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HWT
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Hi

I'm a new comer to the TGC forums (and forums altogether) so I was wondering where I could get more detailed information about how to post effectively without being offensive, or annoying and stuff. I've already read the forum usage rules but some of my questions (such as can I post for detailed help in DBC discussion even though it may seem like a team request?). Can anyone please help me out?

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Ian T
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#1 is don't make a ton of new topics in general discussion


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Benjamin
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The best way to do a sort of a team request is to get some sort of working demo, then post it on the WIP forums and ask for help in the thread.


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pushing around a wad of ca$h always helps as well... mouse knows...


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HWT
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Thanks guys !
Quote: "The best way to do a sort of a team request is to get some sort of working demo, then post it on the WIP forums and ask for help in the thread."


Actually I'm want to ask for some big help but without making it seem like a team request.

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Jeku
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The difference between asking for some help and making a team request is that you do almost all the work yourself. If you're coding your demo and you get stuck with a certain command, post it in the DBP forum--- tons of people will help you out with it. But if you say you need 10 modellers and 15 programmers to do tons of free work for you, then I'm afraid that won't fly.


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Also, be sure to use good grammer(which you're already doing a find job with ). Just makes you appear much more professional, and it's easier to read. People will take you more seriously if you take the time to write grammatically correct.

Welcome to the community by the way.



Some common abbreviations:
- btw (by the way)
- lol (laugh out loud)
- g2g or gtg (good to go, or got to go)
- imho (In my honost opionion or in my humble opinion)

Actually took me awhile to figure a few of these out when I first joined the forum.



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Quote: "Also, be sure to use good grammer(which you're already doing a find job with ). "


Thank-you

Thanks guys, for all the support and for making me feel very welcome

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Drew Cameron
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Welcome HWT

Are you new to Dark Basic, or just the forums?

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Man, I look around the forums too much, ive forgotten most if not all of the DB I know.

and welcome HWT!!!

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HWT
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Thank you all again for making me so welcome

Quote: "Are you new to Dark Basic, or just the forums? "


I'm quite new to DBC and forums (and the concept of forums altogether). Also quite new to computers and stuff.

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Well then you'd beter check out the flow chart...

It has swearing, so dont open it unless you are prepared.

Just a warning, dont want to get in trouble you know...

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Love the flow chart .... solves all my debugging problems
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Quote: "Also quite new to computers and stuff."


I thought you had been coding since you were five. I must be crazy.


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Quote: "I thought you had been coding since you were five. I must be crazy."

He never told he wasn't 6 year old.

By the way, welcome.

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Welcome HWT.

Being polite and friendly is the best way to encourage folks to help you around here. If your stuck with anything, decide what the most important part is and make a nice detailed post about it asking for advice, once someone helps out in the thread it's easier to expand on it and get all the help you need.


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HWT
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Thank you Van-B and thank you all for your help

@ Jimmy: I've been gaming since 3 (not computers) but was introduced to computer *GAMING* since I was 5. I only began coding for real a few months ago.

Anyway, thankyou again for everything. But I have a question. Suppose I was experiencing technical difficulties with the website and I posted a thread about it for help in the General Talk. Would that be okay?

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Quote: "Suppose I was experiencing technical difficulties with the website and I posted a thread about it for help in the General Talk. Would that be okay?"


Of course


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Hi again

I've seen many of the main category pages on the forum having threads with symbols like a star and a green arrow pointing up - just curious as to what that means exactly

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It means its an announcement. Basically mods make these to keep important information in. I'm pretty sure you can't post in them, but you can post in stickies (similar but usually things like a useful thread that people need to post in)


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Thanks Neofish

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Your welcome basically play it right and everyone will respect you (once you get that far you can act like Jimmeh and get away with it )


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I act like Jimmy and get away with it.

j/k

Ban jimmy...


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never post when your drunk.

there's a lot to be said for unspeakable acts...
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You don't act like Jimmy and don't get away with it


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welcome HWT! just a hint: if someone tells you to "STFU", it means they want you to stop talking about what you are talking about.

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Quote: " Your welcome basically play it right and everyone will respect you (once you get that far you can act like Jimmeh and get away with it ) "

Thanks but I prefer to remain myself

Quote: "welcome HWT! just a hint: if someone tells you to "STFU", it means they want you to stop talking about what you are talking about."


Thanks for the welcome Flindiana

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oh, and HWT? please post on my story thread often. that way, i con post more often!

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Sure Flindiana But could you give me the thread URL please - thanks

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Quote: "Thanks but I prefer to remain myself"


But didn't you create this thread looking for ways to conform?

Be you! Do what you do!

There're no such things as unspoken rules, and even then, you should bend the spoken ones, if that's who/what you are. Why?? It's Friday, of course!


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Amen brother!
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I'm having a little trouble understanding what can be considered as piracy on the forums. I would very much appreciate if somebody could tell me if the following situations are considered pirating or not:

CASE 1: If I attach source code from the DB examples?
CASE 2: If I attach media associated with an example from the CodeBase?
CASE 3: If I attach media that someone else gave but that is part of an example code (not on the CodeBase)?

Thanks

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It depends what the user has said about the media. Your probably allowed to attach it if the you didn't buy it and/or credit the user who you got it from. You could link to the codbase examples too


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Thank you Neofish

I apologise for being a annoying with my questions but I have yet another.

In the CodeSnippets forum, what kind of material should I be posting? For example, can I post things whole programs or just small functional modules for use in other programs (e.g. shooting code, collision code etc...)?

I've been hearing that the Team Request forum has been locked - is this *still* true?

Thanks

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Quote: "I've been hearing that the Team Request forum has been locked - is this *still* true?"


Yes, its something you wouldve wanted to stay far away from

Your best bet like said before, is to have program first, then ask for someone to do something (simple) for you..

Quote: "In the CodeSnippets forum, what kind of material should I be posting?"


just don't post crap.. If it's useful or cool then post it..


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http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=49370&b=2&p=15
there you go! have fun!

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