Message Board ettiquete

[Demon Chicken]

OK, I can see this isn't going to work but, I'll persevere.

Can we come up with a few simple "rules" for behavious on the board?  That way we can ask Wake to make people agree to them when registering and we won't have all this sc*j*/newbie hating stuff going on?

1. Irony is very difficult to identify from written text.
2. Please try and learn to spell/ use proper grammar, I'm sure English is most people heres first language
3. Spend a quick moment to check the content of your message before posting it.
4. Don't rattle Johnnyeyebrows' cage unless you want bitten
5. Don't mention the war.
6. Remember to consider the "subject" heading of your message before posting.
7. Don't randomly post pics/links/etc. without introducing yourself first.
8. etc....

Is this a good idea/bad idea?
Actually to be frank I don't care what you think so :P to you all! Especially Wils coz he smells of wee!

[Art]

I'd add that if someone specific is annoying you it's probably best to just block their messages rather than get into  a protracted argument with them. you can do this by entering the chatroom and typing:

/kill username

Where "username" is the name of the user you wish to block.

[raspberry reich]

i agree

[Jared Katooie]

Give people the benefit of the doubt unless they've made it completely obvious that they mean to annoy/offend.

This should apply to boarders you know as well as new boarders.

If you make a mistake apologise.

Listen to what other people say.

[raspberry reich]

i am truly sorry.
and i find sorry the hardest word to say

[Martin Jameson]

I object to number 8.




;)

[Jared Katooie]

"i am truly sorry.
and i find sorry the hardest word to say"

If you truly are then dont post unless you have something that needs to be said.

Posting "i agree" above adds nothing constructive and annoys others.

You've posted nine threadsand over 100 messages since joining. When I joined I posted 1 thread and about 5 messages.

If you truly are sorry then I welcome you to the board and look forward to hearing your opinions. If you mess around and agitate people then you wont last long.

Thats all I have to say.

Jared.

[LARF]

Good idea, just as long as it doesn't get too facist... :)

Do we have any T&C's that have to be agreed to I can't remember now... ?

[raspberry reich]

i think we should learn from the basic rules
of comunism but not actually use comunism itself.

[Wils]

Do we have any T&C's

I've a feeling it might be 'Don't act like a cunt'.

;)

[Noisybast]

Oh.

I'll be off, then...

[raspberry reich]

i think a rule should be were not aloud to use the word c#nt my mum taught me this is the worst word in the english launguage.

[Quirkafleeg]

"I'm sure English is most people heres first language"

That should be "I'm sure most people here's first language is English"

Or where you being ironic...;-)

Oh and the winking smiling can flag a joke for the hard of humour but don't use as a 'get out of jail free card' for abuse

[Quirkafleeg]

Oh and the golden rule of any message board is lurk for a while before posting....

[wrighty47]

You only object to number 8?? Christ, I'll have trouble with most of 'em. I can't spell for tofee (sic). my grammar is bad (and i'm too old to learn), If I lose Irony (and sarcasm) i'm stumped, I don't have long enough breaks to double check posts (I usually post from work), and half the time I forget to put a subject heading at all!

Help!! :)

Mind you, I don't know how to post pics so's I should be safe there!  ;)

Oh, and Johnny's a pussycat.  :)

Alan!