hi,

my english level beginer. how learn become good poster? i try ofen but somtimes it dosnt work out to well. i think it because i enjoy balance wine too much? but mybe after a few years i can learn become good poster??????

and maybe then i can begin compete on blog lader. that is my dream.

ThePhan2m

Norway2751 Posts

July 13 2011 22:48 GMT

#122

DUDE, I feel you man, I've been dreaming to become pro and having the perfect topic ideas, so many in my head. I don't have the skills to go trough with it... My macro and micro is failing so hard. I have given up becoming a pro, it consumes time, planning the post, thinking about it all day, then finally spending hours on setup, what words to use, pictures, edits, photoshops etc etc. It's way to much work, and I figured I'd lend it over to younglings that have more drive and energy becoming the best. I've grown old and slow, and my micro has capped. My 70wpm is slow, and sometimes I peak at 90wpm, and then I'm so psyched. Then I watch people like you writing 100+wpm without typos, I give up, I will never reach that pro level you are going for. My generations time is over... SirJolt! As a forum veteran, slacker and idealist, GO FOR IT! YOU CAN DO IT! Finish the dream, so many of us low posting veterans have had. I will cheer for you. Foreigners Fighting ~~ SirJolt Fighting ~~

edit: 3 typos was found after posting this, man is it hard to keep up

GreatFall

United States1061 Posts

July 13 2011 22:51 GMT

#123

On July 14 2011 01:19 Milkis wrote:
Just letting people know I offer tutoring services for posters hoping to get climb higher in the TL blog ladder. We can discuss rates, but be prepared to pay at least 2000 ESPORTS Dollars per hour.

Fantastic! This made me smile

You could start supergosucoaching!

.Mthex-

United States168 Posts

July 13 2011 22:53 GMT

#124

This is win in its purest form lol

SirJolt

the Dagon Knight4016 Posts

July 13 2011 23:02 GMT

#125

On July 14 2011 07:53 .Mthex- wrote:
This is win in its purest form lol

I am an alchemist; it can be refined.

iMAniaC

Norway703 Posts

July 13 2011 23:03 GMT

#126

If you're really going to become a proposter, you have to move to Korea and become Korean. It's a cultural thing: Koreans always try to do their best and focus on their blogging, but I've seen so many foreigners who have such a sloppy style, using abbreviations like "idk" or "afaik" and so on and quite frankly, if you practice with those guys it's just going to drag you down. I mean, how can you get the most out of your practice if every other blog you post is responded with "in b4 joke about starcraft" or something like that. It will totally ruin your threadsense.

And sure, you may be thinking that there are lots of other opportunities to blog outside Korea, but don't kid yourself: Foreigners are shite, as simple as that. Whenever Koreans come blogging outside Korea, they totally own all the foreign bloggers. In fact, the only times a Korean blogger loses is if 1) he competes against another Korean blogger, or 2) some foreigner has a lucky joke or unexpected grammar that throws the Korean off. More often than not, however, the Korean will figure it out pretty quickly and own the foreigner with ease afterwards. Sure we have a couple of good foreign bloggers as well, but they simply grack under the pressure, leaving out parts of their posts because they expect that the Korean poster is posting perfectly and countering it, basically giving away the blog to the other guys. And besides, they've been to Korea for prolonged periods of time, so that's why they're so good.

ironchef

Canada1350 Posts

July 13 2011 23:07 GMT

#127

I heard GM is only platinum on playxp. Don't let that discourage you, work hard and learn from May[9]

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ps: sweet pronoun micro

MoonfireSpam

United Kingdom1153 Posts

July 13 2011 23:08 GMT

#128

I think this is going to hurt E-sports.

57 Corvette

Canada5941 Posts

July 13 2011 23:10 GMT

#129

I'm still in bronze too, but I have moved up from last time...
Last blog:
+ Show Spoiler +

This Blog:
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Thanks SirJolt for encouraging me to make better blogs

edc

United States666 Posts

July 13 2011 23:23 GMT

#130

On July 14 2011 07:39 ]343[ wrote:
hi,

my english level beginer. how learn become good poster? i try ofen but somtimes it dosnt work out to well. i think it because i enjoy balance wine too much? but mybe after a few years i can learn become good poster??????

and maybe then i can begin compete on blog lader. that is my dream.

