Spurred by my IRL friend Endaf joining here, I decided to make this thread. I don't think he's ever been part of a forum before (and after this, I'm going to phone him and ask) and he seems kinda muddled as to the do's-n-don'ts of forum behaviour. I also reckon he's got to appreciate this is quite an unusual crowd - geeks can be ruthless or nice, depends on the situation. I'm also gonna turn this into a blog post.
So, the do's and don'ts of forum posting...
- NO CAPS
- TAIP PR0P3RLY
- Keep into discussion
- Don't steal other peoples threads (thats what the Start New Discussion button is for
)
- Be nice, courteous
- Keep coming back, every few minutes - I think the key to C9s success is the fact that people follow it religiously
- Don't pretend to know things you don't (guilty! first couple of posts on 9.. I wizened up once I realised they only got me in sticky situations and 9 was way out of my league when I first joined.. but it's fast-tracked me to success)
Any additions? This is basically a helper for anybody who's not been on a forum before.. because endaf doesn't know the do's, don'ts or must haves of forums... at all.
....and don't use too many extension ellipses