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{{Warning|size=80|Anyone advertizing or evidenced as providing STEP torrents (or any similar mod compilations) without the expressed permission from all contributors of said mods will be reported to the Nexus and banned from this site, so please be warned.}}
{{Warning|size=80|Anyone advertizing or evidenced as providing STEP torrents (or any similar mod compilations) without the expressed permission from all contributors of said mods will be reported to the Nexus and banned from this site, so please be warned.}}


We understand wanting to download mods in bulk from a torrent, or even better, the skyrim/ directory from the full setup; however, we at STEP are committed to the whole of the modding community. That includes mod hosters, the modders that host with them, and the users of said mods. The users already win with the fruits of the labors of the former two groups. We here at STEP simply show the users how to use these tools.
We understand wanting to download mods in bulk from a torrent, or even better, the skyrim/ directory from the full setup; however, we at STEP are committed to the whole of the modding community. That includes mod hosters, the modders that host with them, and the users of said mods. In good faith to all, our commitment precludes our support of mod hosting without the expressed consent of the mod authors.  


Our commitment to the whole of the modding community means that we cannot support these particular torrents in good faith to all. Most of us are firm believers in "freedom file sharing", but it is not as if everyone in the world does not ''already'' have access to these materials and information. It is a matter of respect and ethics which governs the majority of the modding community, who work for free and provide resources for free.
Most of us are firm believers in "freedom file sharing", but it is not as if everyone in the world does not ''already'' have access to these materials and information. It is a matter of respect and ethics which governs the majority of the modding community, who work for free and provide resources for free. We here at STEP simply show the users how to utilize these resources using the intended channels. {{Fc|#e6b69e|We users win by the fruits of these labors, so the least that we can do is spend the time it takes to download, prepare and learn how to use these resources.}}


= General Points on Etiquette =
= General Points on Etiquette =

Revision as of 06:51, July 9, 2013

by S.T.E.P. Team

Updated: 6:51:10 9 July 2013 (UTC)

GUIDE FORUM THREAD

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Preface

Welcome to the STEP-Community website! We have many relevant forums and a beta version of a unique wiki implementation that articulates to some extent with the forums. The official STEP Guide now exists exclusively on the wiki and is always under active development. The wiki will soon be open to the public (accept for functional pages relating to the STEP Guide), and this will facilitate more of a community-desighn approach to STEP (according to the STEP Mandate). Within the site, you will find many helpful resources voluntarily provided. Many of the questions that you may have will likely have already been answered by others.

We humans are composed of personalities that fall along a continuum of positive to negative, and fortunately, the majority tend to associate with the more positive pole of this continuum. Unfortunately, there is a minority that aligns with the more negative --not necessarily pessimistic, but more truly negative. While these individuals are not necessarily "bad" people, they can nonetheless be a damper to the rest, and like a wild yeast, can have a tendency to sour an otherwise perfectly good batch of home-brewed mead. This monologue and the guidelines that follow are intended for all, but necessitated by these less "enlightened" of us.

TheCompiler and the other STEP-Community site administrators ask that you, as a registered member of this site, participate and/or contribute in a manner of good spirit and common courtesy. Adherence to this simple ethos will head off any unpleasantries before they are manifest. Let the guidelines outlined herein serve as a reference for our members, so that the community may evolve to its maximum potential.

The STEP Community Mantra:

Help us foster an environment that leverages your enthusiasm within a culture of good humor ... and rigorous analysis!