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How to make a decent forum topic
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post Jun 20 2004, 02:57 PM
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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
 
 
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CEP   How to make a decent forum topic   Jun 20 2004, 02:57 PM
[2]Nekked   BUMP^^ please take note.   Oct 11 2004, 05:07 PM
MyVermilionPlague   LOL. Haha, nicely said, Jose. Hopefully some peop...   Oct 11 2004, 05:24 PM
DaTru KataLYST   nice necro trish, we needed it! ...talking d...   Oct 11 2004, 05:25 PM
tweeak   ah, yes, good point. practially the entire lounge ...   Oct 11 2004, 05:27 PM
Redhdchic   i agree i mean seriously where do some of these pe...   Oct 11 2004, 05:27 PM
iheartsimba   LMAO. good idea. hahahahhaha i think i'll g...   Oct 11 2004, 05:28 PM
sweetdreamsx3   Wow, this was brought back from June? Nice. Okay,...   Oct 11 2004, 05:41 PM
sharpieaddicteD   i remember this topic. good job trish for bumping ...   Oct 11 2004, 05:44 PM
melmigs   QUOTE(my_papaya @ Oct 11 2004, 6:27 PM)ah, ye...   Oct 11 2004, 06:08 PM
synkro   maybe this should be a sticky ;X haha.   Oct 11 2004, 06:50 PM
ShipuuShouken   oh god why did you have to say goatse?! why di...   Oct 11 2004, 06:53 PM
airam   omg, y d0 all u ppl make fun of mah writin????????...   Oct 11 2004, 06:57 PM
royalfreshness   Aw man! I have been waiting for a mod to tell...   Oct 11 2004, 07:31 PM
LiLEthiopian   QUOTE(poisonedxivy @ Jun 20 2004, 2:59 PM)hah...   Oct 11 2004, 07:37 PM
juliar   Right, I'll pin this now since some people mig...   Oct 11 2004, 07:39 PM
x emo screamo x   I'll be thinking of what you said the next tim...   Oct 11 2004, 08:10 PM
sporadic   No one who writes "lykk dizz" will under...   Oct 11 2004, 09:02 PM
sweetxsimplicity   Nicely said , I've been seeing a lot of..point...   Oct 11 2004, 09:12 PM
niez_cho   wow this is nice. But I just don't get it: I w...   Oct 13 2004, 06:36 AM
shawty_redd   well done jose maybe people will actually make goo...   Oct 13 2004, 08:23 AM
MasteRxKiD   What's sad is that you actually had to make a ...   Oct 13 2004, 05:43 PM
faithin_felix   haha, jose, do you always type in perfect english ...   Oct 14 2004, 10:44 PM
PinkTrash   Rofl. Nice examples, on mods ;]   Oct 14 2004, 11:16 PM
CEP   QUOTE(faithin_felix @ Oct 14 2004, 8:44 PM)ha...   Oct 14 2004, 11:26 PM
faithin_felix   QUOTE(CEP @ Oct 14 2004, 11:26 PM)nO MaN. lyK...   Oct 15 2004, 12:02 AM
CEP   QUOTE(faithin_felix @ Oct 14 2004, 10:02 PM)h...   Oct 15 2004, 12:55 AM
monde libre   snaps, jose. snaps.   Oct 15 2004, 11:34 AM
Beyond Elite   That's excellent. I want to add on that: If y...   Oct 15 2004, 07:50 PM
acidbreeze   Yay. We need people to read this. And understand. ...   Oct 15 2004, 09:48 PM
WhiteLotus*   Everyone must bow down to Jose for writing this ...   Oct 16 2004, 01:03 AM
juliar   QUOTE(azn_pnoy_boi @ Oct 15 2004, 8:50 PM)Tha...   Oct 16 2004, 11:35 AM
Beyond Elite   QUOTE(juliar @ Oct 16 2004, 12:35 PM)Wait, wh...   Oct 19 2004, 09:30 PM
juliar   QUOTE(azn_pnoy_boi @ Oct 19 2004, 10:30 PM)To...   Oct 20 2004, 08:01 PM
[2]Nekked   QUOTE(juliar @ Oct 20 2004, 9:01 PM)but but, ...   Oct 20 2004, 08:44 PM
monde libre   QUOTE(faithin_felix @ Oct 14 2004, 10:44 PM)h...   Oct 26 2004, 11:42 AM
Jealousy   Nice to see some actual english and not that slang...   Dec 6 2004, 08:50 AM
pinkxsapphires   i like the this topic :o) lol .. another thing to ...   Dec 22 2004, 06:21 PM
Solipsist   Ewww. You guys still have this up? Man... this is ...   Jan 1 2005, 03:06 AM
x_angawhomps   QUOTE(Solipsist @ Jan 1 2005, 12:06 AM)Ewww. ...   Jan 1 2005, 03:11 AM
AngelicEyz00   QUOTE(Solipsist @ Jan 1 2005, 12:06 AM)Ewww. ...   Jan 8 2005, 02:08 AM
barelyy_coherent   QUOTE(Solipsist @ Jan 1 2005, 12:06 AM)Ewww. ...   Jan 20 2005, 09:25 PM
Spiritual Winged Aura   QUOTE(Solipsist @ Jan 1 2005, 12:06 AM)Ewww. ...   Feb 21 2005, 04:10 AM
ArChAn9eL   umm for tip 3 maybe micron could install a spell c...   Jan 9 2005, 12:13 PM
Rachel is love   if only more people read this...we would have a he...   Jan 12 2005, 09:26 PM
dOyOOHtHINK   i just started using the search button alot. and j...   Jan 19 2005, 12:42 AM
Angel_Cece   i agree. lol   Mar 3 2005, 06:02 PM
tweeak   ^part 2: how to make decent replies to a topic   Mar 3 2005, 06:19 PM
perfectxflaw23   Awesome. I'm glad someone wrote this. But it i...   Mar 4 2005, 06:24 AM
crazyuproar   good point   Mar 13 2005, 01:44 AM
Rachel is love   QUOTE(crazyuproar @ Mar 12 2005, 11:44 PM)goo...   Mar 13 2005, 10:57 PM
demomode   thas nice =]   Mar 16 2005, 06:39 PM
juliar   oh wow, i remember when i pinned this so long ago ...   Mar 28 2005, 10:42 PM
lolita kitty   lmao, how funny. taking all the time to make this....   Mar 28 2005, 11:16 PM
daintyme   brilliant. this should be a course at princeton un...   Apr 4 2005, 12:53 PM
tmauze   very well put   Apr 6 2005, 09:26 PM
gladz612   very entertaining & useful.   Apr 7 2005, 10:23 AM
Szeh   make them post a topic, that'll be replied on ...   Apr 12 2005, 02:39 PM
Angel_Cece   exactly what i think. perfect rules for all the ne...   Apr 12 2005, 03:29 PM
waffles   what da crap ya talkin bout dis is cool talk!...   Apr 22 2005, 08:11 PM
yycleo   thank you very much for the advice i'll try to...   Jun 5 2005, 09:49 AM
BrokenDream   Excellent. Lovely words   Jun 6 2005, 06:45 AM
sweetxsimplicity   QUOTEHere's an example of a topic that is good...   Jun 17 2005, 01:37 PM
micron   unpinned and opened. linked by forum rules and gu...   Jun 18 2005, 03:29 AM
SMiLEEFORMEE   "< You > u`re so gay! i righ...   Jul 17 2005, 07:26 PM
incoherent   nice topic...im not new, this is just a different ...   Jul 17 2005, 09:52 PM
wickedcurse   think about something that will catch our attentio...   Jul 18 2005, 03:30 AM


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