Thread Creating Etiquette – MUST READ PRIOR TO CREATING NEW THREADS!!

[D-Man]

Discussion of important wrestling topics is the nucleus of our forums. Naturally, we encourage everyone to participate in the forums as much as possible to drive discussion, debate with others, and produce new topics. We have provided many different sections to our forums that allow everyone to participate in many aspects of discussion, focusing mostly on professional wrestling.

We all know how exciting it is to create new threads and see the replies and reactions from other posters about the subjects and issues that we choose. The creation of new topics is strongly encouraged by our staff, and we all look forward to the new topics that we can debate about on a daily basis.

But many posters don’t seem to understand the amount of work it takes for the mods and admins to keep Wrestlezone Forums one of (if not THE) most organized and clean pro-wrestling forums on the internet. (For example, there is a reason why whenever you enter our RAW subforum you only see discussion and threads in regards to RAW as a television program or the superstars within the program.)


As the Wrestlezone Forum staff, part of our job is to consolidate your new threads and ensure they have been placed in the proper sections, if you failed to do so. Therefore, we ask that you follow these guidelines in order to make our jobs easier:​

I. Please check ALL forums and subforums for possible duplicate topics before posting your new thread.
If anything at all, this is the most important form of etiquette, since it will cause you to be warned/infracted if it is not followed.

A good rules of thumb is to check the first four pages of threads within the forum. If you see a subject that is even remotely similar to the one you’re about to post, please reconsider posting your new thread or consult a member of the staff and find out if it would be considered a Duplicate Topic. Since it’s one of the easiest to follow on the forum, we hate having to infract anyone for this rule, but we’ll have no problem doing it.

II. Please place new threads in the proper section.
If you’d like to create a thread that has to do with a RAW superstar, please don’t be lazy and just throw it in the general World Wrestling Entertainment section. We have the RAW, Smackdown, and WWE Pay Per Views subforums under the World Wrestling Entertainment section for a reason.

That also goes for all other forums and subforums. Please make sure you familiarize yourselves with all of them before taking a risk and posting your new thread in the wrong section.

III. Please use proper grammar, punctuation, and capitalization in thread titles.
We’re not judging you if you’re not the best speller in the world. If you’re posting within the thread, we don’t expect you to write a 5-star novel with perfect wording, punctuation, and grammar. But, at the very least, please keep the thread title as neat as you possibly can. It takes a lot of time for us to constantly correct your grammar.

IV. If your thread is merely for the purpose of asking a CLOSED question, please understand where it should be posted.

What is a closed question?
A question which has a limited number of logical answers (e.g. 'yes' and 'no'), as opposed to an open or open-ended question.

What is an open(-ended) question (or discussion)?
A question that gains information and promotes discussion, usually beginning with who, what, why, where, when, how, or more subtly '"tell me about.."

If you want to start a thread with a closed question, you shouldn’t be placing it in non-spam sections. Those sections are reserved for open discussions ONLY. Creating a thread that asks a closed question should be placed in the Wrestling Spam Zone.

For example, if you wish to start a brand new thread whose purpose is to ask a closed question such as:

Thread Title: Mr. McMahon
Thread Body: A while back, Mr. McMahon was crushed when the Raw set crumbled on top of him. He seemed to really be in pain when it happened and was calling out for Triple H by his real first name, Paul. Was this a work or was it real?

Since this new thread subject is a closed question that has only one definitive answer and cannot promote any kind of real discussion, it should not be placed in the World Wrestling Entertainment section. Instead, the proper section for it would be the Wrestling Spam Zone.

V. If you are unsure and you believe that your new thread could possibly break any of these guidelines, CONSULT A MOD/ADMIN FIRST PRIOR TO POSTING.
This is self-explanatory. It’s easier to ask for permission than forgiveness on our forums. It only takes about a minute to PM a member of the staff to ask them if you’re following the proper guidelines when creating a new thread. If you’re on the fence as to whether your new thread may borderline break these guidelines, consult a member of the staff, first.

VI. READ THE FORUM RULES!!!
There really isn't a better way to say this. This guideline should be followed first and foremost when thinking about doing ANYTHING on this forum. Our rulebook contains every which way possible for posters to avoid any type of warnings or infractions, to post properly in every section of the forums, and gives you direction and guidance on everything that is in regards to our forums. There is no reason the rulebook shouldn't be the first thing you all read before even thinking about posting a new thread in any of the sections.

Thank you for taking the time to read and follow these guidelines. By doing so, you’re solidifying this forum’s reputation as the best on the internet.

HAPPY POSTING, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO REPLYING TO YOUR NEW THREADS!​