Live the ROG life.

[Brian@ASUS]

HELLO ROG FANS!
I wanted to give some words of encouragement to our ROG supporters and community members and our vision for the ROG community.

The entire concept of a community is to engage and get yourselves involved with others that have a common interest. In this case its ROG and ASUS. Not only products, but the way we live the ROG life is what attracts us all to this never ending hobby. Unlike other communities where you come and go for answers, we hope to encourage a cycle of support to really grow the best PC enthusiast community out there and hope users can gain something from the ROG Experience.

Typically when users come to our site they come because they need information. Maybe its information on what to buy, how to build, troubleshoot, or have fun. Honestly, at the end of the day, we are all trying to have fun right?

You came for your info, built your system, so why stop there when you can give something back to the community that helped you? We hope to teach users about the ROG lifestyle in hopes to have YOU teach/show new users, so on and so forth, before you know it, we will grow!

Now we come to ROG conduct:
Everyone should know that we all started from the bottom. Everyone here had to research their way through the PC life to get to where they are now. Some may have more experience than others, and some have stumbled upon the ROG site to start their PC life. We are here (at least most of us) to help encourage users on their progress and help shape them into the ROG life style (if they choose to accept the challenge).

I am not the be all end all ROG guru. I am just like everyone else, the avg ROG guy trying to build towards something better and trying to make a change in the industry. I too learn something new everyday and that is from this community.

Please think before you post a thread or comment. Is it positive and will it help the community grow or will it create drama and discourage others from coming back. All of our mods are on the lookout and making sure that we have a spam free, drama free and encouraging community.

Live the ROG life. :p

[Area 66]

Well there certainly something special about ROG product that make me purchase them even for my wife PC .

I’m sure Chrsplmr will have a more enthusiast comment about it …go Chris go ….

[chrsplmr]

You and Brian have said it all brother.

The ROG Life

May We Always Have More Than We Need, Less Than We Want and Share.

We Greet All with Our Mission's Eye.
Shoulder to Shield, Hand to Sword as Equals.
Extend your Hand in Community Alliance or Draw Sword.
We will not Yeild in Our Vision.
We will not be Defeated in Quest.
We will not be Denied the Future.
We are ROG

ChrsPlmr
babyGURU...Laugh, Breath, Repeat.

Brian, You cant fool us with that 'regular guy stuff', we can see that 'S' glowing through your shirt.
And we appreciate it, truly.

[Brian@ASUS]

LOL i wish, but everyone has their own forte when it comes to certain things. im a well rounded guy, but i am no genius at a particular topic. thats why we have our awesome mods. because they are gurus!

[chrsplmr]

Yep, Yep.
And there is the beauty of this my friend,
Any little piece that we may be missing in our
books, the next member carries volumes.
One truly knows all that know where and
how to look it up...Here? Simply ask.

[Cyrekk]

Brian, why has this not been stickied yet? What is more, if I may suggest: I think for the sake of community building we should have a sub-forum for new members to introduce themselves, and this could be stickied there. It is always nice to get to know the new members (and heck I still haven't formally introduced myself here yet), and there really should be a place specifically for that. Most forums already use this model because new member threads are either disorganized (one for each new member, but not contained in its own board) or unwieldy (one gargantuan thread for all introductions. This sub-forum could also serve as a great place to reiterate the forum rules with a sticky as well, so new members who neglect the off-topic board will see the rules sticky there when they go to the new members board.

Just my 2c. I mentioned this once before off hand but now that you mention the interest in truly building a great community here I feel it should seriously be considered.

[Kipper]

The ROG life, I like this term

When the wife starts on me for spending so much time here I will just explain to her that this is my new calling "I am living the ROG life".

All kidding aside; Brian, I really appreciate your thoughts here and if we all can keep those tenets forefront in our dealings here this will be the best support forum on the web.

