ZDoom.ORG Forum Survival Guide
From ZDoom Wiki
While official forum rules can only really be stated or enforced by Randy Heit, BioHazard, Phobus and QBasicer, there are some posting guidelines that you should follow in order to make it easier for all of us to get along smoothly.
- When posting a bug report, please be sure to look at the "Bug Posting Guidelines" in the "Bugs" forum.
- Generally, showing respect for other users is a good way to get them to show you respect reciprocally. It has to start somewhere, and since you can't control other people directly, that responsibility falls on all of us as individuals. Posting disrespectfully is an excellent way to derail topics.
- Spamming, trolling, and sharing warez are frowned upon.
- Before asking for help with any editing feature or starting a discussion on a topic, please refer to the ZDoom Wiki or search the forums before starting a new thread about it. It is likely that the information you need is already posted and available if you use the proper search terms.
- When you ask for help in a thread, you should only hope for it, not expect. No one really owes it to you, but in ideal circumstances, such a community will be willing to help. Be thankful for what help you do get, and if you feel that you are not being helped, please be courteous when addressing this. This applies to both content and timeliness of replies. No one knows everything, and no one browses the forums constantly, noticing every new thread that has been posted instantaneously. Bumping a thread before a reasonable amount of time has passed is poor form.
- Posting in all caps, alternating caps, without decent punctuation or spelling, or in leetspeak (13375p34k) is a surefire way to have your post disregarded. It is also courteous to break down larger posts into paragraphs for readability, use the quote feature to indicate what it is that you are replying to, and delete any accidental double posts.
- ZDoom versions are released on a "when it's done" basis. Please be patient.
- ZDoom version 1.22 is outdated, unstable, and obsolete. Please refer to the downloads page for the latest version. Just because the version numbers seem to indicate instability does not mean that this is true. Randy Heit can be unconventional in his naming conventions at times.
- Topic cohesion in the "Bugs" forums is especially important, as Randy uses these as a repository for crash information and reports of problems. By going off-topic, you slow ZDoom's development.
- ZDoom's intent is to support Doom-engine games such as Doom (and Ultimate Doom), Doom 2, Strife, Heretic, and Hexen. Asking for support for games that you think are similar but are not actually based on the same engine, such as Build-based games -- Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior-- and Rise of the Triad is not appropriate here.
- Posting in the forums only to insult ZDoom or any other source port is a waste of time in either case. Please do not do it here.
- Read the "Welcome to the ZDoom forums" thread (http://forum.zdoom.org/potato.php?t=7519 ).
- Don't take everything said on the forums too seriously.
- Give short but descriptive topic titles. A topic title of "HELP!!!" isn't really helpful to anyone.
- Before making a feature request on the forums, use the search function to see if someone has already made the suggestion.
