Hi Friends,
Welcome to Inkscape Community forum!
We don't have a lot of complicated and detailed rules here (except as regard tutorials).
The 1st and most important rule in this forum, is BE POLITE. As long as we are polite, we don't have need for countless specific rules. Anyone may state any opinion they may have, as their own opinion. Rudeness will not be tolerated. Nor will direct personal attacks be tolerated.
Tip: To help avoid misunderstandings, you may want to use the words "in my opinion" or the internet shorthand "imo" or "imho" (in my humble opinion").
The 2nd most important:
If the first message you post isn't directly about Inkscape or Inkscape tutorials (or otherwise related to this forum, or vector graphics) you risk being banned.
The reason for this is that many spammers, or others with malicious intent, will post as many frivolous or innocuous messages as they need, to gain access to parts of the forum, from which they are otherwise restricted. Examples: "Hey, I like it here, man." or "Cool, dude!" Members who post any such message will be put on a watch list, and their message will be disapproved. After 3 such attempts, you will be banned.
Following are just some suggestions to make it easier A) for us to help you, or B) for you to help others.
Asking for Help
- Please write a title that describes the problem. Messages with titles like "Help!!!!!!!!!!!!" may well be ignored.
- Please try to solve the problem on your own, as much as possible. Here are Inkscape FAQs (http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=5). And here are Tips to Try and Solve Your Inkscape Problem on Your Own (http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=6). When you write your message, please tell us what you've tried and the results.
- Please try to write in sentences and paragraphs, including proper punctuation (commas, periods, capitalize 1st word of a sentence, etc.) and as correct spelling as possible. Text messaging lingo makes it hard for us to understand you.
- Describe the problem with as much detail as possible. If it's hard to describe, please provide an illustration. This can be a screenshot of the problem and/or a link to an image showing what you mean, and/or what your goal is. How to Make a Screenshot and Put it in a Message (http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?page=25).
- If you're using Inkscape on a different operating system than you're using to post this message, please tell us what it is, along with your Inkscape version.
- Please be polite and patient. Sometimes it might take a few exchanges of replies before we either understand the problem correctly, or find the best solution for your circumstances.
Offering Suggestions in Reply
Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy the forum :D