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Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-07 04:33:31
September 23 2007 05:04 GMT
#1
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when 1/5 ->> 5/5 physician will ascend and enter nirvana state..


Apart from the obvious, like avoid trolling, be polite, strive to add decent content, help out when you can - here are a few considerations for anyone posting in any forum. I try to follow these rules as much as possible even though I do fail them every now and then. Just some advice, nothing new or particular about it but I thought they might help against some trends that can ruin good forums.

1. Don't asked for a thread, that is not yours, to be closed (if you think the thread is really unfair PM a mod, but otherwise resist the temptation with all your heart)

2. Don't ask for some one to be banned (never)

i.e. take the judge robe off.. don't advocate censorship, don't be a phucking snitch, don't be a pussy - if you don't like a thread DON'T READ IT or MOVE ON.. if you don't like someone, ignore or be tolerant - why dwell on it or waste your time? I've always thought people clamoring for bans or thread closings (and it is usually the same sort) are just the classic pussy sniveling snitches you find in life, the weasel, the coward, the guy pointing the finger etc...

3. Avoid insulting other people for no frigging reason or mundane stuff, and if you can't because you were provoked beyond your comfort level, please raise the bar, do right, do it with style.

i.e. be tolerant as far as you can push yourself, no one is perfect, but at least try; don't clutter threads..

4. Never leave a pointless negative comment in the first page of an OP. This can ruin even a decent thread, and if is not a good thread, you ruin the possibility of someone rescuing it..

i.e. if your going to be negative, at least ADD to the thread, try and be constructive in your criticism.

5. Don't treat people with new accounts like shit or assume your better because you have a few more posts.

i.e. I think this is a retarded observation, but I've see it all to often - just because you have a few posts doesn't make you a decent poster, and you definitively do not want to discourage new blood that could end up bringing far more to the forum than you..

6. Get Firefox, install the spell checker and use it.

i.e. it improves the over all quality of the forum, plus your own spelling if you pay attention to the mistakes you repeat.

7. Don't join negative band wagons and don't be a rebel without a cause.

i.e. don't be a sheep, and don't be an idiot.

8. If you see a poor thread, and you have time or interest. Improve it. Rescue it. If you don't - just ignore it.

9*. Lurking for a few weeks or a couple of months until you the feel for the forum is fine, but lurking for years just makes you a selfish member.

i.e. There is no good reason to lurk for months on end; either you are a selfish prick, and are here just to take, or a coward too afraid to post.. also not posting to "get back at teamliquid" just makes you a passive-aggressive lamer. If you are going to spend time here, participate, add, share. No matter the excuse there is got to be something good in you worth sharing. *obvious handicaps excluded (physical and virtual, like getting banned etc.. ).

10. Avoid discussing about the accuracy of the titles of a OP, while at the same time ignoring the actual post.

i.e. When you do this all you are doing is telling everyone you are a shallow idiot that prefers to nit- pick the semantics in a title rather than leave an opinion or discussion on the topic.


Mods sometimes are willing to let a lot of stuff slide, some even want to let it slide but they can't if a whining flame fest starts, so if you are always asking for threads to be closed or people to be banned, not only do you limit the forum content subject matter, and its diversity, but you also screw yourself next time you leave an OP. You definitively don't want a shrinking inbred forum.

Just leave it to the mods to keep things tidy. You want to help? Be constructive about it and don't clutter the threads with pointless complaints, just PM a mod, or use the feedback section, let him/them decide, don't try make it a mob decision, don't be a sheep.




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"I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities...."
paper
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
13196 Posts
September 23 2007 05:11 GMT
#2
the irony is that those really need to heed to this advice will stop reading after the first paragraph :s
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24667 Posts
September 23 2007 05:27 GMT
#3
Number 6 is really important to me haha. I hate when people type poorly. People tell me it doesn't matter so long as I know what they mean, but I'm definitely with you on that one.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
yubee
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States3826 Posts
September 23 2007 05:29 GMT
#4
such wise words!
mikeymoo
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada7170 Posts
September 23 2007 06:27 GMT
#5
"Don't crap where you eat"...

