Forum Rules - READ BEFORE POSTING

**Jay Bell** · 10-09-2005, 10:57

In an effort to curb a great amount of posts on creating styles of “Ninjutsu”, there are some new rules in this forum that need to be addressed.

1. Before proclaiming that you are creating a style of Ninjutsu, be aware that your credentials will be questioned. To prevent a very large thread of back-and-forth bickering, save us the trouble and let us know your martial arts background ahead of time with your initial post. If a thread is created without this, you have 24 hours to do so or the thread will be locked. This does not mean it is acceptable to create another thread and start over.
2. On the topic of history: Get your facts in order before coming on the thread with outlandish ideas of bunk history lessons. A good number of people on this forum have spent a great amount of time researching the history of Ninpo and the like. We’ve got a pretty good handle on it. Please save fairy tales for your kids.
3. Expect some eyebrows to perk and some resistance when you say that you’re going to create a martial art, much less a Ninjutsu art. In the several years that this forum has been around we’ve seen it all. Understand that you are essentially putting yourself on the chopping block with such claims. Warm welcomes are probably not going to happen.

Now that I more time to devote to this forum, things are going to change significantly. Some other things to consider before posting on this forum:

1. There are a lot of years of training and experience on this forum. If a question is asked that you aren’t sure the answer to, let it pass you up. It’s not an opportunity to show the world how much (or little) you know and it wastes the time of the person truly looking for guidance.
2. Joking is fine, ribbing is great…however if in the bulk of your posts, there are 15 places where the cursing filter has edited, you’re going to have issues with me.
3. There is a button where you can report posts that you think are offensive. I would also ask people to start using this if they see a post that doesn’t add up so it can be addressed. I don’t live at my computer (I swear!), so literally pages of arguing posts can be done until I have a chance to see them. Nip things in the bud.

Hopefully we can turn this forum around. For a number of people around the world, Budoseek’s Ninpo forum has turned into a mockery and a laugh fest. I want this changed. It will be changed.

**riku** · 10-10-2005, 09:20

Perhaps one can take also sort of 'scientific method' -attitude, which demands that the more drastic claims are brought up, the better proofs are expected...

There are some hot buttons in MA world: that doesn't mean that such a topics would be prohibited - but one needs to bring evidence to back up his/her (actually, more often his

) claims.

"Hopefully we can turn this forum around.--. I want this changed. It will be changed."
Thumbs up, and salute for Jay,
Riku Ylönen

**Don Roley** · 10-10-2005, 18:06

Originally Posted by Jay Bell

3. There is a button where you can report posts that you think are offensive. I would also ask people to start using this if they see a post that doesn’t add up so it can be addressed.

By don't add up, you mean those types that seem to make claims that are questionable? Is that not a bit early in the process? I don't see anything in the rules here about that. When the questions of the claims start and the newbie starts getting rude (as is the case most of the time) then I can see pushing the button due to the behavior and the heat.

But if we see someone who we know is probably just making things up, it is not abuse of the system to hit the button and give you advanced warning?

**Jay Bell** · 10-10-2005, 18:23

Originally Posted by Don Roley

By don't add up, you mean those types that seem to make claims that are questionable? Is that not a bit early in the process? I don't see anything in the rules here about that. When the questions of the claims start and the newbie starts getting rude (as is the case most of the time) then I can see pushing the button due to the behavior and the heat.

But if we see someone who we know is probably just making things up, it is not abuse of the system to hit the button and give you advanced warning?

No. You've been here long enough to know when the downward spiral starts.

**Don Roley** · 10-11-2005, 02:52

Originally Posted by Jay Bell

No. You've been here long enough to know when the downward spiral starts.

Good. If I see someone I think will be trouble, I will let you know before the trouble starts.

May I suggest another addition? How about this,

Don't try to impress us!!!!

Many of us have been aroundlong enough to know that anyone who tries to sound skilled, probably isn't. We've seen people try to talk about their years of training, trying to pretend to be humble, and many other ploys. All it means to us is that the person has some mental porblems that causes them to spend time trying to impress people they don't know that they are something they are not.

There really is very few times when someone's experience has a place in discussion here. Most things have no bearing on how long or how tough our experiences have been. If we see someone try to sneak their experience into a discussion that it really does not need to, we can pretty much tell the guy is not there to discuss, but to try to impress.

**Nin** · 11-07-2005, 18:24

Very good rules. I just hope it'll be read before posting.

**Mark73** · 03-06-2010, 12:18

Originally Posted by Nin

Very good rules. I just hope it'll be read before posting.

Unfortunately, I read these rules too late. I haven't mentioned my years of experience in some of the new threads I started.

I'll start now.

**Goemon** · 11-03-2011, 09:58

Anyone who thinks this site is a laugh-fest has obviously never spent any time at XXXX...now THERE's a laugh fest. I swear, these people are like the nazi skinheads of the martial arts world...I know one day we'll see them goose-stepping down the street, breaking down the doors of anyone who doesn't practice Muay Thai or bjj...or more likely, they'll just keep trying to lure in real martial artists for their rigged contests.

**Vagabond** · 11-03-2011, 22:36

I think this should be posted as a rule on all the threads. Especially
"1. There are a lot of years of training and experience on this forum. If a question is asked that you aren’t sure the answer to, let it pass you up. It’s not an opportunity to show the world how much (or little) you know and it wastes the time of the person truly looking for guidance."
I learned this one the hard way

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