Dirty Dozen April 1st

[Jumprefusal]

admin said:

Scoutsniper, hicaps aren't allowed. Midcaps, standards, and lowcaps only.

He's right Scout, but don't let that discourage you. If you show up there are plently of guys that will help you out, either with mags or loaner guns/rentals.

[laxrider04]

I'll be bringing the boys out for this one. count me in for at least 3 possibly 5

[scoutsniper]

there is a event every month right?

[Knief]

Almost every week, scoutsniper. That is, unless the Dirty Dozen is attending another game some weekend. That's why there's no game this weekend, they're going to Op: Starlite.

[scoutsniper]

cool well the SL8 fell through so hopfully im getting a jg mp5 d5. from what ive read its a good gn and shoots 350fps and im getting 8, 90rd mags are thoughs legal

[Knief]

They're only allowed if you learn how to use periods and capitalization.

[El Phantasamo]

admin said:

They're only allowed if you learn how to use periods and capitalization.

And learn to use the spell check button

[scoutsniper]

is that all you guys do, is make fun of peoples spelling i mean omg. i know i make mistakes but you dont gotta point out each one.

[Knief]

No, we keep this forum running smoothly and intelligibly. All we're asking of you is to put some kind of effort into your posts instead of raping the english language like you're doing. Nobody is making fun of you, we're moderating the forum and pointing out to you what you're doing wrong so you can fix it in future posts (which apparently you refuse to do).

[scoutsniper]

its a damn forum not a spelling bee omg.

[Ghast]

You know, I don't often make fun of anyone (not), but uhh, your spelling and grammar sucks. Is it really worth the energy you save by not typing out the proper spelling and punctuation of your posts in order to not look retarded?

[Connors]

Scout, calm down. just use proper grammar and spelling. It's not that hard, theres a lil button labeled "spell check" use it, and you'll be fine. If you want people to stop complaining about your posts, fix the problem they complain about, and they'll stop.

[Knief]

Ok kid, now it's time to get nasty.

I've been frequenting airsoft boards for 6 years, moderating them for 4, and running my own for just over 3. Every board that I've moderated has been very successful for as long as it was necessary, and there's a reason why. In 6 years of reading airsoft forums I found that one thing above all others makes members want to stay. That one thing is intelligent posting. Intelligent posting includes, but is not limited to: On topic posting, posting of good information on that topic, posting that information in a timely fashion, and posting that information in an intelligible manner. If one of those key aspects is missing from the post, it's a bad post. If forum is full of bad posts, nobody of any value sticks around on the forum. When everybody of value leaves, the forum becomes a bunch of asshats who post...like you do. Then, when those asshats have nothing to post about, because they've sucked the forum dry of anybody who posts anything worth reading, the asshats leave. When that happens, the forum dies. But at that point, it's for the better, because the forum was nothing more than a bunch of people complaining that they should be able to spell the way they want and adding "omg" to the end of every phrase to make it emphatic because they don't know how to use italics--either the proper way to utilize them for emphasis or the UBBC to actually include them into a post.

I'd like to keep this forum alive and well, and until that's no longer the case, I'm going to continue to require every post to follow the standards above. And get this, kid--forums aren't democracies and you don't have a right to freedom of speech here. You haven't proven yourself to be any kind of useful member, so I don't give a shit what you think the rules of SEMIA should or shouldn't be. The adminstrating and moderating staff here get to make the rules that we feel best benefit the community and guide it in the direction that we want it to head. So far, the only people to complain about our rules have been members who contribute absolutely nothing to the forum. On the other hand, we've gotten quite a few great members here who stick around because they like the environment. And because of that, newbies who find this forum can get a lot of help with their guns, finding stores, or finding players in their area.

As soon as we start posting in a manner that doesn't facilitate all of those good aspects of SEMIA, we lose them. So you will post the way we tell you to post, or you won't post.

Junior, I'll clean this thread up in 24 hours for you.

[scoutsniper]

sorry

[S-System]

Thank you sir