't give a damn about proper labeling of thread and/or mission (iirc Arma1 was better at following the suggestion which isn't even present anymore for Arma2/OA), trying to find what you're looking for here takes too much effort. Which for me means I download from Armaholic instead and don't provide the feedback which I'm sure the creator might want.

Sometimes I'm just looking for some SP things to have fun with, but finding what I'm looking for here isn't trivial. What does others think?

VIPER[CWW]

Aug 4 2011, 01:47

+1 and +1 more!!

It's one of the main reasons I stuck over at armaholic rather then here, that and the god awful blue layout of the forum, know its gone all schexy I'm here to stay!!

p.s. I still prefer this grey one to the Dark (wip) Layout. :)

Tankbuster

Aug 4 2011, 08:27

Albert Schweitzer

Aug 14 2011, 18:05

I run a social group here in the forums. Participation and membership require no approval. So why do I have a notification:

"unapproved group message"

When I open that I get straight to the introduction of our group and there is no approve / dissaprove button.

Whats that for? What do I have to do to get rid of it?

DMarkwick

Aug 16 2011, 13:38

*cof*

There used to be a very useful thread path link at the bottom of each page, similar to the one at the top of each page. Can we get that back please? Just saves us scrolling all the way back to the top.

Aha I put that in there as I found it useful on another forum, will look into why it's no longer there :)

:)

Albert Schweitzer

Aug 23 2011, 20:19

Is there any way to expect an answer from a Mod before ArmA3 comes out? (to my question two posts above) :cool:

W0lle

Aug 23 2011, 20:50

Albert Schweitzer

Aug 23 2011, 20:58

How about you tell us what group it is? Or shall we inspect every social group to find out which is yours?

There is no premoderation of any social group at all from what I can tell, so I'm not sure why you see that message after all.

Wolle thanks for getting back to me. Can you tell me what information might be usefull for you to understand my problem? (screenshot?)

I am speaking about the Social Group in my signature (ArmA cineasts). I wasnt aware that this detail could be helpful to tackle the issue.

Tankbuster

Aug 25 2011, 17:15

Guys,

I want to ask a followup question in this thread (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=96673&highlight=trigname) but don't want to incur wrath for necro posting.

My question is related to the topic, but importantly, I'm sure that the guys who have already posted will know the answer.

Thanks

Tanky -Paul-

ST_Dux

Aug 30 2011, 19:28

What is the criteria by which threads in the ArmA 3 section are closed with OPs redirected to the ArmA 3 Wishlist thread? Seeing as most of the threads in the ArmA 3 forum are essentially wishes or the discussion thereof, why aren't most of the threads locked? The ones that are chosen appear to be utterly arbitrary, and it's killing some good discussion potential.

For example, why is this thread (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=124364) closed while this one (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=124115) is not? What about this one (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=124260)? There are many more examples, but I think you get the point.

Foxhound

Aug 30 2011, 19:43

I dont see why people need to discuss each and every small element, the wishlist and ideas topic can be used for many of those small and single requests.

If people want things so bad thay can post it on the ARMA3 Community Issue Tracker, thats by far going to be more succesfull than posting every little thing on the forums which will probably be burried in no time by the next 20 wishes and ideas topics.

There are other usefull discussions in the Arma 3 section, while most topics only increase the need to ignore the Arma 3 section all together due to the spam posted there just cause the topic(s) asks for it.

Why some are locked and others are not.............call it faith or is it destiny? Ah well, whatever :)

ST_Dux

Aug 30 2011, 20:16

Why some are locked and others are not.............call it faith or is it destiny? Ah well, whatever :)
So it is admittedly arbitrary? OK, lol. Thanks for the response.

JdB

Aug 30 2011, 20:34

.kju [PvPscene]

Aug 30 2011, 20:58

Are donations forbidden now or why was this thread closed?

BI/modder revenue stream. Charge a fee for mods. - Bohemia Interactive Forums (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=124388)

Foxhound

Aug 30 2011, 21:14

Besides being arbitrary, judging by the threads being locked, and those being left open, I think it also depends on whether the suggestion/idea can be considered a minor finishing touch (like weapon overheating and parallax optics) or a feature that considerably extends/alters gameplay (like military intelligence, chain of command and functioning co-pilots).

Exactly, thats indeed something I at least try to follow.

So it is admittedly arbitrary? OK, lol. Thanks for the response.

Since you seem to be so strict on my reply where I was simply trying to give a more funny reply instead of the why since I hoped you yourself could think of an answer I will give you my full reply:

Simply cause I have not seen every topic nor have the wish to view every single topic made in that section. Only those I see which in my opion do not deserve their own topic get locked by me. I browse all forums, not the Arma 3 forums specifically. Thats what I meant with faith/destiny.

I hope that clears up your fears of me locking those threads are due to arbitrary. And if not.........well than you are free to assume whatever you want :)

[addon]
Are donations forbidden now or why was this thread closed?

BI/modder revenue stream. Charge a fee for mods. - Bohemia Interactive Forums (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=124388)

W0lle speaks of addons being sold by means of donations. Not donations recieved out of free will. That is what applies in the Arma community.
At least that is my understanding of it. :)

W0lle

Aug 31 2011, 18:28

Are donations forbidden now or why was this thread closed?

