..:: Proposed Upcoming Rule Changes ::..

[random guy]

These rules, however good intentioned, will completely change the whole feel of 1emulation. That won't matter for me, as I've never had a problem finding a rom, and don't even really use emulators much anymore - I'm pretty much only around here for the chat in current affairs. So I'm still going to stay around - unless this place changes totally to the dictatorial regime indicated by those rules - but I can see that alot of people may leave. When it comes down to it, this is an emulation site, and those rules seem to state that you won't be able to talk about roms anymore .

Maybe I'm being too harsh - but I can see alot of people leaving the site because of this rule change, and I can see this perestroika changing this site from the friendly place it currently is to something completely different.

[Agozer]

Seeing how GameCop wants new affiliates, things have to change for that to happen... The biggest bottleneck has been the ROM Request Forum and was the prime example of why other emulation sites wouldn't link to this site.

 

Yes, this place will cease to be the old 1Emulation.Com and evolve, but that doesn't mean the whole "feel" of this place will be gone. The changes will also prune those member that only come here looking for rom image links and do not contribute to the userbase of this site.

 

Free talk of rom images and whatnot needs to stay. Surely the talk about rom images isn't just mere rom links?

 

Still, the rules need fine-tuning and clarification.

Edited August 6, 2004 by Agozer

[Diso]

I'll take my shot at clarifying the rules for you guys. Hopefully GC doesn't bite my head off for twisting it.

 

1) Remove the Rom Request Forum
- We have worked on this, the best thing to think about now is Premium Member status (100 Posts or more).

 

GC clarified this in the IRC channel. I'm guessing that the premium members are the only ones that can request roms now. So no newbies post once and leave forever...Pretty good thing. (Glad he didn't remove it )

 

2) Remove the EmuNet Forums
- A brand new website will be made and everything will be moved there.

 

I'm guessing this goes with Rule 3. Since the Emunet forums are DC++ hubs and contain illegal material from other users, its supposed to be moved so the 1emulation forum wouldn't be seen with them and making people affiliate with us more.

 

3) Remove any other illegal material
- Anything that is currently on page 1 in all forums will be scanned and previous pages.

 

Gamecop explained this in the IRC channel also. Since we can't remove every stupid illegal material in every page (espcially current affairs), we are supposed to look in page one of every forums and remove/close the illegal posts.

 

4) Remove GameShare system
- Has been removed.

 

Self-Explanatory. Its gone. It died. It RIP. You can't access it anymore

 

5) No rom links will be allowed to be posted in the forums and no requesting of roms will be permitted.
- Look at the rule change #1.

 

This is probably the rule that I have a little problem with. Of course everyone can use a pm feature. I saw this on A@H with the u2u. I mean, people will pm someone a lot just for a rom link. Of course theres the irc channel and the dc++ hub, but some people don't ask for them..Oh well Most people that have above 100 posts don't ask for roms anyways.

 

6) No linking to illegal emulation sites. 
- All forums will be scanned and of course anything that is currently on pages and previous pages.

 

Same thing as rule 3. Lalala

 

I was probably the administrator that didn't wholly agree with everything...but these rules are better than the ones I saw

[L.S.D]

I can accept most of the rules.

The only rule that i have trouble is :

5) No rom links will be allowed to be posted in the forums and no requesting of roms will be permitted.

 

Erm....it just dun feel like an emulation site if we can't ask for rom or inform a whereabout of a rom, even for premium members.

[Weirdy]

I can accept most of the rules.

The only rule that i have trouble is :

5) No rom links will be allowed to be posted in the forums and no requesting of roms will be permitted.

 

Erm....it just dun feel like an emulation site if we can't ask for rom or inform a whereabout of a rom, even for premium members. 

nono, you don't get it, see, when you're a premmie you'll be able to access the rom request forum

 

so ppl can actually try to become members of the community

[L.S.D]

I can accept most of the rules.

The only rule that i have trouble is :

5) No rom links will be allowed to be posted in the forums and no requesting of roms will be permitted.

 

Erm....it just dun feel like an emulation site if we can't ask for rom or inform a whereabout of a rom, even for premium members. 

nono, you don't get it, see, when you're a premmie you'll be able to access the rom request forum

 

so ppl can actually try to become members of the community

Yeah, I know...but if we are still NOT allow to post links, what use is the Rom Request forum??

[Agozer]

I can accept most of the rules.

The only rule that i have trouble is :

5) No rom links will be allowed to be posted in the forums and no requesting of roms will be permitted.

 

Erm....it just dun feel like an emulation site if we can't ask for rom or inform a whereabout of a rom, even for premium members. 

nono, you don't get it, see, when you're a premmie you'll be able to access the rom request forum

 

so ppl can actually try to become members of the community

Yeah, I know...but if we are still NOT allow to post links, what use is the Rom Request forum??

Request a ROM Forum will be hidden from others... Post your ROM links there.

 

I think it should be The ROM Requests & ROM Links Forum.

Edited August 6, 2004 by Agozer

[OverlordMondo]

I still support the idea of code words...

 

Seriously, consider code words, it'd be cool.

I'd feel so gangster!

[Gryph]

I can accept most of the rules.

The only rule that i have trouble is :

5) No rom links will be allowed to be posted in the forums and no requesting of roms will be permitted.

 

Erm....it just dun feel like an emulation site if we can't ask for rom or inform a whereabout of a rom, even for premium members. 

nono, you don't get it, see, when you're a premmie you'll be able to access the rom request forum

 

so ppl can actually try to become members of the community

I think people will join other places that allow posting of ROM links instead of trying to get 100 posts here.

 

And are the sign up rules going to clearly state that after getting 100 posts you'll get access to Rom Requests?

[Tsunami_Bomb3r]

The one big problem that I can forsee with these new rules is people spamming and the like just to get to 100 posts - just simple replies to posts like "Cool" or "Yeah" - I've seen it happen a few other places that offered upper class members priviliges.

[Chaotica]

I think the open posting of rom links for everybody to share is one of the main appeals of this forum, as well as the discussion. I don't think restricting it to a forum that only 100+ posters can see is a good idea. It should be for everybody, and it should be very open, because thats what we are here for. This is the "People's Emulation Site."

[Agozer]

I think the open posting of rom links for everybody to share is one of the main appeals of this forum, as well as the discussion. I don't think restricting it to a forum that only 100+ posters can see is a good idea. It should be for everybody, and it should be very open, because thats what we are here for. This is the "People's Emulation Site."

I would like that too, but if this site stay like it is, this place get s no "bigger" affiliates. GC wants to make this place acceptable for all. If you haven't noticed, many other emulation forums delete posts that refer to this place just because we post links to sites that host rom images.

Edited August 6, 2004 by Agozer

[Ghosty]

I'm As Usual To lazy To Read All The Post, So I'm Jsut Gonna Say This: We Should Do Something About The Bumping Like Cant Post After The Topic Hasen't Goten Any Replies After 2 Months, Maybe More Or Less?

[random guy]

I think the open posting of rom links for everybody to share is one of the main appeals of this forum, as well as the discussion. I don't think restricting it to a forum that only 100+ posters can see is a good idea. It should be for everybody, and it should be very open, because thats what we are here for. This is the "People's Emulation Site."

I would like that too, but if this site stay like it is, this place get s no "bigger" affiliates. GC wants to make this place acceptable for all. If you haven't noticed, many other emulation forums delete posts that refer to this place just because we post links to sites that host rom images.

That's as maybe but theres a serious risk that in trying to be like all the other sites, we'll lose what makes this site so unique

[Gryph]

Yeah, it's like those sad guys in high school that'll do anything to be part of the cool crowd.