1). Keep order and civil behavior
We don't really have any issues with bad posters here, as all of you are great friends and some of the coolest people I know online, and I trust most of you with anything.
2). Keep spam posts out.
This includes but is not limited to pornographic material, product advertisement, old advertisements, and personal flame threads.
3). Reconstruct the area.
This involves updating guides from their current state to modern, cutting edge, and informative posts that newcomers and solution seekers can find and use to the fullest. This will be my main duty!
So, with that being said, here are some ground rules I am laying down, and some things I am going to ask of our tech savvy folks who commit themselves selflessly to helping others diagnose and fix problems.
Here are some guidelines I think we should all live under. They are pretty straightforward, and not unreasonable. Some of this stuff is under the Guild Wars Guru Forum Rules, and as a result are bannable offenses. Some of this is just Rahja mumbo jumbo that I feel we should all follow to help make the Technician's Corner a really cool place to come to.
You can find the official rules of Guild Wars Guru forums here and you must abide by these at all times:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/content...nes-id2030.php
1). No personal flames.
Outlandish, uncalled for, or downright rude posts are not needed. Insulting someone in a witty, fun way is typically alright, especially if the two posters are great friends and they are just pulling each others' ears. (Example: Snograt is a sneaky devil who plans to takeover my life, and instill his view that the world should all have Armor+ cases) We know it is true Snoggy, stop hiding it.
2). No useless posts that don't involve technology or helping others.
The off topic forum welcomes those, and I am sure that your silliness will more than be welcomed there. However, under my new plans for this section, there will be a great way of posting technology news, so have no fear!
3). Please refrain from posting in spam/bot posts.
If you see a pornographic, sales, or other propoganda based post from a person that is clearly spamming, please do NOT post in it. Report it using the report function on the post (That is found in the lower left of the post, seen as a small red triangle. Give a simple reason for the post, and a mod will get around to it.) Alternatively, PM me if by some freak chance, I don't get the chance to grind the spamming scum into the ground with a boot. (This isn't a Guru based rule, and you won't be banned for posting it said thread, but more of a request I am asking of all of you. Besides, your post will be deleted along with the spammer's, so it will be a waste of your time to post. If you do post forgetting about this "rule", you won't be punished though, so no worries okies?
)4). Always be respectful of others.
That means don't bash people for their lack of knowledge or make fun of others because they don't know this and that, no matter their level of technical knowledge. I know my technical knowledge surpasses 99% of the general population of the internet, but I do not flaunt it. I make it known if my opinion or solution is brought under a shadow of doubt, but I will not try and cut others down using it. I realize we have many, many very intelligent posters in this section (arguably the smartest on the entire Guru forums) You tech savvy people know you are smart, the others know you are smart, and we all have mutual respect for each other. Show that respect, and understand that most of the people that come into this section of the forum do not know much about computers, and look up to us as the saviors' of their systems. We are here to help them, not cut them down. I don't want to see any "holier than thou" posts if a poster knows very little about PCs. You may direct them to guides for additional information, request additional information, and request them to download safe tools to aid in diagnosing the issue. Always show respect and humility when doing so, and in return, you will have a person that looks up to you as a great friend who will happily help them (you may find a reward comes in another form down the road)
5). Post what you know, not what you don't.
If you don't know an answer to a question, that is ok! Don't post a solution that could actually do more damage to the posters computer/device if you are unsure of the solution. Part of knowing is learning! It is perfectly alright not to know the answer. There are many aspects of programming I am not familiar with, especially web programming and coding, website design, and operating system protocols. My expertise stretches into hardware, with the only programming knowledge being DIRECTLY related to said hardware. There are a few things I have learned about this and that, but I am not an expert. We have people with varied talents, and it is important that we respect them for their talents, and learn from them. I see many of you as mentors for my software knowhow, and I hope you see me as a mentor when it comes to graphics and processor hardware. Always remember, your answer can fix, but it can also damage. Know when to answer, and when to be humble, allowing others with more knowledge to solve the issue.
