Let's get a little back on track for this threads, shall we?
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Originally Posted by Swash
I've noticed that someone will post a thread in the wrong place I'll tell them the right place to put it and a mod will delete it I dont see anything against the rules for helping someone?
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The best thing to do in a situation where you believe a thread is posted in the wrong location is to use the report a post button
. Give a brief description as to what you feel is the problem and a mod will be there shortly to handle the situation. This helps direct the mods to a problem on the forums and keeps the forums running smoothly. We're starting to get quite a bit of traffic and we depend on users reporting problems since some posts may be missed by the moderation staff. You may make a post telling the mods to close a thread, move a thread, or some other moderation action but they could miss it. If you report it, every mod for that forum recieves an e-mail for the report. So it's much harder for us to miss a reported post rather than just making a post on a thread trying to draw our attention.
We've found when users of the forums begin to dictate where threads should go, point out policy violations, or other similar statements they can and have lead to arguments. We also call this "back seat modding". These situations are best left to the moderation staff to handle as they have the authority to dictate and carry out our policies. Some users may take offense if another user tells them what to do so please just use the "report a post" button.