icycalm wrote:

New guideline, though it's not exactly new -- I've been doing it for ever.

The idea is that the threads in this forum are being constantly edited by me, in order to keep them free of stupid/boring bullshit, which for this site's readers might be tiresome/annoying to read. So if you see your posts edited/deleted, don't worry: it's normal. I do this all the time. You just carry on what you are doing, which should be making intelligent, informative, well-written posts, on subjects which you know a lot about.

The general idea, which I will explain at length in a future article, is that this is NOT a regular videogame forum -- it is a community blog written by experts, and edited by me. By posting here you are effectively becoming a member of this community blog, and you are accepting me as your editor.

icycalm wrote:

New guideline: Please do not PM me, like, ever. I fucking hate PMs.

icycalm wrote:

Note that this VERY IMPORTANT issue must be relevant to the running of this website. I.e. it must be very important to me. If it is something simply very important to you (a random game-related question, for example), then you better be prepared to send at least $200-$300 per question. That's my going rate these days.

icycalm wrote:

I've had to delete about half a dozen posts in the last 24 hours or so -- a record high. I usually delete fewer than that in an entire week. If your posts are getting deleted, by the way, it means that you need to think more before you post. So please do so!

icycalm wrote:

I have already mentioned quoting policies regarding posts made IN THIS FORUM. In such cases the rule is: quote as little as possible.
When the quoted material is hosted on ANOTHER SITE, however, the rule is reversed. It then becomes: quote as much as possible.