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Posted by: CEP Jun 20 2004, 02:57 PM

Yeah, so I've been looking through the new topics and I've been wondering. Do the topic starters even know what they're talking about?
I mean, I don't mean to offend anyone, but the new topics look like they've been pulled out of goatse's ass. ( If you don't know who the goat man is, you're lucky. )

So here are some tips on How to post a decent topic.

Tip 1. Get a Good Subject.
Okay, so you're new to the whole forum system. You really don't know how to do neat things, right? That's okay, that's why you're not writing this. _smile.gif

Sorry, I kind of went off topic there.

The First thing you've got to do in order to make a topic where people won't just write, " 15! " or " I don't know, " is to find a really good subject. Now, this subject needs to be appealing to everybody else, not just you. Topics like, " OMG IM SO BORED SIGN MY XANGA! " isn't a very good one. In fact, I'm personally gonna hit your head with a baseball bat if you make one like that.

What's a good subject, you ask?
Well, that's up to you. I personally like topics that have real good meaning to them. Like that topic about " Cure for AIDS " or the few ones about the War. It gets people to actually think about something. Not just what their ages are, or when they were born, or what they're wearing that second.

So have you found your subject? AWESOME!

Tip 2. Write Well.
So you've got your subject. And it kicks major ass, right? Good.
Now, you're probably thinking, " y duz he hab tuh mak a step bout writin? "
Because, my good friend, writing is very essential in the process of making a topic. It's the topic's contents that will either make it or break it.

Here's an example of a topic that is good:
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18871
Do you see how [2]Nekked wrote in complete sentences with punctuation and correct spelling? It looks pretty in the eyes doesn't it?

You see, even if you have a really good subject to talk about, people won't take you seriously if your writing is mediocre at best.

Here's a perfect example of that:
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18828
Okay, he's got the title set. It has the ability to attract posters because of the fact that it mentioned something about moderators. He also had, " what should be done? " as the title description. Now, I don't know about you, but I say posters would be attracted to that topic like moths to a flame. But here is where he messed up. Do you see how he asked, " are there more good mods or bad mods? " If you didn't know the choices, you'd think they would be, " more " or " less " right? What he wrote however, made no sense whatsoever.
Well, you should just see for yourself.

So do you know what to write yet? Good Job.

Tip 3. The Proper Use of the English Language.
Do you see how I've been writing down my sentences?
Enough said.

< You > u`re so gay! i righ` lyk dis` cuz i wan to
< Me > Okay, I'm making fun of you because I want to. _smile.gif

So there you go. Three tips on how to make good topics.
Hope we'll be seeing more good ones in the future.
I believe in you guys, don't let me down!

- Chinkieeyedpnoi

Posted by: [2]Nekked Oct 11 2004, 05:07 PM

BUMP^^

please take note.

Posted by: MyVermilionPlague Oct 11 2004, 05:24 PM

LOL.
Haha, nicely said, Jose.
Hopefully some people will read this. wink.gif And follow the rules!?
Wouldn't that do createBlog wonders?

Posted by: DaTru KataLYST Oct 11 2004, 05:25 PM

nice necro trish, we needed it!

...talking drunk...*mumble**mumble*

Posted by: tweeak Oct 11 2004, 05:27 PM

ah, yes, good point. practially the entire lounge was full of gramatically incorrect useless topics yesterday

Posted by: Redhdchic Oct 11 2004, 05:27 PM

i agree i mean seriously where do some of these people get these topics!

Posted by: iheartsimba Oct 11 2004, 05:28 PM

LMAO. good idea. hahahahhaha laugh.gif i think i'll go back to this laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif

Posted by: sweetdreamsx3 Oct 11 2004, 05:41 PM

Wow, this was brought back from June? Nice.

Okay, got it.

Posted by: sharpieaddicteD Oct 11 2004, 05:44 PM

i remember this topic. good job trish for bumping it.

