OK, in light of all the 'newbies' who have been finding us, I've copied the 'Genesis' of this thread (way back from page 1) and want to post it up here again...........

The rules are still the same, the difference is that Sonneilon is not alone now......I'm the 'Big Mamma' who carries a cast iron frying pan............and as members here will tell you, I'm extremely even tempered and patient.......but do not 'mistake kindness for weakness'..........

I encourage everyone new to join in, but follow the very casual, yet undeniable rules...........as they are now posted here.........

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*Official* rules and regulations

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I am not aware if Hammerfel ever posted rules and regulations. I think he figured we could self-moderate the place on our own. Unfortunately, the family can easily ask for people to behave, but there was no way to properly back it up. Now I can. So here’s the deal. I come from the SgtSavage/SavageSoundOffs/JoeBattlelines mentality of rules and regulations. Hopefully Fred won’t mind me using his. Honestly, I feel that his will work far better than if I used, oh, Metallica’s forum rules.

I’m a fair guy and I always give people the benefit of the doubt. As they say in school, “Everyone starts with an A at the beginning of the year. It’s you that changes it.” That’s very much how I see things.

Onto the body count...

1) Be good to each other. You can agree, you can disagree, and you can agree to disagree but don't get personal about it. We're all friends here, and we're all fans so let's just leave it at that.

2) Swearing is not allowed in any post in the forums or when replying to pictures. This includes the description area of your picture(s). IF your picture and/or dio has swearing, fine. Please keep in mind that we wish this to be a PG/PG13 sort of site. If you have a ton of swearing in a dio, please try and post a warning as a courtesy.

3) Absolutely no sniping and personal attacks on any member. If there is a problem between board members, take it somewhere else.

4) Blatant trolling. I'll be blunt on this one-- I don't care if you post links to features/reviews/dios/etc at other sites. What I do care about are people who only pop up to promote their site and don't otherwise contribute to the community in any way. This is "trolling for traffic" and I think it's a pretty sleazy thing to do. If you want to post links to your own sites/customs/work/etc, that's great and I encourage it! However, just don't show up to promote yourself and then leave.

5) Enjoy yourself. It’s a place to share stories and images w/ people who have the same interest. It’s great that we have a place like this.



The "order of battle" for disciplinary action around here.

If anyone is found consistently and intentionally violating the spirit of the rules above, the following steps will be taken:

1) Written warning. Either via email or PM you'll be hearing from me with one of those "Cut the crap!" messages. Hopefully this will be enough-- otherwise we move to...

2) Banning. I've seen too many boards grow "out of control" because some people can't remember to respect others. I won't tolerate that here-- ever. Anyone who consistently decides that they can do whatever they want will have to do so elsewhere.

BTW…

If you feel the need to disrespect other board members, make blatant insults, etc, your posts are subject to a bit of an edit. However, you'll know the reasons for the edit and everyone will be able to see that the post has been altered.


By the by...

You want a 1-way ticket to getting banned w/ no warnings?

1. Steal pics from another site, post them here and say they are yours.

It's one thing to post your own stuff. It's another thing to post someone's stuff with their permission. (ie; hosting pics on your own account and posting it for the public) But taking a pic from another site and posting 'em, that's a no-no no matter where you're from.

2. Racism in any form.


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hi!!!
its cobra1 here from jbl.
I'm hoping to spring some of my madness to joedios

Hi gang,

I'm giving you all a friendly reminder......

Posting of pictures is wholeheartedly encouraged. HOWEVER, the posting of the same picture more than once OR pictures that are too similar OR pictures that have absolutely nothing to do with 'G.I. Joe', WILL BE DELETED AT THE ADMIN'S DISCRETION!!!

I love the enthusiasm and the talent that abounds on this forum, but my patience is wearing thin for all the recent 'CRAP' that has been leaking in. If you are really passionate about G.I. Joe, then spend a little bit of time making your shots count. And I don't want to see any 'but I'm doing my best' posts.........you all know what your doing individually. Take some pride in the pictures you post. I know you can because that's all I read in the comments 'Wow! Great job!' or 'That's awesome!' or any other compliments along those lines.

I'm not overly ticked off here, but I am growing tired of seeing blatant shots of 'poo'..........there's enough material spread out throughout this forum to help even the most inexperienced photographer......FIND IT AND READ IT AND LEARN FROM IT!

And I will not be responding to questions about 'why'd you take down my pic??' That's just redundant..........the name of this site is called 'JoeDios', NOT 'let me throw up whatever I feel like'

Thanks for the understanding and compliance............