BI/modder revenue stream. Charge a fee for mods. - Bohemia Interactive Forums (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=124388)

The thread was closed because of the glorious idea of introducing payware to this community. An idea others had before with the same reaction from other side.

Donations as hidden way of getting payment for Addons and Mods should be forbidden - in my opinion. Donations to cover costs for servers or websites are not.
If you (or anyone else) really need money to get motivated then I suggest you discuss this with a BI representative, not with us forum moderators. ;)

CameronMcDonald

Sep 8 2011, 09:30

Uh, is this page now broken?

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=122794&page=59

I keep getting "database error" when I try to view it in Safari and IE. I think MadDogX broke it haxx.

DMarkwick

Sep 8 2011, 09:45

I'm currently having a problem with the BIS forum pages, I cannot read any new thread, or any new page of an existing thread. I get a persistent "database error" message each time I try. I can post, but I cannot see my new post, so I will not be able to read this post for example.

I can read pages that existed previous to today, including new posts on those pages. Just not anything on a new page, including new threads.

I note that other people can though, I've seen several of my problem threads be replied to by others.

I guess if there's a problem that can be answered on this thread, that someone should PM me the solution as I cannot read this thread.

Foxhound

Sep 8 2011, 11:39

There is no solution, the issue is known and forwarded to those responsible.
Thanks for the headsup of course, lets hope it can be fixed soon.

Placebo

Sep 8 2011, 12:00

There seem to be some issues, having it looked into, if they escalate I'll probably take the board offline as a precaution.

---------- Post added at 14:00 ---------- Previous post was at 13:39 ----------

Should be fixed now hopefully, power outage this morning caused a DB corruption.

CameronMcDonald

Sep 8 2011, 12:07

Goddamn DB corruptions. >:|

DMarkwick

Sep 8 2011, 12:10

Things seem back to normal for me right now.

Tankbuster

Sep 9 2011, 18:08

The old 'no notification emails' problem seems to be back. Feed those hamsters! :)

Draakon

Sep 11 2011, 13:03

PuFu

Sep 11 2011, 14:04

Why close/disallow all discussions/other related stuff about PR? Just because UK_Force told that they wouldn't not post anymore on these forums doesn't mean others should be punished about it.
Talking about a certain mod can only be done in the thread created for it. Since that got locked on uk-force request, starting another breaks the forums rules.

Maybe I want to post a mission for PR? Or have a my PR clan info posted here? Or gather some players to play it?
Nobody stops you as long as you are in the proper subforums. Although posting a mission for PR kind of breaks PR eula anyways.
For instance, this thread is about a tournament for PR: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=124607 and seems pretty open for me

Draakon

Sep 11 2011, 16:45

Talking about a certain mod can only be done in the thread created for it. Since that got locked on uk-force request, starting another breaks the forums rules.

But talking about server adminning, stopping hacks, running mods, etc. is not the same with or without using PR on your server?

Although posting a mission for PR kind of breaks PR eula anyways.

Please, this is incorrect fact. I can post the mission if I want, its the matter of using it. But this is not my point.

PuFu

Sep 11 2011, 18:33

But talking about server adminning, stopping hacks, running mods, etc. is not the same with or without using PR on your server?
Obviously it is (don't know about running mods there). But then you answered you own question. I don't know what thread you are talking about in the first place, but i really doubt any admin around here will disallow talk about PR as you put it down

Draakon

Sep 11 2011, 21:14

Well, for an example, this one: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=124616

As soon as the word PR got spoken, came the lock. That thread was made with a purpose of trying to explain it was not them who hacked someones server. Yes, word PR got mentioned, only because the OP's staff got jumped on PR server admins.

Foxhound

Sep 11 2011, 21:41

Several servers have been reporting that their PR/ARMA2 servers

As stated earlier all PR related discussions belong on the PR forums.
Why that one topic is allowed I do not know so I can't comment on that.

Additionally there are numerous topics about those accusations already, all locked.
I fail to see why this one should stay open as it serves nothing which was not already stated in the other locked topics.

Draakon

Sep 11 2011, 22:05

Well, fine, W/E, its your forum after all, but I fail to see a point locking a thread due to mentioning PR somewhere inside the topic.

Dead3yez

Sep 14 2011, 01:04

Think about this.

http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=2021409&postcount=27

Is it okay for a moderator to ban someone for (jokingly I believe hence the "ali baba" comment) calling people mentally retarded, but not before calling them an idiot.

Actually, I know the reply I would get. So, I'll just leave this as a thought! I'm not going to challenge it in anymore magnitude than this.

JdB

Sep 14 2011, 01:32

Is it okay for a moderator to ban someone for calling people mentally retarded.

Great action imo. Plenty of people insulting others these days, posting disrespectful remarks, polluting remembrance threads with their conspiracy rubbish and ruining other threads by turning everything into discussions about wars for oil, new world order and other BS. There are plenty of forums dedicated to calling people names or posting random brainfarts like conspiracy theories or other "facts", the BIS forum has never been one of them.

Max Power

Sep 14 2011, 03:56

Think about this.

http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=2021409&postcount=27

Is it okay for a moderator to ban someone for (jokingly I believe hence the "ali baba" comment) calling people mentally retarded, but not before calling them an idiot.

Your argument is based on untrue premises. He banned the user in question for poluting a rememberance thread with conspiracy trash, not what ever you seem to think happened there.

