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Fan Base: Fan Base Rules and Guidelines
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Member Since: 6/29/2002
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Originally posted by B2R4D
I was having a brief, incidental off topic conversation the other day. It was only one post, yet I was issued a warning point for it. Yet I'm pretty sure the person who began that discussion escaped freely with no warnings alongside a few other posters.
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Exactly why this clarification was needed, not just for the members but also the mods. We're not going to reverse any old WPs, but a warning like that shouldn't happen again in the future.
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ATRL Administrator
Member Since: 6/29/2002
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As a side note, mentioning the artist at the end of an off topic post is not enough to make the post on topic. We judge the main content of the post. This is true not just for Fan Base threads, but any thread on ATRL.
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ATRL Moderator
Member Since: 11/1/2010
Posts: 26,750
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Originally posted by Kworb
As a side note, mentioning the artist at the end of an off topic post is not enough to make the post on topic. We judge the main content of the post. This is true not just for Fan Base threads, but any thread on ATRL.
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Just making sure people hear it. 
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Member Since: 9/10/2006
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Originally posted by Kworb
Exactly, you shouldn't be afraid to go off topic once in a while, or get to know each other a little better. But if you're constantly going off topic because you simply want to increase your post count and you have nothing to say about the artist in question, that's when problems arise. Or if all you do is post "hi" and "bye", then your presence in the thread doesn't add anything of value.
Nothing will change about the reporting, except now it should be a little clearer what's meant to be reported and what isn't. We already warn people who send in too many bogus reports.
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The WP's coming to the most frequented threads. 
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ATRL Moderator
Member Since: 8/4/2009
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kworb
As a side note, mentioning the artist at the end of an off topic post is not enough to make the post on topic. We judge the main content of the post. This is true not just for Fan Base threads, but any thread on ATRL.
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Finally, no more of those:
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I'm tired... bla bla bla blax1000,
#MyArtistIsAmazing
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Posts. 
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Member Since: 2/18/2012
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Originally posted by Kworb
Exactly, you shouldn't be afraid to go off topic once in a while, or get to know each other a little better. But if you're constantly going off topic because you simply want to increase your post count and you have nothing to say about the artist in question, that's when problems arise. Or if all you do is post "hi" and "bye", then your presence in the thread doesn't add anything of value.
Nothing will change about the reporting, except now it should be a little clearer what's meant to be reported and what isn't. We already warn people who send in too many bogus reports.
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With this in mind, if you do say bye, but you've been part of an ontopic conversation prior, is it still warnable? I spoke to Katie not too long ago as I got a WP in the gaga thread for saying goodnight, but I had been a part of a conversation. 
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Originally posted by Jack!
With this in mind, if you do say bye, but you've been part of an ontopic conversation prior, is it still warnable? I spoke to Katie not too long ago as I got a WP in the gaga thread for saying goodnight, but I had been a part of a conversation. |
I'm more thinking of people who only come in a few times a day going "Hi! What's going on guys?" or stuff like that, when they can simply read the previous page. If you're involved in a conversation and you're leaving then there's no problem announcing it.
And it's not like we will start reading every page in these threads, someone has to be genuinely bothered by it, preferably someone from the Fan Base itself. If you're bothered by a fellow fan's excessive off topic banter, it's easier for us if you gather some "evidence" posts and then submit it by help request. You now have these guidelines to back you up.
In the end our main goal is that these threads remain fun for everyone and are open for new fans to join. We're not looking to crack down on anything or to moderate them more heavily.
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Member Since: 7/13/2010
Posts: 4,992
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Its a shame we cant use nicknames of our fave in the base thread 
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Member Since: 6/22/2011
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Member Since: 6/22/2011
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Originally posted by csybeyking
Its a shame we cant use nicknames of our fave in the base thread |
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Member Since: 11/7/2011
Posts: 14,651
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Originally posted by Kworb
Exactly, you shouldn't be afraid to go off topic once in a while, or get to know each other a little better. But if you're constantly going off topic because you simply want to increase your post count and you have nothing to say about the artist in question, that's when problems arise. Or if all you do is post "hi" and "bye", then your presence in the thread doesn't add anything of value.
Nothing will change about the reporting, except now it should be a little clearer what's meant to be reported and what isn't. We already warn people who send in too many bogus reports.
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Originally posted by Kworb
As a side note, mentioning the artist at the end of an off topic post is not enough to make the post on topic. We judge the main content of the post. This is true not just for Fan Base threads, but any thread on ATRL.
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
Posts: 60,893
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If you are not a fan of the artist or you don't have a genuine positive interest in them, do not post in that artist's Fan Base thread.
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Reminds me of something 
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Member Since: 5/14/2011
Posts: 14,089
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kworb
As a side note, mentioning the artist at the end of an off topic post is not enough to make the post on topic. We judge the main content of the post. This is true not just for Fan Base threads, but any thread on ATRL.
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The Gaga base is going to change drastically. 
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Member Since: 7/9/2010
Posts: 42,506
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– If you are not a fan of the artist or you don't have a genuine positive interest in them, do not post in that artist's Fan Base thread.
Huh? I may "drag" certain artists in SYG but if I want to say something positive about them I'm not allowed to post in their base? Madonna for example?
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Member Since: 1/6/2012
Posts: 15,374
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Originally posted by Kworb
As a side note, mentioning the artist at the end of an off topic post is not enough to make the post on topic. We judge the main content of the post. This is true not just for Fan Base threads, but any thread on ATRL.
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Nooo 
the Gaga base is going to be more interesting now 
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Member Since: 6/1/2011
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Member Since: 2/18/2012
Posts: 25,853
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Originally posted by iheartBrit
Not the Gaga base getting exposed like this  |
Not you acting like the Gaga base is the only base that does this.
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Member Since: 2/25/2012
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What if you want to go into the Base of an artist you're not a stan of to say something positive?
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ATRL Administrator
Member Since: 6/29/2002
Posts: 77,601
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Originally posted by Remixed
– If you are not a fan of the artist or you don't have a genuine positive interest in them, do not post in that artist's Fan Base thread.
Huh? I may "drag" certain artists in SYG but if I want to say something positive about them I'm not allowed to post in their base? Madonna for example?
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The Fan Base threads are specifically for fans and admirers, they are not a general discussion thread for that artist. We can't read people's minds, so it's usually tough to know if there is a "genuine positive interest", but to give an extreme example, Alexz is not allowed to post in Beyoncé's thread.
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ATRL Administrator
Member Since: 6/29/2002
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Originally posted by Roxie
What if you want to go into the Base of an artist you're not a stan of to say something positive? |
It should generally be okay if you don't have a history of being a hater of that artist and you mean well. This particular guideline is in response to people posting in rival Fan Bases, starting a fight, and then reporting the resulting posts. Like when people jump in another Fan Base to "correct" receipts that were posted in there.
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