I was expecting some medical advice or something.
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Texas
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Germany2388 Posts
September 23 2007 07:24 GMT
#6
Excellent post as usual, good read and surely helpfull for some posters (me included).
how are things going entropy? Long time no see.
Cpt Obvious
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Germany3073 Posts
September 23 2007 08:53 GMT
#7
This thread is SO asking to be trolled!

...But I'm not gonna do that
Nobody ever reads signatures of people like me, do they?
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25979 Posts
September 23 2007 09:02 GMT
#8
On September 23 2007 17:53 Cpt Obvious wrote:
This thread is SO asking to be trolled!

...But I'm not gonna do that
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Cascade
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Australia5405 Posts
September 23 2007 13:32 GMT
#9
You are loosing touch obvious!

And let's all shape up our posting habbits.
Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
September 23 2007 18:40 GMT
#10
added number #9.. forgot about that - there is a ton of number 9 in the last category.. man up lurks!
"I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities...."
fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
September 23 2007 19:43 GMT
#11
I kind of disagree with #9....I mean imo the worst possible thing someone can do is spam. If you troll you get banned, but people writing pointless comments just causes other people to read those comments for no reason. It just seems like basic etiquette....maybe the internet is different than real life (where people talking for the sake of talking is rude).

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personally I think I post too much
Do you really want chat rooms?
rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
September 23 2007 21:16 GMT
#12
This is great stuff. It's such a shame that TL can't behave in a civil manner.
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-13 02:40:51
September 23 2007 21:57 GMT
#13
# fight_or_flight well.. advocating the other extreme is not the point, no spam is tacit, part of the obvious stuff.. but #9 is mainly a complaint or call for those guys that visit t.net daily for years and never bother registering or that do register but add nothing even with years of visiting the site and enjoying what it has to offer i.e. every now and then, even if you are a lurker, take the time, make the effort, and give something back to the sites that feed you.
"I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities...."
Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
December 16 2008 22:28 GMT
#14
BUMP!

This obviously didn't get enough attention and I just got linked to it. There's definitely somethings from here I will try to improve from now on. One thing I regret big time is lurking, even if it was only for like 6 months...

Great write up by Physician!

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HeavOnEarth
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States7087 Posts
December 16 2008 23:06 GMT
#15
loll "Don't crap where you eat" What a horrible analogy
I mean sure it's not clique like don't bite the hand that feeds you BUT come on !
I don't even care about what u wrote that title is just so offputting WOWW.....
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just kidding^^ Nice article, i liked the rebel without a cause. drove it home for me loll
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Falcynn
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3597 Posts
December 17 2008 00:03 GMT
#16
If we shouldn't ask for people to be banned, then what's the point of this smiley?
KizZBG
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
u gotta skate8152 Posts
December 17 2008 01:41 GMT
#17
this smiley!
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gg_hertzz
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
2152 Posts
December 17 2008 02:01 GMT
#18
no one adheres to all of those advice. and if you notice, some of the guys who have their names in blue(not sure what that means)have behaved pretty badly too.
Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-07 04:37:09
January 07 2009 04:36 GMT
#19
added # 10:
- there is way to many of these examples and lots of thread have been lost/derailed lost to what is the right title arguments lol

10. Avoid discussing about the accuracy of the titles of a OP, while at the same time ignoring the actual post.

i.e. When you do this all you are doing is telling everyone you are a shallow idiot that prefers to nit- pick the semantics in a title rather than leave an opinion or discussion on the topic.
"I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities...."
Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-26 01:31:24
January 07 2009 04:44 GMT
#20
On December 17 2008 11:01 gg_hertzz wrote:
no one adheres to all of those advice. and if you notice, some of the guys who have their names in blue(not sure what that means)have behaved pretty badly too.


hum many actually do, I've broken my own rules a few times, but I can probably use one hand to count the times I did and I usually feel bad about it after anyway and do an edit correction - that's how I got my wonderful lovely blue [image loading] (despite the fact that some mods would rather see me eat it than wear it.. lol)
"I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities...."
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