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[7-4-2015] Ruling Against Low-Effort Posting - Nero - 07-04-2015

Effective immediately, the moderation staff will be implementing a rule that forbids low-effort posting within discussion threads.

1). Definitions and Examples

A low-effort post is to be defined as a post within a discussion thread that contains memes, macro images, videos, minimal text content or direct links, but is either not relevant to the subject being discussed and/or does not add anything to the topic at hand.

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The purpose of pruning low-effort posts is to allow actual discussion posts to have precedence within threads and boards that are specifically intended for discussion. In addition, such low-effort posts as defined above are also frequently used in a condescending, belittling, or otherwise negatively provocative manner and thus do not have any place on the RPC as per Section 1 - Posting and Topics, and Section 4 - Tone and Attitude.

Banning "low-effort posting" does not mean the RPC is banning all .gifs, memes, macros, video links, and other similar content. Gifs, memes, macros, video links, and other similar content will be permitted within discussion forums and discussion threads so long as there is one sentence in the post that is relevant to the topic of the thread, addresses content that is within the thread (whether it's the original post or another user's post about the same subject), and/or at least adds to the discussion of the topic at hand.

2). Moderator Actions and Infractions

The moderation staff of the RPC reserves the right to archive or otherwise remove any post that can be interpreted as a low-effort post, and to freely edit the criteria or contexts in which this ruling shall or shall not apply. Appeals against post archival can be made by sending a private message to any member of the moderation staff, or to the administrator of the boards. In addition, we encourage users to report posts that violate this ruling to the moderation staff.

No warning points will be given for the first five violations of this rule. The offending post will be removed, and a private message will be sent to the user reminding them of this ruling against low-effort posting.

Subsequent violations, however, will be considered "Excessive off-topic posting" under Section 1 - Posting and Topics, and will cause the violating user to accrue a minor warning.


RE: [7-4-2015] Ruling Against Low-Effort Posting - Melkire - 07-04-2015

For those curious about why: recent toxicity stems from a freedom to bait, troll, insinuate, be passive-aggressive, post non-constructively, derail, etc. We're tired of having to lock perfectly good threads, and aggravated that perpetrators can cower behind technicalities.

That ends today.

Be Excellent to Each Other.

If You Have Nothing Nice (and Constructive) to Say, Don't Say Anything at All.

That goes for everyone... even those aforementioned loophole abusers. ESPECIALLY those persons.

We're going to get called heavy-handed for this, I'm sure. But you know what? This isn't 4chan or SA or Tumblr. We're not here for sniping. We're here to enjoy FFXIV, RP, and FFXIV RP.

Concerns or questions? PM me.