Posted by: melmigs Oct 11 2004, 06:08 PM

QUOTE(my_papaya @ Oct 11 2004, 6:27 PM)
ah, yes, good point. practially the entire lounge was full of gramatically incorrect useless topics yesterday

Oh yes, and 99% of them were by 2 people. _dry.gif

Posted by: synkro Oct 11 2004, 06:50 PM

maybe this should be a sticky ;X haha.

Posted by: ShipuuShouken Oct 11 2004, 06:53 PM

oh god why did you have to say goatse?! why did you have to remind me of those horrid pics of pure evil?!

Posted by: airam Oct 11 2004, 06:57 PM

omg, y d0 all u ppl make fun of mah writin????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????22222////

Posted by: royalfreshness Oct 11 2004, 07:31 PM

Aw man! I have been waiting for a mod to tell these (newbies usually) to use tips #2 & #3!!! I can't stand it when they "tYpe lYke DiS"! It pisses me off.

Hooray!

Posted by: LiLEthiopian Oct 11 2004, 07:37 PM

QUOTE(poisonedxivy @ Jun 20 2004, 2:59 PM)
haha finally~ someone writes this. worthy.gif LMAO~ now maybe all the topics won't be literally yes or no answers. _dry.gif

seriously..thank you for writing this..because it needed to be addressed..why does there have to be a topic about touching eyeballs??..and many other nonesense things..-__- ...and let me just say..PeOpLe WhO TyPe LyKe DiS sHoULd DiE.. _smile.gif

Posted by: juliar Oct 11 2004, 07:39 PM

Right, I'll pin this now since some people might want to read it. _smile.gif
ANy mods disagree, go ahead and unpin it.

Posted by: x emo screamo x Oct 11 2004, 08:10 PM

I'll be thinking of what you said the next time I start a topic happy.gif

Posted by: sporadic Oct 11 2004, 09:02 PM

No one who writes "lykk dizz" will understand that.

Good effort, though. *pat*

//edit

you also forgot to not mention the following:
masturbation
butt sex *coughcoughcoughdflycoughcougcough*
penis size
wet dreams
PMS
the "First Time"

blah blah blah, etc.

Posted by: sweetxsimplicity Oct 11 2004, 09:12 PM

Nicely said flowers.gif, I've been seeing a lot of..pointless topics lately.

Posted by: niez_cho Oct 13 2004, 06:36 AM

wow this is nice.
But I just don't get it:
I wrote an okay suggestion and no one ever replied it and now it's rottening somewhere in the lounge. Well here it is:

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40617

probably there should be a questions+suggestions forum or something? =\

Posted by: shawty_redd Oct 13 2004, 08:23 AM

well done jose
maybe people will actually make good topics now.
i used to be a posting machine not i can even keep my average at 9 *sigh*

Posted by: MasteRxKiD Oct 13 2004, 05:43 PM

What's sad is that you actually had to make a post like this. _unsure.gif

Well, this should hopefully keep people in check now, and keep the trash out of the forums.

Why'd you tell people nOt tO tYp lYk dIz?
It's fun to point them out and laugh at them. laugh.gif

Posted by: faithin_felix Oct 14 2004, 10:44 PM

haha, jose, do you always type in perfect english spelling and grammer?

Posted by: PinkTrash Oct 14 2004, 11:16 PM

Rofl. Nice examples, on mods ;]

Posted by: CEP Oct 14 2004, 11:26 PM

QUOTE(faithin_felix @ Oct 14 2004, 8:44 PM)
haha, jose, do you always type in perfect english spelling and grammer?

nO MaN. lyK u sWeAr
kekeke

- Chinkieeyedpnoi

Posted by: faithin_felix Oct 15 2004, 12:02 AM

QUOTE(CEP @ Oct 14 2004, 11:26 PM)
nO MaN. lyK u sWeAr
kekeke

- Chinkieeyedpnoi

haha, ok then, i thought you told us to type in good spelling and grammer, didn't you? or was i not listening? blink.gif

Posted by: CEP Oct 15 2004, 12:55 AM

QUOTE(faithin_felix @ Oct 14 2004, 10:02 PM)
haha, ok then, i thought you told us to type in good spelling and grammer, didn't you? or was i not listening? blink.gif

Sarcasm, Felix.
It's called sarcasm. thumbsup.gif

- Chinkieeyedpnoi

Posted by: monde libre Oct 15 2004, 11:34 AM

snaps, jose. snaps.

