To the mod staff:
Since it is obvious that any useful accurate Guide is of benefit to the community as a whole that continued efforts to sabotage or obstruct the production of this Guide should not be tolerated as that is an explicit violation of the forum rules, acting against the community.
Being as how Agent has voiced their opinion that this should not be done and the mod staff has chosen (rightfully in my opinion) to allow this to continue to be worked on, it sure would be nice if Agent were to quit posting their opinion that it should not be done as that is an explicit violation of forum rules, questioning moderation decisions. This should extend to any poster.
Yes, I realize it's not my place to tell you the rules. Yes, I realize it's against the rules to point out forum rules violations.
But it is my place to ask you to the enforce the rules of this forum. Here. Publicly.
It's time for the mod staff to take a stand on the community building rule.
Please do so.
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To my fellow posters:
Those of you against this project quit badgering the authors. Don't like it? Complain to the mod staff.
Those of you who wish to critique, try doing so in constructive manners. 'This sucks!" doesn't fly. Tell them why it sucks.
However,ignoring any critique that is not about factual errors is their prerogative as the authors. Deal with it.
Give the authors the chance to produce something useful.
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To the authors:
I think this is awful for now. But that's OK for now.
I encourage you to continue because you have the potential to learn a lot form the process of making this a good Guide. Of course this will only work if you do realize that you have to work at learning what you need to learn to make this into a useful resource. If I didn't think you could do this, I wouldn't encourage you to try,
Your choice.
A few random recommendations:
Retitle this thread DRAFT - AD Guide - DRAFT.
The first line in this thread should be 'This is a draft of a work in process. Critiques welcome'. Eventually that label can come off, you will know when it;s ready to go, the community will tell you.
Treat this as a development project. Instead of trying to start with a completed product use an iterative top down design and development technique.
Solicit and welcome advice from the community. Yes, it;s your project, but to this point it's obvious that you are weak in writing and organizational techniques. Folk can help point you in the right direction.
Note well, that while you want and should welcome and consider critique and advice,you also need to evaluate that advice in light of the scope, design, and purpose of your Guide to decide if it is appropriate for inclusion in your Guide.
OTOH completely ignore anything Agent has to say. While Agent often makes valid points they are buried under too much dooky to be worth sifting through. Nothing positive can come of trying to satisfy or even respond to anything Agent has to say. Don;t hesitate to report them or anyone if you are feeling harassed, insulted, or any forum rules violation.
Good luck, I'm looking forward to watching this process and seeing the finished product. Any questions?
