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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
Not to bump an old thread but we are quickly coming up to the part of the season that some of us dread, Game Hint Season. I can't speak for everyone but I know that one of my personal reasons for hating this time of the season is the rash of semi-literate posts that seem to appear on here. So I am going to try to make a quick checklist for people posting.
- Did you read the thread?
- All of the thread?
- Really? The whole thread?
- Write your post.
- Did you hit the preview button at least once?
- Did you proofread your post?
- Go back and proofread it once more time.
- Hit Submit
- Read what was posted just to make sure.
- Fix any mistakes.
Just keep in mind that if you take the time to put forth an effort to communicate clearly most people will respect what you have to say more than if you communicate in an ineffective manner. It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be a good faith effort.
Hopefully we can avoid threads where the first two pages are repeated for 500+ posts. |
There's some great advice here that is beneficial to everyone, Andrew.Thank you.
Some of the other reasons that make the busy hint season (and beyond) a little chaotic on CD is because of the way seasoned posters respond to the posts they find annoying.
Here's a couple of suggestions for that side of the coin:
- read the whole thread
- read and re-read the post you are making in response to a post you are about to critique, criticize, lambast, or use sarcasm with
- consider your options. Has something already been said to address the shortcomings of the post and would yours just pile on? Is that necessary or needed?
- are you responding in an obnoxious or rude manner or are you leading by example as to how you would like posts in CD to be made: well written, thoughtful, and contributing to the discussion?
- refrain from using the red rep option, especially if the poster is a new member to the CD community and is not intentionally trying to create a problem or flame anyone/anything
- take a break away from the computer to get some fresh air and cool your jets when repetitions and other annoyances occur
- keep it all in perspective
- hold on to your sense of humor and don't let go
Learning to communicate well is some of the hardest fun we'll ever have. I wouldn't be surprised if that isn't a major facet of the Woodie Flowers Award: technical communication and communication in general. We can do searches for some of our WFAs that have posted in CD and some of our WFFAs that have posted in CD as well. Many of them mentor here beautifully with their humor, their thoughtful posts, their restraint, and their wisdom.
Just a thought.
