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How to behave on an internet forum.
Topic Started: Jul 25 2008, 06:01 PM (259 Views)
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How to behave on an Internet Forum..


Internet forums are either a brilliant community where you can meet and chat with new, interesting people, or full of scornful idiots who deserve to be banned from The Net in its entirety. This explains some of the common mistakes people make in forums, which makes them the sort of loathsome fool no one wants to know.

Step 1 : Flame Wars
By-and-large, the trouble with The Internet, and forums in particular, is that everyone gets to be anonymous. That essentially gives them free reign to be as snooty and argumentative as they like.
A ‘troll posts deliberately controversial or annoying messages for the specific purpose of getting a rise out of people and initiating a hate-filled and overly-argumentative thread. The appropriate course of action is simply not to respond. Dont feed the troll.

Step 2 : Godwins Law
Godwins Law states that “as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.” What that means in real terms is that sooner or later someone involved in a forum argument will be likened to a Nazi, or displaying Hitler-like tendencies. Please note that if youre the one invoking Godwins Law and likening someone to a Nazi, youve immediately lost the argument because its such a lame-a** low blow.

Step 3 : Fanboys
Approximately 99.9% of all online forums are based around videogames. Sadly, there are several members of the videogame community who have such an overly-fanatical devotion to their particular console that theyre somehow incapable of admitting any other system might have good features too. Theyre best ignored, because ‘Fanboys are basically a special subset of ‘Troll, and as such are all Nazis and/ or Hitler.

Step 4 : Teenagers
Sadly, teenagers are allowed on The Internet too. They have funny ways of spelling and dont understand that proper grownups dont want to put up with their pubescent attempts at ‘humour. Theres nothing you can do about Teenagers on The Internet, youll just have to learn to circumnavigate them. Not all teenagers are evil, mind. Just most of them.

Step 5 : Post Count
Every time you post, your post count goes up by one. Some people seem to think that the higher the post count, the more worthy and valuable they are to society at large. Frankly, the exact opposite seems to be the case; posting just to up your count is insanely annoying, so make sure all your messages add to a discussion in some way. If youre replying in a thread, make sure what youre writing is funny, interesting or funny and interesting. “yeh i agree LOL” is not, in any way, shape or form, a valid reply, ever.

Step 6 : Respect the Admins
Its their website, and they can do whatever the hell they like with it. Youre a guest, and hassling them about how they run things is akin to going round your Aunties house and curling one out in her tea-pot.

Step 7 : DONT USE ALL CAPS IN YOUR POST
EVER. ‘Shouting through the written word is pointless and annoying, clearly.

Step 8 : Lurk Before Posting
Dont just jump in to the forums spouting off reams and reams your amazing knowledge of the intricacies of World of Warcraft. In Binary.
Lurk around a bit first and read some threads to see whether or not thats even remotely the sort of thing people there would be interested in.

Step 9 : Keep On Topic
If a threads all about how amazing a new 2D Sonic the Hedgehog game would be, dont derail it and start talking about something else entirely, like Chun Lis thighs. Make a new thread if you absolutely must.

Step 10 : Picture Etiquette
Dont post massive pictures that are wider than most peoples screens. Whats more, dont post massive pictures of filthy grotty porn or anything in case people are at work. Not even the most ardent heterosexual likes looking at boobies when sat near their boss. Its enough to put them off for life.

Step 11 : NSFW
Whats more, make sure you mark any risqu links as Not Safe For Work, just in case, and make sure doing so is in keeping with the forums tone. By and large, just remember to be excellent to each other. Be all civil and pleasant. Keep your tongue firmly in your cheek and get a nice thick skin.
BUT WAIT, THERES MORE! It turns out theres even more..

Step 12 : Signatures
should be small and tasteful. Massive graphics plugging something youre selling are a right royal no-no. Text is very much preferable.

Step 13 : Avatars
Your profile pic is how people picture you, so choose something good-looking, funny or interesting. Pretty much anything goes, just make sure it isnt ugly or annoying and fits with the tone of the forum.

Step 14 : Gravedigging
Old threads are old for a reason, and that reason is that noones interested in discussing that anymore. Unless youve got an outrageously good reason to do so, leave dead threads to Rest in Peace.

Step 15 : Drama
Used properly, The Internet can be a tool for good. If used for overblown, melodramatic weepy Emo nonsense, its ruined and needs to be scrubbed clean. Learn to relax and take everything in your stride. No ones on The Internet to get all stressed and angsty, were all just here for a good time. So leave all your haughty drivel at the door.

Step 16 : Smilies
If used sparingly a smiley can emphasise a point : sarcasm comes across extremely poorly in forums – almost dangerously so. A quick winky will sort that. Reams and reams of extravagant animated smileys performing all manner of wacky acts are annoying, and are the sort of thing your mum would do, were she able to use a computer.

Step 17 : Read the FAQ and Forum Rules
Because theyll tell you how the community there likes people to act. Theyre there for a reason.
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Lulz...

some of them are silly.
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I posted it on my board XD
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Jul 26 2008, 08:55 PM
nice lol

Well, the video at least. Not the text portion ;)
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