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How To Behave On An Internet Forum

This film explains some of the common mistakes people make in forums, which makes them the sort of loathsome fool no one wants to know.
Internet forums are either a brilliant community where you can meet and chat with new, interesting people, or full of scornful idiots who deserve to be banned from The Net in its entirety.
(here's a very brief outline from videojug.com)

Step 1: Flame Wars
The appropriate course of action is simply not to respond. Don't feed the troll.

Step 2: Godwin's Law
Godwin's Law states that “as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.” What that means in real terms is that sooner or later someone involved in a forum argument will be likened to a Nazi, or displaying Hitler-like tendencies. Please note that if you're the one invoking Godwin's Law and likening someone to a Nazi, you've immediately lost the argument because it's such a lame-a** low blow.

Step 3: Fanboys
Step 4: Teenagers
Step 5: Post Count

Step 6:Respect the Admins
It's their website, and they can do whatever the hell they like with it. You're a guest, and hassling them about how they run things is akin to going round your Auntie's house and curling one out in her tea-pot.

Step 7: DON'T USE ALL CAPS IN YOUR POST EVER.
‘Shouting' through the written word is pointless and annoying, clearly.

Step 8: Lurk Before Posting
Step 9: Keep On Topic
Step 10: Picture Etiquette
Step 11: NSFW
Step 12: Signatures
Step 13: Avatars
Step 14: Gravedigging
Step 15: Drama
Step 16: Smilies

Step 17: Read the FAQ and Forum Rules
Because they'll tell you how the community there likes people to act. They're there for a reason.

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From: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-behave-on-an-internet-forum
Moopak
  • video added October 16, 2008
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7 responses // How To Behave On An Internet Forum // Video

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    I think this is a clever video, and entertaining.

    Moopak
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    classic

    thenumbertoo
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    Hahaha, like mana from Heaven. Too bad I didn't have this video to refer to 5 or 6 years ago and had to learn everything in it the hard way.

    Pron trolls = Nazis, lol

    crystal_raye
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    Very enlightening. Thanks.

    bluestranger
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    Now I'm gonna have to think twice before agreeing with someone. *sigh*

    cantucwearebrothers
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    I'ma teenager 19(hence the "i'ma")

    i used to spell things how i said them

    but it was always funintresting!

    nice vid for novice's

    YoungholD
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    I love that video. Especially the WOW reference with the recent article about employers avoiding these gamers. The narrator sounded like John Cleese. Cool post.

    SHAWN_RITTIMAN

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