Now, for my grand plan! Many parts of the Technician's Corner have become a cesspool of old information, rotting away as technology quickly passes it by. Guides are outdated, stickies left to become dated, and posts being necromancered by confused posters looking for solutions because of these issues. While resurrecting certain posts may be appropriate, more often than not, it just plain isn't. The information within the post is probably very old, and will mislead uninformed members of our Guru Family to make poor choices in their technology world.
We need new guides. We need new ideas, concepts, and knowledge. We need the Technician's Corner to be the place for people to go to be in the know about technology and technology help.
As of this moment, the change will begin. As a moderator, I now have the power to remove misleading material, update material that simply has been outdated because of the ever accelerating pace of technological advancement, and clean up unorganized material that would prove an invaluable resource if it were simply more organized and easy to navigate.
The change cannot happen just because I am a moderator. The change cannot happen without the fine men and women that devote themselves to helping those less informed in the wide world of technology. I need the tech savvy people to join together, as a family, and make the Technician's Corner the most powerful resource Guild Wars Guru has to offer its patrons.
I am hereby forming an elite team, devoted to the above. The team will have to work hard (but within the scope of juggling real life matters, and with time to relax and play games as well) to make this section the star attraction of Guru. My team will be hand picked from volunteers that sign up in this thread. I am not demanding you to participate, simply asking for those willing to give the time they already give to make this forum easier to use and the most powerful tech tool you have ever seen. We will be the new Guru Geniuses, seen as the authority on technology and electronics. We will be The Technicians!
So, I would like anyone willing to devote their time and expertise into The Technicians squad, in order to make the technical forum rival all the other forums. We will be the best organized, most fluid, and most friendly forum on Guild Wars Guru. We will be the pride of Inde's site, showing her that her site is the number one place for not only Guild Wars information, but technical help to those that want to continue playing their beloved game. Inde, as promised, I will make you proud; rather, WE will make you proud. We're here to make you the queen of Guild Wars, and it all starts with installing and making the Guild Wars game run smoothly for the best playing experience possible. Prepare yourself Guru, for The Technicians are on our way to make your playing experience phenomenal!
Anyone who wants to be eligible for a spot on the elite Technican team, please sign below and list your greatest strengths and weaknesses. List applicable experience, big or small, and list why you want to be a part of this new change in the way we do things.
I will go first:
Name: Connor (Rahja)
Occupation: nVidia Sr. Physical Design and Fabrication Process Engineer
Education: Purdue University Physics Alumni, Purdue University/Cornell University joint collaboration Doctrine of Nano Electrical Physics and Microprocessor Fabrication Design and Implementation (unpublished private thesis by self mandate), Purdue University continued Post Doctoral studies in Nano Manipulation Processes and Implementation/Nanoengineering. {that makes me sound so fancy}
Areas of Expertise: Graphics and Computer Microprocessor Fabrication and Hardware Design, ASM, come C++ and C#, nano technology, physics, physics based mathematics.
Areas of Weakness: Advanced programming languages excluding ASM, compliers, Operating System protocols, driver manipulation outside recent nVidia architecture and implementation, web design/creation/implementation/coding, HTML, Java, Unix, Linux, source code manipulation.
Accomplishments: Assisted in designing Core architecture during internship with Intel, extensive work on the G80 processor architype with nVidia, engineering and fabrication development for 65/55nm technology on nVidia subsystems and cache architecture, extensive engineering work on nVidia G92 series, primary fabrication engineering/design/implementation team selected for G200 and G300 (GTX 260 and GTX 280) pre, post, and launch designs, selected as primary team for Nehalem chipset fabrication design and implementation for pre, post, and launch designs.
Alright guys, let's get busy! The change ball is rolling, let's get it to accelerate to terminal velocity.
) and 64 bits of Ventrilo goodness is mine.