Rules for this forum, A _MUST_ READ BEFORE POSTING!!! Options

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This forum, is strictly for POSTING your plugin. Do not post requests, or ideas in here, or they will be removed, and so shall you. You must understand how frustrating it is to keep a clean and easily navigated forums in order, so please respect this very simple rule.

If you have ideas or suggestions regarding a posted plugin, privately message the author via this forum, or another method of communication. If your suggestions and/or ideas relate to a new plugin, a forum exists just for that purpose.

If you find a problem with a plugin posted here, please do not hesitate to post the bug in the thread started by the author or contact them privately, but that is the extent of valid posting in this forum.

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Effective immediately all new topics in this forum will have predefined topic and description prefixes, and 13 fields for Developers to complete.

File Name: {Plugin Name}
Author: {Your Name}
Category: {Administrative, Gameplay Affecting, Restrictive, Misc/Fun, Module}
Current Version: {Version Number Of This Release}
Platform / Test Machine: {AMXX Version And Windows / Linux}
Required Modules: {All Modules necessary}
CVars: {Any CVars Used}
Natives: {List Natives Here}
Credits: {Thank Whoever}
Commands: {Any Specific Commands}
Features: {Plugin Features}
Description: {Basic Plugin Description}
Changelog: {Changelogs To Date}

Please leave ALL fields in place - if one doesn't apply in your case simply put an "N / A" in the entry space.

The standardization of submission forms has long been overdue. It will make for easier navigation, and provide a much more professional look.

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[edit] As stated in the opening sentence this applies to plugins posted from this date forward. It was clarified here that "If a Developer wanted to edit an existing topic to mimic this it would be great, but I'm not mandating that at all."

It is recommended all existing topics are likewise edited, but this is not mandatory.

I have added two more fields as shown above, Defines and Credits. Again, if one doesn't apply in your case simply put an "N / A" in the entry space. [/edit]

This post has been edited by Depot: Aug 26 2007, 04:09 PM

Reason for edit: Guidelines added to structure detail

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When your plugin is updated please fill in the "Reason for edit" box in your first post, providing a concise description.

As you can see this thread has been cleaned up dramatically, as much of it was outdated and no longer applied.

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nsMod.org's position on Intellectual Property

These guidelines are in place on the AMX Mod X Forums and I agree with Bailopan.

I'd like to make an official stance on Intellectual Property here at AMXx forums. Plugins that violate IP laws will be removed and the author will be banned from posting plugins.

1: Respect the source. If you use someone else's source, cite them or give them credit somewhere.
2: Respect the license. If someone has a specific copyright on their work, you must obey it.
3: Repsect the author. They put work into their creations, and if you use specific ideas or concepts they had, be a nice person and write that you benefited from their work.

IP issues are very hard to settle and it's not an easy task. If you think someone violated your intellectual property here, you can PM me or e-mail bailopan[at]gmail[dot]com. Here are some basic guidelines to this. These are inclusive but not limited to, and it is at our discretion when faced resolving copyright issues belonging to AMXx.

Note that all AMXx plugins must be written under the GNU General Public License unless you talk to us first - so this shouldn't even be a real issue as long as the GPL is respected. As AMX Mod X is GPL'd, our stance is that plugins that use our API must also be GPL'd. You can see the full GPL text by clicking here. The following rules may or may not be in the GPL, but they are our rules for posting plugins on our forums.

What Is Not Tolerated?

* If someone posts a plugin identical to to another that was obviously created ripped with the author tags changed.
* If you are directly porting another plugin from AMX Mod, you should receive that author's permission before posting it.
* If someone posts illegal code or anything that violates the DMCA.
* If someone posts proprietary code that is not in the open source realm, without permission.

Note, this, for the most part, is lenient. If you are mad that someone took three lines of code from your plugin, shut up. This is an open source community and sharing is important. This site is for scripting reference and code archives, and is available to the public. Chances are, those three lines were viewed for reference or learning. And in 99% of these cases, it is completely generic code. If you PM us about little squabbles that amount to nothing, you will get a nonsensical response.

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