Forum Etiquette: Share Your Wisdom - Page 2

MooCowSteph · #16 Apr 27, '05, 7:53 am

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Originally Posted by Lisa N

I realize everyone makes typos and not everyone is a great speller, but I get totally annoyed at posts where it's obvious the person didn't even make an effort to spell their words or punctuate sentences properly. I also dislike posts where someone doesn't bother to capitalize the first word of a sentence or is unacquainted with the use of paragraphs. These posts are more difficult to read and as someone said, if you don't bother to make it reasonably easy for the reader, why would I want to bother to read your post?

I am a terrible speller! I usually type in word first so I can spell-check, but if it's just a sentence or two, I don't. I'm sure there are quite a few mispelled words floating out there, thanks to me. I do usually try to use good grammar and punctuation (how do you spell punctuation?). Just kidding; I already checked.

Scott_Lafrance · #17 Apr 27, '05, 7:54 am

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Originally Posted by MooCowSteph

A little charity goes a long way

And if that doesn't work..........boot to the head.

MooCowSteph · #18 Apr 27, '05, 7:54 am

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Originally Posted by Scott_Lafrance

And if that doesn't work..........boot to the head.

yep, that works too!

surfinpure · #19 Apr 27, '05, 8:31 am

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Originally Posted by Almeria

Always read the entire thread before posting. If you don't, and actually say that you didn't bother reading the full thread, why should we read your posts?

Yes, indeed! And I would add to that, if the thread is on a rather seirous topic (not just who likes Pepsi and who likes Coke), it's probably easier to move onto another thread, as many discussions have likely been set in motion and what you intend to say has, very often, been said.

The exception, of course, would be if you are a well-studied apologist or other type of expert in the field at hand. Then we all want to hear what you have to say no matter when or where you jump in!

**Tantum ergo** · #20 Apr 27, '05, 8:35 am

The wisest advice I can offer:

Read at the very least a dozen posts for every post that you write. IOW, listen at least 12x as much as you talk.

And of those posts that you write, put at least 1/3 of them aside for a day. If it's still as important then as it was when you wrote it, post. If not, delete.

If not for this advice I would probably have at least 50,000 posts to my name.

carol marie · #21 Apr 27, '05, 8:35 am

Don't ever respond to a new poster with " use the search - your question has been answered before!!!!"

I think that is so rude & unwelcoming & how would they know that & maybe they don't know how to use the search.

surfinpure · #22 Apr 27, '05, 8:38 am

Oh yeah, one more idea:

Don't use smileys

, especially animated smileys

, to disguise an otherwise extremely argumentative post.

And if your whole post was angry

(even righteous indignation, which we all tend to get from time to time), don't try to pretty it up with "Bless you" or "Peace"

at the very end. Some of us down here in Texas

have been known to take a shotgun to the monitor for such an irritating thing.

LoneRanger · #23 Apr 27, '05, 8:47 am

..........all good advice..... i think if you keep in mind the golden rule, the 2nd commandment, and alway remember to be nice to the Lone Ranger, you should be in pretty good shape.....

masondoggy · #24 Apr 27, '05, 9:01 am

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Originally Posted by carol marie

Don't ever respond to a new poster with " use the search - your question has been answered before!!!!"

I think that is so rude & unwelcoming & how would they know that & maybe they don't know how to use the search.

I agree, I hate that!

Bruised Reed · #25 Apr 27, '05, 9:31 am

Posts criticizing the subject of the thread are rather useless and rude. If the question posed is so elementary to you, skip the thread and move on.

Scott_Lafrance · #26 Apr 27, '05, 9:34 am

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Originally Posted by LoneRanger

..........all good advice..... i think if you keep in mind the golden rule, the 2nd commandment, and alway remember to be nice to the Lone Ranger, you should be in pretty good shape.....

If that doesn't work.......boot to the head.

LoneRanger · #27 Apr 27, '05, 9:35 am

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Originally Posted by Bruised Reed

Posts criticizing the subject of the thread are rather useless and rude. If the question posed is so elementary to you, skip the thread and move on.

Agreed!

Has anyone any idea of how long it would take someone to read all that's in the forums just to keep from asking the same or like kind questions.....? I say, "lighten up", it really is the Catholic thing to do.

Grace and Glory · #28 Apr 27, '05, 9:45 am

An example of what NOT to do:

This is a stupid thread. I didn't read all of it, but i think surfinpure is arrigant for even starting the discusino. Besides, the question has ben ansered before. USE THE SEARCH.

Honestly, I really do like the thread. I agree with what others have said about not assuming motivations. I have a friend I keep in touch with primarily by e-mail, and there have been times where we have misunderstood each other's motivations even though we've known each other for years.

**puzzleannie** · #29 Apr 27, '05, 9:45 am

the search function still works great, but is getting very time consuming to go through all the hits. It would be a great idea especially for first time posters to check the home page for tracts, library articles, and This rock articles for answers to basic questions.

La Chiara · #30 Apr 27, '05, 11:03 am

Forum participants (especially non-Catholics or Catholics who oppose Church teaching or extreme liberals) should remember that this is a Catholic forum. And no matter how many times they post their non-Catholic or "progressive" agendas, no matter how many posts they make, no matter how many times they repeat their arguments, they probably are not going to convince or convert any conservative/orthodox/practicing Catholics.