Sticky: How To be a respected member of ED Politics

[Bolthorman]

Updated to include emoticons, relevance of articles, and the new subject CONTENT.

Thanks go to Firegryphon, mirrorimage, Duchess Ilpalazza, danjel, and pimpkilla for suggesting things to be on the subject.

Next update will provide a list of reliable sources. PM me as many RELIABLE sources as you can in the meantime.

[Kurd Jam]

Bolthorman, there are sources listed in the Politics subforum guidelines sticky, you can copy some from there.

[Bolthorman]

They are now on the second page. Any more sources can be either listed in this thread or PMed to me and I will add them to the first page.

[Bolthorman]

Updated to focus more on what IS respectable.

Added what to do if there is a problem.

Links from Skandranon's Sticky.

More about one-liners.

Link to General Gaia advice.


Keep sending me PM's on advice for what to add to the thread. biggrin

[danjel]

*applies glue liberally*

[Drakyn]

I'm sorry...... But if Mocking the Flame-Clad and otherwise Newb is Wrong, Then I don't Want to Be Right......

Since they are Newbs..... they don't understand the basic Ettiquitte of ED and often Mistake what people Say as Overly Inflammatory(heehee, I made Pun)...... They haven't been properly broken in and need to learn, via "Drakyn's School of Hard Knocks", how to be a productive and Respected member of Politics ED......

However....... I am Flattered that I got Something up on the "Don't List"...... As I am the Primary Opponent of Flame Clothes in Politics..... It's Kind of fun being Publicly Chastised..... maybe you could put my name down as Offender in that Sector.....

[Bolthorman]

Drakyn

I'm sorry...... But if Mocking the Flame-Clad and otherwise Newb is Wrong, Then I don't Want to Be Right......

This is not a list of right or wrong, so much as a list of recommendations on how to garner respect among the ED Politics regulars.

Drakyn

Since they are Newbs..... they don't understand the basic Ettiquitte of ED and often Mistake what people Say as Overly Inflammatory(heehee, I made Pun)...... They haven't been properly broken in and need to learn, via "Drakyn's School of Hard Knocks", how to be a productive and Respected member of Politics ED......

I disagree. Many newbies, including myself, read the stickies in the subforum that they are posting into before they post into it. This provides them with the understanding of basic etiquitte without the gold necessary to buy clothes that are expensive.

Drakyn

However....... I am Flattered that I got Something up on the "Don't List"...... As I am the Primary Opponent of Flame Clothes in Politics..... It's Kind of fun being Publicly Chastised..... maybe you could put my name down as Offender in that Sector.....

Don't be flattered. Many other people judge other posters based on the content of their clothes rather than the content of their post. You were just the only one to post in this page.

Before you continue to bash on people who can't afford expensive clothes bear in mind that eventually newbies grow out of newbyhood and will find it very hard to respect someone who bashed on them when they were first new to Gaia.

[P1]

Hey Bolt whens the next update?

Need more pocky......

[Bolthorman]

Only thing to update is your suggestion, and I will do that tonight when I have more time and do not have to worry about tying up the phone line.

:Edit

Updated.

[adah]

Someone mentioned that adding something about using copious amounts of profanity and its effect on the perception of a user, if I recall correctly. wink

[Skandranon Rashkae]

*sniff*

The first time I come on in ages and my sticky has been deleted. crying

Woops, not hard to figure out why... sweatdrop

Thank you for the much improved sticky.

[Bolthorman]

Kurd Jam) Thank you. P1 Used to wear flame clothes as well. Brother of Ham changes clothes pretty often, but I have seen him in flame clothes as well and I believe he makes good posts.

Skandranon- I am sorry your sticky got deleted, but thank you for the compliment on this thread!