I don't know, most of us don't usually get too bent out of shape when someone makes a wild claim, unless it's a habitual thing.

TV's Frink said:

#23 added, otherwise known as the VINH rule.

I can think of two or four other people to whom this rule might apply... ;)

^The same person doesn't count ;-)

TV's Frink said:

I don't know, most of us don't usually get too bent out of shape when someone makes a wild claim, unless it's a habitual thing.

YOU'RE MAKING THAT UP!

xhonzi said:

TV's Frink said:

I don't know, most of us don't usually get too bent out of shape when someone makes a wild claim, unless it's a habitual thing.

YOU'RE MAKING THAT UP!

Link plz.

lol, well done.

Progress:

-Updated Thread Title

-New Intro

-Text added for tip #1

-Tip #28 added: "Know When to Quit"

Bingowings said:

If one begins a thread with with 'reasonable' in the title and stops being reasonable one should be prepared welcome Raptor Jesus into one's life (resistance is useless or futile, depending on which brand of assimilating cyborgs one is more compatible with).

^fixed but still in violation of treaty.

lol, I just noticed this still violates #1 :p

Added 1d and 1e.

TV's Frink said:

 

-Tip #28 added: "Know When to Quit"

TV's Frink said:

 

1e) Most (all?) browsers support a spell-check feature.  Use it, especially if it can be automated.

Well, actually, in my experience, an automated spell check can do more damage than good, sometimes you willingly use a word that the spell check doesn't recognise and it changes it into some nonsense. Words like "rotoscoping" can be automatically changed to something like "hygroscopic"  ;-)

To be fair, not all spell-checkers are automatic. Google Chrome's just underlines a misspelled word and leaves it up to you to correct, for better or for worse.

Yeah, sure, that's what I meant, that it's better to use this kind of spell check than the automated one.

Perhaps saying "save complaints for private messages with the abusers/mods" would be more appropriate. There are certain people that have played the victim, so ti speak, but there also are other cases where complaints would be justified.

Warbler said:

xhonzi said:

How's about:

#25: No posting every Pope from Peter to Benedict

#26: No quoting a post with every Pope from Peter to Benedict

?

fixed?

Heh. Xhonzi must be a Protestant.

Sluggo said:

TV's Frink said:

 

-Tip #28 added: "Know When to Quit"

Holy carp, best Ducreux ever.

Harmy said:

Yeah, sure, that's what I meant, that it's better to use this kind of spell check than the automated one.

I meant that kind too - automated in that it notifies you automatically, not that it changes it automatically.  I'll reword it.

bkev said:

Perhaps saying "save complaints for private messages with the abusers/mods" would be more appropriate. There are certain people that have played the victim, so ti speak, but there also are other cases where complaints would be justified.

Abusers? :-0

I'll probably include something like that in the writeup.

@Warb, you should absolutely be able to stand up for yourself.  But if you are acting lame (i.e. you're not following the tips), and you complain about being attacked for it, it will only get worse the more you complain.

Abusers as in those you feel are attacking you.

So...perceived abusers :p

Anyway, updated 1e:

1e) Most (all?) browsers support a spell-check feature.  Use it, especially if it has an auto-notify feature such as the red underline in Firefox.  At the same time, don't use it blindly.  Don't let it change "bluescreen" to "smokescreen," for instance.