How to behave on an internet forum. On the internet like.

madtheory

This is a nice way to remind people not to be total twats:

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-behave-on-an-internet-forum

Enjoy!

Rockshamrover

Excellent.

I can't believe I broke Godwins law (unknowingly).

studiorat

Pair of queers, get a room.

THIS is how to behave on an internets forum.
1. Get friendly
Always refer to your opponent by his/her first name. Your messages will seem warm and friendly, despite the rabid ferocity of their content. After a few exchanges, begin to use a corruption of your opponent's name - begin with "William", then change to "Billy", then change to something like "Billy-Boy". Women don't enjoy having their names shortened either, so make sure that "Mrs. Elizabeth C. Osbourne-Smythe PhD, QC" is always addressed as "Lizzy".

2. Picky! Picky!
Criticising your opponents spelling or grammar will make you look pedantic. Far better to deliberately misread a message, then follow-up with an utterly incongruous statement. And if they make a factual error - no matter how small - make sure you're on hand to remind them of their error as often as possible.

3. Be selective
Selective editing is a good way to avoid engaging with your opponent's better arguments. Simply delete that intelligent, pointed question which ends paragraph three and reply instead to the weaker arguments beneath. Should your opponent post something like "I'm sorry but you're talking crap", snip everything but the first two words then graciously accept his apology.

4. Showboat
Once the argument is in full swing, publicly thank all those people who have e-mailed you privately with their messages of support. Claim that you are too busy to reply to each of them personally at the moment, but promise to continue fighting on their behalf.

5. You've got history
Boasting about how long you've been subscribed to a forum or newsgroup is not advised. Far better to make obscure references to the forum/newsgroup when only thirteen people knew it existed. Fondly recall a similar flame-war which took place in 1989 between "Big Al" and "Phyllis from Kent". If a newly arrived opponent produces a particularly strong argument, tell them that you've already discussed (and won) this debate last year and that you've no intention of repeating your crushing arguments all over again for their benefit.


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PaulBrewer

studiorat wrote: »

Pair of queers, get a room.

THIS is how to behave on an internets forum.
1. Get friendly
Always refer to your opponent by his/her first name. Your messages will seem warm and friendly, despite the rabid ferocity of their content. After a few exchanges, begin to use a corruption of your opponent's name - begin with "William", then change to "Billy", then change to something like "Billy-Boy". Women don't enjoy having their names shortened either, so make sure that "Mrs. Elizabeth C. Osbourne-Smythe PhD, QC" is always addressed as "Lizzy".

2. Picky! Picky!
Criticising your opponents spelling or grammar will make you look pedantic. Far better to deliberately misread a message, then follow-up with an utterly incongruous statement. And if they make a factual error - no matter how small - make sure you're on hand to remind them of their error as often as possible.

3. Be selective
Selective editing is a good way to avoid engaging with your opponent's better arguments. Simply delete that intelligent, pointed question which ends paragraph three and reply instead to the weaker arguments beneath. Should your opponent post something like "I'm sorry but you're talking crap", snip everything but the first two words then graciously accept his apology.

4. Showboat
Once the argument is in full swing, publicly thank all those people who have e-mailed you privately with their messages of support. Claim that you are too busy to reply to each of them personally at the moment, but promise to continue fighting on their behalf.

5. You've got history
Boasting about how long you've been subscribed to a forum or newsgroup is not advised. Far better to make obscure references to the forum/newsgroup when only thirteen people knew it existed. Fondly recall a similar flame-war which took place in 1989 between "Big Al" and "Phyllis from Kent". If a newly arrived opponent produces a particularly strong argument, tell them that you've already discussed (and won) this debate last year and that you've no intention of repeating your crushing arguments all over again for their benefit.


Plagirised from here

You forgot 'Rile them til the get themselves Barred'

dav nagle

studiorat wrote: »

2. Picky! Picky!
Criticising your opponents spelling or grammar will make you look pedantic. Far better to deliberately misread a message, then follow-up with an utterly incongruous statement. And if they make a factual error - no matter how small - make sure you're on hand to remind them of their error as often as possible.

Paul I hope you read the above and take it in, your an awful bugger for spelling correction.

madtheory

studiorat, who do you think you are, Hitler?

PaulBrewer wrote: »

You forgot 'Rile them til the get themselves Barred'

Here Paul, I will correct your spelling and punctuation for you (seeing as you missed 6 years of English class because you were building PAs at home using a hairbrush and Lyon's tea boxes):

You forgot: "Rile them 'til they get themselves barred".

I will address the grating colloquialisms in a later lesson.

PaulBrewer

dav nagle wrote: »

Paul I hope you read the above and take it in, your an awful bugger for spelling correction.

I've never been called an 'awful bugger' before ....

dav nagle

PaulBrewer wrote: »

I've never been called an 'awful bugger' before ....

Well it's a joke, I speak very highly of you in my latest blog on my site so be cool Mr P.

i57dwun4yb1pt8

* cough * , * shuffle*

....nothin to see here ....

old gregg

I remember the first time this topic came up, back in 1968, turned into a flame war over who had the biggest 'fro

PaulBrewer

DaDumTish wrote: »

* cough * , * shuffle*

....nothin to see here ....

And how was the holiday ? Ballybunion is lovely this time of year ...

i57dwun4yb1pt8

LOL

i used to hang out there quite a bit in the yooful days