[chrsplmr]

Couldnt agree more Kip

Honey, I am at home. My friends dont leave drink rings on
your table or muddy footprints. They all brought their own
snacks and beverages. None of them smoke, in here.
And I dont have to wait for them to leave,
I can just shut off the light.
And every single time I turn the lights on, the party
is still ROG'n!!!....

...and the kids..and the movies...and the games....I'm Home.

OK, I'll just go for a ride.....hehehhehe...yikes!!!

PS..That bike would make ....mmmmmmmmMOD...delicious..black/red...and Blue. HarleyROG...HOG/ROG..its gotta be perfect.

[Area 66]

we should have a sub-forum for new members to introduce themselves, and this could be stickied there. It is always nice to get to know the new members .

Actually I register to the ROG forum of France this afternoon, in an hour I have 2 pages of reply to my introduction. Here we need a woman to get so much reply ....lol ( not sure i'm gone stay a long time in a French forum from France , I have hard time with french name of hardware )

[Cyrekk]

Having been a member of some relatively strict forums, I would like to compile a list of common practices for forum etiquette. Most if not all of these concepts if violated can actually get you banned from some forums out there, and though this one is pretty relaxed I feel it is worth sharing.

Please review the following to help make sure that this forum continues to strive towards being the very best that it can possibly be. I present:

Proper Forum Etiquette

Do not - Sell or advertize: Do not advertize or sell products in your sig, it is not constructive and this board is not designed for that purpose. It may be acceptable to mention in the off topic sub-forum if you are offloading some used products and simply wish to give the ROG community first dibs, but otherwise there is a perfectly good buy/sell/trade sub-forum over at OCN for this.

Do not - Flame: As a community we will always have differing opinions on things. There is nothing wrong with discussing the difference of opinion civilly, as the points brought up on each side of the argument can be useful to readers. What we want to avoid is making it personal or unruly.

Do not - Be disrespectful: There is no reason for this, let us make sure that if anyone feels disrespected it was due to a misunderstanding. (Believe it or not this happens a lot on the web, so see "Do - Use proper spelling and grammar below") If an offense occurs, do apologize!

Do not - Double post: There is an edit button for a reason, the only acceptable reason to double post is for place holding (ex. posting a multi-segment article, such as an ROG review), or to bump your post (which is very rarely acceptable).

Do not - Bump spammers or bots: Simply report the post and let ASUS take care of them. Bumping their posts helps spammers and wastes our time. We have a thread specifically for discussing spammers here (http://www.asusrog.com/forums/showthread.php?3734-SPAMMERS-GOT-TO-GO!!).

Both of these last two "Do nots" needlessly pad your post count which leads us to the next point:

Do not - Post needlessly: It is preferable for every post to be constructive, but entertaining works too (or complimentary). Not every post has to be completely useful but going around posting "I agree" or such around several threads is pointless. It looks like your padding your post count, and there is no point to this. Being the first to get to ROG GURU BLACK BELT will not serve you or the forum in any way unless your posts are typically useful. More than anything, just make sure these kind of posts don't get excessive.
***A strong exception to this is if a question is posed, quoting another poster's correct answer and stating it as the truth or best answer is 100% acceptable as it re-enforces the validity of the statement***

So if your post count means so little, what does? Rep!

Do - Add to a users REP: If you found a post to be worth while, give the poster credit for it. By properly taking advantage of the reputation system, this can really help people to identify someone's level of credibility when they give advice.

I am not saying that anyone here gives bad advice or anything, but a well utilized reputation system helps motivate people to be more useful in the forum, rather than racing to a high post count and such. It is a far superior ranking system to post counts.

Do - Use proper spelling and grammar: This is not a difficult thing to do, and it makes it a lot easier for people to read your posts and understand what you are saying. It is understandable that we are gamers here, and as such there is nothing wrong with the "Oh Noes" and occasional 1337 speak, but it should be used when appropriate. Our forum is global, and English is not everyone's first language. The best we can do is try to make the best of it and not discourage anyone.

