After reading lots of recent posts and replies (also to my post which made it to WL) *lol* I thought I will post what came in mind. The following isn't meant too serious although it seems to me some of my fellow forum members at least may think these points hit exactly how posting and “using“ of the forum should be done - - - really?
1. Try to avoid using CAPS LOCK or bad grammar
If you don't it will lead to eternal flaming and attacking your personality, character, private life, sexuality, your hometown, state and country, your family, your financial status, your job, no matter what you posted about. This is going to happen because kind of a special netiquette is wanted here which means, what you say, post, think or express doesn't matter if others dont agree with the style of your posting although they share the same opinion like you.
2. Never blame/attack/fight someone without REAL evidence
You need to have and provide a complete timetable when, if and why you called the police. The name of the agency in charge - this can be the local police, FBI, CIA, NSA - who works on your case is definately required. Witnesses should be posted with full address and/or email and ingame-name of their avatar. Number of the creditcard is useful but not necessary. If you got some screenshots, chatlogs, photos and/or videos they need to become authenticated by a certified notary. The more information you provide, the better. WARNING! If you did all of this there will still be members who will not believe you.
3. Be aware of the forum-section called WASTELAND
Your posts of other sections can and will be copied there by members (as a whole or just patially and/or out of context) or moved there by forum-moderators and because in WL no one needs to obey any rules (free speech stuff and so on) you cannot do anything about it.
4. Think about what means and should mean fun to you, to others and to the management
This is because of the titanic fantasy and enormous power of imagination some of the members possess (or are possessed by) which makes this forum unique among all other forums of the whole world wide web. So these - let's call them - “gifted members of the Utherverse“ may think or imply you are laughing about something which is not laughable at all and will tell you to fuck off/yourself/whomever, call you a member of a clique, gang, WO, the mafia, the cosa nostra, whatever comes in mind.
5. Never attack the management, means the man from Canada and his authorities
Because these people mentioned above make sure this place was, is and always will be a home for sensitive and caring people/forum members while the members often and long think about what to post/discuss to keep this cozy place alive. Some may think twice or much more often or none at all about what to reply and/or to post. Nevertheless, there's no one to blame because all these people always think about what can be done to increase the amount of members - they call it “forum growth“ - and they always want the best for all.
6. This is a socalled “adult forum“
People tend to mention it in fights or attacks very often because it helps and is used to justify their attacks and to excuse their bad attitude and/or language. If you are not used to this kind of language and attitudes because you belong to the ones who think of themselves as being kind, nice, open minded, well educated, helpful, “holier than you“ or just “normal“ then you should know what you think and thought of yourself until your very first posting means nothing - absolutely nothing - until you read the first reply to your post.
7. Don't try to post in sarcastic/ironic way
Some of your fellow forum users don't read between the lines. Either they can't or they don't want to, or - and this is the most common explanation - they just don't give a flying rats ass about you and your posts/opinions/statements. So you better use short sentences and easy understandable words if you cannot resist to post something. This way your point of view will (should) become clear to all while there's still no guarantee.
(I violate this point by myself now but I don't give a flying rats ass too)
8. Make sure you don't become too involved here.
It could make you forget you are just only a user on a forum and you amuse others - which happens often - while being too upset or too serious. It should be clear to you, you will be just one of a few left who post regularly. So at the end most don't care if you do or don't or if you come here or if you don't but the ones who do care you are going to find easily, trust me.
If you follow these points then this place can be fun - remember, we just talked about the meaning of fun here. So the ways to become a sucessful poster and member of the forum are open for you. Other members may call it the gates or portals of and to forum-heaven and for some it may be the reason why they live but this is another theme.
Thanks for reading and have a nice day
"I agree with no one's opinion. I have some of my own."