SRB2 Message Board
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The SRB2 Message Board, commonly referred to as the SRB2 MB, or simply MB, is the main point of communication for the SRB2 Community. Every day in the message board, many people post messages having to do with SRB2, editing SRB2, as well as many off-topic subjects.
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Forums of the SRB2 Message Board
The forums are the separate areas for users to make relevant posts. There are 6 different groups of forums.
Administrative
The Administrative forums of the forums are for important topics regarding either the forums, or SRB2 itself.
- Rules & FAQ – The Rules & FAQ forum is for the discussion of rules, and to assist newcomers in answering SRB2-related questions they might have. The administrators post the rules in these topics, mainly so that newcomers to the forum can visit this section and learn them — and, it is hoped, follow them.
- Announcements – The Announcements forum is used by administrators mainly to announce important events such as a new SRB2 version release, a rule change, or other major SRB2-related events. One such example is the announcement of the release of SRB2 version 1.09.4.
Off-Topic
The Off-Topic forums for discussion not related to SRB2.
- Video Gaming – The Video Gaming forum is for the discussion of various video games and consoles, and just recently includes discussion on Sonic Games since the Sonic The Hedgehog forum has been locked.
- General Discussion – The General Discussion forum is for the discussion of whatever else does not fit in with the rest of the forums. Spam is prohibited.
- War Room – This forum is for debates. Users should keep their debates civil, as flaming will not be tolerated.
- HOW DO I JUMP – In this forum users can spam, and do anything they like in it, except that they should still use their common sense as to what's allowed and not allowed on the board. Forum games are not only allowed in this forum, but encouraged. To see this forum, users need to join the HDIJ usergroup.
General
These are the forums for general discussion related to SRB2.
- SRB2 Discussion – The SRB2 Discussion forum devoted to any sort of discussion of SRB2.
- Suggestions and Help – The Suggestions and Help is the forum for posting help requests, suggestions, and bug reports. There are stickied topics in this forum devoted to Bug Reports and Suggestions, so the board in general is for assistance in technical issues or other questions. Questions for editing SRB2 (WADs, SOCs, and the like) should go to the Editing Help forum.
Editing
The Editing forums are for discussing topics related to the editing of SRB2, Such as mods, level wads, and SOCs.
- Editing – The Editing forum is for the discussion of edits, modifications, and unfinished alterations of SRB2. Users may post here to ask questions on editing SRB2. They may also post their unfinished works here to receive criticism and suggestions, or help on an issue they cannot remedy.
- Editing Help – The Editing Help forum is for questions concerning editing SRB2, from basic level wads to things such as SOCs and the like.
- Releases - Submissions – This is a place where users post their levels to be reviewed by Judges. If it has any redeeming value, it is moved to the Releases section.
Releases
The Releases forums are where Judges move submitted finished works for other users to enjoy.
- Levels – The Levels forum is for releasing custom designed levels for SRB2.
- Mods – The Mods forum is for releasing major modifications of SRB2, including level packs and source code modifications.
- Characters – The Characters forum is for releasing custom designed characters for SRB2.
- Models – The Models forum is for releasing MD2 Models designed for SRB2's unsupported OpenGL mode.
- Miscellaneous – The Miscellaneous forum is for releasing scripts and SOCs built for SRB2.
Archived
The Archived forums is a special area of the board where old but important sections are kept.
- Forum Archive – The SRB2 Archive forum is for important or otherwise notable topics relating to SRB2. No new topics are posted here. Instead, moderators move topics into this forum. Normal users used to be able to reply to topics, but now no longer can.
- Releases - Old – The Releases - Old forum is where all the old releases are kept from before Mystic made separate forums for individual kinds of releases. This forum is locked, and can not be posted in.
- Sonic the Hedgehog – The Sonic the Hedgehog forum used to be for the discussion of all things Sonic the Hedgehog related. It has now been locked and archived because of the poor quality of many posts in the forum, so all new topics to do with Sonic games belong in Video Gaming rather than here.
Hosted
The Hosted forums are unrelated to SRB2, and are simply hosted on the SRB2 MB's webspace. These forums should be regarded as separate from the SRB2 MB.
- SSNTails.org – The SSNTails.org forum is for the discussion of SSNTails.org, where the creator of SRB2 hosts his other projects and files. The forum is administrated solely by SSNTails.
- ProjectGeeker.org – The ProjectGeeker.org forum is for the discussion of the GeeKer fansite, ProjectGeeker.org. The forum is administrated solely by SSNTails.
Private
The Private forums are not allowed public view, and are only accessable by administrators and users granted special rights.
