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novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
... apparently I got semi-banned for posting my SECOND thread in like ten years. Can't get a response from mods or admins, can't use BBC, can't hotlink, nada. This is dookie stain. I'm out, taking my cash, websites, and endorsements with me. Kisses.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,694 Community Moderator
    Huh? What's going on now?
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
    The nut who actually ground out many packs. The resident forum voice of reason (I HAZ FORUM REP! YAY!)
    normal text = me speaking as fellow formite
    colored text = mod mode
  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    Huh? What's going on now?
    One of the mods closed a thread and called me a necrophiliac or something. Now I can't use any HTML or post pics or anything.

  • phoenixc#0738 phoenixc Member Posts: 5,892 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    Huh? What's going on now?

    Good question.

    I wonder if the OP was trying to post a WebP or other non-compatible format and thought they were being blocked by Cryptic or something. Vanilla does not give any error warnings if you try to post anything but Jpeg or PNG, it just fails to show the pic.
  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    Huh? What's going on now?

    Good question.

    I wonder if the OP was trying to post a WebP or other non-compatible format and thought they were being blocked by Cryptic or something. Vanilla does not give any error warnings if you try to post anything but Jpeg or PNG, it just fails to show the pic.

    Wouldn't even let me copy paste.

  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    And the mod did close my thread for no aparrent reason too. But it could be coincidence I suppose. I haven't used forums or HTML in years.
  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    >:) I can do this tho.
  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,476 Arc User
    The Ship Class thread? Yeah, if nobody's posted to it for 30 days, you're supposed to start a new thread, as the old one is considered dead. Thread necromancy seldom ends well...
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,694 Community Moderator
    What jonsils said. It hadn't been posted in for over 30 days so it was considered dead. We have a NecroMANCY rule on the forums to try and keep things relevant. Otherwise we'd have people responding to years old threads on issues that were solved long ago. And boy have we had some old zombies. Think the current record is 10 years old, which pretty much is the age of the game.

    As for embedding pictures into posts...
    We have the buttons on top of the text field, and one is for adding [ img ] tags for auto embedding. However some pictures, most notably those from a wiki, tend to have problems showing up at all for some dumb reason.

    So you did absolutely nothing wrong, other than to revive a dead thread. Sometimes we do make exceptions to the Necromancy rule, but 9 times out of 10 we generally enforce the rule. Only time I can think of for a necro exception was when they re-released the Red Angel suit since it was still relevant.
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
    The nut who actually ground out many packs. The resident forum voice of reason (I HAZ FORUM REP! YAY!)
    normal text = me speaking as fellow formite
    colored text = mod mode
  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    jonsills wrote: »
    The Ship Class thread? Yeah, if nobody's posted to it for 30 days, you're supposed to start a new thread, as the old one is considered dead. Thread necromancy seldom ends well...

    I posted it original yesterday. Maybe just duplicate topic?
  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    What jonsils said. It hadn't been posted in for over 30 days so it was considered dead. We have a NecroMANCY rule on the forums to try and keep things relevant. Otherwise we'd have people responding to years old threads on issues that were solved long ago. And boy have we had some old zombies. Think the current record is 10 years old, which pretty much is the age of the game.

    As for embedding pictures into posts...
    We have the buttons on top of the text field, and one is for adding [ img ] tags for auto embedding. However some pictures, most notably those from a wiki, tend to have problems showing up at all for some dumb reason.

    So you did absolutely nothing wrong, other than to revive a dead thread. Sometimes we do make exceptions to the Necromancy rule, but 9 times out of 10 we generally enforce the rule. Only time I can think of for a necro exception was when they re-released the Red Angel suit since it was still relevant.

    I can't even paste, in the url box, direct to page, nada. :(

  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    If I am wrong here, I just want to know why/how. And if I am wrong, sorr to the mod I called @shole.
  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    I have even rebooted my entire system, to clear the guts out. (My stupid mouse chicklet even froze up on me the other nite, was like dahell man? Reboot n scoot.)
  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    Necro rule sounds legit BTW. But like I said, I only started the thread yesterday, maybe day before by clock time, at most. Ahhh well. That thread is dead, I can deal. But if anyone can help me get some pics up, I have some great shots of Meta boats n such.
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    edited September 2021
    To post an image just surround the image url with [ img] and [ /img] without the space. I had to add the space so the forum would show it and not think I was trying to post an image.

    As for your thread being closed, it was legit as you saw and I would really suggest that next time you have an issue you default to asking nicely instead of instantly assuming you have been attacked.

    To make this point while posting an image..

    RELAX-5680.jpg?rect=0,83,500,500&q=98&fm=jpg&fit=max
    Insert witty signature line here.
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  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    To post an image just surround the image url with [ img] and [ /img] without the space. I had to add the space so the forum would show it and not think I was trying to post an image.

    As for your thread being closed, it was legit as you saw and I would really suggest that next time you have an issue you default to asking nicely instead of instantly assuming you have been attacked.

    To make this point while posting an image..

    RELAX-5680.jpg?rect=0,83,500,500&q=98&fm=jpg&fit=max

    Ummm, nooo. That does not work. As I have stated several times now, I cannot post any HTML. And asking nicely got me instabanned from Reddit on day two, so I am not very fond of forums really anymore either. Aaaaaand 3, nooo, my thread being closed was NOT legit, since it was less than 48 hours old. Sooo, if that mod was "playing nice" they should have explained their reasoning, issued instruction, or at the very least left a redirect link to similar topic.

