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 website is moderated by the users. The system allows users to earn rights to perform a variety of moderation tasks.
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.
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