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jgaddy
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| 02/08/2007 12:54 PM |
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Here are the rules, and of course, they are subject to revision ... feel free to suggest ways for us to modify and make your forum better.
Behavior. This forum is part of the online arm of PRINT magazine, and we hope to keep it as friendly as that magazine has been, since 1940. (Hopefully friendlier!) All content posted is considered submitted for publication in the print version of the magazine--so if you would never say it in a national magazine, you probably shouldn't say it here.
We expect participants to sign their real names to their messages. You can pick your Username (20 character maximum), but we want real signatures. Again, comments here may find their way into print! If your Username is your real name, you don't have to sign the posts since it's already there.
Gratuitous insults will not be tolerated. If you're criticizing work, criticize the work, not the person. And always justify. You can't just say Designer/Client X is dishonest. You have to say what the person/entity did, and why you think the thing you describe was dishonest. It's generally better to direct harsh words at the behavior, not the person or firm: "What they did was idiotic" is less likely to offend than "they're idiots," which is personal. For those of you who took debate classes, this is known as an "ad hominem" attack.
You'll want to avoid posting long stretches in all capital letters--in internet etiquette, it is considered shouting. Plus it's just plain hard to read.
Politics and religion. This is a forum about design, not a forum for religious or political discussions. In the magazine, we discuss a variety of issues--including politics and religion--but only as they directly pertain to design. The field has a long and storied history for its political posters and dissenting views, but we also believe that one can enjoy, appreciate, and praise a particular work without necessarily subscribing to its politics. If you are unable to appreciate a work in a state of aesthetic disinterest, you're better off visiting a more appropriate forum. Posts intended to inflame religious or political invective will be deleted.
Printmag.com is not a forum for posting fiction. If you have such original material on another site and wish to link to it, that's allowed, as long as it isn't adults only material or doesn't violate the following rule:
Please do not post copyrighted material. Links to offsite materials are OK and passages quoted, for example, are fine as long as they're attributed. But apart from material sent out strictly for public relations purposes, we don't want to see huge swaths of text from other sites copy-pasted here without permission. Posts may be excerpted for promotional and other uses by F+W Publications. See our next guideline for limitations on image posting.
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yoyoma
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| 03/13/2007 4:43 PM |
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| How long has this forum been around? I would think that a forum for a publication as popular as PRINT would have loads of people on here. |
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jgaddy
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| 03/14/2007 10:02 AM |
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we just started last week ... so we're still getting the word out. any suggestions for making it better?
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heatherparlato
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| 02/17/2008 2:58 PM |
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well, since that conversation happened almost a year ago and there are still tons of topics here with no comments, i'd say maybe start promoting the forums in the magazine. the letters section encourages feedback, but doesn't remind people they can discuss features & stories here. i realize it's not part of the print style to have a byline at the end of an article, but a little nudge to where people can discuss things would likely get a lot more people visiting. perhaps expand the non-magazine topics to include design community issues? just a few thoughts...
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