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Ask HN: What are the unwritten rules of your favorite hobby?

32 points by Austin_Conlon 5y ago

There are several throughout baseball: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unwritten_rules_of_baseball. What about other activities?

schwartzworld 5y ago
Never say the word "head" or "face"
giantg2 5y ago
Squish queens from overly aggressive hives.
qnt 5y ago
- Socks should end perfectly mid-calf - Sunglass arms go over helmet straps, not under - No half wheeling
polishdude20 5y ago
Never connect traces at 90 degree angles.
leemcd56 5y ago
Keep glass repair shops on speed dial. You’ll break a windshield or two during the season if you encounter hail. Stay near your car in case the storm changes directions. Tornados in the US typically go NE to NNE, but are very unpredictable and chasers have lost their lives because they have gone in abnormal directions in a heartbeat. If you directly in the path of the storm and had to take shelter, especially with others: In the event of destroyed property and potential injury or fatality, call emergency services first and then try to help out. Keep a lot of snacks handy because you’ll be driving a bunch.
drzel 5y ago
- No front defending (allow attackers to arrive at base unimpeeded). - No cuss or pipes on spawns. - Warn team mates before cuss jumping. - Stay left! Or right in North America QuakeWorld Team Fortress / FortressOne | www.fortressone.org
quickthrower2 5y ago
When walking the dog, occasionally pick up another dogs poo for karma and to make up for the poo you occasionally left behind. Also 3 second sniff when dogs are passing in opposite directions. Illegal offleashing is “ok” if no kids are around but you still might get fined.
mduggles 5y ago
- No phone at the table. Either come with your full attention or don't come at all - Know your character and be ready to answer the question "what would your character do" at all times. - DM has final say - Don't Work Against the Group - Everyone should be having fun. If your story is going to include topics like slavery, violence against children, etc, the DM has a responsibility of asking one on one beforehand if people are cool with it. Otherwise drop it and never mention who said no. Players have the right to say "I want to move on" at any point and the narrative moves on. - If you ruin the fun of other people we're going to kick you.
- massung 5y ago
  Back in the day, I think my friends would spend half the night just rolling characters before I even got to start. Still lots of fun, but that in particular was so frustrating.
- 100011_100001 5y ago
  I feel that a Session 0 should cover a lot of these rules, they should be not "unwritten rules". They should be discussed up front prior to starting the game. On top of that the DM needs to find out if there are any topics that the players don't want to encounter. For example rape is a big no on my table, slavery they don't care about encountering, it gives them people to free usually. In another table even with me as DM it can be the opposite. As a side note, having a DM credo to share with players is always a good starting point. It's a list of expectations for your own conduct.
culopatin 5y ago
No red shirts when doing corner work at the track. Minimum tire spin when taking off as to not blast pebbles at the car behind you.
massung 5y ago
https://www.velominati.com/ https://www.velominati.com/
potta_coffee 5y ago
Never talk about fight club.
AnimalMuppet 5y ago
Stay off the tracks. If you're doing night photography with flash, give a warning shot so the engineer knows you're there before you fire off the full right-in-his-face brightness.
zeroego 5y ago
- Never break Rule 1. - If the ball is still up after the clock hits zero, don't let it touch the ground. - Rotate. - Left goes on kickoff.

32 points by Austin_Conlon 5y ago

There are several throughout baseball: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unwritten_rules_of_baseball. What about other activities?

schwartzworld 5y ago

Never say the word "head" or "face"

giantg2 5y ago

Squish queens from overly aggressive hives.

qnt 5y ago

- Socks should end perfectly mid-calf - Sunglass arms go over helmet straps, not under - No half wheeling

polishdude20 5y ago

Never connect traces at 90 degree angles.

leemcd56 5y ago

Keep glass repair shops on speed dial. You’ll break a windshield or two during the season if you encounter hail. Stay near your car in case the storm changes directions. Tornados in the US typically go NE to NNE, but are very unpredictable and chasers have lost their lives because they have gone in abnormal directions in a heartbeat. If you directly in the path of the storm and had to take shelter, especially with others: In the event of destroyed property and potential injury or fatality, call emergency services first and then try to help out. Keep a lot of snacks handy because you’ll be driving a bunch.

drzel 5y ago

- No front defending (allow attackers to arrive at base unimpeeded). - No cuss or pipes on spawns. - Warn team mates before cuss jumping. - Stay left! Or right in North America QuakeWorld Team Fortress / FortressOne | www.fortressone.org

quickthrower2 5y ago

When walking the dog, occasionally pick up another dogs poo for karma and to make up for the poo you occasionally left behind. Also 3 second sniff when dogs are passing in opposite directions. Illegal offleashing is “ok” if no kids are around but you still might get fined.

mduggles 5y ago

- No phone at the table. Either come with your full attention or don't come at all - Know your character and be ready to answer the question "what would your character do" at all times. - DM has final say - Don't Work Against the Group - Everyone should be having fun. If your story is going to include topics like slavery, violence against children, etc, the DM has a responsibility of asking one on one beforehand if people are cool with it. Otherwise drop it and never mention who said no. Players have the right to say "I want to move on" at any point and the narrative moves on. - If you ruin the fun of other people we're going to kick you.

massung 5y ago
Back in the day, I think my friends would spend half the night just rolling characters before I even got to start. Still lots of fun, but that in particular was so frustrating.
100011_100001 5y ago
I feel that a Session 0 should cover a lot of these rules, they should be not "unwritten rules". They should be discussed up front prior to starting the game. On top of that the DM needs to find out if there are any topics that the players don't want to encounter. For example rape is a big no on my table, slavery they don't care about encountering, it gives them people to free usually. In another table even with me as DM it can be the opposite. As a side note, having a DM credo to share with players is always a good starting point. It's a list of expectations for your own conduct.

culopatin 5y ago

No red shirts when doing corner work at the track. Minimum tire spin when taking off as to not blast pebbles at the car behind you.

massung 5y ago

https://www.velominati.com/ https://www.velominati.com/

potta_coffee 5y ago

Never talk about fight club.

AnimalMuppet 5y ago

Stay off the tracks. If you're doing night photography with flash, give a warning shot so the engineer knows you're there before you fire off the full right-in-his-face brightness.

zeroego 5y ago

- Never break Rule 1. - If the ball is still up after the clock hits zero, don't let it touch the ground. - Rotate. - Left goes on kickoff.