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'Don't be an asshole!' is Elftown's number one rule. Aside from the various Uploading Art Rules, Elftown is very lax in controlling what you can and cannot do; it's a fun place to be. So why do people have trouble following this simple sentence, this primary guideline? Possibly they just feel like being annoying to everyone else. Or maybe they are just angry and need to vent. Better still, maybe they don't understand it. What does it mean to be an asshole?
An asshole is someone who disrupts the generally tranquil nature of a certain situation or place-more specifically Elftown in this case. This can be brought about by a countless number of things.
Here is a list of the most commonly observed things that could be used to label you as an 'asshole':
- Complete disrespect towards others
= This means that you harass others because of some false claim, or for no reason at all.
- Destruction of other's work on purpose
= This applies to all those that think that ruining someone's wiki-page is funny. It is easily fixed, but that doesn't make it right.
- Abuse of Elftown systems in a way others find offensive
= For example, running around yelling at people to 'cyber' with you isn't the smartest thing you could do.
- Repetitive violations of the Uploading Art Rules
= You may be upset when one of the Guards takes down your image because it is copyrighted, or random, and so on. However, putting it up again and again is just stupid.
- Repetitive sending of Chain messages
= Chain messages explains what is considered a chain message; they are unwanted as they annoy people and quickly fill message boxes.
But, note:
- Not everyone is going to get along with everyone else.
= Just because you hate someone doesn't mean that the Elftown guards consider that member an asshole. If you don't like someone for personal reasons, our tip is to not talk to that person. Starting a war on Elftown because someone has run over your dog will give you the bad title.
Knowing this, some people might ask the question, "Is being an asshole a bannable offense?". The answer is yes, being an asshole can get you banned, but we try to give members plenty of fair chances to change their ways. Just because you get angry once or twice does not mean that you will be banned. It all depends on the situation.
The Council believes that Elftown should be a fun place for everyone. To be a fun place, we need an environment free of hurtful people. So please, don't be an asshole. Oh, and have a nice day.
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2007-08-22 [Mortified Penguin]: Pirating artwork is not only easy, but it can make you seem like a much more talented person than you are... but if you try to make a drawing that ends up looking terrible, people simply don't have as much respect for you... do you think van Gogh would have been as renowned if he could only draw stick figures? ...you see, people only respect you if you have talent.
2007-08-22 [Mortified Penguin]: ...*eats ramen*...
2007-08-22 [Ukia]: *looks at Penguin* Don't make me hungry. Here on Elftown, I be a dragon. And I have to agree with your comment. It is easy to just copy a picture and paste it somewhere else. *sighs* I prefer printing them out so I can look at them, or bookmarking the site so I can go back at look at them. The only problem with printing them out, though, is that I have a filing folder partly dedicated to artwork. It's mostly full of funny stuff I've printed off of e-mails I've gotten, though.
2007-08-22 [Mortified Penguin]: .......I knew it! ...filthy art thief! ...you people disgust me... *makes some original artwork*...
2007-08-22 [Ukia]: *snorts* I do make my own artwork. That doesn't mean I can't be inspired by other people. Also, I can't draw equines very well, and I like to have references for anatomy and musculature. . . . . And a good quarter of that filing folder is dragon information from various sites, including the site names, thank you very much. I have a second, larger filing folder for my own artwork and stories. It's pretty big. Someday, I will hook up the scanner . . . .
2007-08-22 [Mortified Penguin]: ...suuuuure... *eats ramen*...
2007-08-22 [Ukia]: *rolls eyes* The only problem with the Internet is that you can't show people physical proof. *sighs* Damn it, now I'm twitchy . . . *tail twitchs back and forth*
2007-08-22 [Mortified Penguin]: And even if you do show most people proof, they still won't believe you... *eats ramen*...
2007-08-22 [Ukia]: How very true. *looks at tail* Stop twitching! I have to say, though, random quotes fro ma favorite book inserted into a conversation can be fun.
2007-08-22 [Mortified Penguin]: ...riiiiiiight
2007-08-22 [Ukia]: Well, like the phrase "I have better things to do than to listen to airbrains chasing butterflies", 'Trickster's Queen', by Tamora Pierce.
2007-08-22 [Mortified Penguin]: Never heard of it... *eats ramen*...
2007-08-22 [True, plain and simple]: I think that it's about time you moved the discussion to another wiki-page or private messages. :)
2007-08-22 [Ukia]: That's normal. The quote refers to social settings where people can only talk about the latest gossip and change their tune according to whatever the most popular person's opinion is. "Airbrains chasing butterflies" pretty much sums it up.
2007-08-22 [Mortified Penguin]: You "think"? ...that's not a very clear message... perhaps if you'd told us to, rather than simply giving your opinion, I wouldn't feel compelled to argue... but, as you have the power to ban me, I believe that I will do what you think I should do, and stop chatting...
2007-08-22 [Ukia]: Same here. Now what?
2007-08-22 [Mortified Penguin]: How about we take this conversation to Bob's Diner...?
2007-08-22 [Ukia]: Mmm, never been there before. Might as well.
2007-10-31 [~Nox~]: I simply adore the title of this wiki page ^^
2008-02-25 [november800]: ive read it...
and i dont know yet if im breakin yer rules..
2008-02-26 [~Nox~]: it happens!
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