my opinions on thread starting etiquette - Page 2

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 12:15 PM

I agree that some indication of what the poster is thinking is helpful, but in my opinion, it's better to start threads-period- than worry about etiquette. If no one is interested in it, it dies. Oh well.

Shawnee123 · 05-14-2007, 12:18 PM

I forgot one: It is unfashionable to quickly post after a previous poster posted a post that was positively prankish, thus relegating said post to the end of a page that no one will probably ever go back to and furthering the demise of a great source of humor and insight, and downright jocularity.

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 12:27 PM

see my pinky extended?

no, wait . . . that's not my pinky!

Shawnee123 · 05-14-2007, 01:14 PM

:p

And that's not my bellybutton.

LabRat · 05-14-2007, 02:38 PM

Before I post a new thread about something, I usually search to see if it will fit in with a thread that already exists. It's my own little way of trying to keep the place neat and organized.

busterb · 05-14-2007, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

I agree that some indication of what the poster is thinking is helpful, but in my opinion, it's better to start threads-period- than worry about etiquette. If no one is interested in it, it dies. Oh well.

No doubt in my mind. You do live by that rule.

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 03:52 PM

yes, I do, and I'm not being facetious. I think new threads keep the place lively and moving forward.

but, er . . . I may be in the minority on that. And I'm still a relative newbie, so feel to spank me.

Please.

bluecuracao · 05-14-2007, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beestie

3. Post a link, maybe an interesting excerpt then add some commentary to initiate the discussion. If the article is not interesting enough for you to share a word or two in a thread YOU started then why even bother bringing it to our attention? Its amazing how you struggle to either understand or appreciate why anyone can have a problem with this.

Its a simple thing and despite your attempt to make it all about you it isn't all about you. Its about anybody. And everybody.

I like this the best, too. I'm not a fan of the lonely link--a little preview or relevant excerpts are more inviting. And some personal commentary gives the post a "raison d'etre."

Shawnee123 · 05-14-2007, 04:12 PM

Please see here, and here.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-14-2007, 04:31 PM

People coming here from work have a right to be leery of clicking a blind link. Their employers software may flag something you think is harmless, putting them in deep shit.

Shawnee123 · 05-14-2007, 04:34 PM

True. Those links I posted above just link to other cellar posts. I guess you can see that in that little info bar on the bottom of the screen when you run your cursor over it. Is it OK to do that?

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 04:39 PM

Hey, that's a pretty cool tip, Shawnee.

I agree--a "blind" link is the equivalent of spam email. If I have done this in the past, I apologize.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-14-2007, 04:40 PM

Sure you can do that, just be aware that a whole lot of people won't click those links.

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 04:44 PM

well, you can't expect even well-fleshed out threads or links to be clicked by everyone, because not everyone has the same interests. I probably won't click on politics links, even with the most cogent argument or provocative questions, because I have about as much interest in politics as in goats.

Okay, I have more interest in goats.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-14-2007, 04:52 PM

The point is, people may be interested but put off by links, for fear of setting off flags.

05-14-2007, 12:15 PM	#16
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I agree that some indication of what the poster is thinking is helpful, but in my opinion, it's better to start threads-period- than worry about etiquette. If no one is interested in it, it dies. Oh well. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-14-2007, 12:18 PM	#17
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I forgot one: It is unfashionable to quickly post after a previous poster posted a post that was positively prankish, thus relegating said post to the end of a page that no one will probably ever go back to and furthering the demise of a great source of humor and insight, and downright jocularity. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-14-2007, 12:27 PM	#18
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	see my pinky extended? no, wait . . . that's not my pinky! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-14-2007, 01:14 PM	#19
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	:p And that's not my bellybutton. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-14-2007, 02:38 PM	#20
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Before I post a new thread about something, I usually search to see if it will fit in with a thread that already exists. It's my own little way of trying to keep the place neat and organized. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-14-2007, 03:52 PM	#22
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	yes, I do, and I'm not being facetious. I think new threads keep the place lively and moving forward. but, er . . . I may be in the minority on that. And I'm still a relative newbie, so feel to spank me. Please. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-14-2007, 04:12 PM	#24
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Please see here, and here. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-14-2007, 04:31 PM	#25
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	People coming here from work have a right to be leery of clicking a blind link. Their employers software may flag something you think is harmless, putting them in deep shit. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-14-2007, 04:34 PM	#26
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	True. Those links I posted above just link to other cellar posts. I guess you can see that in that little info bar on the bottom of the screen when you run your cursor over it. Is it OK to do that? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-14-2007, 04:39 PM	#27
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Hey, that's a pretty cool tip, Shawnee. I agree--a "blind" link is the equivalent of spam email. If I have done this in the past, I apologize. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-14-2007, 04:40 PM	#28
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sure you can do that, just be aware that a whole lot of people won't click those links. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-14-2007, 04:44 PM	#29
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	well, you can't expect even well-fleshed out threads or links to be clicked by everyone, because not everyone has the same interests. I probably won't click on politics links, even with the most cogent argument or provocative questions, because I have about as much interest in politics as in goats. Okay, I have more interest in goats. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-14-2007, 04:52 PM	#30
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The point is, people may be interested but put off by links, for fear of setting off flags. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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