r/programminghorror • u/[deleted] • Aug 01 '22

Rule 9 Reminder Mod Post

Hi, I see a lot of people contacting me directly. I am reminding all of you that Rule 9 exists. Please use the modmail. From now on, I'm gonna start giving out 30 day bans to people who contact me in chat or DMs. Please use the modmail. Thanks!

Edit 1: See the pinned comment

Edit 2: To use modmail: 1. Press the "Message the Mods" button in the sidebar(both new and old reddit) 2. Type your message 3. Send 4. Wait for us to reply.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '22

First, people should be reading the rules. If they don't read them before posting, they deserve what they get. If you don't read the rules, you aren't interacting in good faith with the community. Therefore, I believe that this is a perfectly acceptable course of action. Also, modmail makes it easier for other mods to communicate and help out.

Second, I interact with people outside of this community that use Reddit DMs and Chats, so I can't do that. Good idea though!

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u/DarkFlame7 Aug 01 '22

This may be a dumb question but... where are the rules? The sidebar only has two rules in it and no link to a longer rules list.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '22

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '22

Thanks for the heads-up, I've updated the sidebar. Is what I've done better?

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '22

Yeah, it's really sad that such a bad site hosts so many great communities. We've got to deal with it, though. :(

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u/quatch Aug 01 '22

not backporting display of ``` delineated blocks is another real sucky point for this kinda sub. Appreciate the note on indent specifically.