Forum Posting Etiquette: A Flash Video Tutorial

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The discussion centers around a flash video that humorously addresses proper posting behavior in forums. Despite the initial excitement about sharing the video, it received criticism for being "lame." The conversation highlights the importance of reading forum guidelines, as one user posted in the wrong section and missed relevant information. A mathematical formula is presented to quantify effective posting, incorporating elements like contribution quality, prior threads, and search engine usage. The use of "leet speak" is also questioned, with one participant expressing confusion over the intentional misspelling of longer words, suggesting a disconnect with the forum's culture. Overall, the thread emphasizes the nuances of forum etiquette and communication styles.
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I have recently come across a very exciting and intersting flash video about posting and the correct posting behaviour in a forum. It is pretty funny made and even though I know most of the people here are extreemely good posters I though I'd make a contribution.

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting.php
 
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When I posted this here, everyone said it was lame...
 
Oh, did you post it before?
 
hmm...yep. But your thread has more posts...
 
I am a veteral forum poster with many years and websites of experience under my belt.
 
yomamma said:
When I posted this here, everyone said it was lame...
That's because you didn't read the sticky ... but that's understandable. Since you posted it in the ergonomic kinematics forum, and the sticky was in the technology and development forum, you probably missed it.
 
Explamition I am mathmatical form
P = C_oqs \frac {WTF}{M}1337 - (T-S)
where:
P=post
C_oqs= Contribtion oppion, quistion, or just somthing to
WTF= you should know and if you don't, just don't ask
M= mod
1337 1337 teh n3t l4anguge 1f y0u d0n't und3erstand th1s tehn y0ur a n00b
T theards that arleady been started about this
S the search engine and how much has it been used
 
scott1 said:
Explamition I am mathmatical form
P = C_oqs \frac {WTF}{M}1337 - (T-S)
where:
P=post
C_oqs= Contribtion oppion, quistion, or just somthing to
WTF= you should know and if you don't, just don't ask
M= mod
1337 1337 teh n3t l4anguge 1f y0u d0n't und3erstand th1s tehn y0ur a n00b
T theards that arleady been started about this
S the search engine and how much has it been used
I don't think I'll evergetthis webspeak. Why are all words longer than six letters in length deliberately misspelled ?
 

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