Draakon

Sep 14 2011, 05:56

Is it a conspiracy theory when even the US government is speaking the same thing?

RalphWiggum

Sep 14 2011, 06:09

Is it a conspiracy theory when even the US government is speaking the same thing?

Would you like to know what happens to people who try to derail the thread and try to talk about what they want on a thread not made for it?

NeMeSiS

Sep 16 2011, 11:51

http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?f=55

Nearly half this page consists of stickies. Which makes all of them immediately ignored, and browing that subforum rather annoying.

PuFu

Sep 16 2011, 12:03

NeMeSiS

Sep 16 2011, 12:07

notice the +/- sign on the righttop side, above the sticky threads line? Where it says Show|Hide Sticky Threads (that i personally requested when the new template was being built)? Might wanna use that, it remembers preferances

A nice feature, but that requires me to remember what topics are stickies and which ones arent if i look for something. ;)

.kju [PvPscene]

Sep 17 2011, 10:55

Tankbuster

Sep 17 2011, 21:04

The old 'no notification emails' problem seems to be back. Feed those hamsters! :)

Am I the only one with this problem or are you guys just ignoring me?

Foxhound

Sep 18 2011, 07:40

Why was this thread closed?
Israeli Defence Forces in Project Reality: ArmA 2 (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=125027)

Is it really meaningful to ban even mods for PR (unit packs) in the BIF?
Can UK_Force speak for every PR affiliate (that said he may not even want this).

You should really review this decision and talk to PR core team first.

Instructions were clear, all PR related discussions belong on the PR forums, and so that includes topics where one is looking for addittional developers for PR content.
The PR dev's themselves told the BIS moderators they do not want any PR discussion here so I am simply following instructions from both parties.

The subject has the attention of most involved and future will tell if those instructions will change. I cant and wont comment on that further.

Am I the only one with this problem or are you guys just ignoring me?

The hamster is playing RO2, at least thats the last I heard.

Max Power

Sep 18 2011, 08:02

They created that thread because UK_FORCE instructed them to do so.

http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f443-pr-arma2-community-modding/102850-faction-israeli-defence-forces-design-plan-5.html#post1666807

...or, rather, 'suggested' that they recruit through the BIForums.

Archamedes

Sep 18 2011, 08:58

[APS]Gnat

Sep 18 2011, 10:11

I do hope the BIS moderators are having a very intense internal discussion about the *mod that shall not be named* because I personally find the pretence and logic leaks like ship made of fencing wire.
"all discussion not authorised, unless we direct you to 'use' another forum, by our rules" ........... wow.

NeMeSiS

Sep 18 2011, 11:24

Why is it when i come onto the offtopic section i always see more closed locked topics than active ones? Does it cost you money every times someone opens a thread? It just seems a bit overkill to close everything all the time.

Well, it seems that they want to keep the Offtopic forum as a 'serious discussions only' place, without adding another one where we can poop youtube videos and talk about bronies, which is not entirely clear to everyone since its rather different from most other forums.

Draakon

Sep 18 2011, 14:39

The PR dev's themselves told the BIS moderators they do not want any PR discussion here so I am simply following instructions from both parties.

If that is the case, why are the same dev's telling the other story? They only wanted to lock that thread and said they themselves will not post.

W0lle

Sep 18 2011, 15:24

The moderating team decided that there won't be any more PR threads in this forum because

1) Sooner or later every PR thread we had so far here turned into a shitstorm

2) The PR team said two times already that they see BI Forums not as a place to discuss their work (usually when criticism exceeds the praising), hence there is no reason to have any threads about PR made by a third party

They created that thread because UK_FORCE instructed them to do so.

http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f443-pr-arma2-community-modding/102850-faction-israeli-defence-forces-design-plan-5.html#post1666807

...or, rather, 'suggested' that they recruit through the BIForums.
Which is another reason for all PR threads being locked, even in the squads and fanpages forum.
The BI Forums are not good enough for PR, but for recruiting people all of the sudden it is. :rolleyes:

Gnat;2024050']I do hope the BIS moderators are having a very intense internal discussion about the *mod that shall not be named* because I personally find the pretence and logic leaks like ship made of fencing wire.
"all discussion not authorised, unless we direct you to 'use' another forum, by our rules" ........... wow.
'mod that shall not be named' is not true, the PR Mod can be named at any time, we just do not allow any discussion about it anymore. :)

I really hope we can end that question and answer game now re. PR as it won't change anything. The decision has been made and will be enforced.

Why is it when i come onto the offtopic section i always see more closed locked topics than active ones? Does it cost you money every times someone opens a thread? It just seems a bit overkill to close everything all the time.
We close threads when they are either pointless, used to create a shitstorm or just have been started because someone was bored.
We have better things to do than monitoring and moderating such threads, hence they are simply closed when it gets too much. :)

[APS]Gnat

Sep 19 2011, 10:45

.... The BI Forums are not good enough for PR, but for recruiting people all of the sudden it is. :rolleyes:

My faith in you guys was not misguided. GJ

Placebo

Sep 19 2011, 13:01

The old 'no notification emails' problem seems to be back. Feed those hamsters! :)

All being well this and the captcha were fixed today, please let me know if this isn't the case?

