Post by AG Whiskers on May 23, 2013 3:19:14 GMT
Originally Posted by Kurzod
Etiquette. Definition? Gladly. Thank you, Dictionary.com.
"Conventional requirements as to social behavior; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion."
Awesome, right? Here's what etiquette means to you, the AG member, and I'm even going to break it down in such a way that I feel like it will be very easy to understand in almost every situation.
1) Forums. I shouldn't really have to go through and detail to you the things etiquette requires on the forums (or anywhere else, really) because most of those things are covered elsewhere, likely in the Code of Conduct thread (read it). However, here are some important things to note.
a) Vulgarity and caps lock are not cruise control for cool. By this, I mean that nobody's going to think you're cool because you're swearing and being obnoxious forumside. Much more likely, you're going to annoy everyone, and I'll eventually have to have a stern conversation with you about how annoying you're getting. Avoid this. I will not be nice.
b) Be respectful. People higher ranking than you are higher ranking than you for a reason. They got here first. They worked hard. They took time out of many, many days to create and host maps for you to play on during game nights. So on, so forth. If you happen to be higher rank than someone, this does not mean that you're allowed to be a jerk. Quite the opposite. You're expected to maintain your cool and represent AG, even when someone else is being a jerk. This goes beyond rank entirely, guys. This is basic respect for the people around you. Use common sense. If you feel that you need clarification with regards to what "respect" is, by all means. I'll break it down. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me.
2) In Game. Whether it's a game night, a meeting, a little custom game that we've thrown together just for fun, a Forging get together, or just idle chit chat in an Xbox Live party, there are a few important rules to remember.
a) Pull your mic out of your mouth. Seriously. If everyone's talking, and you drown everyone else out, your mic is too close to your face. It's not generally a big deal, but when a person of higher rank is trying to tell you something important during a meeting, or something important about whichever custom game type we're about to play, or whatever, it's incredibly disruptive to the entire party's ability to hear important information if you're sharing some private joke with another buddy in the party and we can hear you loud and clear over literally everyone else that's trying to talk. It makes it difficult for the ranking officer that's trying to relay important information to not get totally sidetracked and forget what the heck it was he/she was trying to say in the first place. This minimizes our gaming potential during game nights and draws out meetings to totally unnecessary lengths. All of us want to cover the topics that need to get covered so that we can go back to shooting bad guys, building castles, or... I dunno, doing whatever it is you do.
b) Be Respectful. Yeah, being respectful got covered in the previous section, and I don't want to go through and say everything again. However, with regards to being gameside, obviously the same rules apply. Moreover, if you're at a game night and you're playing a map or a game type that you don't like or feel is flawed in some way, there are much more respectful ways to go about stating such. Hit them up in a private chat or something and offer to help improve the game or the map in some way. Complaining in the lobby or even during the game about how much you just can't STAND the map/gamenight doesn't do anything but bring everybody down, and it won't be tolerated. Even politely suggesting that the map could be fixed, if you do it in public, could make the person feel like they're being dissed, and don't nobody like feeling like they're being dissed.
Remember, if someone is hosting a game night or sharing a map they created, they busted their tails for probably hours making a map and game type that they're proud to share with the community. It takes one person being a real (insult vulgarity here) to totally ruin that person's desire to even TRY to get better at creating maps and game types, and that's the LAST thing that we, as a community of recreational players want!
3. Private Messages
a) Same as above. The fact that a message is private does not mean that it's okay to be a jerk. Use your head, especially when talking to ranking officers. There's no reason at all to be disrespectful. If you're angry, you might jolly very well have a right to be. However, being rude is the worst way to get your problem handled. Keep your cool, and if you can't, maybe just log off for a little while and cool down. It may help you avoid saying something completely ridiculous.
If you have any questions with regards to etiquette, certainly feel free to contact me. I'm always more than happy to answer any and all questions.
Etiquette. Definition? Gladly. Thank you, Dictionary.com.
"Conventional requirements as to social behavior; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion."
Awesome, right? Here's what etiquette means to you, the AG member, and I'm even going to break it down in such a way that I feel like it will be very easy to understand in almost every situation.
1) Forums. I shouldn't really have to go through and detail to you the things etiquette requires on the forums (or anywhere else, really) because most of those things are covered elsewhere, likely in the Code of Conduct thread (read it). However, here are some important things to note.
a) Vulgarity and caps lock are not cruise control for cool. By this, I mean that nobody's going to think you're cool because you're swearing and being obnoxious forumside. Much more likely, you're going to annoy everyone, and I'll eventually have to have a stern conversation with you about how annoying you're getting. Avoid this. I will not be nice.
b) Be respectful. People higher ranking than you are higher ranking than you for a reason. They got here first. They worked hard. They took time out of many, many days to create and host maps for you to play on during game nights. So on, so forth. If you happen to be higher rank than someone, this does not mean that you're allowed to be a jerk. Quite the opposite. You're expected to maintain your cool and represent AG, even when someone else is being a jerk. This goes beyond rank entirely, guys. This is basic respect for the people around you. Use common sense. If you feel that you need clarification with regards to what "respect" is, by all means. I'll break it down. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me.
2) In Game. Whether it's a game night, a meeting, a little custom game that we've thrown together just for fun, a Forging get together, or just idle chit chat in an Xbox Live party, there are a few important rules to remember.
a) Pull your mic out of your mouth. Seriously. If everyone's talking, and you drown everyone else out, your mic is too close to your face. It's not generally a big deal, but when a person of higher rank is trying to tell you something important during a meeting, or something important about whichever custom game type we're about to play, or whatever, it's incredibly disruptive to the entire party's ability to hear important information if you're sharing some private joke with another buddy in the party and we can hear you loud and clear over literally everyone else that's trying to talk. It makes it difficult for the ranking officer that's trying to relay important information to not get totally sidetracked and forget what the heck it was he/she was trying to say in the first place. This minimizes our gaming potential during game nights and draws out meetings to totally unnecessary lengths. All of us want to cover the topics that need to get covered so that we can go back to shooting bad guys, building castles, or... I dunno, doing whatever it is you do.
b) Be Respectful. Yeah, being respectful got covered in the previous section, and I don't want to go through and say everything again. However, with regards to being gameside, obviously the same rules apply. Moreover, if you're at a game night and you're playing a map or a game type that you don't like or feel is flawed in some way, there are much more respectful ways to go about stating such. Hit them up in a private chat or something and offer to help improve the game or the map in some way. Complaining in the lobby or even during the game about how much you just can't STAND the map/gamenight doesn't do anything but bring everybody down, and it won't be tolerated. Even politely suggesting that the map could be fixed, if you do it in public, could make the person feel like they're being dissed, and don't nobody like feeling like they're being dissed.
Remember, if someone is hosting a game night or sharing a map they created, they busted their tails for probably hours making a map and game type that they're proud to share with the community. It takes one person being a real (insult vulgarity here) to totally ruin that person's desire to even TRY to get better at creating maps and game types, and that's the LAST thing that we, as a community of recreational players want!
3. Private Messages
a) Same as above. The fact that a message is private does not mean that it's okay to be a jerk. Use your head, especially when talking to ranking officers. There's no reason at all to be disrespectful. If you're angry, you might jolly very well have a right to be. However, being rude is the worst way to get your problem handled. Keep your cool, and if you can't, maybe just log off for a little while and cool down. It may help you avoid saying something completely ridiculous.
If you have any questions with regards to etiquette, certainly feel free to contact me. I'm always more than happy to answer any and all questions.
