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RFNAPLES
Level 8
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Location: Durham, NC, USA 
- #1
- Posted: 10/25/2012 12:42
- Post subject: Forum Tips
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Forum Tips
Avoid emotional appeals, concentrate on the evidence.
Don’t falsify, create or distort evidence.
If it is just an opinion, admit it. Do not present opinion as fact.
Avoid the use of Always and Never. The use of Often/Generally allows for exceptions.
Avoid exaggeration. Don’t disagree with obvious truths.
Refrain from saying someone is wrong, say their idea is mistaken. Attack the idea not the person.
Don’t insult, offend, or disrespect other members.
Avoid bickering, quarreling, and wrangling.
Watch your tone. Stress the positive.
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Mr. Shankly
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Location: Auburn, Washington
- #2
- Posted: 10/25/2012 13:03
- Post subject: Re: Sticky: Forum Tips
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| RFNAPLES wrote: | Forum Tips
Avoid emotional appeals, concentrate on the evidence.
Don’t falsify, create or distort evidence.
If it is just an opinion, admit it. Do not present opinion as fact.
Avoid the use of Always and Never. The use of Often/Generally allows for exceptions.
Avoid exaggeration. Don’t disagree with obvious truths.
Refrain from saying someone is wrong, say their idea is mistaken. Attack the idea not the person.
Don’t insult, offend, or disrespect other members.
Avoid bickering, quarreling, and wrangling.
Watch your tone. Stress the positive. |
Wait a minute. Are you lecturing the rest of us about proper decorum?   My favorite one is the one about not disagreeing with "obvious truths." Nothing arrogant about that. 
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junodog4
Future Grumpy Old Man
Gender: Male
Location: Calgary 
- #3
- Posted: 10/25/2012 14:42
- Post subject: Re: Sticky: Forum Tips
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| RFNAPLES wrote: | Forum Tips
Avoid emotional appeals, concentrate on the evidence.
Don’t falsify, create or distort evidence.
If it is just an opinion, admit it. Do not present opinion as fact.
Avoid the use of Always and Never. The use of Often/Generally allows for exceptions.
Avoid exaggeration. Don’t disagree with obvious truths.
Refrain from saying someone is wrong, say their idea is mistaken. Attack the idea not the person.
Don’t insult, offend, or disrespect other members.
Avoid bickering, quarreling, and wrangling.
Watch your tone. Stress the positive. |
You might want to consider the bolded point.
I'd also suggest avoiding posts that contain material that is racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise bigoted in nature. I know that there is often a fine line between frank and offensive, but you've leapt over it on several occasions. Remember: a video, cartoon, weblink or article that you post is just as much your responsibility as your own words.
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- #4
- Posted: 10/25/2012 14:49
- Post subject: Re: Sticky: Forum Tips
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| RFNAPLES wrote: | Forum Tips
Avoid emotional appeals, concentrate on the evidence.
Don’t falsify, create or distort evidence.
If it is just an opinion, admit it. Do not present opinion as fact.
Avoid the use of Always and Never. The use of Often/Generally allows for exceptions.
Avoid exaggeration. Don’t disagree with obvious truths.
Refrain from saying someone is wrong, say their idea is mistaken. Attack the idea not the person.
Don’t insult, offend, or disrespect other members.
Avoid bickering, quarreling, and wrangling.
Watch your tone. Stress the positive. |
You are repeatedly guilty of at least seven of these. .
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Norman Bates
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Location: Paris, France 
- #5
- Posted: 10/25/2012 14:51
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Why have these useful forum tips been censored away to the vault that is the Politics sub-forum?
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albummaster
Janitor
Gender: Male
Location: Spain
Site Admin
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- Posted: 10/25/2012 18:07
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I've edited the original title. It shouldn't have stated 'sticky' in the title if it isn't a sticky topic. I've also moved it to the Lounge since it is not about Politics.
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 Moved: 10/25/2012 18:07 by albummaster
From Politics & Religion to Lounge |
Norman Bates
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Location: Paris, France
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- Posted: 10/25/2012 18:14
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I was actually ironical. I was just finding funny to see Naples "censoring" himself.
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Defago
Your Most Favorite User
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Location: Lima 
- #8
- Posted: 10/25/2012 18:40
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inb4 RABBLE RABBLE CENSORSHIP RABBLE RABBLE
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albummaster
Janitor
Gender: Male
Location: Spain
Site Admin
- #9
- Posted: 10/25/2012 18:48
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| Norman Bates wrote: | | I was actually ironical. I was just finding funny to see Naples "censoring" himself. |
I got it, but it needed moving anyway. 
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RFNAPLES
Level 8
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Location: Durham, NC, USA
- #10
- Posted: 10/25/2012 18:58
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| albummaster wrote: | | I've edited the original title. It shouldn't have stated 'sticky' in the title if it isn't a sticky topic. I've also moved it to the Lounge since it is not about Politics. |
So should I have titled it Politics & Religion Forum Tips because they were not intended as Lounge Forum tips? It is a "sticky" subject!
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