Post by chansey104 on Jan 5, 2003 11:45:48 GMT -5
Please help me review/edit this. I need about 190 more words, so if there is anything you think I should also express, please post.
Here's the first part (it's longer than 5000 characters):
Neopets: Guild Etiquette
By chansey104
Suppose you've found the perfect guild and you join it. You spent months finding it and you think you've found the perfect one. You know you'll definitely try your hardest to be nice on the guild - but do you really know whether they will think you are nice? Suddenly you're worried. What if they don't like me? What if they want me to act in a different way?
If you're like that you need this list, or if you would like to learn more about Neopets or holding groups in general, you might find this useful. It is full of rules that are pretty much standard for any guild you join. They are what you could call "golden rules" and a few tips to help you along the way. So keep this list handy - you'll need it.
How to enter your first conversation (and your later ones)
Unless you are told not to, it is usually a good idea to first post your username, tell people that you are new, and any information you want to have the rest of the guild know. This might include how much you love the topic of the guild. Now that you're known in the guild, look at the posts. See what they're talking about. Try to join in, but if they don't let you after ten or so tries, you can ignore them and try to get promoted first or you can keep reading.
What to type in your messages
You shouldn't say anything mean about anyone or say that any thing is bad in a message. If you don't have something good to say, say nothing at all. Otherwise you may hurt someone's feelings, and also if you were bad enough, then you have a chance of being deleted from the guild, or worse, your account will be frozen. Avoid using shorthand and don't write meaningless messages. Check and check over again to see if you are being understood correctly, and if you said it right. Also see what they are talking about. If you are way off-subject, no one will read it, or perhaps no-one will understand it. Instead, slowly get them to move into the new conversation. One way to do that is to enclose it in your signature. In the first example I will properly switch from the topic "I like dogs" into "cats are cool". In the second I will do it incorrectly.
Good:
Yeah, I like dogs. But do you like cats? I think cats are cool.
~ (username)
See? Nice transition, a little bit more obvious than you'd like, but still OK. It also says who you are, and is good with spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
Bad:
NO! Dogs r bad! CaTs R weaih beter!
(no username posted)
NO!!! Do not do this! This is very obvious a change, and it will hurt feelings. Capitals and spelling are way off. It also has shorthand, has no name posted, and is VERY annoying.
Just remember, they still may not listen to you then, so don't be discouraged, you can try again later.
Here's the first part (it's longer than 5000 characters):
Neopets: Guild Etiquette
By chansey104
Suppose you've found the perfect guild and you join it. You spent months finding it and you think you've found the perfect one. You know you'll definitely try your hardest to be nice on the guild - but do you really know whether they will think you are nice? Suddenly you're worried. What if they don't like me? What if they want me to act in a different way?
If you're like that you need this list, or if you would like to learn more about Neopets or holding groups in general, you might find this useful. It is full of rules that are pretty much standard for any guild you join. They are what you could call "golden rules" and a few tips to help you along the way. So keep this list handy - you'll need it.
How to enter your first conversation (and your later ones)
Unless you are told not to, it is usually a good idea to first post your username, tell people that you are new, and any information you want to have the rest of the guild know. This might include how much you love the topic of the guild. Now that you're known in the guild, look at the posts. See what they're talking about. Try to join in, but if they don't let you after ten or so tries, you can ignore them and try to get promoted first or you can keep reading.
What to type in your messages
You shouldn't say anything mean about anyone or say that any thing is bad in a message. If you don't have something good to say, say nothing at all. Otherwise you may hurt someone's feelings, and also if you were bad enough, then you have a chance of being deleted from the guild, or worse, your account will be frozen. Avoid using shorthand and don't write meaningless messages. Check and check over again to see if you are being understood correctly, and if you said it right. Also see what they are talking about. If you are way off-subject, no one will read it, or perhaps no-one will understand it. Instead, slowly get them to move into the new conversation. One way to do that is to enclose it in your signature. In the first example I will properly switch from the topic "I like dogs" into "cats are cool". In the second I will do it incorrectly.
Good:
Yeah, I like dogs. But do you like cats? I think cats are cool.
~ (username)
See? Nice transition, a little bit more obvious than you'd like, but still OK. It also says who you are, and is good with spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
Bad:
NO! Dogs r bad! CaTs R weaih beter!
(no username posted)
NO!!! Do not do this! This is very obvious a change, and it will hurt feelings. Capitals and spelling are way off. It also has shorthand, has no name posted, and is VERY annoying.
Just remember, they still may not listen to you then, so don't be discouraged, you can try again later.
and that's the norm for my guild and probably for many of the guilds that members of this forum belong to, there are many guilds out there who love chatspeak and would discourage non-chatspeak. 