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How To Behave On Forums
henever you need be warned, banned for a period of
information on a given time and even excluded from the
subject, you can search community.
the web for answers. There are
many articles and places to get Although there are the rules made
informed. One of the best places by the administrators, here are
to go would be a discussion some more:
board, or a forum. It's a place
many people meet and can ask, READ AND RESPECT THE RULES -
read and give answers. There are everybody runs his forum the way
forums on every possible topic he wishes, so every visitor and
and since the forum system sites member should respect them.
that are premade and have only
got to be installed and run, READ SOME POSTS TO SEE HOW THE
every person with a Php-Mysql FORUMS LOOK LIKE - don't rush
supported host can run such a into creating accounts before you
board. read some posts. If you like the
way people discuss there and it
How it works? The visitors can go looks like the members are
there and if they like the place, respectful to each other, then
they can become members. Thus proceed with the account.
they can read, write, vote in
polls and promote their own STUDY THE STRUCTURE - before
works. The most important thing: posting anything, try to see how
follow the rules. Every the forums are divided and which
Administrator and Moderator in a are the main categories. When
given forum would try to make looking for an answer to your
clear what the rules are and take problem, SEARCH first. It is very
measures against members who likely to have beed discussed
don't obey the "code". They can before. If you spend some time
searching and you are not pleased not a native speaker, you could
with the answers, then create a mention that. DOn't use
new topic and ask for help. Be abbreviations (unless commonly
respectful and don't expect to used: FTP, ISP etc.). Refrain
receive the answer right away. Be from "censored" words. When
very descriptive and give arguing, don't forget to be calm
detailed information about your and give some solid reasoning for
problem. Mention you have your words. Writing like that:
searched the forums for an answer "No you're not right, you're an
and couldn't figure out how to idiot" and so on can get you
deal with it. After receiving a banned before you can spell
good hint, don't forget to thank "respect". Although the internet
the one who helped you. grants you the right to be
annonymous, behave. There's
BE HELPFUL - even beginners can always a way to track your
give some good ideas. If you know identity and it's better to be
the answer to somebedy's known as a respected member of
problems, don't be shy. Tell them the community or as a serious
what you would do in that certain person.
situation. Remember a good
community is based on PROMOTE DISCREETLY - when you are
cooperation. on a message board you are there
to learn, communicate and help
TRY TO WRITE IN ENGLISH - or others too. You can also promote
whatever language is used there. your projects, but don't abuse.
It's not a chat, so don't ruin The most used way to promote our
everything by writing like a 2 sites is to put them in the
year old. Chose your words signatures (that's a text we can
carefully and try to discuss in a change in the profile and which
"standard" language. If you are appears under every post we
make). Put a discreet link to system of forum dollars, a nice
your projects and you'll have idea. You post and get 2 dollars
some "targeted" visitors. Don't for every post. When you have a
abuse though. Some forums number of forum dollars (10-30),
(including our forum here at you can change your avatar,
"Webmaster Tips & Tricks") don't signature etc. An interesting
allow members to have images in idea indeed. Needless to say I
signatures, because of bandwidth spent 2 hours to read the huge
issues. It's a common way to number of posts and give my input
promote and I think you should in some problems I was familiar
have this right. Don't forget you with. I gained some forum dollars
keep the forums going by posting, and manages to personalize my
so you should have the right to profile with the known avatar
put a link to your site. Try not (the red devil) and a sig with my
to link to other similar forums motto: "wherever you go, go with
.. some administrators (including all your heart" and the link to
myself) would get nervous. my Design site.
To make this more clear, I'll All went well. After a week or so
tell you about a webmaster I realised I haven't got any
related forum I've signed in avatar anymore, nor signature and
these days (I participate in in my profile the dollars I spent
quite a few and I love them for that change didn't appear to
because I could find some serious have been traded. I looked more
subjects and support when I attentive and saw I cannot put
needed it). I've suscribe to this links in my sig, unless I'm a
forum, among others for the exact gold member (I understood you
reasons. I won't name it, since have to pay for that). I've asked
it's not important it's name or for info about the reset of my
address. They have put together a status and received immediate
response. Still I've decided not any way the system. Reply only
to take part in that forum and when you feel like having
deleted its link from my something to say. Posts like:
collection of useful links. They "ok" or just smilies are not the
treated me with respect, but I best way to prove your knowledge.
didn't like the idea of writing Some forums permit it, some not.
useful posts and help them It's better to be careful when
develop the community and not be writing something. "Verba volant,
able to at least put a link in scripta manent - words fly,
the sig. As administrators, we what's written remains" goes well
must understand that people who with this sitution.
come and write here keep
everything going. They are not These are only few of the things
allowed to advertise in a obvious you must have in mind in order to
way, but they should be entitled become a known and respected
at least to use the sig. member in the communities you are
a part of. Try to follow the
DON'T HIJACK AND SPAM THE THREADS rules and you'll benefit from
- that means you should keep the this great experience.
off-topic discussion for the
proper category and not abuse in
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