Stupidest rules a you've seen on a forum

[87e30]

One forum has a 6 month no buy/sell period, and you have to get 300 posts. Why does waiting 6 months make me a less sketchy person???

Another forum blocks swear words and bans people for arguing.

I don't really go there, I love r3v.

[mr.vang]

for being from the states, you don't speak INGLITSCH very well

review your grammer then get back to us

why does it matter?

[delatlanta1281]

I love R3V - it's like a breath of fresh air.

/rant

except for the short "no one word posts" period... now it's back to normal.

[george graves]

Oh god. I could go on and on about stupid rules I've seen - I'm sure we all have. I started out as a forum moderator - it's fun - but it's annoying sometimes. If you have 1000's of member on-line, someone is always having a bad day. And that end up in your lap.

Here a little something most people don't know....Generally the rules that are put up on a forum, the stupid ass stuff like pauses between posts, and non-editing of posts after 15 mins...all that stuff is just some check box option in the software. It's not some genius plan that the admin came up with to make the forum run better. It's just them cranking up all the annoying settings so that they can do the least about of work, rake in the most ads money and profit. Hey if a little is good...a lot if BETTER!....wrong.

If a forum sucks, it usually cause the person with the admin power either, likes playing god, or just isn't good at seeing that they don't need to lock every-freaking-thing down.

The setting regarding search (the no searing 3 letter words) is the admin being too much of a cheap ass to up their hosting - so they scale back the server load by screwing the users. Yea. real f-ing smart. Every hobby or industry is loaded with 3 letter aberrations for things. I honestly don't know what some of these clowns think they are doing.

It's really sad to see how many forums are run as a money making machine - carefully disguise as a user forum(the newer the BMW the more it's true - there is more money up for grabs). What even worse is to to see the users that have zero clue that they are just being force-fed ads, and that the admin doesn't give a rats ass about the users. They'll even stand up for the admin and advertisers - not knowing what a chump they are being. On the e46 and up forms, that the main forum advertisers, are the last people you want to give your money to.

R3v is (for the most part) has really good advertisers. And honestly, we shoudl stop giving them so much shit.

If you guys knew how much money some of the big sites want for an ad, you'd shit yourself. But for the parts companies paying it, it's a cash cow for them - so they suck it up and pay. Too bad for the users get shafted. Most of them are sheep anyways....I guess it doesn't matter...

I love R3V - it's like a breath of fresh air.

/rant

[delatlanta1281]

No one word answers.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO
Burn.

[325_e30]

Ranger-forums does not add posts in off topic to your post count. Imagine how little the post count would be on some members here (myself included)

i would have under 100 posts.

[Holland]

Ranger-forums does not add posts in off topic to your post count. Imagine how little the post count would be on some members here (myself included)

Farbin with 0 posts? :shock:

[Vince30]

Ranger-forums does not add posts in off topic to your post count. Imagine how little the post count would be on some members here (myself included)

[325_e30]

Rennlist (Porsche) has a "POST NO NUDITY" rule.....dumbest thing ever :)

thats why he came here.. all his posts so far have been porn :giggle:

i cant talk though. Off topic is where most if not all my posts are acquired.

4chan. so many stoopid rulez.

not being able to post cheese pizza really bothers you that much?

[m73m95]

Rennlist (Porsche) has a "POST NO NUDITY" rule.....dumbest thing ever :)

They also don't allow swearing, but depending on the context, they are relaxed on it.

[ALYKZANDYR]

having to fill out the occasional captcha to make a post. even though i have signed up with a valid email, and clicked the confirm account message, like most fourms require.
Do i need to show up at the server location, fill out war and peace on a personal info form, give a sperm sample and get a freedom search to prove i'm not a bot?

[Deltron Dirty30]

4chan. so many stoopid rulez.

[call me jack]

for being from the states, you don't speak INGLITSCH very well

review your grammer then get back to us

it's been a long day... i'll see if i can patch it up, but i think the ultimate message is clear.

[b*saint]

OP is Midwest tho... j/k

[imsotyerred]

for being from the states, you don't speak INGLITSCH very well

review your grammer then get back to us