Why is it when i come onto the offtopic section i always see more closed locked topics than active ones? Does it cost you money every times someone opens a thread? It just seems a bit overkill to close everything all the time.

Generally it's because people forget that this OT isn't like most other OT where any old crap is allowed, only decent crap that has a basis for discussion is allowed in our OT :)

Sickboy

Sep 19 2011, 13:30

All being well this and the captcha were fixed today, please let me know if this isn't the case?Muchos gracias senior!
That was rather annoying to miss (subscription emails) :P

And confirmed, had my first subscription email again @<hidden> 15:13 CET today ;)

Tankbuster

Sep 19 2011, 13:40

Yes, working again, thanks.

PuFu

Sep 21 2011, 01:09

can someone please put some sense into walker? OT is OT, i get that, but one Single thread just for him would be more than enough

.kju [PvPscene]

Sep 21 2011, 06:07

What's the big deal? It is not like the forum space is overflowing or the HDD getting full.
As long as people post in his threads meaningful stuff, you have a good indicator that it is
useful and interesting to people of the forum.

---------- Post added at 08:07 ---------- Previous post was at 06:29 ----------

What is the point of closing this useful thread?
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=75401

It is not like the scripting knowledge/topics get outdated.
Or is more meaningful to follow simple minded a forum rule?

Sickboy

Sep 21 2011, 07:00

[/COLOR]What is the point of closing this useful thread?
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=75401

It is not like the scripting knowledge/topics get outdated.
Or is more meaningful to follow simple minded a forum rule?Aren't forum rules to be simple minded followed for the most part?

Seems more useful to provide feedback to the Rule itself, than to the execution of it.

.kju [PvPscene]

Sep 21 2011, 07:20

They are called moderators and not executors for a reason.

Katipo66

Sep 21 2011, 07:43

can someone please put some sense into walker? OT is OT, i get that, but one Single thread just for him would be more than enough

I find Walkers post enlightening/entertaining/thought provoking and sometimes humourus and is one off the few that gives credit to the illusion that this is a mature forum... You can always not click on his threads or isn't there some famous "ignore" button somewhere?

Leopard

Sep 21 2011, 10:19

Is it allowed to make a WIP topic of an campaign for user missions forum, or is it only for requests and finished missions?

PuFu

Sep 21 2011, 10:43

I find Walkers post enlightening/entertaining/thought provoking and sometimes humourus and is one off the few that gives credit to the illusion that this is a mature forum... You can always not click on his threads or isn't there some famous "ignore" button somewhere?
I am not again his threads, i would prefer having one Walker thread instead. But i guess i am the only one who does. Nevermind it.

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=75401

It is not like the scripting knowledge/topics get outdated.
Or is more meaningful to follow simple minded a forum rule?
In 99% of the case, the guy digging an old thread post something meaningless. Here was not the case, the guy was actually on the point. Moreover, there are differents between some discussion about an X subject (suggestion or whatever) and a thread about scripting knowledge...So i am with kju here: i don't feel that thread should have been locked

Sep 21 2011, 11:37

I am not again his threads, i would prefer having one Walker thread instead. But i guess i am the only one who does.

I'd certainly +1 that.

W0lle

Sep 21 2011, 14:48

Is it allowed to make a WIP topic of an campaign for user missions forum, or is it only for requests and finished missions?

Since there is no WIP forum for missions, the existing one is perfectly fine. As long as you provide some valuable information what it is all about. ;)

As for Walker, I already told him in one of his threads to make one 'Walker Newsfeed' thread for his News all around the world.

ST_Dux

Sep 21 2011, 18:12

Max Power

Sep 21 2011, 18:40

When posts like this (http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=2021779&postcount=782) are allowed, in which a 300kb image is simply split into three side-by-side 100kb images, it really begs the question: What is the purpose of the 100kb image rule at this point? There is absolutely no non-superficial difference between three 100kb images making up one 300kb image and one 300kb that hasn't been divided. This isn't the only example of blatant subversion of the 100kb rule, either. It really seems like this rule is followed for the sake of following the rule and nothing more, which is to say, the rule has no reason to exist. Am I on to something here or have I just missed the point of the rule?

I believe it is that some users don't have fast internet. You are allowed multiple images, but they each much be under 100kb. This means that your maximum number of image kilobytes per post is something like 500. If they raised the image limit, it would raise the image limit per post. If it was 200kb, then I guess you could have one megabyte per post.

Most posts with images only have one image in the post, therefore the rule really works to keep the number of possible image kilobytes per forum page down for viewers in areas without high bandwidth.

edit: I guess, if I'm correct, what you ought to take away from this is that the kb limit per image is not about images- composite or not- it's about controlling the kb weight of forum pages. That composite image still takes up three of five allowed images per post, or whatever the post limit is on images.

Abs

Sep 21 2011, 23:33

There is no post limit on images anymore. :mad::D:cool::yay::bounce3::butbut::(:rolleyes:;) :confused: :):p:o :eek: :j:

Abs

Max Power

Sep 22 2011, 00:01

Well I guess then it limits the kb per page by making large images a pain in the ass to make. :p

DMarkwick

Sep 22 2011, 15:11

Can we have the stickies limited to the first page only please? Some forums have half of each page taken up by the same threads. And using "hide stickies" means I often miss stuff so I'd rather have them enabled.

Placebo

Sep 22 2011, 15:29

Which forums have stickies going beyond the first page?

