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Seed of Sorrow

Smash Champion
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HOw is it that some people can by pass the 10 character system when others can't?

I used to be able to but randomly it has stopped letting me. I am asking this because somethimes I would like to quote somebody and then respond with another quote and not type anything.
 

smashman90

Smash Lord
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To the part about mods/broomers: Both B-Will and Mic have good points. The back room would be full of people complaining about if they could join but the people who don't spam or spam often don't get to join usually because they can't ask to join. So really it is kinda like a double-edged sword or a lose-lose situation because of that.
 

McFox

Spread the Love
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Like I said earlier, this is a topic for QUESTIONS ONLY. Please try to refrain from having regular conversations in this topic. If you have a problem with something we're doing, that's what the Forum Disputes room is for.
 

Skywalker

Space Jump
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Is it possible to Admin-hack my reputation bar so you can change the color to something like pink? Also, is it possible to change my name color to pink?
 

Crimson King

I am become death
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The color of rep is preset. Yes it is possible, but not even remotely practically.

As for color, win DWYP and we'll talk about getting pink or any unused color you want.
 

Lange

Smash Journeyman
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Wyoming USA
formality of the site

Since I have become a member here I have wondered about the structure of the fourms and the formality of the site/the way things are run. My question would be then, how would the formality of these fourms be described? More of a strict mature formal fourm or a more of a less formal more "eberyone based" fourm. This is more of where I am targeting the question.

Also, I am also confused with the policy of language on the site, in the fourm rules I read the site needs to stick to a "everyone" rating yet I am Mcfox saying "hell" in posts and other members. No offense to you Mcfox just making an example. Anyway now ot the question What is allowed as far as language?
 

Mic_128

Wake up...
Administrator
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Feel free to swear, but not to dodge the swear censor.
 

McFox

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Right, hell is not on our censor, so you can feel free to post it. If you try to post a word and it comes up as "****" or "*****," then you know you shouldn't try to get around the censor just to get the word to show up.

As for formality, it really kind of depends on the room, actually. Creative Minds and the Debate Hall are pretty formal, while Melee Discussion and the Pool Room are pretty relaxed. We do expect people to follow the rules, but there is plenty of leeway as to what is spam and what isn't.
 

Lange

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My suggestion is to add a pm user blocking system to the PM system

I think this would make a great addition to smashboards, as I know many major sites/fourms have it. This would help users who have recieved abusive/harmfull pms to blcok the user from contacting them again. More likely though as I know PM abuse probably isn't a large problem on smashboards, it could simply be used to block peopel you don't want to pm you.
 

Seed of Sorrow

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hmm, something is really buggy on my User CP, most threads that I have posted in do not show up, just yesterday it showed my meet and greet thread as the only thread I posted in, and nobody has posted in that since May. Did it have something to do with me getting banned?
 

EEvisu

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I have seen people who have been "banned" and they were allowed back on after a period of time, howerver the only person I have seen with "banned(6 points)" that has been let back on is Commonyoshi, is there a reason why he was unbanned when he had 6 points and others were not?
 

Mic_128

Wake up...
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Wow, it still exists? If I remember rightly it was a room for people who wanted help with school work, essays they wanted critiqued and so forth.
 

Wenbobular

Smash Hero
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How does tehleet have 0 posts, when his public profile shows 5 when you search?
*Feels sheepish*
Thanks Mic.
 

Mic_128

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They're in Forum Games and meet and greet, both rooms have post counts disabled.
 

Skywalker

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I turned the setting that should hide my premmie status, but nothing happened.
 

Earthbound360

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Is there such thing as too many questions at once? If so, I can delete my post.

A certain person was banned and got his account back. How is this possible?

What happens to people you report a bad post for?

What happens to people that you say told you about this site when you registered? Like if Joe told Aaron about this site, and when he registers and says Joe invited him here, what happens to him?

Sometimes I see black rectangles in posts. Is my computer messed up or is this a forum feature?

Can you report a guy for breaking rules through rep? Like advertising? Or a link to pornography? (I've gotten both...:dizzy: )

What can we PM you mods about? Can we request you do something that only mods can? Like close a topic.

What are refferals? Thos things that you see in public profiles.

How can you view all of the rep you ever recieved? As of now, I can only see my recent 5.

People with a lot of rep bars can be seen with light green ones and dark green ones. (Even that one guy with like 8 bars of neg rep:psycho: ) What is that?

How do you upload moveing images? (Sorry if this might not have anything to do with SWF, but it's for my sig)

A while back, I was able to access a chart of rules that stated every rule, how many points you would eaern if you broke them, and how long they lasted. It was not Kirby Kings "Have you read the rules?" topic, but I think it was a chart accessed through my profile. Directions or a link would be appreciated.

When a person is banned, what are the points under the name for?

