A non-inflammatory post for you. (Community)

A non-inflammatory post for you. // Community

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byte me

Nov 6, 2002, 9:46pm
Before I begin this post, I would like to point out that this dispatch is
not meant to be inflammatory towards anyone one person and/or groups within
these forums. Also this message is in HTML format. If you don't like it,
you are obviously a gross ignoramus and thus this attempt to help you is
beyond your theoretical maximum perception.



It has come to my attention that these hearsay collections have been overrun
by extensive meaninglessness. Thusly this has provoked me to compose a
guidebook on "intelligent posting."



"Intelligent posting?" one may ask their self. This concept stems from the
idea that every individual is competent enough to understand and comprehend
the three basic concepts of language. These concepts are decorum,
grammar/spelling, and the ability to form coherent ideas. With these three
skills in mind I'll provide you with information on how one can
intelligently post.



The first key to composing a message is etiquette. Think to yourself, would
you like others to be fastidious towards you? If not, then don't be
persnickety towards others. With this in mind, one can properly understand
how being pleasant to others returns politeness towards you. Using this
concept you should be able to use proper etiquette and compose messages that
aren't rabble-rousing or spiteful towards other individuals. In cases where
others refuse to be courteous and/or don't simply comprehend the concept of
being polite try being nice towards them, merely replying with discourteous
messages only provokes them further and fuels their abhorrence towards you.
With this in mind, I shall move onto my next point.



Another key factor in electronic communication is grammar and spelling.
These two are the backbone to language and help keep your conveyance of
thoughts towards others coherent. Grammar keeps structure to your thoughts
while spelling makes it easier for others to understand those thoughts.
Below I've provided a basic list of common grammar and spelling mistakes
along with proper usage.



GRAMMAR

1. Your and you're. Most people get these two confused. Your shows
possession while you're is a contraction for you are. For example instead
of saying "Your dumb." Try "You're dumb," or simply "You are dumb."

2. It's and its. These two can be easily confused as they seem to go
against the basic rules of English. It's is a contraction for "it is" while
its shows possession. For example instead of saying "Its a great day!" try
using "It's a great day!" also instead of "That is it's cow." try using
"That is its cow."



SPELLING

1. U and UR. These are simply incorrect and foolish. Try using you
and your/you're instead.

2. R. Also another foolish spelling. Try using are.

3. Alot. This is incorrect; it is spelt as "a lot."



With this list in mind I shall move onto my next point.



The last and final point I have to make is the ability to
form coherent ideas. Based of my previous points this should not be a
tedious task. One can merely think of an idea and convey it using etiquette
and proper spelling/grammar. Sometimes even using these concepts can make
it hard to convey your thoughts to others. One way to help you out is
before posting your message ask a friend to read it and see if they can
understand the idea you are trying to put forth. If not try revising it and
having your friend read it again until you've correctly conveyed your
thoughts.



This concludes my post. Keep these concepts in mind when
you make future posts. Maybe you'll be more coherent and the replies you
get will be just a bit more polite than before.

joeman

Nov 6, 2002, 9:51pm
OK Byte me, we now no that U R smarters then US so stop making fun of US,
Plrease stop showing off 2 the newsgroup, ALSO don't not post in HTLM!

-Joe

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byte me

Nov 6, 2002, 9:58pm
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bowen

Nov 6, 2002, 11:12pm
You should've taught people how to use paragraphs a little better.

--Bowen--

elyk

Nov 6, 2002, 11:33pm
I just got out of school.....I don't need to come home to English class *G*
;o)
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jerme

Nov 6, 2002, 11:46pm
Byte me, may I add to your collection of common mistakes?

A people that occurring more and more often is the improper use of the words "know", "no", and
"now".

The word "know" refers to one having knowledge. For instance, "I know I'm forgetting something". The
word "no" is fairly obvious. Yes or no?The word "now" refers to time. For example, "It is now time
for dinner."

The phrase, "A lot is a lot of words" will remind you that "a lot" is spelled with more than one
word.

I applaud your use of vocabulary Byte Me. You can either use a thesaurus, or you are very
intelligent. I'm leaning toward the latter.

Regards,
Jeremy



--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jeremy Booker - Owner
JTech Web Systems
www.JTechWebSystems.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough
trouble of its own." -Mathew 5:34
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elyk

Nov 6, 2002, 11:54pm
Oddly, I just noticed that in a previous post. LOL!
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shred

Nov 7, 2002, 1:26am
To add to your tips of intelligent and proper newsgroup posting a more practical view of things, I would humbly suggest that when one changes the subject of a reply post only to make a very small informative correction of a previous message that one posted in slight error, one should not quote the entire length of the rather long post when one did not add anything relevant to the actual message of the post nor did one require the quoted material contained in the post in order to maintain proper references during discussion so that one can be as efficient as realistically possible when posting to the Active Worlds newsgroups.

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binarybud

Nov 7, 2002, 1:33am
yea hehehe he writes online thesauruseses LOL

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binarybud

Nov 7, 2002, 1:35am
or is that "thesauri " hehehehe ;)


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byte me

Nov 7, 2002, 2:21am

nornny11

Nov 7, 2002, 9:32am
You applaud his vocabulary? People people, in a self-proclaimed
"intelligent" community such as ours, this should be nothing more than 8th
grade English. Really folks, I'm sure you all have it in you. Any high
school graduate could use the vocabulary of Byte Me's if you tried a little.
:)

Not that Byte isn't intelligent, I'm sure he is, but we all should be. :) I
mean, in his diction, he sounds wise, intelligent, mature, etc. And notice
how people look foolish to flame or criticize him when they respond and its
not up to his level? Meanwhile, if some stereotypical pre-teen 13-year-old
brat boy decides to flame the community (which is essentially what Byte Me
is doing in a more civilized manner), you'd rip a new one. If you want
control of anything in this community, you have to start with perceived
intelligence. :)

And you wonder why you hate Eep so much...
--
From the Newbie's Guide to the AW NG:

"Nornny11 - The original wishy-washy man, this one can actually insult you
and compliment you in the same breath, and in the end say absolutely
nothing! What a talent!"

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sw chris

Nov 7, 2002, 5:20pm
Ah, you have just stumbled across one of the finer points of politics;
Insulting another without really doing so. One on the receiving end of such
subtlety cannot fight back very easily with words at the risk of sounding
much less intelligent than his argumentative opponent. And that is what
separates mature discussion from "flaming": word choice.

:P

SW Chris

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byte me

Nov 7, 2002, 8:41pm

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