The Topic Hierarchy

[hotcrystal0]

I have no other place to put this, so I’m putting it in The Sandbox. This is mainly defining what you should and shouldn’t talk about here, since the forums don’t seem to completely allow off-topic posts.

Tier 1: Normal discussion

Tier 1 includes CA, programs related to CA, and websites related to CA. This is the discussion that typically happens outside of The Sandbox. This is on-topic.

Tier 2: Adjacent topics

Tier 2 includes mathematics, computer science, and programming. There are mostly no restriction on these topics, other than being restricted to The Sandbox. This is also on-topic.

Tier 3: Community overlap topics

Tier 3 includes music theory and linguistics. I’m not sure what restrictions these face. These are on-topic in some definitions, but should be treated as off-topic.

Tier 4: Off-topic

Tier 4 includes everything else. Tier 4 either faces a lot of restrictions or isn’t allowed at all, unless it can be connected to CA in some way. As the name suggests, this is off-topic.

[Aleph]

Did you talk with the mods about this or are you speaking for them?

[hotcrystal0]

Did you talk with the mods about this or are you speaking for them?

I'm pretty much speaking for them.

[unname4798]

Tier 3.5: (no name)

This tier includes threads that are games, but that people think they do not belong to tier 4 (or CA-themed games). The restrictions are unknown.

[Sokwe]

I consider mathematics, computer science, and programming to be on-topic for the sandbox. Everything else is off-topic, unless it relates to CA in some way. For example, the CA-based patterning of certain cone snails can be discussed. "Community overlap" does not influence what is considered on-topic. If you want to discuss linguistics or music theory here, the discussion needs to connect to CA.

Off-topic threads and posts could potentially be locked or deleted without warning. That doesn't mean they will be, so don't take a lack of moderator action as implicit permission to post off-topic content.

[b-engine]

I sort the forum threads according to how they relate to CA.

Tier 1 is directly related to CA. Most threads in Pattern or Other Cellular Automata subforums are tiered 1.

Tier 2 is related to anything related to CA.
Most threads that belongs to General Discussion, Scripts or ConwayLife.com category should be tiered 2.

Tier 3 is related to anything indirectly related to CA.
Miscellaneous mathematics stuffs belongs to tier 3. However they are only on topic in Sandbox.

Tier 4 is related to anything vaguely related to CA, but may mostly off-topic.
Any CA game and roleplay threads are tiered 4.

Tier 5 isn't related to CA. This tier is considered off-topic.

[tommyaweosme]

tier 1 pure discussion about conways game of life
tier 2 discussion about oca
tier 3 discussion about ca
tier 4 discussion about things related to ca
tier 5 discussion about things related to things related to ca (i.e. math and cs)
tier 6 some types of games (like expand the pattern or life skyscraper) and meta-topics like this
tier 7 some other types of games (like the truth and lying thread or word chains)
tier 8 completely off-topic
tier 9 rule-breakingly off topic
tier 10 spam

[hotdogPi]

Tier 1: constructive discussion about CA
Tier 2: everything else, including this thread

[CARuler]

tier 1 pure discussion about conways game of life
tier 2 discussion about oca
tier 3 discussion about ca
tier 4 discussion about things related to ca
tier 5 discussion about things related to things related to ca (i.e. math and cs)
tier 6 some types of games (like expand the pattern or life skyscraper) and meta-topics like this
tier 7 some other types of games (like the truth and lying thread or word chains)
tier 8 completely off-topic
tier 9 rule-breakingly off topic
tier 10 spam

merge topics 1 and 2

[unname4798]

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[LuveelVoom]

Part 2: (just a joke)
tier 11: keymash
tier 12: AIDAN BOMB AND RELATED STUFF!
tier 13: Completely unreal, exists to just break the behavior of the forum
tier 14: So Unreal
tier 15: Hyper Unreal
tier 16: Mega Unreal
tier 17: Giga Unreal
tier 18: Tera Unreal
tier 19: So Far So Unreal

Tier 8 behavior at its finest!

[CARuler]

Tier 1: about CA

Tier 2: about anything used for CA (search programs, lifeviewer&golly, catagoluge, the fourms, etc.)

Tier 3: not related, but not excessive

Tier 4: spam

[tommyaweosme]

i was the one that got us to think about spam and other rule-breaking posts! :D

[confocaloid]

i was the one that got us to think about spam and other rule-breaking posts! :D

As a semi-involved semi-observer, I can say that it was a collective effort, rather than being caused by actions or lack of actions of any single person.

Tier 1: constructive discussion about CA
Tier 2: everything else, including this thread

Agreed.

[d/dx]

Tier 1: pure, unfiltered RLE
Tier 2: everything else

that said, I will now be speaking exclusively in RLE, RLEGZ, Hensel notation and SHA256

[unname4798]

Tier 1: pure, unfiltered RLE
Tier 2: everything else

that said, I will now be speaking exclusively in RLE, RLEGZ, Hensel notation and SHA256

You can also speak in apgcodes and names of Life patterns.
Tier 1.25: Life-related discussion
Tier 1.5: CA-related discussion
Tier 1.75: CA-themed games

[CARuler]

Tier 1: pure, unfiltered RLE
Tier 2: everything else

that said, I will now be speaking exclusively in RLE, RLEGZ, Hensel notation and SHA256

what about forum rule 5b

[d/dx]

Tier 1: pure, unfiltered RLE
Tier 2: everything else

that said, I will now be speaking exclusively in RLE, RLEGZ, Hensel notation and SHA256

what about forum rule 5b

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[unname4798]

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