I’m very sick of trying to be diplomatic.
Basically forums are horrible things, yes, I’ve said it before. I’ve been trying to be diplomatic for a while, and it didn’t quite work out as a great option. Why? People take the internet way too seriously for their own good.
1. Don’t count on people’s sarcasm detectors, they’re always broken.
Sorry, everybody takes sarcasm seriously. Suppose there was a thread about ice-cream, and you said that this thread promotes weight-control, somebody will be kind enough to let you know you’re a retard. Somehow, somebody will take your post seriously, and start hating you.
Yippie.
2. The best response is no response.
The best thing you can do to yourself, if your posts are taken out of context, is just not reply. At most, reply only to the stuff you like and ignore the rest (i.e. filter their post). The problem is, occasionally, people are stupid. Unfortunately, somebody has to tell them, no? WRONG, you’ll be starting flame wars and just making their stupidity more obvious.
3. Everybody thinks you’re flaming them or trolling their threads.
In a forum, every single user thinks their way is not merely correct, but is the manifestation of pure truth. Their posts are infallible, therefor, if you post something that seems to contradict them it can’t possibly be true, it must be a troll.
4. Trolls will be fed.
The old “do not feed the troll” motto is a great one. Unfortunately, nobody besides you gets it. Trolls will receive more replies than they could possibly imagine.
5. The more successful users are the ones who say nothing but yell “BACON!” with all their mightÂ
This is an interesting one. Those who understand the forums know that there’s no use in expressing opinions, instead, they just say crap, post drunk, and make stupid “jokes.” They’re the same conservative bitch who’d support a WWII style killing machine.
6. The less successful users have something to say, they just do it wrong.
Opinions! Less-than-successful users have those, that’s WHY they’re “less than successful”. Nobody likes them because they say what’s right, but by the mighty gods, they know a thing or two.
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