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=== Posting === | === Posting === | ||
* Use your common sense when posting. If you are inexperienced with internet community life, have a read through a few pages to get an idea before posting. If in doubt about the tone of your post, pause, grab a hot cocoa, a coffee, a beer, a glass of wine or a shot of tequila. Then come back and <u>preview</u> your post, read it, and ask yourself: "Is this offensive or needlessly provoking?". If the answer is anything but "of course not!", then please don't post it. | * Use your common sense when posting. If you are inexperienced with internet community life, have a read through a few pages to get an idea before posting. If in doubt about the tone of your post, pause, grab a hot cocoa, a coffee, a beer, a glass of wine or a shot of tequila (for those legal aged members). Then come back and <u>preview</u> your post, read it, and ask yourself: "Is this offensive or needlessly provoking?". If the answer is anything but "of course not!", then please don't post it. | ||
* New users on a forum are often upset when they receive a seemingly curt reply to their post. This will often occur if the question or comment has already arisen (often repeatedly) in recent posts. Even the nicest communities tend to get irritated by this. Make good use of the search feature <u>before posting</u>, especially if you're looking for support, and always read back a couple of pages before posting ... your question may have already been answered. | * New users on a forum are often upset when they receive a seemingly curt reply to their post. This will often occur if the question or comment has already arisen (often repeatedly) in recent posts. Even the nicest communities tend to get irritated by this. Make good use of the search feature <u>before posting</u>, especially if you're looking for support, and always read back a couple of pages before posting ... your question may have already been answered. | ||
* Once you've made your query, comment or request, don't keep repeating it. Sometimes you won't get the response you hope for, but constant repetition is a form of spamming, and won't be appreciated by the community. | * Once you've made your query, comment or request, don't keep repeating it. Sometimes you won't get the response you hope for, but constant repetition is a form of spamming, and won't be appreciated by the community. | ||
* Always try to find the correct sub-forum for a new topic. Threads made in the wrong places will be moved by a moderator into the right location and a post will be made explaining why. | * Always try to find the correct sub-forum for a new topic. Threads made in the wrong places will be moved by a moderator into the right location and a post will be made explaining why. | ||
* Be conscious of maintaining the original topic in a thread, and avoid derailing topics or mindlessly hi-jacking a thread. | * Be conscious of maintaining the original topic in a thread, and avoid derailing topics or mindlessly hi-jacking a thread. | ||
* Always try to cite your sources when stating information. People especially appreciate the extra effort of providing a link to the source. Don't plagiarize content, or post material from other sites, and always give credit where it is due. | * Always try to cite your sources when stating information. People especially appreciate the extra effort of providing a link to the source. Use the search feature for the thread and forum to find your reference. Don't plagiarize content, or post material from other sites, and always give credit where it is due. | ||
*Screenshots and video are welcome, but they should be hosted elsewhere with links embedded. | *Screenshots and video are welcome, but they should be hosted elsewhere with links embedded. [https://www.dropbox.com/ Dropbox], [http://imgur.com/ Imgur], and [http://youtube.com/ YouTube] are popular choices. | ||
*Use the available codes (quote, code, spoiler, etc.): | *Use the available codes (quote, code, spoiler, etc.): | ||
Using a spoiler tag to hide your text, is useful if your making an extremely long or highly technical post. | |||
:{{Fc|#E6B69E|'''[spoiler]'''}} | :{{Fc|#E6B69E|'''[spoiler]'''}} | ||
::Use a code tag to put your text in a scrollable box that ignores all codes (except of course /code). Codes are used as follows: | ::Use a code tag to put your text in a scrollable box that ignores all codes (except of course /code). Codes are used as follows: | ||
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::Use a quote tag to put your text in a quote box. Quotes are used as follows: | ::Use a quote tag to put your text in a quote box. Quotes are used as follows: | ||
:::{{Fc|#E6B69E|'''[quote]'''}}text{{Fc|#E6B69E|'''[/quote]'''}} | :::{{Fc|#E6B69E|'''[quote]'''}}text{{Fc|#E6B69E|'''[/quote]'''}} | ||
::You can add a header to your quotes which is useful when citing the source: | |||
:::{{Fc|#E6B69E|'''<nowiki>[quote='quoteTitle by authorName']</nowiki>'''}}text{{Fc|#E6B69E|'''[/quote]'''}} | |||
:{{Fc|#E6B69E|'''[/spoiler]'''}} | :{{Fc|#E6B69E|'''[/spoiler]'''}} | ||