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== General Points on Etiquette == | == General Points on Etiquette == | ||
* Use your judgement when choosing a username. Don't start out on the wrong foot by choosing something offensive. Be polite and friendly on arrival! | * Use your judgement when choosing a username. Don't start out on the wrong foot by choosing something offensive. Be polite and friendly on arrival! | ||
*Please use standard English grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. Organize your post into short paragraphs for easy reading. | * Please use standard English grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. Organize your post into short paragraphs for easy reading. For our foreign friends where English isn't your first language, [http://translate.google.com/ Google Translate], can be a very valuable tool. | ||
* The use of "Leet-Speak" | * The use of "Leet-Speak", chat lingo, and acronyms is very unfriendly to foreign-language speakers, or those unfamiliar with these conventions. Such conventions are not in the spirit of this community, and offenders will be politely reminded to use standard English. Repeat offenders may receive a warning. | ||
* Please don't use [Caps Lock] or all caps for thread titles | * Please don't use [Caps Lock] or all caps for thread titles or for any substantial part of a post. | ||
* Wait a reasonable amount of time ( | * Wait a reasonable amount of time (at least 48 hours) before "bumping" your topic. | ||
* Refrain from "Double Posting". Please use the [Edit] button to correct this when done accidentally. | * Refrain from "Double Posting". Please use the [Edit] button to correct this when done accidentally. | ||
* When editing or modifying a post, please add your new message on a new line starting with "EDIT:". It can be very confusing and possibly even unfair if a post to which another user has responded mysteriously changes. (The exception is minor spelling or punctuation corrections, no EDIT note necessary in such cases). | * When editing or modifying a post, please add your new message on a new line starting with "EDIT:". It can be very confusing and possibly even unfair if a post to which another user has responded, mysteriously changes. (The exception is minor spelling or punctuation corrections, no EDIT note necessary in such cases). | ||
* On guides, how-to's, or anything else in that realm, a basic edit changelog is acceptable, just make sure to state what you changed. | * On guides, how-to's, or anything else in that realm, a basic edit changelog is acceptable, just make sure to state what you changed. | ||
* Any post with the following will be immediately removed. '''PLEASE DO NOT''' ... | * Any post with the following will be immediately removed. '''PLEASE DO NOT''' ... | ||
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: ... use ''excessive'' amounts of large, colorful, or otherwise annoying text just to emphasize your words. | : ... use ''excessive'' amounts of large, colorful, or otherwise annoying text just to emphasize your words. | ||
: ... reply to a thread without anything to contribute (e.g., "First", "Second", etc.). | : ... reply to a thread without anything to contribute (e.g., "First", "Second", etc.). | ||
{{Notice Small|Agreement expressed via '+1', '-1', :thumbsup:, :thumbsdown:, /signed, and other short notes of agreement/disagreement <u>are acceptable</u> (as long as the minimum post length is met). These rules are more relaxed in the Non-STEP Related Discussion | {{Notice Small|Agreement expressed via '+1', '-1', :thumbsup:, :thumbsdown:, /signed, and other short notes of agreement/disagreement <u>are acceptable</u> (as long as the minimum post length is met). These rules are more relaxed in the Non-STEP Related Discussion forums.}} | ||
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