Global forums rule

[Axel Wers]

Possibility to add forum rule for ALL forums at once would be good. I have about 100 public forums and adding rule for each forum takes looong time.

[Kessler]

As an option, you could set up an announcement to appear on those forums. Not discouraging your idea, just offering an option to use.

[Axel Wers]

Yes, thanks this can be good temporary solution :)

[Kessler]

I think it could be a useful function. Don't know if it's one that the developers will think is beneficial enough to add in a future release though. There may be a way to do it via an SQL query, which isn't ideal but is another alternative if it needs to be a very visible rule instead of in an announcement.

[• Jay •]

If Kessler is right (and I'm sure he is, he's a smart guy), it sounds like it wouldn't be that difficult to get a mod made for it until it can be implemented as a default feature. :)

[Kessler]

it sounds like it wouldn't be that difficult to get a mod made for it

I think the hardest part would be in how to implement it. The part of copying the content to the other forums would probably be the easiest part of it.

Of course, it might be possible to do it as a system setting, where the rules are typed up there and then the forums to apply the rules to would be selected there. Would only allow for one rule and one selection of forums, but would serve the purpose.

[JustHatched]

If you are using the same rules for all forums, wouldn't it be easier and more visually pleasing to use the forum guidelines? Isn't that what it is for and use the forum rules to be a bit more specific on individual forums? Or am I missing to point all together?

[Kessler]

Forum Rules can appear above the topic list.

[• Jay •]

If you are using the same rules for all forums, wouldn't it be easier and more visually pleasing to use the forum guidelines? Isn't that what it is for and use the forum rules to be a bit more specific on individual forums? Or am I missing to point all together?

The OP isn't saying the functionality isn't there. He's saying it's too tedious to copy across several forums.

Forum guidelines are set on a per forum basis, so he'd have to copy/paste the rules 100 times for 100 forums.

[Kessler]

What JayCeeS is referring to is using the 'site rules'. The drawback to that is that there may be some forums where the rules are different.

I suppose the best alternative way to handle it would be to have the forum rules reminding people to read the announcement in each forum, so that it will get peoples attention.