- Staff Lounge – This forum is where the administrative logs and warnings are placed. Also where rules changes and other similar discussions are placed. Only moderators and administrators can view this section.
- #SRB2fun Operators – This forum is where the operators of the #srb2fun chatroom discuss administrative issues and the like. Only #srb2fun operators and forum administrators can view this section.
- Hidden Palace – The Hidden Palace was used for staff discussion on the SRB2MB, it is now no longer used and remains existent for only archival purposes.
Rules
The rules of the SRB2 Message Board are designed to keep order. Here is an abridged list of the rules:
- Generally speaking, keep the forums to the content that can be shown on network TV (Think "The Simpsons") and use your own common sense as to what's allowed or not allowed on the board.
- Use correct English.
- No spam.
- No flaming or trolling.
- Do not ask for netgames in the forum.
- Read the FAQ and Wiki before asking simple questions.
- Do not post about a project you have not started.
- Do not backseat moderate.
- Do not bump topics pointlessly.
- Use meaningful topic subjects.
- Only give constructive criticism.
- Do not post recolors, sprite rips, music replacements, or timer socs.
- Do not post someone else's work as your own.
- Do not ask for a file to be reuploaded.
- The administrators are granted the authority to do whatever they feel is necessary to maintain control on the forums.
Enforcement of the Rules
The message board has a three-strike system. Each infraction of the rules counts as one strike towards the user. One strike is a 1-week ban, a 2nd strike is a 2-week long ban, a 3rd strike is a 52-week long ban (which is equivalent to a year-long ban), and a extra strike after the 3rd is a permanent ban.
When an offending post is spotted, it's a practice by the moderators to edit it to be more appropriate. This action is explicitly marked on all affected posts. Also, topics which break the rules are often locked, usually accompanied by an explanation as to why.
Administrators and Moderators of the SRB2 Message Board
Administrators (or Admins) and moderators (or Mods) are established on the message board to enforce the rules. Moderators can lock, move, edit, and split topics and posts. They can also view the IP of users, and issue warnings to those who violate the rules. The higher-ranking Administrators have access to everything on the boards, and can ban users who have violated the rules too many times.
There are also Judges to determine whether a release has merit to make it to the Releases section of the forum.
Administrators
- Mystic
- FuriousFox
- SSNTails
- Arrow
- FoxBlitzz
- Shadow Hog
- Sonict
- Chaos Zero 64
- Torgo
- Dark Warrior
- Cue
- AlamGBC
- LoganA
Moderators
- Tets
- Furyhunter
- Prime 2.0
HDIJ Moderators
- Spazzo
- Arf
- Shuffle
Judges
- Arrow
- Boinciel
- Chaos Zero 64
- Cue
- Dark Warrior
- Draykon
- FoxBlitzz
- FuriousFox
- Furyhunter
- MattW_CFI
- Nev3r
- Oogaland
- Prime 2.0
- Shadow Hog
- Sonicandtails218
- Sonict
- Spazzo
- SRB2-Playah
- SSNTails
- Tets
- Torgo
April Fool's Day
The SRB2 Message Board briefly risks out-of-the-ordinary changes to celebrate April Fool's Day. During the event, the Message Board commonly features a different background and logo along with modified user titles to fit a certain theme.
Nazi Allied Blitzkrieg 2
The first April Fool's Day theme took place in 2007 in which the message board appeared with a red skin (now available as "Magma"), and was renamed "Nazi Allied Blitzkrieg 2", which is a reference to calling admins "Nazis" because of harsh rules, or extreme measures taken to maintain such rules. They also created new rules, which were simply not to "piss [the admins] off," and that breaking one rule would get you a permanent ban. Many people changed their avatars in the spirit of the holiday, but many thought that it was anti-Semitic and immoral.
Rainbow Unicorn Blast 2
Taking place in 2008 and in direct contrast to the previous prank, "Rainbow Unicorn Blast 2" had very little rule enforcement and was focused as if towards 12-year-old girls. The boards were changed to a blinding pink (now available as "pink"), and a MIDI of the Barbie Girl theme song (which was later turned into a "Rick Roll") played in the background of the forum. Administrators were dubbed "Faerie Queens" and Moderators were dubbed "Faeries." As with the previous April Fool's Day theme, many users were displeased by the event, though most of the issues were not against the theme itself but rather against the excessive spam and relatively obscene material that were posted during the time.
This event was also accompanied by a slopes update starting the SRB2 10th Anniversary Blog. While the update was indeed fake, the blog wasn't and was replaced by some genuine updates a few days later.
