HK's noob guide to Den posting.

[Monster.]

As a general rule, can it be added that overuse of smilies, cute "sounds", and "cute spelling" of words is generally looked down upon? It's a pain in the ass when newbies PM me with questions and have *squee* or *yip yip* after the message with cutesy shit and =^w^= thrown in there one too many times.

Not to sound selfish, but it's also because a lot of newfags in the last month seemed dead set on using as many smilies as possible but are not willing to accept any flak they get for it.

 

[Mentova]

I got the crazy idea of each of us sigging pieces of the OP with links back here, especially those of us with shorter sig blocks.

Edit: "-Moderators are not knights in shining armor to rescue you: The mod's job is to maintain the forum and keep the piece."
:s/piece/peace/

Subtle homonym spelling mistake.

Thank you for correcting my stupid typo. :V

Pretty much. 2nd one down in the same section.

Ah ha, thought I got it. I'm gunna keep the part I added though since it's more clear and to the point.

As a general rule, can it be added that overuse of smilies, cute "sounds", and "cute spelling" of words is generally looked down upon? It's a pain in the ass when newbies PM me with questions and have *squee* or *yip yip* after the message with cutesy shit and =^w^= thrown in there one too many times.

Not to sound selfish, but it's also because a lot of newfags in the last month seemed dead set on using as many smilies as possible but are not willing to accept any flak they get for it.

I think that falls under the "use proper spelling and grammar" part. I'll add a blurb in there about cutesy bullshit

 

[Monster.]

I think that falls under the "use proper spelling and grammar" part. I'll add a blurb in there about cutesy bullshit

Thanks. I don't wanna name names, but I'm sure it would save regulars from the eye pain. :V

 

[Blutide]

You should have added "LURK MOAR" about twelve more times.

And what will this teach? Really nothing, and if they watch Deo post they will just become asshats. ( or course your taking the monkey see, monkey do on this when you suggest lurking )

-Do not use "I'm New!" as a crutch: Yeah we get it. You're new. Don't use this as an excuse. Learn and follow the rules here. Read them. Many times.
^^People don't read.

 

[Mentova]

And what will this teach? Really nothing, and if they watch Deo post they will just become asshats. ( or course your taking the monkey see, monkey do on this when you suggest lurking )

-Do not use "I'm New!" as a crutch: Yeah we get it. You're new. Don't use this as an excuse. Learn and follow the rules here. Read them. Many times.
^^People don't read.

Lurking will show them what kind of community we have here. So instead of hopping in thinking it's a standard furry community with RPing and cutesy crap they can see that it's a little more mature and doesn't take kindly to people being stupid.

 

[footfoe]

Lurking will show them what kind of community we have here. So instead of hopping in thinking it's a standard furry community with RPing and cutesy crap they can see that it's a little more mature and doesn't take kindly to people being stupid.

what happened to you HK, you got.... lame.

i looked up to your epic trolling, i wanted to be just like you.

 

[Mentova]

what happened to you HK, you got.... lame.

i looked up to your epic trolling, i wanted to be just like you.

Furries.

Furries are what happened to me.

 

[Unsilenced]

Unsilenced's Guide to Den Posting:

1. DON'T.

:v

 

[Ariosto]

Unsilenced's Guide to Den Posting:

1. DON'T.

:v

Could we add this to the main guide?

 

[fingerpaints]

I am a noob, and seriously, coming from other online communities, this sort of thing is such a good starting point. I do understand when noobs post the same shit over & over it gets old, quickly, then you get more & we can see where im going here - in short, thanks this is a big help

 

[Mentova]

I am a noob, and seriously, coming from other online communities, this sort of thing is such a good starting point. I do understand when noobs post the same shit over & over it gets old, quickly, then you get more & we can see where im going here - in short, thanks this is a big help

No problem. Thanks for reading it.

 

[Dreaming]

I feel that I should bookmark this thread. Nice guide, the title should be in red so its easier to find though.

 

[Verin Asper]

I feel that I should bookmark this thread. Nice guide, the title should be in red so its easier to find though.

its stickied, meaning it will ALWAYS be at the top

 

[Icky]

Just so everyone understands, HK was kidding when he said the gay jokes weren't cool. He totally loves them.

My lack of a :V makes this post 100% serious.

 

[Mentova]

Just so everyone understands, HK was kidding when he said the gay jokes weren't cool. He totally loves them.

My lack of a :V makes this post 100% serious.

It's annoying when people who don't know me just start doing it to be cool.

And they're kinda old at this point since I'm bi now. :V

 

[Icky]

It's annoying when people who don't know me just start doing it to be cool.

And they're kinda old at this point since I'm bi now. :V

Maaaaaaaaaan, I've been trying to forget :[

 

[LizardKing]

Oh here's a new one

":V" is not an license to post fucking stupid bullshit :V

 

[Valdin]

Thank lurking that I discovered this thread. It may have just saved my life on this forum.

(I already almost died on the ban on role playing thing...)

 

[Rhasp]

Its always interesting to read this kind off posts on different forums since its clears out dos and donts on that forum, I think it should be mandatory for every forum to have such thread.

And I should definately keep a look out for :v since it might explain some off answers that made me lift my eyebrows on a few occasions here. *Note to self: dont take such answers to serious.*

And I rather prephere sticking with my own posting style rather than being a copycat, no matter how popular they are. Thanks again for this thread.

 

[Gold]

Well this is definitely helpful. I've been perusing through trying to learn the rules before I start posting too much (cause this place is different than other forums) and so this is a big help.

 

[Ariosto]

Guys, I think a should about necro'ing threads should be added. That is, seeing the recent outburst of necro's.

EDIT: Yes, it won't stop people, but it's never bad to state the full rules.

 

[Gold]

Stickied topics. Are we allowed to post in them if they are old?

 

[Rhasp]

I would say its okey to post in old stickies, yes, after all theyre sticked for a reason, no?

 

[Gold]

That's what I figured. I just wanted to be sure was all. Maybe add that to the list. It can't hurt right?

 

[Mentova]

Added a blurb about necro posts.