Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 4)

[Angrboda]

A thought occurred to me earlier. You might simplify the rules even further by presenting a simplified statement of a rule, along with a hotlink and/or a mouseover to a more complete definition of the rule. Actually, taking a quick gander at the job that Shell did, they're probably good as it sits. But you still could provide expanded explanation of them through the mechanisms I suggested.

[Cod]

A thought occurred to me earlier.  

There's a first time for everything.

[Losty]

A thought occurred to me earlier.  You might simplify the rules even further by presenting a simplified statement of a rule, along with a hotlink and/or a mouseover to a more complete definition of the rule.  Actually, taking a quick gander at the job that Shell did, they're probably good as it sits.  But you still could provide expanded explanation of them through the mechanisms I suggested.

We’ve had a simplified statement with a link to a more complete rule since I started as staff. Maybe even longer.

[The Valkyrie]

Cucumbers.

Might as well just drink water.

Technically, the cucumbers aren't being eaten.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

A thought occurred to me earlier.  You might simplify the rules even further by presenting a simplified statement of a rule, along with a hotlink and/or a mouseover to a more complete definition of the rule.  Actually, taking a quick gander at the job that Shell did, they're probably good as it sits.  But you still could provide expanded explanation of them through the mechanisms I suggested.

Or links to 50-100 page threads where they're discussed.

[Angrboda]

That's not really what I was suggesting, Losty.

[Losty]

It’s literally a simplified statement of the rules with a link to a more complete version. What were you suggesting?

[Angrboda]

It’s literally a simplified statement of the rules with a link to a more complete version. What were you suggesting?

The current link is from basically a title to a simplified version of the rules. I was speaking more of a link from the simplified description of the rule to a more extended definition which includes the points which were eliminated in order to make the simplified version. Examples, and / or additional staff comment could be included as well. I know from my time as a moderator that sometimes what seems clear to someone already familiar with the content may not be so to someone not so familiar. Granted, as Tibbs suggested, the greater detail is primarily helpful for staff, but having access to the types of things that staff consider could make avoidance of rule breaking as well as understanding why a specific ruling was made easier for the members.