Media identification guidelines
Apr 14, 2017 6:18:31 GMT
dycaite, StarviendSir, and 7 more like this
Post by Lucy on Apr 14, 2017 6:18:31 GMT
When posting in this board, please follow these guidelines:
REQUESTS:
RESPONSES:
Also, if a piece of media is identified and confirmed to be lost, feel free to let a staff member know and we can move the thread to the correct board to continue discussion from there. Thanks.
REQUESTS:
- Be as descriptive as possible. Add any details you remember, even if you don't think they're important - maybe someone else happened to remember the same unimportant detail. We can't help you if you give us nothing to go on.
- Give a rough timeframe wherever possible, since "I saw it as a kid" doesn't mean anything unless we know how old you are (and even if you tell us your age, we don't feel like doing math, so again, please just give an estimate). Also, be sure to differentiate between when you saw it and when it was made.
- Even if you're disappointed nobody identified it, try not to bump your own thread unless you suddenly remembered more details that could help.
- Please create one thread per identification request. If you have multiple unrelated pieces of media you'd like to be identified, don't try to combine them all into one thread. Exceptions would be if they truly are directly related; for instance, "What are the 3 songs used in this video?".
RESPONSES:
- Don't reply with "Idk, try r/tipofmytongue". If this was our response to everything, there would be no point in this board even existing.
- Don't bother with "I don't know" responses in general, since they help nobody. If you can't contribute at all, don't post anything. However, asking for more detail from the requester is acceptable (and encouraged) if you feel they weren't descriptive enough.
- If you think you might know the media but aren't sure, post your response anyways. There's no harm in guessing - the worst that could happen is the requester says they were thinking of something else.
Also, if a piece of media is identified and confirmed to be lost, feel free to let a staff member know and we can move the thread to the correct board to continue discussion from there. Thanks.