GS

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im pretty new here, and I was wondering what the etiquette/prevalent thinking is behind commenting on photos?
Im not really a photographer myself, but I like to think I have a decent eye for a good photo- and would sometimes post (hopefully constructive) criticism.
As a customiser, I regard honest feedback as important to my learning curve- and even though Im far from established here, I wondered if others feel the same?
Im sorry if this decends into a flame war- i assure you thats not my intentions for this post, just genuinely curious and interested.
(and I dont want to step on any toes, either)

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First off, in case you weren't 'officially' welcomed-WELCOME!!

Secondly, comments on pics should ALWAYS be honest and polite...........if you find something that looks a bit 'off', a 'gentle' suggestion should be offered. Nothing like 'that pic sucks' or 'I hate that it's stupid' or along those lines.......


Don't sell yourself short on your own pics either! Let's be honest, YOU should know if a picture is 'decent'.......look at it this way, are you proud of what you did? Or are you doing it so you can say to your friends 'look what I crapped out and took a picture of!'? Time and patience will show through your pics all by themselves. And if you get frustrated, don't be afraid to ASK!

Now I don't expect everyone to be able to take the same level of pics, it depends on so many things....camera, speed, surroundings, theme and the most important part........each individual!! Again, it all boils down to each person taking pride in what they are doing..........I mean it is your name attached to each shot!

So, take time and have patience...and just follow your mother's advice 'be respectful'...everyone can benefit from something and you'll be churning out brillant work in no time!!!


And I don't see a reason for this to turn into a flame war...............so no worries there!

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I don't know if i'm a member of a small minority, I'm in agreement with G.S here. It's frustrating to see three or four of the same shot.
I comment on probably every single picture I can get round to seeing. There is alot of Talent on this site and I think with the right.. what's the words compliance and courtesy we could continue to post up great shots!

Having made a mention already to sometimes poor picture quality, some people do have the talent to make a decent picture and they do have the right camera. It's a few centremetres back from the shot to bring it into focus or as Pru mentioned.. being a little more organised and creative.,
Take 20-30 pictures of the same thing by all means.. I think it was Ender or Outrider who mentioned this recently.. theres nothing wrong with 5-6 of the same shot/scene but JD doesn't need to see every single one of them.
By a simple process of elimination pick out your best of best, I had at least 8 different alternative shots on my NLC picture submitted yesterday. It would of been quite ridiculous to post all of them.

I'm certain if you go onto users images on mine there will (hopefully) be a variety of different angles and shots which is really what we're looking at.
Learn from mistakes, what works better in what situations with certain figures?

Finally the post above isn't meant to tell you to stop posting pictures. Just show a tad composure and courtesy before posting the next 10. Be creative!! Find a good spot and work it.. If you find the mods deleting your pictures then your obviously not listening to good advice.
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Hey Chris,
Good post. I actually don't mind either comment. I'm probably in the small minority that would rather have something said.. then not at all.
With that said, I'd rather it be constructive.. as already mentioned "Your Picture is crap" kind of post wouldn't bother me so much if there was any substance to back it up.
I've seen amazing shots and pieces of artwork on this site.. sometimes I've struggled to come up with the right words to express my joy or great feeling when I see some of these pictures it renders me speechless.

One of my area's I feel I could improve on would be nightshots.. i haven't mastered group shots either, which is why most of my shots are individual shots.

We can all help each other here, theres really no excuse for continous poor picture quality.. not when the likes of the best contributors are expressing continous helpful comments. I feel sometimes I comment on a picture thats out of focus they would listen to the advice, find a good spot and take 50 or so of the same picture.
When I first started taking pictures in the garden I had the great backup help of Dave aka G.I.*JOCK on msn to talk to. I went through one afternoon taking around 100-150 before I settled on a picture I was happy with. Nowadays my ratio is alot less (thanks dave)

Finally I'm certain not everyone on this site is perfect, I'm sure some of us feel close to it, theres always area's you can touch up on, or improve.. we'll only get better by sticking together and helping each other out.
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Well, when I think I've to say something about a good or bad picture I'll always say. But using my education. I try to help once and no more. I think if you are really interested in do better you'll hear everyone's criticism if not you'll keep doing your actual work.
What really bothers me in a picture is no focus on the real matter and pictures taken with no respect to scale. I can buy a "caption this photo". But everyday a "caption this photo" is BORING.
However I'm not the oner of judging what is or what is not apropriated, being so this are my 2 cents. And I think your posts is very important for readers of this forum.

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GS- I did get a really warm welcome from here, and you were the first to do so.
Thankyou.
Its just that Ive started commenting on photos, and Im very opinionated and cant shut up.
Thought Id better check if its ok first thats all.
As to my pics- my talents not my major problem-
I have a rare illness called lazybuggeritis so often dont get round to it.

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