Amanda (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sandboxdiva) wrote in ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} domestic_snark,@ 2005-02-28 13:16:00 |
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The domestic_snark FAQ, ver. 1.5ish
Greetings from your mods!
We are proud to present Thedomestic_snark FAQ, ver. 1.0, as promised (sorry to be late...life got in the way...). This post will be put in the community memories, for future reference.
And now, without further ado...
What isdomestic_snark?
domestic_snark is a community for expressing your frustration with the stupidity of the masses, in a creative fashion.
Who are the community moderators?
Your mods arewait, sandboxdiva, geminigirl and messyjessy (heretoafter known as "The Mods"). Anyone else is just faking it.
Do The Mods actually talk about what goes on here? Do they have any clue?
Hey, that’s two questions!
Just answer it, will you?
*sigh* Fine. Yes, between e-mail, IM, and chat, they tend to be pretty up to date. And if they aren't talking, then they rely heavily on the Psychic Friends Network.
What exactly are we allowed to snark?
Anything that has been posted in a topically-related LJ community, or anything on-topic that you find elsewhere on the Internet or in your everyday life.
Is there anything we are not allowed to snark?
There is to be NO snarking of posts in personal LJs. And when snarking a community post limit your snarking to the content of the post – no personal attacks. And anything violating the LJ TOS is forbidden.
What if we want to snark sex-based stuff?
Check outdot_sex_snark. It’s our stepsister twice removed and slept with our boyfriend twice (and used a coupon…and jam as lube, but only from small jars).
How did this community start?
Well, back around Thanksgiving,wait and sandboxdiva were IMing, as usual, and discussing their annoyance with posts in a certain community which shall remain nameless. And sandboxdiva said, “We need something like dot_domestic_snark.” And thus a community was born.
So why is it just called “domestic_snark”?
Because dot_domestic_snark was too long. Not our fault - talk to the LJ Gods
What’s your position on fake posts in the communities that we snark?
It’s inappropriate and it promotes the kind of behavior that we complain about and snark in the first place. We do not condone it. If you go ahead and make fake posts anyway, we will not defend you. You are on your own. In addition, any posts todomestic_snark that link to fake posts will be deleted. (thank you to geminigirl for her help with this section)
Any other rules we should be aware of?
Yes:
Wait a minute...why can't we snark The Mods? What makes them so special?
Ummm...because we're The Mods and this is no freaking democracy...
What happens if we break a rule?
We drown you in mustard.
No, seriously.
We might give you a warning, depending on the offense and/or ifsandboxdiva has had her daily dose of chocolate. After that, we drown you in mustard and kick you out. And see above about fake posting.
What does it mean, "depending on the offense?"
Exactly what it says - depending on the offense.
Can't you give us an exact definition?
No.
Why not?
It's like pornography. We know it when we see it. Not that we see porn that often...nevermind. You get the point.
Why isdomestic_snark a moderated community?
Because despite everything we've previously said about no whining, quality vs. quanity, etc., some people just don't listen.
So, is that it?
For the time being...The Mods reserve the right to amend, revise, supplement, etc. whenever the mood strikes.
domestic_snark FAQ, ver. 1.5ishGreetings from your mods!
We are proud to present The
domestic_snark FAQ, ver. 1.0, as promised (sorry to be late...life got in the way...). This post will be put in the community memories, for future reference.And now, without further ado...
What is
domestic_snark?domestic_snark is a community for expressing your frustration with the stupidity of the masses, in a creative fashion.Who are the community moderators?
Your mods are
wait, sandboxdiva, geminigirl and messyjessy (heretoafter known as "The Mods"). Anyone else is just faking it.Do The Mods actually talk about what goes on here? Do they have any clue?
Hey, that’s two questions!
Just answer it, will you?
*sigh* Fine. Yes, between e-mail, IM, and chat, they tend to be pretty up to date. And if they aren't talking, then they rely heavily on the Psychic Friends Network.
What exactly are we allowed to snark?
Anything that has been posted in a topically-related LJ community, or anything on-topic that you find elsewhere on the Internet or in your everyday life.
Is there anything we are not allowed to snark?
There is to be NO snarking of posts in personal LJs. And when snarking a community post limit your snarking to the content of the post – no personal attacks. And anything violating the LJ TOS is forbidden.
What if we want to snark sex-based stuff?
Check out
dot_sex_snark. It’s our stepsister twice removed and slept with our boyfriend twice (and used a coupon…and jam as lube, but only from small jars). How did this community start?
Well, back around Thanksgiving,
wait and sandboxdiva were IMing, as usual, and discussing their annoyance with posts in a certain community which shall remain nameless. And sandboxdiva said, “We need something like dot_domestic_snark.” And thus a community was born.So why is it just called “domestic_snark”?
Because dot_domestic_snark was too long. Not our fault - talk to the LJ Gods
What’s your position on fake posts in the communities that we snark?
It’s inappropriate and it promotes the kind of behavior that we complain about and snark in the first place. We do not condone it. If you go ahead and make fake posts anyway, we will not defend you. You are on your own. In addition, any posts to
domestic_snark that link to fake posts will be deleted. (thank you to geminigirl for her help with this section)Any other rules we should be aware of?
Yes:
- absolutely NO WHINING, chat speak or image/long posts without cuts
- Please look before you snark, to make sure you’re not repeating anything. Especially if the post you're snarking is being snarked because it's a repeated post. :) (thank you, faecat)
- It's about quality, not quantity. We would rather see one post a month of truly creative snarking than 20 posts a day of mediocre snarking.
- Your post must be a REAL SNARK, not just whining about the state of affairs in whatever community. That's what your personal LJ is for.
- If you find something within domestic_snark to be offensive, DO NOT just whine about it in a post (see above). Please take your issue up with The Mods.
- Snarking of The Mods is forbidden
Wait a minute...why can't we snark The Mods? What makes them so special?
Ummm...because we're The Mods and this is no freaking democracy...
What happens if we break a rule?
We drown you in mustard.
No, seriously.
We might give you a warning, depending on the offense and/or if
sandboxdiva has had her daily dose of chocolate. After that, we drown you in mustard and kick you out. And see above about fake posting.What does it mean, "depending on the offense?"
Exactly what it says - depending on the offense.
Can't you give us an exact definition?
No.
Why not?
It's like pornography. We know it when we see it. Not that we see porn that often...nevermind. You get the point.
Why is
domestic_snark a moderated community?Because despite everything we've previously said about no whining, quality vs. quanity, etc., some people just don't listen.
So, is that it?
For the time being...The Mods reserve the right to amend, revise, supplement, etc. whenever the mood strikes.
