This post is not an attack on ANYONE nor is it a poke, jab, nudge, slam, backdoor insult, insinuation, or prod. I remember copying and pasting this sometime ago and find it relevant to some of the tension in this thread. Let me emphasize that when I say everyone, I am including myself, so I don’t wanna hear any moaning.
This was something created by Frink that I believe everyone has been guilty of at one time or another here. It’s something worth noting so that maybe we can all leave our egos at the door whenever we step in to this thread.
I’d like to thank Frink for creating it.
TV’s Frink’s Guide To Sensible Posting (Or: How Not To Be A Target)
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Listen To What You Are Being Told
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Don’t Be Ultra-Defensive
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Listen To Constructive Criticism
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Don’t Complain About How You Are Being Treated
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Don’t Use Personal Issues As An Excuse For Poor Behavior
You are having a rough time lately. Maybe you’ve had a rough day, or month, or year. Heck, maybe you’ve had a rough life. We get it, and we sympathize. Really, we do. But life sucking is not an excuse for you to act like an idiot. So don’t do it.
And if you do it, don’t keep doing it. People will cut you some extra slack if you are going through tough times. But we all have our limits.
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Don’t Create Massive Walls of Text, Especially If You Are Just Rambling
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Limit Personal Attacks To Joking, And Be Clear About Your Intent
On the internet, it’s all too easy to make personal attacks. Unlike real life, there are few repercussions when you deliberately offend someone on a forum (although you might get banned). But if you stoop to this level, you will quickly get a reputation that is often difficult to shed: Big Jerkface Poopybrains.
You don’t have to agree with everyone on everything, but limit your firm-but-polite attacks to the subject at hand. Don’t go calling people names or talking inappropriately about their private parts or family members.
Of course, feel free to attack someone if you are only joking. But make sure your intent is clear. A “winky” emoticon or some similar gesture usually will help with this, but it’s often a good idea to limit personal attack jokes to people who will already know you are joking.
If your joke is taken seriously, just apologize, you big-eared jerkface. 😉
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Don’t Treat Your Opinion As Fact
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Have A Sense Of Humor About Yourself
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Know When To Quit