Posted by: Beyond Elite Oct 15 2004, 07:50 PM

That's excellent. I want to add on that:
If you are done typing to post a new topic, make sure to preview it before posting it. _smile.gif
And thank you, Jose, for bringing it up. happy.gif

Posted by: acidbreeze Oct 15 2004, 09:48 PM

Yay.
We need people to read this.
And understand.
ABSORB!

Posted by: WhiteLotus* Oct 16 2004, 01:03 AM

Everyone must bow down to Jose for writing this worthy.gif Awesome Job! Someone finally makes it clear on how to make a topic more enjoyable.

Posted by: juliar Oct 16 2004, 11:35 AM

QUOTE(azn_pnoy_boi @ Oct 15 2004, 8:50 PM)
That's excellent. I want to add on that:
If you are done typing to post a new topic, make sure to preview it before posting it. _smile.gif
And thank you, Jose, for bringing it up. happy.gif

Wait, why do we have to preview it? blink.gif

Posted by: Beyond Elite Oct 19 2004, 09:30 PM

QUOTE(juliar @ Oct 16 2004, 12:35 PM)
Wait, why do we have to preview it? blink.gif

To make sure their post is exactly what they want. happy.gif

Posted by: juliar Oct 20 2004, 08:01 PM

QUOTE(azn_pnoy_boi @ Oct 19 2004, 10:30 PM)
To make sure their post is exactly what they want. happy.gif

but but, cant they always edit it?

Posted by: [2]Nekked Oct 20 2004, 08:44 PM

QUOTE(juliar @ Oct 20 2004, 9:01 PM)
but but, cant they always edit it?

yeah but also, if you're using codes in your post...

and you wanna edit the post BEFORE you post it... AND see what it looks like with the codes/images/etc

Posted by: monde libre Oct 26 2004, 11:42 AM

QUOTE(faithin_felix @ Oct 14 2004, 10:44 PM)
haha, jose, do you always type in perfect english spelling and grammer?

nope.

QUOTE
Yeah, and you're one of those people who DO make good topics.

does.

Posted by: Jealousy Dec 6 2004, 08:50 AM

Nice to see some actual english and not that slang that makes no sense.

Posted by: pinkxsapphires Dec 22 2004, 06:21 PM

i like the this topic :o) lol .. another thing to add. i can't stand it when people go Meh..... its so gay, just say Me.. Me.. ME is the correct english word, not MEH. for erm yeah . lol or dis or lyke Or WhEn ThEy TyPe LyKe DiS LOL so annoying..DIS? why can't you just say THIS? c'mon now...... hehe :o)

Posted by: Solipsist Jan 1 2005, 03:06 AM

Ewww. You guys still have this up?
Man... this is old-school crap.

- Solipsist

Posted by: x_angawhomps Jan 1 2005, 03:11 AM

QUOTE(Solipsist @ Jan 1 2005, 12:06 AM)
Ewww. You guys still have this up?
Man... this is old-school crap.

- Solipsist
*


ohmy.gif ohmy.gif ohmy.gif ohmy.gif
pinch.gif pinch.gif pinch.gif
rolleyes.gif rolleyes.gif
throb.gif

Posted by: AngelicEyz00 Jan 8 2005, 02:08 AM

QUOTE(Solipsist @ Jan 1 2005, 12:06 AM)
Ewww. You guys still have this up?
Man... this is old-school crap.

- Solipsist
*

cuz you're just so cool

Posted by: ArChAn9eL Jan 9 2005, 12:13 PM

umm for tip 3 maybe micron could install a spell checker =T

Posted by: Rachel is love Jan 12 2005, 09:26 PM

if only more people read this...we would have a hell of a lot better lounge

Posted by: dOyOOHtHINK Jan 19 2005, 12:42 AM

i just started using the search button alot. and just about every single topic ive made has been closed.. i just made one about schools and i use the search button first.. and there was 18 pages because peopel use the word SCHOOL in their post.. like i might as well just not post anything because everytime i try to someone insults me or my topic gets closed..