Is there a list for post count rankings? *See next question

I have seen "smash child" and "smash n00b" ranking for people with posts under 100. What's the difference and what causes this?

Why are some posts in SWF stating "I suck"?

How can you change rank?

When is it possible to rate a thread? I could do so to some, but not all.

How much rep can you give in one day?

How much rep must you spread before you can give more to the same user?

How do you change the title of a topic you made?

What happened to the RPG forum skin?

Suggestions...

A smiles that sighs

A smiley that looks like $_$

A smiley that looks like >_>

The "unhappy" title smiley to look a it more unhappy

I like smilies.

Oh, and TY ahead of time.
 

Hiemie

BRoomer
BRoomer
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Is there such thing as too many questions at once? If so, I can delete my post.
Not really, it just makes people not want to read your post.

A certain person was banned and got his account back. How is this possible?
There are temp bans and perma bans. Temp bans are for minor pests like commonyoshi. Permabans are for unsalvagable morons.

What happens to people you report a bad post for?
I didn't even know one could report a bad post. Well, I guess that person gets an infraction/warning.

What happens to people that you say told you about this site when you registered? Like if Joe told Aaron about this site, and when he registers and says Joe invited him here, what happens to him?
Nothing. Nothing at all.

Sometimes I see black rectangles in posts. Is my computer messed up or is this a forum feature?
People made spoiler tags to make it so you can't read it unless you want an ending/joke spoiled for you. Apparently, people think hiding a punchline in them is the pinnacle of humor. They're very wrong.

Can you report a guy for breaking rules through rep? Like advertising? Or a link to pornography? (I've gotten both...:dizzy: )
You have? Never heard of it myself. Rep is rep. Stop caring.

What can we PM you mods about? Can we request you do something that only mods can? Like close a topic.
You can PM us for anything, just don't get annoying. And we may or may not honor your request.

What are refferals? Thos things that you see in public profiles.
No idea. Some useless function.

How can you view all of the rep you ever recieved? As of now, I can only see my recent 5.
I wish I could view all my rep ever. I have no idea how to myself.

People with a lot of rep bars can be seen with light green ones and dark green ones. (Even that one guy with like 8 bars of neg rep:psycho: ) What is that?
That means that they're either a BRoomer with alot of rep because they rock, or they're a cheater.

How do you upload moveing images? (Sorry if this might not have anything to do with SWF, but it's for my sig)
Animated Gifs? You need an image host for that. Try Photobucket.

A while back, I was able to access a chart of rules that stated every rule, how many points you would eaern if you broke them, and how long they lasted. It was not Kirby Kings "Have you read the rules?" topic, but I think it was a chart accessed through my profile. Directions or a link would be appreciated.
Oh, that's the warning chart displayed when you get an infraction... how do you access that without having a warning?

When a person is banned, what are the points under the name for?
How many points they got for being banned. 6 infraction points gets you banned.

Is there a list for post count rankings? *See next question
Not that I know of.

I have seen "smash child" and "smash n00b" ranking for people with posts under 100. What's the difference and what causes this?
Probably number of posts. But don't get obsessed with postcounts, that makes you look like a tool.

Why are some posts in SWF stating "I suck"?
They might actually suck. I can't predict you crazy kids these days.

How can you change rank?
Take a shower.

When is it possible to rate a thread? I could do so to some, but not all.
Look around, you might find an answer.

How much rep can you give in one day?
You really shouldn't care.

How much rep must you spread before you can give more to the same user?
You really shouldn't care.

How do you change the title of a topic you made?
Edit the first post.

What happened to the RPG forum skin?
I ate it.
 

Kragen

Smash Ace
Joined
Mar 10, 2006
Messages
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The Netherlands, Venlo
What are refferals?

When somebody joins Smashboards, they can input the name of the person from where they got the site from.
IE, if you give the site to somebody, and he joins and says thay you gave him the site, you will get 1 refferal.
 

McFox

Spread the Love
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To clarify:

Hiemie said:
What happens to people you report a bad post for?
I didn't even know one could report a bad post. Well, I guess that person gets an infraction/warning.
When someone reports a bad post, an email is sent to anyone in charge of that room, so that includes room Mods, Supermods, and Admins. Then, whoever gets to it first will check it out.

Seed of Sorrow said:
Is there anyway to just copy a picture from this site and post it, without having to save it, host it on a site like photobucket, and then upload it?
I don't think so. I've tried before, and it's never worked for me. I don't think the images displayed are actually an image in the way an image is displayed on other websites. It's a code that calls up the image on this forum specifically.
 

Skywalker

Space Jump
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Messages
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Questions:
Does Gideon have any plans to restore the old Premium skin, or has it been canned?

I've purchased a Premium Membership, and is there anything else I can donate my time, instead, to?

Suggestions:
I'd love an option that makes signatures turned off by default.

Maybe there could be several moderators for the Character Specific forums that are well-known for making great posts.
 
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