Holy shit, this is really funny.

Good luck, SirJolt! I'm counting on you to get to the top.

Syrupjuice

United States173 Posts

July 13 2011 23:37 GMT

#131

WHAT?! This is like, for real stuff? There are professional posters?! This is crazy! I have never heard anything about this before. I don't ever plan on being anything of the sort, but goodness, I better look into it anyway so I actually know what's going on here.

I can't offer any advice than to just work hard for it and don't let people scare you away from what you love and want to do. Best of luck to ya!

Eufouria

United Kingdom4425 Posts

July 13 2011 23:43 GMT

#132

You shouldn't aim to be a proposter on TL, PlayXP is where the real competition is at. They have proposting houses set up there and TL is behind and only going to get further behind. Also the PlayXP proposters are realising that they can come to TL and out post all the proposters here, as you can see by this post. You need to aim to go to PlayXP or in a few years you won't be able to compete with the proposters on PlayXP when the TL proposting scene dies out.

That said I'm interested in setting up a British and Irish proposting house. My parents have a house in Ireland we can use, and then we'll get maybe 7 or 8 guys, who seriously want to become proposters on PlayXP, and we'll practice posting for 12+ hours per day. Remember that posting on TL will only give you a certain amount of improvement, you need to practice with the PlayXPers or do some 1v1 PM practice with other people who want to become proposters. Jolt if you ever want to practice some 1v1 hit me up.

Finally a tip to the bronze-league posters who feel they're better than the other bronze league posters around them, and want to improve. A lot of bronze league posters make nonsensical posts that don't make sense. They will not pay attention to your post or try and counter it, instead they will just keep trying the same post strategy again and again, which may or may not be cheesy. Just remember that their posting mechanics aren't very good, so if you improve your mechanics enough and rely on them, they will not be able to beat you if you do. Staying away from topics such as religion and race is also a good idea.

jodogohoo

Canada2533 Posts

July 13 2011 23:44 GMT

#133

Never give up, never give in, never surrender. I believe in your cause. You will succeed. Eventually... one day...

edit: holy shit i'm in masters!

Aberu

United States968 Posts

July 13 2011 23:50 GMT

#134

Your WPM and writing mechanics are too low of a level but if you work hard at it, you can be a problogger.

ShatterZer0

United States1843 Posts

July 13 2011 23:51 GMT

#135

I pray for your success... and that your lash scar heal from when your parents beat some sense into you ;_;

RinconH

United States512 Posts

July 14 2011 00:14 GMT

#136

You should be able to do it if you post in the SC2 forum.

The skill ceiling there is so much lower... pretty much anyone can go pro.

Kaeru

Sweden552 Posts

July 14 2011 00:21 GMT

#137

--- Nuked ---

Alethios

New Zealand2765 Posts

July 14 2011 00:33 GMT

#138

Absolutely outrageous. This should never be allowed.

How dare he mock everything we hold so dearly?

tedster

984 Posts

July 14 2011 00:33 GMT

#139

I'd seriously recommend against taking a cheesy posting strat such as ad hominem attacks or similar quick burns. Likewise, you don't want to post image macros time after time - while it's important for a pro to mix in image macros and iceburns during a long thread series (in order to keep readers guessing from post to post and force them to scout your username instead of jumping to conclusions based on content) for a rookie it's much better to start out by quoting established posters who have shown solid replies over the years and work off that proven base.

By starting with an established, successful quotation, you're really just concerned with the mechanics of your language and line breaks - you've already got the content, as long as you don't fuck up the supporting message. You can even work in some cheeky play, like a G-Chizzle reference or a Grack joke, as long as it's backed by a proven big-name poster's prior work ironing out any kinks in the word order.

I'd recommend having one primary quotation prepared and practiced for each of the 3 major thread matchups: blog posts, live reports, and balance discussions. Knowing how to transition into the late thread is more a matter of practice and constant repetition than anything else - it's impossible to have a prepared quotation carry over into the later pages, but you can transition into a general post strategy. For example, in a balance thread you should be prepared to transition into late-thread options like QQ, Post VODs, or Quote Pros.

Start with the fundamentals and practice in single player - I recommend notepad or similar training programs. Good luck!