The Questions and Assistance Forum


Welcome to Charity/Donations!

The purpose of the Charity/Donations Forum is for users to who need money or anything else which his peers might be able to give. No one can demand money or oblige someone to give. NO ONE.

Forum Rules


All users who post in C&D (newbies, oldbies, and regulars alike) will be expected to abide by these rules.

REMEMBER: You must follow all general rules of Gaia that are stipulated by the Terms of Service, Rules & Guidelines, etc.


THE BASICS

Spam
The C&D forum is very strict about spamming. Any posts that do not attempt to help resolve the assistance being sought or question being asked can be considered spam. If you do not have anything meaningful or relevant to add, then consider the Chatterbox or other more appropriate forums. If you don't know, then don't post.

If you see that the thread is resolved, then do not post. This does not mean you will get in trouble if several users all post answers in a reasonable span of time and someone else beat you. Do not post something like "What he/she said", quote for emphasis, echo an answer already posted, etc.

Necroing
Posting in a thread causes it to move to the top of the forum listing. Posting in long resolved and unposted in threads is considered necroing. This is disruptive as it now mixes with fresh threads. If you unnecessarily post in "dead" threads that have already been resolved, you can be warned for spamming.

Bumping
In general, threads are responded to fairly promptly. However, it can still take a bit of time, especially if there are many new threads being posted or if the answer involves lots of typing or information gathering. Be patient. Bumping will only be allowed if a thread falls off the first page of the forum listing and is still unresolved. This will include not just posts directly saying "bump" but any post that serves no other purpose than to bring up the thread. (For instance: just emoticons, a question mark, "can't anyone answer", etc.). Bumping inappropriately may result in a being warned for spam.

Abuse and Flaming
Calling other users "stupid", "slow", "retarded", "moronic" or any other kind of abusive behavior does not help in any situation. Other people annoying or offending you does not give you the right to be abusive in return. Having the opinion that not knowing something is "stupid" does not give you permission to abuse the person asking. It only makes you look "stupid." Engaging in abusive behavior can and probably will earn you a warning.


FOR THOSE SEEKING ASSISTANCE

Check the existing threads
While repeat threads are allowed, it is highly suggested that you at least quickly look through to see if other people have asked about the same thing(s) you plan to post about. Most problems are not unique and you might be able to find an answer about it that is already posted.

Be descriptive in your title
This will help users offering assistance tell if they might be able to help you as well as allow other users that might be having the same problem to identify a thread where there might already be an answer.

Make sure it is related to BWG
Your question should be related to BWG itself. That is seeking informational assistance about BWG. Like how to do something BWG related. Seeking subjective judgements or answers about non-BWG topics do not belong in this forum.

Check for the answer in the thread
Do not ask people to PM, IM, or otherwise contact you with an answer. You are the one seeking help. It is not good etiquette to make people have to go out of their way to help you. In addition, other users needing the same help as you will be able to see an answer if it is in the thread. If you haven't gotten an answer but have to leave, save the link to the thread (using bookmarks, thread subscriptions, etc) and check it when you come back.

All replies are by volunteers
No one is required to answer your questions or reply to your threads. The more respect you show to your fellow users and the easier you make it on them to help, the more likely you will get a useful response that resolves the issue you are having.

FOR THOSE OFFERING ASSISTANCE

Report bad threads
Members will post threads that don't belong in this forum or threads that should be removed due to being inappropriate. DO NOT POST IN A THREAD SOLELY TO SAY THAT IT IS MISPLACED/VIOLATING THE RULES. Report it and let us explain why they should not have posted it in C&D. Remember: posting in it will just move it to the top of the forum where it will continuing staying visible.

Enforcing rules
If a user is violating a rule, then you can at most politely inform them about it. As with the above rule, try to refrain from making this the sole purpose of your post. If they still refuse, continuing to press the issue will not accomplish anything. It is almost always better to just simply report it.

Make useful posts only
If you do not have anything to say that will help resolve the thread, then don't post. If you are just going to say something like "I don't know" or "hopefully someone knows" or "that's interesting/weird", etc., then you should not be posting and can receive warnings for it.

Resist the urge to post verbatim
Just directly copying an existing document (such as the Terms of Service) a a response is usually not sufficient. They might be asking because they don't understand the meaning of the very thing you are copying. Make sure you also try to explain what it means and why it applies to the situation.

Thank you. xD