  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    westmetals wrote: »
    Necro rule sounds legit BTW. But like I said, I only started the thread yesterday, maybe day before by clock time, at most. Ahhh well. That thread is dead, I can deal. But if anyone can help me get some pics up, I have some great shots of Meta boats n such.

    Actually, what you posted was a new comment in an existing thread... and the comment prior to your new one was about 60 days old.

    Ohhhh. You might be right. Party foul on me, shooot. Well, legit topic, but yeah, technically in the rulebook it stands proper. Still, good for discussion topic, but yeah, roger that. Surprised it wasn't killled before I got to it though, if they were that concerned over dust-mopping.

  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    THIS OP APPROVES CLOSURE OF MY FACEPALM. (Still need to know why I can't use HTML/BBC though. Hmmm...)
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    edited September 2021
    Ummm, nooo. That does not work.

    Yes, it does. I literally demonstrated it in the very post you're quoting. If there is an issue, it's 100% from your end and has nothing to do with the forum moderation.
    As I have stated several times now, I cannot post any HTML. And asking nicely got me instabanned from Reddit on day two

    That would be an issue between you and the subreddit you were banned from. Yelling at the mods here doesn't help with that. If the issue persists for you across multiple sites, that further drives home the fact that the issue is on your end, not the forum. I posted the image to demonstrate for you that the forum is indeed working.
    Aaaaaand 3, nooo, my thread being closed was NOT legit, since it was less than 48 hours old. Sooo, if that mod was "playing nice" they should have explained their reasoning, issued instruction, or at the very least left a redirect link to similar topic.

    This has been very nicely explained to you above.

    THIS OP APPROVES CLOSURE OF MY FACEPALM. (Still need to know why I can't use HTML/BBC though. Hmmm...)

    Great idea, this is going nowhere productive.
    Insert witty signature line here.
  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    A proper moderator will at least give notice, and as to why a member is being snubbed. I have run forums for over 20 years. I know how to treat my guests, and I know when our platform is being abused. I also acknowledge that human emotion, experiences, play a role in the dynamics of the relationship.
  • novemberyankeenovemberyankee Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    But yes, it appears as if this has become a dead dog thread rather than a Trek thread.
  • paradox#7391 paradox Member Posts: 1,800 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    What jonsils said. It hadn't been posted in for over 30 days so it was considered dead. We have a NecroMANCY rule on the forums to try and keep things relevant. Otherwise we'd have people responding to years old threads on issues that were solved long ago. And boy have we had some old zombies. Think the current record is 10 years old, which pretty much is the age of the game.

    As for embedding pictures into posts...
    We have the buttons on top of the text field, and one is for adding [ img ] tags for auto embedding. However some pictures, most notably those from a wiki, tend to have problems showing up at all for some dumb reason.

    So you did absolutely nothing wrong, other than to revive a dead thread. Sometimes we do make exceptions to the Necromancy rule, but 9 times out of 10 we generally enforce the rule. Only time I can think of for a necro exception was when they re-released the Red Angel suit since it was still relevant.

    I've done a couple of necromancy myself when I first joined the forums, there were some really cool threads.
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  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,476 Arc User
    My greatest success posting pictures has been to save the image to my system, then upload it to an online service (currently using ImgBB, as Photobucket started charging). I can then use the URL assigned to the image by the service - if you use ImgBB, you can copy the BBCode command to paste the image in here. (The HTML doesn't work with Vanilla's software, but BBCode does.)
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  • darkbladejkdarkbladejk Member Posts: 3,822 Community Moderator
    edited September 2021
    This thread should have been closed for discussion of moderation previously. However this is one of the rare times a slight explanation is warranted. Consider this a courtesy as ordinarily this thread would be closed with no questions asked. In the future please familiarize yourself with the rules here: https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline/#/discussion/1191393/perfect-world-entertainment-community-rules-and-policies

    First up, the thread you posted in was more than 30 days old violating the necro posting rule and was not your thread to start with. If a thread has gone more than 30 days since there was a last reply to said thread, it's considered a dead thread and folks may no longer post in said thread unless special permission has been granted for the thread to remain open. This prevents forum clutter and helps make sure threads are up to date so we don't have threads about long removed or altered features coming up and confusing people. Bug reporting threads are granted exception to this rule within reason as it allows us to track the life of certain bugs or their return. You were given notice at that time of it being a necro post. Also it is incumbent on you to familiarize yourself with rules before hand.

    Second, if you feel you have been moderated unfairly you can request that we review our previous determinations with the entire team, or make an appeal to the community manager Ambassador Kael. If it's determined the moderation was in error or improper it will be reversed by the moderation team or Ambassador Kael.

    Third, this is not reddit and we have no control over what they do on that place. If you have issues with reddit, then you need to take it up with the folks over there. If you have been working forums as long as you say, then you should know that not all forums operate the same way. What may fly for some will get you insta-banned from others. When we moderate something here, it's nothing personal as we agreed to help enforce certain rules and are doing the job we agreed to do. Sometimes this means thread closure. There have been several times I have agreed with something someone was saying, but was forced to moderate them due to how it was said.

    Now if you would like assistance in trying to post something you can ask for that help. What are you wanting to post, and how are you going about it? I see that you've tried to copy and paste but that's not working. To make it work easily enough, try uploading to some place like imgur then using the [ img] [ /img] tags to make a preview appear. Or you could just leave it as the link and let folks click if they choose to. Would you like to try receiving help, or do you want this thread closed still? the choice is yours.
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