I am not meaning to bash this person individually with anything I say. It's just a perfect example of how one should not post. I'm sure he/she is a very nice person, they could probably just use a bit of a crash course on posting politics.
All of this member's posts are either "(Y)" "
" or copying/pasting the same shoe request into just about EVERY patchmaker's announcement thread. I understand wanting to tell someone "good work" on a patch that you find appealing. But if you feel the need to express that respect, why would you not actually SHOW the respect by typing out your reaction to it, what you like about it, etc, instead of using a single emoticon.
Also, if you have a request... use the request forum for pete's sake! If you absolutely must request something from an individual, use their request thread if they have one, but if not- there is a private message feature for a reason. Use it.
This is alot of what's wrong with the state of the forum now. People post for the sake of posting, and for post count "e-peen". This is a DISCUSSION forum, so discuss!
You'll find people will be MUCH more responsive to you if you follow the rules/guidelines, respect the moderation crew, communicate properly, and don't act like a complete turd. Once you get into the swing of posting properly, people will respect you- and you'll probably find you'll make friends (and some of those friends might be able to do your patch requests for you).
Also- there are an awful lot of threads (a very high percentage of the new threads posted, actually) that have already been discussed, or in many cases, stickied. A sticky is a thread that is sort of 'pinned' to the top of a forum, so that it is always near the top.
(From the NLSC Forum Rules: Try not to post a topic that has already been answered several times, or has a dedicated "sticky" thread.
Whenever possible, please search for an old topic before asking for a help on a patching issue, bump up old topics to ask for help, or use the provided sticky thread dedicated to an issue. Although we aim to be a helpful community, posting the same answers and guides over and over again does get tiresome. Please make use of the Search feature. If a fellow forum member has the time, they might point you in the direction of an older thread)
I (and most people) realize that the search function doesn't always reveal everything we think it should, and it can be a bit overwhelming when a million results pop up, but try to dig around a bit anyway before posting a new question. Odds are extremely good that there's a Sticky on the subject.
You have the right to learn, nobody expects you to be a perfect poster right off the bat. Hell, I was horrible. All we expect is that you learn and respect the rules.
To wrap this up.... Respect= key.
Welcome to the community.
References:
NLSC Forum Rules- http://www.nbaliveforums.com/ftopic2.php
Search Function- http://www.nbaliveforums.com/search.php
-the search button is in the top of the screen, to the right of FAQ
edit: I realized after posting that this might belong better in the NLSC Issues section, but here it is. Feel free to move if you feel necessary.
.People just don't understand its not how many post you have,its quality posts.A lot of people think that they will have respect,because of their post cont.Like mentioned before you have to give respect to earn respect.The definition of that is:
Like I said- I realized after I posted (and someone replied) it coulda gone somewhere else. hehe
) telling others what to do.