Do - Post in the correct sub-forum: This is pretty well self explanatory, if you aren't certain if you are posting in the correct place, mention that in the OP and no one will blame you for it. If the thread needs to be moved a mod or admin will take care of it for you. We want the forum to stay clean and organized, it makes everything easier for everyone.

Do - Stay on Topic: We really don't need to clutter a thread with irrelevant posts. If a new discussion is born that is off-topic for the thread, make a new thread to continue the discussion or take it to PM. Use your better judgement here, three degrees of separation can go either way depending on the context.

Do - Use the search function of the forum: There is no point in posting a new thread for something that already has a thread, so make a search before you post. We don't need 17 threads asking what AI Suite is.

This list likely is not all encompassing, so be sure to post anything that has been missed. This also applies for anything listed here that you disagree with. I consider this to be a work in progress, and I will be sure to edit the OP as necessary to ensure that these concepts stay true and fair. I invite the Mods and Admin to contribute to this and advise any changes that should be made. If this is post is deemed inappropriate in some way, please allow me the opportunity to fix it.

Finally I would like to note that none of this should be taken as a shot at anyone on the forum. You are all great and I enjoy every one of you just the way you are.

[G4MER]

I am about to live the ROG life, and with my next School Grant I plan to get the ROG laptop to go with my new PC.

I am planning on building a new system from scratch. Case and all. I'll keep you all in the loop.. I want it to be powerful and small. so if you experts have any suggestions let me know in the modding forum.

[Area 66]

Do not - Bump spammers or bots: Simply report the post and let ASUS take care of them. Bumping their posts helps spammers and wastes our time. We have a thread specifically for discussing spammers here.

Finally I would like to note that none of this should be taken as a shot at anyone on the forum. You are all great and I enjoy every one of you just the way you are.


Marked please don't bump a spammers post, just report it. I deeply regret having to bump it to announce this. I hope to never do it again.
EDIT: We have a thread for discussing spammers, remember (http://www.asusrog.com/forums/showthread.php?3734-SPAMMERS-GOT-TO-GO!!)?


So what Cyrekk , you play the mod or the Admin ? , come on you post this thing after you play the mod with my reply on a spamer.

So I'm gone get ban because I reply to a spammer ......?


This is easily forgivable if English is not your first language, you suffer from a disability, or you lack an elementary school education.



So put me in the list of disable with poor education

[Cyrekk]

Actually, you would be on the list of English not being your first language. Things that get you banned are listed here (http://www.asusrog.com/forums/showthread.php?1690-YOU-WILL-BE-BANNED-FOR-LIFE), these are just good practices and common courtesies. I apologize if I offended you, how can I rectify that?

[Area 66]

Cyreek , you don't know me well, I'm not offended at all, and no need for rectify anything , actually I like your list. lol

It's just than someone yesterday mention to me that I should make more effort with my English, I compose 95% of my post in Word to use the corrector.

I do agree than many post get off topic more than often, but it's may be what make this forum unique.

Speaking of courtesies, I see some members with a total lack of it when a woman register here, this should be taken seriously from a manufacturer forum.

[Cyrekk]

I am glad I didn't offend you Marked. You are actually one of my favorites on this board. Let's be friends.

[chrsplmr]

G4MeR:::If we have any suggestions??? hahahhaha...Did you come to the right place for that? or what?
Small, Powerful.......ut oh...I smell Gene Z........how small? how powerful?? and MOD? oboy...fun,fun,fun.


Marked::: I have never had a problem with your english and I have read probably 90% of your posts...
I have seen time and time again with you that people think you are saying something because you are
angry...and you are simply speaking straight... nothing to do with emotion... like your talking to a brother.
Just ignore ignorant comments like that and stick to the subject....worry free forum'ing to all.
(I take great joy in playing with the english language and its...hahahha...RULES.)
ie::: My name never needed vowels.

[Brian@ASUS]

just a FYI guys, our forum is global, and english is not everyone's first language. the best we can do is try to make the best of it and not discourage anyone.

