blundar
#1 ◈ 2025-09-09
2. Do not bicker or start drama. If you have something negative to say, use PMs. I don't care who you are - if you violate this rule, you will have time out from the forums. Snide remarks qualify in my book for this rule - passive aggressive bullshit is just as bad (if not worse) than blatant negativity.
3. Read The Fucking Wiki (RTFW) - it is there for a reason. Half of the questions I see asked could be answered by simply taking the time to read instead of expecting to be spoon fed.
4. If you post a question, include references to information you've looked at. If nothing else, it shows people that you tried to find the answer on your own.
5. Don't post the same question all over the site. Once is plenty. Twice will result in me getting pissed. Three times will result in you getting banned.
6. Use the Assistance forums to ask questions. The reason they exist is to try to make it easier to find real information in the development forums instead of a sea of repetitive questions.
7. Don't post questions aimed at circumventing copy protection of commercial products. "How do I copy my friend's AEM?" is not cool. I don't care if you ask about what you can use instead, or even a sound strategy for converting file formats.
8. Don't PM, IM or email myself or other major contributors to this site with questions related to our work or ECU crap. Post your questions publicly so that everyone can benefit from the answers to them.
9. Respect the facilities provided to you. PGMFI doesn't charge for access. I run a pretty loose ship with the expectation that users will show respect towards the site. Don't post spam or useless garbage on the forum. Do not abuse the file attachment facilities of this forum. Try not to download large files over and over again because you feel like it. Use common sense.
10. Leave feedback. I know I'm not perfect, and I know the site is far from it. If you think something can be done better, make a constructive suggestion. (I can't promise I'll listen, but if you volunteer your time as well as your thoughts it will increase the likelyhood substantially.)
I don't think anything here is difficult to understand or unreasonable. I'd love it if someone could translate these rules to other languages and post the translations in this thread.
Peace
-Dave