DF Q&A forum rules

First, there are the Universal (Applies Everywhere) Rules/Guidelines. These rules apply EVERYWHERE on the Artix Entertainment forums. Claiming ignorance of these rules is absolutely NO excuse, as you agreed to abide by them when you signed up for your forum account.

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THE UNBREAKABLE RULES

I. DRAGONFABLE QUESTIONS ONLY
This board is for questions about DragonFable only. Not about AdventureQuest or any other game you might play.
While we would prefer that you look in the DF Encyclopedia before asking questions, IF you cannot find your answer there, ask here.
General Discussion topics go in the DF General Discussion forum.
Bug reports go in the DF Bugs forum.
Want to know what stats a weapon has? Where things can be found? Try the DF Encyclopedia forums
Have a suggestion for the game? Please post in the DF Suggestions board

II. NO HARASSMENT/FLAMING
Harassment is defined on these forums as the purposeful insult of anyone’s personality, attitude, age, name, race, sexual orientation, religion, nation of origin, or many other categories in the direct attempt to not only embarrass the other person but incite a response. Any flaming found will be issued a warning to start with, possibly a Severe Warning or ban should the insult warrant it.

III. NO TROLLING
Continual attacks of a specific person/group that would not be considered harassment on a post-to-post level becomes such when done over a period of time and is considered trolling

IV. NO BEGGING FOR UPGRADES
Begging for a Dragon Amulet upgrade, or AQ Guardianship is a bannable offence on these forums. Do NOT do it at all, not in PMs, not in threads. No contests for which an upgrade is a prize, either. It only encourages begging.

V. STAFF HAVE FINAL SAY
Membership of this forum is a privilege, not a right. Membership only guarantees the ability to access them. Trolling, harassment, or any other rule breaking will result in varying degrees of punishment (though some violations result in automatic bans). Staff have the final say in the issue, and disagreeing with them in anything other then a private, respectful manner will be considered not only harassment but trolling. If you have issues with moderation that has occured the correct actions to take are:

For an ArchKnight of the DF Q&A board: (All contact mentioned is by PM/Private Message)
PM them first, attempt to resolve the issue, if you cannot resolve the issue contact an appropriate moderator (For the Archknights: Reens or the head mod of the board your complaint happened in. f you have tried unsuccessfully to resolve the problem with that AK, please contact Alac.
If further attempts to resolve the issue by talking to Alac do not prove successful, please PM Reens, the admin in charge of the forums.
Reens' word is Final.

For a Moderator: Contact that moderator first, if they cannot resolve your issue, you may then contact Reens. Reens' word is Final.

Failure to proceed in this manner, such as by posting a public thread indicates you haven't actually followed the rules, and as such your thread may be locked or deleted.

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Other Rules:

1. Don't post a Duplicate topic.
Use Search .. your question/topic may have been asked/raised before. Read the posts already on the board. If your question hasn't already been answered by a thread on the same topic, THEN you can post another thread. If it has, just use the already existing thread.See rule 9) for the exception to this rule.

2. Read a user's post before replying.
The entire post! Not just some of it. You may be replying to something you have no clue about, if you only read half or less of a post.

3. Spell Check!
Please. Read over your post to make sure that it makes sense. Try reading it out loud, too.

4. Don’t double/triple post.
In the upper right hand corner of every post you make, you’ll find the edit tool. Use this if you want to add on to something you said. Don’t make another post in the same thread. Double posting is a sure way to get your post deleted.

5. No mini-modding!
If you see a post that belongs in another part of the forum (Q&A/Bugs/Suggestions/etc) please do not post to say it doesn't belong. You can get in big trouble for mini-modding like this, and even banned. Post as if they DID post in the correct board, or just don’t post at all. A moderator will take care of the topic.

However, you can post to help them out, with some restrictions: 1) Answer them as if they were posting in the correct forum 2) Politely inform them of the location of the correct forum/sticky. 3) LINKS are helpful!

6. Do not name all new topics "DragonFable" or "DragonFable Question..." (or any form thereof)
Please try to be descriptive in your topic. It's safe to assume that ALL posts in this forum are about DragonFable... A good, descriptive subject line will make for a better overall thread

7. Do not bump "dead" topics
If a topic has not been posted in for 3 days or more, the topic is finished. Don't post in it. If you "bump" one of your own topics to bring it back up to the top of the topic list, you will receive an Official Warning. For official topics, tagged with the =DF= tags by forum staff, this limit is 5 days.

8. Screenshots
Please do not post screenshots in your topics - post the link instead.

9. Do NOT reply to spam
Do not reply to spam. That just makes it worse. Think of a little bit of spam...then as the 20 next replies are spam it ends of like a leaning tower of Spam. And then.....

Whammo. *SPLAT* All over everyone.

So please, in the interest of the cleaning staff. No spam.

10. Topics we do NOT want to see posted:
Anything that's NOT a question.
Personal suggestions topics (All suggestions go in the DF Suggestions board
"What level are you?" topics (if you want to boast about your character, use the (Dis)Accomplishments topic in the DF GD forum
"What's the best quest for a L... Mage/Warrior/Rogue" (see the stickied FARMING TOPICS topic)
Please read the =AK= Topics to be deleted/locked on sight thread for more information on this

11. Please do not discuss questions once a complete answer is provided
Because DF Q&A is a place for people to get quick answers to their questions, please do not turn threads into places where the objects of the question are discussed. If something has been fully answered by another poster, please do not post in the thread just to restate what has already been provided.

part 2

Properly Asking & Answering Questions


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Before asking a question, try to keep the following in mind:



What do I really need to know?


Am I absolutely clear in what I am asking for?


Has this question already been asked and/or answered elsewhere in the forum?


Have I tried to find the information myself, first?


Speaking of finding information yourself, the following links may prove very helpful in your search:



The DragonFable Encyclopedia

DragonFable FAQ

Every DF Link You'll Ever Need


The Rules would be listed, but you're obviously reading those already.

Remember, this forum is not for ranting. You may ask, "Well, what forum IS for ranting, then?" The answer is:

There is no place on the forums where ranting or whining is acceptable.



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When answering a question, ask yourself:




Am I sure that I understand what's being asked, and providing the correct, relevant information?


Am I being courteous in my answer, no matter how rudely the question was presented?


Do I only allude to useful links and information found elsewhere, or do I provide direct links for easier access?


Has the question already been fully answered?



The same links as supplied above are just as useful when answering questions as asking them.

A quick reminder, from the Universal Rules/Guidelines:

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19) No backseat/mini-modding.

This includes demanding that a user delete his/her post and/or getting the thread locked (e.g. Delete your post! This thread should be locked.). Any action where the user attempts to take over for a mod (including any variation of "I'd rate this ___, if I could!") anywhere on a sub-forum without explicit permission may be considered mini-modding.

This is especially true when the user only posts to do so. If someone has posted in a forum where it might be hard to determine what topic belongs there, post with advice addressing the question and suggesting (Note: NOT demanding) that the user post in the appropriately named forum.



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Hopefully now that you've completed reading this, you're fully prepared to take on all the information that the forums have to offer!

Thanks!

- .or

Do NOT post unless your post adds anything to the question.

If someone has already fully answered the question, please do not post in a reply if your post says the same thing. There is not need to link to a guide if the person above has linked to the same guide etc. . Things like this take up valuable space in the DF Q&A. Thanks.