Posted by: barelyy_coherent Jan 20 2005, 09:25 PM

QUOTE(Solipsist @ Jan 1 2005, 12:06 AM)
Ewww. You guys still have this up?
Man... this is old-school crap.

- Solipsist
*

It's because we love you, Jose. =] throb.gif throb.gif

Posted by: Spiritual Winged Aura Feb 21 2005, 04:10 AM

QUOTE(Solipsist @ Jan 1 2005, 12:06 AM)
Ewww. You guys still have this up?
Man... this is old-school crap.

- Solipsist
*



YEA ! MY ELEMENTARY TEACHER MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT ! ohmy.gif

Posted by: Angel_Cece Mar 3 2005, 06:02 PM

i agree. lol

Posted by: tweeak Mar 3 2005, 06:19 PM

^part 2: how to make decent replies to a topic

Posted by: perfectxflaw23 Mar 4 2005, 06:24 AM

Awesome. I'm glad someone wrote this. But it isn't followed very often. stubborn.gif

Posted by: crazyuproar Mar 13 2005, 01:44 AM

good point

Posted by: Rachel is love Mar 13 2005, 10:57 PM

QUOTE(crazyuproar @ Mar 12 2005, 11:44 PM)
good point
*


good lord, stop spamming!

Posted by: demomode Mar 16 2005, 06:39 PM

thas nice =]

Posted by: juliar Mar 28 2005, 10:42 PM

oh wow, i remember when i pinned this so long ago ;x

Posted by: lolita kitty Mar 28 2005, 11:16 PM

lmao, how funny. taking all the time to make this.
but its worth it. good job ^^
use the search button. um yeah. -_-

Posted by: daintyme Apr 4 2005, 12:53 PM

brilliant. this should be a course at princeton university: proper blogging 101.

Posted by: tmauze Apr 6 2005, 09:26 PM

very well put happy.gif

Posted by: gladz612 Apr 7 2005, 10:23 AM

very entertaining & useful.

Posted by: Szeh Apr 12 2005, 02:39 PM

make them post a topic, that'll be replied on numerous times. Unlike those worthless ones which go nowhere.

Posted by: Angel_Cece Apr 12 2005, 03:29 PM

worthy.gif exactly what i think. perfect rules for all the newbies out there!

Posted by: waffles Apr 22 2005, 08:11 PM

what da crap ya talkin bout dis is cool talk!!!

Lol jk...
Yeah people should type in complete sentences with proper grammar and spelling. Doesn't it annoy you when someone says something like "hi yo dis iz da cool boy!!!"lol

Nice job on this.

Posted by: yycleo Jun 5 2005, 09:49 AM

thank you very much for the advice
i'll try to make some good topics
thX again laugh.gif

Posted by: BrokenDream Jun 6 2005, 06:45 AM

Excellent. Lovely words tongue.gif

Posted by: sweetxsimplicity Jun 17 2005, 01:37 PM

QUOTE
Here's an example of a topic that is good:
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18871
Do you see how [2]Nekked wrote in complete sentences with punctuation and correct spelling? It looks pretty in the eyes doesn't it?


It's not correct punctuation. There's no capitalizations and there's an apostrophe in "don't", she put "dont".
okay ill shut up now
;x

Posted by: micron Jun 18 2005, 03:29 AM

unpinned and opened.

linked by forum rules and guidelines (pinned).

Posted by: SMiLEEFORMEE Jul 17 2005, 07:26 PM

"< You > u`re so gay! i righ` lyk dis` cuz i wan to"

gahhh. i HATE when people right like this _dry.gif lol


*this is a good reminder when people are gettin ready to post a stupid / pointless topic.

Posted by: incoherent Jul 17 2005, 09:52 PM

nice topic...im not new, this is just a different name i have and i like that someone finally wrote this. i think this should go along with the community guidelines

Posted by: wickedcurse Jul 18 2005, 03:30 AM

think about something that will catch our attention.... make an interesting topic... be creative... write with your style! happy.gif