What are the rules of this site?
By signing up to Lockergnome.net, you agree to the following Terms of Service:
Nothing Illegal - We do not allow discussions of anything that is illegal within the United States, United Kingdom, or against International treaties. This includes but not limited to: copyright and trademark laws.
No Solicitation - You may not ask for invites to websites such as Google+, Spotify, etc. You may not advertise your website or blog. Additionally, you may not recruit or ask for employees to help you with your website, blog, or service.
No Harassment - Treat others in the community with respect. It is fine to disagree with someone, but do so in a friendly manner. Name calling, threats, harassment and bashing others (or their ideas/beliefs/opinions) is not allowed.
Foul Language - Occasional curse words are acceptable in questions, comments and answers. Excessive foul language is not allowed and any form of racial or discriminatory language is strictly prohibited. You may not use harmful words towards others, despite its context or intention.
Excessive Formatting - As you might have noticed, this site allows you to format your text in various manners, like text bold, italicize, etc. We ask that you don't overuse text formatting, as it becomes unnecessary and difficult to read.
Stay Appropriate - We have many community members who are minors (under 21, 18, 16 years of age.) You may not discuss or post links to mature content, including but not limited to: pornography, excessive violence, or promotion of illegal activities.
File Sharing - There will be no discussions or links to file sharing sites. While we understand that the sites are not illegal, some of what they are used to download is illegal. Please do not discuss where to find the newest movie or music online "for free," share links to your favorite torrent sites, etc.
Karma Farming - It is quite easy for us to see who is trying to cheat the system to get additional karma for themselves. The regular members also tend to watch that and report suspicious karma activity. Anyone caught karma farming will have their alter ego removed from the site and will themselves lose nearly all of their karma.
Closed = Closed - If a content editor, moderator or administrator closes a thread, KEEP IT CLOSED. It was closed for a reason. This means do not add any further comments or answers.
Discussing Issues from Other Sites - If you have been banned from the live chat, Geeks.pirillo.com or any of our other community sites, this is NOT the place to discuss it.
Argumentative Behavior - We will not tolerate argumentative behavior. You may not always agree with a decision made by the administration of this site, but we ask that you respect said decisions.
Last Word - A site admin or moderator ALWAYS has the last word. If they ask you to stop discussing something, please do so.
Changes - These rules are subject to be changed without notice, so be sure to check back here regularly. As the community continues to grow, we will of course have to adapt and change with it.
Failure to follow the Terms of Service may result in karma reduction, account suspension, or a permanent ban. All violations are reviewed to best determine the appropriate course of action.
Membership Roles
A site administrator is one who is responsible for the overall maintenance of the site, its members and its contents. You can tell someone is an administrator by the two blue diamonds next to their name.
A site moderator is someone who helps maintain the site content only, including reporting of problems to the administrators. These people are chosen by the site administrators; they're hardworking, dedicated, and beneficial assets to the community. You can tell someone is a moderator by the single blue diamond next to their name.
A site editor is someone who can only edit and close question threads. These people have their "position" due to the amount of karma they have received by participating on the site. Anyone who has enough karma will be able to do these things - they have not been hand-picked by the administration. Anyone abusing this "position" will lose enough karma to take the editing powers away from them. Please don't go to editors with member issues... those should be taken up with admins.
If you feel someone is violating the rules above, you may send an E-Mail to Alastor@iPocalypse.net and they'll get back with you as soon as possible. The community typically deals with smaller issues, but if its something serious, send an E-Mail! While Chris Pirillo manages this website, he is very busy and may not get back with you for every little issue. If you want to contact Chris however, you can at Chris@Pirillo.com -- Please allow all E-Mails to administrators 24-48 hours for reply.
What kinds of questions can I ask here?
What's on your mind? More to the point: questions should be relevant to this community. Before you ask - please make sure to search for a similar question. You can search questions by their title or tags.
What kinds of questions should be avoided?
Please avoid asking questions that are not relevant to this community, too subjective and argumentative.
What should I avoid in my answers?
This is not a discussion group or forum. Please avoid holding debates in your answers as they tend to dilute the essense of questions and answers. For the brief discussions, please use commenting facility. Remember that your comments can be voted up or down and this will influence your overall reputation.
Who moderates this community?
The short answer is: you. This content of this website is moderated by the users. The system allows users to earn rights to perform a variety of moderation tasks. Member moderation is dealt with by the administrators and actual moderators of this site.
How does karma work?
When a question or answer is upvoted, the user who posted them will gain some points, which are called "karma points." These points serve as a rough measure of the community trust to him/her. Various moderation tasks are gradually assigned to the users based on those points.
For example, if you ask an interesting question or give a helpful answer, your input will be upvoted. On the other hand if the answer is misleading - it will be downvoted. Each vote in favor will generate 10 points, each vote against will subtract 2 points. There is a limit of 200 points that can be accumulated per question or answer. The table below explains reputation point requirements for each type of moderation task.
* add comments -> 0 * delete comments -> 2000 * close own questions -> 600 * reopen own questions -> 120 * retag questions -> 150 * edit any answer -> 400 * open any closed question -> 2000 * delete any comment -> 2000
How do I set up or change my profile picture?
We control our avatars through gravatar.com. "Gravatar" means globally recognized avatar, if you didn't already know - and you can set one up for free right now (to be used universally).
To register, do I need to create new password?
No, you don't have to do that. You can login through any service that supports OpenID, e.g. Google, Yahoo, AOL, etc. Login now!
Why can other people edit my questions/answers?
Questions and answers can be edited like wiki pages by experienced users of this site; this improves the overall quality of the knowledge base. If this approach is not for you, we respect your choice.
What happened to the Lockergnome Blogging platform?
Nothing. It's still running on Lockergnome.com - and we're also still hosting people on our premium service.
Why did I lose karma points?
Karma is not a privilege - and it should serve as a prime indicator as to the value you hold in this community. Karma doesn't always grow - sometimes, it can shrink (due to downvoting from other capable users). Moreover, when administrators discover that a number of bunk accounts are set up specifically to add karma to another user's or set of user account(s), karma may be subtracted at the administrator's discretion. This may or may not be at the hands of a specific user - nor may it be his or her fault. Again, karma should be an indicator of your value to the greater community (and is an arbitrary system altogether). Typically, if you're involved with a random variety of threads, generally giving good advice and asking good questions, and seen as a valid contributor overall, then the risk of losing karma isn't great. If you have set up multiple accounts or asked friends to game the system, you risk permanent suspension.
Still have questions?
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