[Brian@ASUS]

i merged the thread because i like cyrekk's list as well.

[Cyrekk]

just a FYI guys, our forum is global, and english is not everyone's first language. the best we can do is try to make the best of it and not discourage anyone.

I like the way that you phrased that and have edited the list appropriately.

[chrsplmr]

...in action.

[Area 66]

For certain the ROG life is not so easy , they have to make presentations, meets peoples, I really petty Brian on this pic


http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj432/dataxpert/brian.jpg

[chrsplmr]

Sometimes....it's good to be the King.

[G4MER]

That King has a Birthday in a couple days.. make sure to tell him Happy Birthday.

Sept 24th right Brian? Happy Birthday dude.

[xeromist]

Regarding notification of spam, bumping, etc:

Email isn't working (or wasn't last we discussed it) so the report post function isn't working either. I do scan over everything that gets posted but I don't read it all word for word because it's a lot. I'm human so it's possible I may miss something. If you see spam feel free to send myself or another moderator a PM. Sometimes it takes us a few hours to catch it though because we're not all here 24/7.

Personally, I don't really mind if people reply to spam in threads started by spammers. The whole thread is going to be vaporized anyway. Just try not to reply in legitimate threads. And especially don't quote an outbound link because then that has to be cleaned up too. For some people it's cathartic (myself included) so I won't give anyone a hard time. Just don't be surprised if I delete your reply.

[H4VOK89]

Can't wait to get my new Crosshair! Then its ROG from then on!!

[Brian@ASUS]

like xero said, leave the spam control up to the mods. i dont want other to accuse others of trolling or spamming when they may not be. it will be up to the mods to decide what to do, but there is no need for everyone to get excited over a spam post, i feel calling people out on this discourages people from coming back. maybe they dont know they are spamming. so again leave the spam control to the mods please.

[chrsplmr]

I came across this thread from 2010 (http://www.asusrog.com/forums/showthread.php?672-Blizzcon-Pictures).... The ROG Life / with special guest star, 'the lobster'.

The Thread tells it all.... meet some of the ROG'r's....ummm....hard at work? Sometimes, its real hard to be ROG.
Pictures by Travis Jank (V2-V3)
Featured are: Chew, DarthBeavis, Brian, Kaboom, Kathy and The 2010 BlizzCon set.... and of course....the lobster.

Due to a terrible gambling problem, and lose of a friendly gaming wager....the lobster wont be joining them next year..
His next of kin have been invited, however..c.


Edit::: CherryX ???

[DaemonCantor]

How come we never get any pictures of COMDEX? which is in November this year...

[Techinstein]

I agree with yo very much so. I had was searching around for a great computer company and along with it I got this site and a bunch of great help support and fellow gamers. To chat with and have fun.

[Nackers]

I've learnt more about PC's in the last couple months on this site than I have in the last 33 years when I learnt computer basic's in 79/80,, I like to get to a stage where a can give good info to help others and really know that I'm not giving bad info.. I'll be here for as long as I draw breath,, Big thanks to all ..

[Skull6]

I want to live the ROG life. I'm not new to computers or software, but I am new to the more mobile laptop lifestyle. I greatly appreciate my new ROG G75VW. I've only had my 1st laptop a couple of months now. The fact that I need to get myself a new, larger flatscreen to connect to it (eventually) is the only "issue" I've had with it. This thing is phenomenal!!! & I truly appreciate this forum, & the knowledge & advice contained within! I'm wanting to know what I can do to "test it's envelope." This is probably not the correct thread for this question, but what stress tester software is available to be used to determine the amount of firepower I now have in this beast of a laptop?

& Nackers—posting a sigpic of ROG’s “gang tag” on the side of old Uluru—priceless! ;)

[srmojuze]

Oh yeah it's been a long, long journey since the 286 DOS days. How far we have all come in just a few decades. The fastest and most awesome ROG laptop in 2013 will be in a phone in 2016.

[grungeboy]

good post, i dig the vibe.