Tankbuster

Sep 22 2011, 15:32

What he means is they appear on page 2 and subsequent pages of threads. I think they should only appear on page 1.

Thing is, if they are too intrusive, people turn them off, which rather defeats the object.

Placebo

Sep 23 2011, 06:09

Ok that makes sense now, I'll try to change it if possible.

---------- Post added at 08:09 ---------- Previous post was at 08:02 ----------

Done :)

Tankbuster

Sep 23 2011, 10:17

Yep, that's got it. Much better, thanks.

DMarkwick

Sep 23 2011, 11:49

Excellent, thanks :)

.kju [PvPscene]

Sep 25 2011, 19:26

Draakon

Sep 25 2011, 21:18

Digging up old threads while not adding anything significant causes such a thread to be locked and as a result a person who actually might have a significant question about this can not post in such a thread cause you caused it to be locked, keep that in mind when posting.

The bold part was the main reason, I think.

Although that brings up a question: Why not leave the topic unlocked, delete the post that bumped the thread and let legitimate questions to be asked?

Tankbuster

Sep 25 2011, 21:28

That's right. If an old thread is going to be locked when it gets a useless post, that prevents the thread having ANY subsequent content, useless or otherwise. It's senseless.

Foxhound

Sep 25 2011, 21:31

Personally I agree, but its not up to me to change the rules.
I will make make sure attention is called upon this in case its not seen/noticed :)

Max Power

Sep 26 2011, 07:34

I guess if someone wants to add something, they can always request the thread be unlocked in the meantime.

ProfTournesol

Sep 26 2011, 07:43

That's right. If an old thread is going to be locked when it gets a useless post, that prevents the thread having ANY subsequent content, useless or otherwise. It's senseless.

+1. I agree that the poster should be warned that he's uselessly bumping the thread, or that his post should be removed, but the topic itself shouldn't be closed, particularly when those topics are about editing and scripting.

froggyluv

Sep 28 2011, 04:48

Hi, I've been having problems editing a post for a couple weeks now -mouse cursor disappears or freezes for a minute or two.

Sickboy

Sep 28 2011, 06:30

Hi, I've been having problems editing a post for a couple weeks now -mouse cursor disappears or freezes for a minute or two.You might want to add what browser and which version you are using.

W0lle

Sep 28 2011, 14:47

Sorry to say but here is another example why the "§10) Do not dig up old threads"
should be adjusted or dropped. A simple time period is no meaningful measurement.
This very thread and this script in there are still very useful. To start a new threat just
clutters the forum and loose the history of the thread/topic.

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?p=2027391#post2027391

Please discuss this bad rule and improve/drop it.

Edit: To clarify - to close the thread is what is hurting here.

I agree that this particular thread shouldn't be closed but just that useless comment being removed instead because it doesn't add anything to the discussion. I did that now and reopened the thread.

But I see no reason why this rule should be dropped, else we soon have numerous years old threads digged out with 'great addon/mission/script/whatever' comments. :)

Tankbuster

Sep 28 2011, 16:51

You're right, w0lle, we need the rule, broadly speaking, but I do think it needs refining. Closing a thread just because someone makes a crappy post is a huge over reaction.

Thread closure is what we do if someone is discussing banned topics, or harrassing, or in the wrong forum, but closing a long and productive thread because a single post isn't quite up to scratch is to disrespect the original poster and everyone who took part in the thread until that point.

shay_gman

Oct 4 2011, 07:23

Hi,

For the upcoming release of MCC Sandbox Mod. I'm asking for your permission to open a new thread for it.
I would like to have the previous thread http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=112854&highlight=mcc open as well for the mean time
In order to support the script version.

Best regards,
Shay

Tankbuster

Oct 7 2011, 09:57

Guys,

There's a broken link on the Arma2.com webpage.

On the CO subsite main page (http://www.bistudio.com/index.php/english/games/arma-2-series/combined-operations), the "find updates" link doesn't work.

Tankbuster

Oct 7 2011, 14:59

Arma2.com down now too.

JdB

Oct 8 2011, 11:25

Gun politics thread (http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=2034458&postcount=249) final post.

This post isn't about that particular thread, or the particular moderator, but about the handling of threads as a whole, especially in the Offtopic section. It is the latest example though. I don't see why threads are being closed because one or two individuals are bickering or posting off-topic.

I PM'ed something similar to W0lle a while back, which I'll quote in a slightly expanded form:

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Secondly, and most importantly, the way the moderation of politics related threads is being done in the Off-topic section. I've been following quite a number of these threads, and most seem to be evolving in the same pattern:

- Thread starts of as any other thread;
- Someone brings up the wars for oil, genocide in [insert random country] by NATO, purposely bombing things like hospitals or some other subject barely (if at all) related to the thread;
- Thread is closed.

I've been looking at who is doing this, and it's almost constantly the same people that are ruining these threads. Wouldn't it be much better to deal with these people by post restricting/banning them and removing the off-topic post(s) than to ruin the thread for everyone, and continuing to enable these people to ruin the next thread that comes along?

