What do you base a good poster off of?

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:41 pm

Cheers!!

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:02 pm

I think that good posters make things interesting. Doesnt necessarily have to be intelligent, just interesting.

Ps. djdezzie nice to see Yoda back.

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:23 pm

ShMee.. wrote:

I think that good posters make things interesting. Doesnt necessarily have to be intelligent, just interesting.

Agreed a poster doesn't need to be intelligent. But it depends on the context and where you are posting.
Some people get into bother as they sometimes post in the forum what should be in the comment, and vice versa.

For example..

Making a long well thought out post about a current event is fine in the forum as it exists for discussion. Thats the point of a forum most of the time.
However doing the same in the comments will get you nuked for spamming irrelevant posts.

A good post can still be spam if its in the wrong place.

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:34 pm

That's good advice pacino23, thank goodness I havnt posted in the comments yet.

I hope I havnt sounded to....em...intelligent so far. I'm afraid I am who I am. I dont imagine for one second you were meaning me but I guess I have new starts paranoia.
I hope I havnt sounded too condescending on here so far. I'm worried now.

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:38 pm

JB2010 wrote:

That's good advice pacino23, thank goodness I havnt posted in the comments yet.

I hope I havnt sounded to....em...intelligent so far. I'm afraid I am who I am. I dont imagine for one second you were meaning me but I guess I have new starts paranoia.
I hope I havnt sounded too condescending on here so far. I'm worried now.

Dont be scared to post you wont be punished for making a mistake and your join date is visible for a reason. Just follow the above guidelines and you will be fine. If you are genuinely unsure about something on the site and cant find an answer, I wont bite you if you PM me.

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:51 pm

commonsense

Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:08 pm

Fiach wrote:

Sense of humour and intelligence, reasoned argument/debate, not just aggressive rhetoric.

One thing that really irks me with some posters is, people that create a topic asking a question and when you answer it, they dont reply with a "thank you", bad manners is inexcusable.

Definitely. I hate bad manners. Look in the Requests forum to see just how much...

Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:09 pm

Sense of humour and intelligence, reasoned argument/debate, not just aggressive rhetoric.

One thing that really irks me with some posters is, people that create a topic asking a question and when you answer it, they dont reply with a "thank you", bad manners is inexcusable.

Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:16 pm

There could be a reference to Dolph Lungdren daily. In every post. And reference to his acting school. You know, the one he must have gone to. I'll research that........

Someone banging on about something even if they are wrong. Who cares as long as it genuinely does not offend. Go for it Smile

Have your say, have your freedom of opinion, have your freedom of speech. Be nice, play fair. Dont take any poo...

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:47 am

I have the most respect for those posters who are not just articulate in expressing themselves but also have the ability to gracefully accept it, when they are wrong.

I also have a fondness for those with a quirky sense of humour.

Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:00 pm

A quirky sense of humour goes down a treat, and why a lot of us get on well (either that or we have good tolerence of most users lol). A quirky sense of tumour isn't quite as appreciated tho

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:13 am

What do I base a good poster on?

A wall [of text].

>commonsense

You must hate me then Laughing

But seriously, my Gurren Lagann poster sits nicely on my wall. And I write massive tl;drs. To quote myself, I'm a literary vegan, I toss only the finest word salads (which has all kinds of gay vibes).

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:28 am

1337Cyndic@ wrote:

What do I base a good poster on?

A wall [of text].

>commonsense

You must hate me then Laughing

But seriously, my Gurren Lagann poster sits nicely on my wall. And I write massive tl;drs. To quote myself, I'm a literary vegan, I toss only the finest word salads (which has all kinds of gay vibes).

Not at all. I for one may not agree with all of your thoughts musings and on occasion riverlike meanderings through the soul mind and concepts of reality mankind and our places within it. But to say that your posts do not give me occasion to think and consider would be a lie. So the crux of the biscuit (to borrow from Zappa) is good posts.

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:46 am

A good poster

a)flames at the first opportunity
b) never gives up his/her point of view regardless of how much evidence is posted to the contrary
c) cites fact / statistics without references
d) is often a religious zealot
e) First post usually along the lines of I R NOOB LOL Smile

f) CONSTANTLY SHOUTS
g) Insults people (often mods) who point them at already done topics / stickies rather than replying directly
h) Usually has a clear inferiority complex
i) has no sense of humour
j) is often a grammar nazi or the other end of the scale cnstnt txt tlk
k) has no sense of the apropriate
i) has link to pornhub or similar in his /her sig
l) Never reads the forum rules or any of the stickies before posting

[/sarcasm]

did i miss anything????

to clarify, Do non of the above and you will be liked and respected around here Smile

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:34 am

Out of respect for mrywe I felt that his post was an excellent reply to the question.
It pretty much sums it up and so I have locked it. The poll I will leave alone as it is good to have these last words from one of our valued members reappear on occasion.