Theme Park Review POSTING RULES!

[robbalvey]

Lately we've been having some issues with posts that have been created on the forum, especially from some of our younger members. I know we have a lot of new users, and I know all of you are very anxious to post about your favorite hobby. We want everyone to feel they can post as much as possible and let your comments, stories, opinions, trip reports, etc be heard. However...

 

When posting to TPR please try to keep the following in mind:

 

1. Be Descriptive! Your topic title and your description should give some DETAILED information about what your topic is about! Chances are, more people will click on your topic and give you feedback.

 

2. Use the "search" function. If you are posting about a news item or something of high importance ask yourself "could this possibly have been posted already?", like "Six Flags Astroworld is closing", chances are, it probably has. So do a search first.

 

3. SPELL CHECK YOUR POSTS!!!! There is a completely FREE spell checker available with the Google toolbar. A typo here and there is completely acceptable. We all are guilty of this. But when someone can't READ your post due to bad spelling, grammar, lack of capitalization, etc, that's a problem. If you aren't a good speller (and I totally admit I would be lost without my spellchecker) download it now: http://toolbar.google.com/

 

4. Do NOT use "internet shorthand" - Use the proper and complete spelling of words. Do not shorten "you" to "u", etc. You're not messaging on a cell phone, you're typing on a computer. You have a full sized keyboard in front of you - USE IT!

 

5. Do not post for posting sake. What does this mean? If all you do is respond back to posts saying "Yeah, me too" or "I agree" or "Thanks!" you are not adding anything to the conversation. If you do this every once in a while, that's ok, but we have users here that seem like all they are doing is trying to post as much as possible to increase their post count. Well, there is no prize for having high post count, so please, only respond if you have something to add to the conversation.

 

6. Don't be "annoying" - For example, if you see that the "fart thread" has been closed, for reasons like "This was funny for a day, and now it's just stupid" don't start ANOTHER "fart thread." In short, annoying members will end up being banned.

 

Overall, we're not trying to be mean or strict, but the fact is that we now have over 6,000 registered members, and we need to keep the quality of the board at a high level. We don't delete, edit, or close posts very often, but we will have to if these simple rules are not followed.

 

So let's review.....

 

Theme Park Reviews Forum Posting Rules:

 

1. Be descriptive!

2. Use the search function.

3. Spell check your posts.

4. Do NOT use "internet shorthand."

5. Do not post for posting sake.

6. Don't be "annoying."

 

If everyone can follow these rules, it will make Theme Park Review a better place!

 

Thanks again for all your support!

 

--Robb

[Chris Benvenuto]

Gotcha.

 

 

Well, I can't talk like dis o' more eh robb-o?

 

what is wrong with u???

 

J/K!!!

 

Shorthand type annoys the hell outta me, even more when full grown people do it.

 

 

Chris

[ebl]

There are too many things about people's writing and grammar that annoy me, but I'll save those for the Rant Thread.

 

I agree with everything that Robb has posted here. Over at Westcoaster, I'm the Official Spelling and Grammar Nazi. But I'm not that so much to annoy anyone as much as to try to get people to improve themselves for their own good. The younger members in particular seem to think it's cool to post like they're text messaging or using IM. It's hard to read and, as Robb said, this is a place for discussion, not just dropping a quick note.

 

Please take Robb's advice seriously. It'll make you look good here and in your everyday lives. (If you can believe it, people write like that on job applications and resumes sometimes. Guess how likely they are to score the job!)

 

Eric