It's either you deal with it once, or you end up dealing with it over and over again, even if it's as simple as closing a thread. Cleaning up after members costs time, getting members to walk in line saves time (or gets rid of them). In the end the small investment in time starts saving time in the long run.
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They are posting off-topic, posting spam, flamebaiting, derailing threads etc. So why only close the thread for everyone instead of taking action against the individuals that are often breaking multiple rules? Why does the current approach that most moderators seem to use appear more efficient than getting rid of the annoying less than 0.5% of all active posters?

.kju [PvPscene]

Oct 10 2011, 08:28

Sickboy

Oct 10 2011, 08:49

Can you please disable the "url shortener" of vBulletin or at least make it show a lot longer links without applying that.

Sample: http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=2035484&postcount=23 (and this link itself..)

Or get an addon that converts http links automatically to [_url=LINK]Automatically fetched page name[/url_].

+1 lots of people are making mistakes with it when copy/pasting / quoting posts etc.
And generally it's rather annoyingly cut.

Time for a BIF Tracker? :P

Oct 10 2011, 09:11

I'm getting a lot of "Database Error" pages on forum threads at the moment (this one included - I'm blind replying in the quick reply box from page 3), is this known about?

Sickboy

Oct 11 2011, 08:28

E-mail subscriptions seem broken again, would love them to be reliable again ;)

NoRailgunner

Oct 11 2011, 08:46

Why there is a need for two threads for one theme "A3 wishful thinking/daydreaming" aka
Sticky: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=125819
and the disussion thread: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=125820
Thats like making/reading a list in one extra room and discussing/talking about a certain feature/wish from this list in another extra room.
Isn't it easier to close the wishlist-only sticky with "BIS make all the things!! " meme and let the discussion open? :)

Tankbuster

Oct 12 2011, 10:30

E-mail subscriptions seem broken again, would love them to be reliable again ;)

Plus one.

Tankbuster

Oct 14 2011, 11:05

Notification emails coming through now. :)

.kju [PvPscene]

Oct 14 2011, 11:11

Any news on the URL front?

Abs

Oct 27 2011, 08:56

Can you rename the Offtopic section of the forums to "Walker's Musings"? It would be a more accurate description.

Thanks.

Abs

.kju [PvPscene]

Oct 27 2011, 09:04

Did anyone look into disabling the URL shortening?

PuFu

Oct 27 2011, 09:10

Can you rename the Offtopic section of the forums to "Walker's Musings"? It would be a more accurate description.

Thanks.

Abs
yes please.

Tankbuster

Oct 27 2011, 09:11

He does seem to be increasingly offtopic.

On a related subject, could the forums be set so that users who use the 'new posts' option would automatically *not* see posts from those on their ignore list? The reason I have (insert username here) is because I don't want to read the rambling, illogical, psychotic and frankly, bullshit posts from said user, it would be great if posts from them don't appear in a 'new posts' list.

NoRailgunner

Oct 27 2011, 09:11

or "Walker's ForumBlog" :rolleyes:

Sickboy

Oct 27 2011, 09:19

Or rename this thread to "Silly Complaints about Walker / Walker Threads"?
Let the man post his thing in peace, he doesn't hurt anyone, and often throws up interesting topics and discussions..

What's the use of an OffTopic section if you're going to complain about OffTopic discussions

maionaze

Oct 27 2011, 09:36

ProfTournesol

Oct 27 2011, 09:40

What Sickboy said. How will Walkers information sharing affect you?

Let the man post :)

Agreed. And sometimes it even may happen to be informative.

Abs

Oct 27 2011, 09:47

Blup. I've got nothing against his postings...I for one am of the opinion that he should just keep it in one thread (as suggested to him by W0lle). When a thread called A Magazine is a Tablet That Does Not Work gets locked, and then he creates a thread called Beyond the Tablet, I think that the forum just gets messy. Looking at the forum right now, SIX of the threads on the first page have been started by him.

I know that I'm complaining about first world problems here, and I really don't have anything against the guy, but I would like it if it were in all one big thread....kinda like how everything related to American Politics is in one big thread to prevent the forum from becoming a mess.

I don't think that this is an unreasonable request.

Abs

dale0404

Oct 27 2011, 10:00

I try and read every post that is of interest to me on these forums. If I find it interesting then its interesting. End of the day it doesnt matter who posts...

NoRailgunner

Oct 27 2011, 10:06

With general topics/stickys like:
"Discussion about conflicts, wars and battles"
"Discussion about science, technology and invention"
"Discussion on politics, economy and culture"
..
it could be simple + clear. Less clutter, better overview and quick-finding themes of interest. ;)

Sickboy

Oct 27 2011, 10:18

Doing everything in few big large threads can have disadvantages, and IMO should only be used when the topic is really orientated around a single thing, like a single thread for a Mod in the A&M Complete section.

On a side note; One can also create a Social group and create as many threads within the Social group as needed. In that case the issue could be reduced exposure..
Although then a single thread in the OffTopic forums could be an index for it ... hmm :D

Sickboy

Oct 27 2011, 14:48

Community Made Tools/Utilities section missing from Take On Helicopters Editing section: http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?f=118

Can we haz? :D ty!

---------- Post added at 16:48 ---------- Previous post was at 15:54 ----------

BI Forum time runs about 3-4 minutes ahead of atomic clock (Time for NTP? :D).

Jakerod

Oct 27 2011, 14:59

I'm also in the let the man post camp.

Oct 27 2011, 15:15

I'm also in the let the man post camp.

