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Title: Wish there were more rules about posting questions about roms and stuff
Post by: Jakobud on October 28, 2003, 02:38:19 pm: I just replied to some idiot in the software forum who started a new thread basically asking how many gigs and how many roms make up every single collection (NES, SNES, MAME, Genesis, etc) and how long and how difficult it would be to aquire all of them....

These types of threads are ridiculous and I think there needs to be some sterner rules regarding posts about roms and aquiring roms and stuff. Getting roms illegally is not right and that is NOT what this board is all about. Questionable posts about roms should be deleted by moderators and the poster should be giving a warning or something.

The past six months we have seen so many newbie members coming in here making dumb posts like this. It's ridiculous.
Title: Re:Wish there were more rules about posting questions about roms and stuff
Post by: SirPoonga on October 29, 2003, 02:34:48 pm: We enforce the rules. But Mods don't read every post just as you don;t read every post. Hence the report to moderator link on each post.
Title: Re:Wish there were more rules about posting questions about roms and stuff
Post by: eightbit on November 01, 2003, 08:27:48 am: Quote from: Jakobud on October 28, 2003, 02:38:19 pm
I just replied to some idiot in the software forum who started a new thread basically asking how many gigs
You probably shouldn't reply to those posts. Just click report to moderator and they'll disapear sooner. If you reply it bumps it to the top and encourages others to reply.
Title: Re:Wish there were more rules about posting questions about roms and stuff
Post by: paigeoliver on November 13, 2003, 06:26:33 am: Quote from: Jakobud on October 28, 2003, 02:38:19 pm
Getting roms illegally is not right

Man, I would love to come over to your place and see your dumping hardware and PCB collection. It must be huge!!! ;D
Title: Re:Wish there were more rules about posting questions about roms and stuff
Post by: iwillfearnoevil on November 13, 2003, 11:43:01 am: Quote from: Jakobud on October 28, 2003, 02:38:19 pm
Getting roms illegally is not right and that is NOT what this board is all about.

ummm i just checked your website and you own pcbs of all the games on your machine?
Title: Re:Wish there were more rules about posting questions about roms and stuff
Post by: Jakobud on November 17, 2003, 01:28:14 pm: I'm not going around asking everyone where to get them ;) That just bothers me because it gives the entire board a bad name if thats what it turns into. I dont mind if that guy goes around and gathers all the roms he wants but just keep it to himself.
Title: Re:Wish there were more rules about posting questions about roms and stuff
Post by: iwillfearnoevil on November 20, 2003, 02:51:55 pm: it would give the board a bad name if people really cared about it and there were posts every day. now either the mods delete/lock them quickly or not a lot of people come around posting for rom requests. also i don't see a problem with a quick response giving the url of the burning team.
Title: Re:Wish there were more rules about posting questions about roms and stuff
Post by: SirPoonga on December 01, 2003, 04:44:04 pm: Quote from: jened on November 20, 2003, 02:51:55 pm
also i don't see a problem with a quick response giving the url of the burning team.

liability
Title: Re:Wish there were more rules about posting questions about roms and stuff
Post by: Sephroth57 on December 08, 2003, 09:33:49 pm: so does that make it wrong to get ROMS from the people who will burn you DVDs with them all?
Title: Re:Wish there were more rules about posting questions about roms and stuff
Post by: SirPeale on December 10, 2003, 01:30:42 pm: Quote from: Sephroth57 on December 08, 2003, 09:33:49 pm
so does that make it wrong to get ROMS from the people who will burn you DVDs with them all?

No, just don't post it here.