Forum etiquette
Certain rules of unspoken etiquette should be followed when using Internet forums. They include:
1. Read any rules and guidelines established by the community; some may have different regulations on a particular subject. Always be courteous.
**2. Before creating a new topic thread, search to see if a similar topic already exists. **
3. If the forum is categorized, post in the correct section.
4. Stay on-topic.
5. Avoid double posting and Crossposting.
**6. Respond to topics started by others more often than starting topics of your own so that you don't appear arrogant and unlikable. **
7. Avoid the use of all CAPITAL LETTERS in posts. (All CAPS is considered "shouting" and causes readability issues.)
8. Do not resurrect a very old topic if you have nothing extremely significant to add. This practice is known as a "necro", short for necromancy, from the practice of necromancers in fantasy animating the dead.
9. Try to refrain from lashing back at a poorly behaving member or participating in a flame war; instead, notify the messageboard's staff of the event.
10. When quoting a previous post, include only the relevant portion of that post.
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