Let him post, but let him also follow the instruction of the moderators:

Or atleast make one thread for your discovers instead starting 2 Tech threads here every day. I suggested that already some weeks back btw.

Jakerod

Oct 27 2011, 15:42

Let him post, but let him also follow the instruction of the moderators:
Then there is the problem of having four different discussions in one thread which just makes it confusing and time consuming for those who want to follow the conversation.

Hellfire257

Oct 27 2011, 17:41

The ones that do not cause a discussion to take place should be put into a thread with all the other ones that don't cause a discussion.Otherwise known as Walker's news thread.

mrcash2009

Oct 27 2011, 18:05

Solution:

1. Walker opens a blog page and moderators make a sticky to the URL called "Walker Place" for all one shot "things I found on the web" threads :)

2. Moderators make a forum section dedicated to walkers posts as a sub area of "off topic" as we like it all really :)

3. Employ Walker to moderator status and have some fun :)

4. Let it be as it is already.

5. Dont have an off topic area at all.

6. Format hard-drive and detach from everything.

-Martin-

Oct 27 2011, 23:55

I find most of Walkers threads interesting, at least I learn something new from them sometimes and it's better than reading all the conflict/war and political threads that just make people angry at each other when they don't agree.

Plus at least the off topic section isn't so dead with the new threads.

But I have to agree that too many of them will get the forum cluttered so one thread would be enough. So what else is there to say, w0lle pretty much said everything that needs to be said. http://kolobok.us/smiles/icq/unknown.gif

[APS]Gnat

Oct 28 2011, 00:34

I find those posts typically harmless and sometimes interesting.
Maybe just some "in moderation" guidelines ;)

.kju [PvPscene]

Oct 28 2011, 05:58

xxxxx

colossus

Nov 3 2011, 22:56

Since when did the forums get a Google Ad on the bottom left? :bored:

Dwarden

Nov 4 2011, 01:37

Since when did the forums get a Google Ad on the bottom left? :bored:

we are testing GADs , that's why ... and it's bottom so feel free to ignore

W0lle

Nov 4 2011, 03:07

So because it's on the bottom it makes it less worse?

The annoying flash banners on top already sucks, there's really no need to have ads now on the forum as well.

Katipo66

Nov 4 2011, 03:15

Generates income, makes sense...

ad sense :)

Nov 4 2011, 07:39

So because it's on the bottom it makes it less worse?

The annoying flash banners on top already sucks, there's really no need to have ads now on the forum as well.

I have Ad Block Plus on my firefox, the shitty flash banner is banned (tho annoyingly they change it enough that it has to be re-blocked) and *ALL* google adverts are blacklisted too, so I never see any of it :yay:

(I would suggest you do similar)

Sickboy

Nov 4 2011, 07:45

Only problems I have with flash / ads is that they have animations, and that negatively influences RemoteDesktop (RDP) performance - which I am affected by mostly during the daytime.
So I block them, indeed with plugins like AdBlockPlus etc. Otherwise im fine with flash/ads.

nettrucker

Nov 4 2011, 08:38

Hi

can someone enlighten me, on why the USA politics thread has been closed?
thanks for your reply.
regards

DMarkwick

Nov 4 2011, 09:41

Hi

can someone enlighten me, on why the USA politics thread has been closed?
thanks for your reply.
regards

A quick non-scientific analysis suggests (to me) that other threads were closed due to their contents being more suitable for the US politics thread, but when that thread is used for those topics it was deemed too off-topic.

mrcash2009

Nov 4 2011, 11:36

A quick non-scientific analysis suggests (to me) that other threads were closed due to their contents being more suitable for the US politics thread, but when that thread is used for those topics it was deemed too off-topic. Yes it was all a bit strange, would be nice if a moderator simply posted a reason such as "No more OWS threads please its getting to de-railed" while locking, or something like that. Or even a post in US politics thread with a warning to stop that doing the same?

Im all for moderation etc, but recently locks appear and no "sign off from a moderators reason", no issues with why its locked, but knowing exactly why would be clearer for everyone, seen it in many other threads.

Abs

Nov 4 2011, 12:32

Im all for moderation etc, but recently locks appear and no "sign off from a moderators reason", no issues with why its locked, but knowing exactly why would be clearer for everyone, seen it in many other threads.

I agree. "Okay, that's enough." isn't a reason that anyone is going to learn anything from.

Abs

W0lle

Nov 4 2011, 14:24

I have Ad Block Plus on my firefox, the shitty flash banner is banned (tho annoyingly they change it enough that it has to be re-blocked) and *ALL* google adverts are blacklisted too, so I never see any of it :yay:

(I would suggest you do similar)

Of course I use adblock and noscript here too. And yes, it indeed sucks that they change the flash banner every here and then. :D

At work I'm forced to work with IE though and see all that madness. :mad:

Re. the closed thread, I agree that it would have been better to add a reason why its closed. Maybe the Moderator in question wanted to avoid dealing with hundreds of protest PMs. :D
And no, before you get any ideas - it wasn't me. Really not.

Sickboy

Nov 4 2011, 14:41

Yea yea :P

mrcash2009

Nov 4 2011, 17:45

Wiggum?

.kju [PvPscene]

Nov 4 2011, 17:48

Can we please get a statement on the URL shortening?

Is it impossible, admin not available currently, someone looked into it already, no one bothered so far?

