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As members come and go the forums evolve. Sometimes they evolve for the good and sometimes for the bad... Over the past year or so the evolution of this forum has degraded somewhat and I believe that it needs a gentle push to the positive. I leave here some basic guidelines on proper forum etiquette for EVERYONE to reflect on, even myself.
1. Read the forums rules and guidelines before posting for the first time.
2. Search the other posts to see if your topic is already covered.
3. Use a meaningful title for your thread.
4. Be civil. Personal differences should be handled through email or IM and not through posts displayed to everyone.
5. Stay on topic.
6. Ignore spammers, respond to them personally and not through the board, or report them.
7. Use plain text over HTML if you want your post to be readable by everyone.
8. In order to be understood by most people, use correct spelling, grammar and avoid slang unless you know the word or phrase will be understood by other members.
9. Do not double post (post the same message twice in one thread) or cross post (place the same message across several forums).
10. Act in a give and take manner; help others as often as or more than you ask for help.
11. Do not use all caps or SHOUT in your posts. In addition, one exclamation point is enough.
12. When replying to a post, do not quote more from the previous post than you have to.
13. Do not post new problems on someone else's thread and interrupt a topic of discussion.
14. Do not use someone else’s thread for a private conversation.
15. Watch your sense of humor, posts may be read by people from a variety of backgrounds and ages.
16. Do not post any information that you want private. Posts should not contain personal, identifiable information or content embarrassing to others.
17. Do not post content that violates a copyright.
18. Keep NSFW in the NSFW thread
19. Write concisely and do not ramble.
20. Do not chastise newbies.
These are put here as a guideline. Not as law. But remember, do unto others as you would have done unto you.
1. Read the forums rules and guidelines before posting for the first time.
2. Search the other posts to see if your topic is already covered.
3. Use a meaningful title for your thread.
4. Be civil. Personal differences should be handled through email or IM and not through posts displayed to everyone.
5. Stay on topic.
6. Ignore spammers, respond to them personally and not through the board, or report them.
7. Use plain text over HTML if you want your post to be readable by everyone.
8. In order to be understood by most people, use correct spelling, grammar and avoid slang unless you know the word or phrase will be understood by other members.
9. Do not double post (post the same message twice in one thread) or cross post (place the same message across several forums).
10. Act in a give and take manner; help others as often as or more than you ask for help.
11. Do not use all caps or SHOUT in your posts. In addition, one exclamation point is enough.
12. When replying to a post, do not quote more from the previous post than you have to.
13. Do not post new problems on someone else's thread and interrupt a topic of discussion.
14. Do not use someone else’s thread for a private conversation.
15. Watch your sense of humor, posts may be read by people from a variety of backgrounds and ages.
16. Do not post any information that you want private. Posts should not contain personal, identifiable information or content embarrassing to others.
17. Do not post content that violates a copyright.
18. Keep NSFW in the NSFW thread
19. Write concisely and do not ramble.
20. Do not chastise newbies.
These are put here as a guideline. Not as law. But remember, do unto others as you would have done unto you.
If it's smoken it ain't broken
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