W0lle

Nov 4 2011, 18:15

You asked that the 2nd time now. Since you got no answer the first time, you could consider that

1) no one knows the answer
2) those who know the answer don't read it
3) no one cares :D

.kju [PvPscene]

Nov 4 2011, 18:36

One minute google search:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showpost.php?p=2100062&postcount=6

SWAT_BigBear

Nov 4 2011, 22:27

One minute google search:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showpost.php?p=2100062&postcount=6
I flipped pages back but may have missed it, but why do you need it showing complete url's, may I ask?

.kju [PvPscene]

Nov 5 2011, 05:14

http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=2035486&postcount=687
http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=2035490&postcount=688

Dallas

Nov 7 2011, 04:11

If I need to copy/paste a link I press http://i42.tinypic.com/e0lniu.gif

Posting links yourself, utilize BBCode:

[url=www.loooooooooooong.dot]www.long.dot[\url]

.kju [PvPscene]

Nov 7 2011, 04:38

Did you try it?

NeMeSiS

Nov 7 2011, 11:06

Your mother is a very fat woman who deserves to be shot lalalalalalalalaaBLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=2035486&postcount=687)

forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=2035486&postcount=687 (http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=2035486&postcount=687)

http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=2035486&postcount=687

Clearly all links are shortened, normal text isnt. It has always annoyed me.

EDIT: Because i want nothing shortened, if normal text was also shortened i would probably have started this discussion myself. :p

PELHAM

Nov 9 2011, 17:11

OFFTOPIC: Politics & uncool topics
Anything slightly political or similar uncool goes here and nowhere else, don't try cross the red thin line!

As I will probably frequent the new 'padded cell' a great deal. Could we have a definition of 'uncool topics' and 'similar uncool' please? I would not like to unknowingly cross any thin red lines. :)

Placebo

Nov 9 2011, 17:41

It's moot, the split is removed.

Tankbuster

Nov 11 2011, 08:57

bistudio.com website wierdness.

If I go bistudio.com -> Games -> ArmA2 -> ArmA2 Co -> Find updates...

In Chrome, I get bumped back to bistudio.com, but in Firefox and IE, I get the page listing the game updates. I've got my birthdate right at the front (and, annoyingly) again when I go from bistudio.com to arma2.com, so this behaviour is odd.

Robster

Nov 12 2011, 06:02

Thank you very much for give me permissions to upload my signature !!! :yay:

Abs

Nov 16 2011, 18:04

Really guys? We now have to click offtopic, and then click the offtopic gaming sub forum to read game topics? I'd understand it if the subforum showed up on the main page, but in its current configuration it doesn't make much sense.

Also, while you're at it, please make a subforum for Walker's topics. :pray:

Abs

W0lle

Nov 16 2011, 18:21

Not anymore.

And no, Walker will get no extra attention. He's still advised to make his own News of the World Blog. :)

Tankbuster

Nov 16 2011, 20:54

Thread closure request. I will continue on the WIP thread where it'll get more exposure.

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=127442

I'll request a reopen and move to mod/addon complete at a later date, if that's OK. :)

Mr Burns

Nov 16 2011, 21:07

Can you plz rename the MultiDiscussion : TES5: Skyrim, BattleField 3, COD, R6 etc. (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=111540) thread to "huge merge clusterfuck" :turn:

Max Power

Nov 16 2011, 21:07

Thread closed!

Abs

Nov 17 2011, 01:17

And no, Walker will get no extra attention. He's still advised to make his own News of the World Blog. :)

Ah well, can't blame a guy for trying. ;)

Abs

Placebo

Nov 17 2011, 08:00

Abs

Nov 17 2011, 12:55

Yeah that was an oversight, it's now a subforum of the forum OT rather than the category OT

I think that this is the issue I was raising to begin with. It's not quite good for navigation this way.

Currently, the gaming forum is hidden.
Main page --> OT --> OT:Gaming

This way we have a choice, and will get to the relevant section quicker.
Main page --> OT
Main page --> OT:Gaming

So, IMHO it's better as a subforum of the OT category.

Abs

Placebo

Nov 17 2011, 15:53

I disagree :)

colossus

Dec 12 2011, 18:05

I suppose the time is mature enough to unsticky the Gamespot Reader's Choice (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=121004) thread.

Sniperwolf572

Dec 12 2011, 21:22

I suppose the time is mature enough to unsticky the Gamespot Reader's Choice (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=121004) thread.

Certainly, E3 was ages ago. :)

RKDmitriyev

Dec 28 2011, 15:59

Where would be the most appropriate place to post this?

Has any addon maker anywhere ever succeeded in making a native FSM for ArmA2?

HeliJunkie apparently made a small native FSM (http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/HeliJunkie%27s_Sandbox#Native_FSM) for ArmA1 that makes soldiers go prone, but in ArmA2 the code seems to simply make the AI never move. That's at least what happens when I try to copy-paste it into a cfgFSMs class and also make a unit with fsmFormation = "HJ_Debug".

So does anyone know of an addon which uses native FSMs for AI behaviour modification?

I'm torn between the Arma2 -- Addon Config Editing forum or a post to the Addons & Mods -- Complete -- Addon Request thread. Would kinda prefer the second one just cause it'd probably get more attention, but you know what they say about how looking for attention killed the hamster. :eek: