Comments on: 10 Tips on Participation in Conversations http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/ Fooling Around The Blogosphere Starts Here Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:01:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Wayne Liew http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3544 Wayne Liew Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:41:20 +0000 http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3544 You made a point here but it all depends on the comment section layout. If it is all clutter up with text and no significant formatting on the commentators name or avatar, it is hard to notice the difference. You made a point here but it all depends on the comment section layout. If it is all clutter up with text and no significant formatting on the commentators name or avatar, it is hard to notice the difference.

]]> By: Ruchir http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3512 Ruchir Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:05:49 +0000 http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3512 You know, sometimes you have to post one liners to be unique ;) Especially if all the comments above are essay length :mrgreen: You know, sometimes you have to post one liners to be unique ;) Especially if all the comments above are essay length :mrgreen:

]]> By: Wayne Liew http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3094 Wayne Liew Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:16:50 +0000 http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3094 <strong>@ kljs</strong> Are you one of the moderators there or did I read you wrong? :?: <strong>@ Teo</strong> When you offer a lot of information, people tend to come to you when they are facing trouble. This is the time you show your true colors. :twisted: <strong>@ Nathaniel</strong> I guess many out there got the idea of discussion wrong. Post counts has been so important in some forums that people tend to post the same thing like "Mind explaining deeper?" and stuffs like that. 10 of such replies will make the person has 10 post included into his post counts. <strong>@ Deimos</strong> Spamming is the most hated act on the Internet. Reading through the replies are sometimes boring with so much spam replies nowadays. You can even find such replies: <blockquote>Why? :shock: :shock: :shock: </blockquote> Crazy huh? :mrgreen: @ kljs
Are you one of the moderators there or did I read you wrong? :?:

@ Teo
When you offer a lot of information, people tend to come to you when they are facing trouble. This is the time you show your true colors. :twisted:

@ Nathaniel
I guess many out there got the idea of discussion wrong. Post counts has been so important in some forums that people tend to post the same thing like “Mind explaining deeper?” and stuffs like that. 10 of such replies will make the person has 10 post included into his post counts.

@ Deimos
Spamming is the most hated act on the Internet.

Reading through the replies are sometimes boring with so much spam replies nowadays. You can even find such replies:

Why? :shock: :shock: :shock:

Crazy huh? :mrgreen:

]]> By: Deimos Tel`Arin http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3038 Deimos Tel`Arin Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:13:54 +0000 http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3038 "Do you have any advices for any other readers in participation of conversations?" Well, in BIG forums I believe it will be rather tedious to read through or even scan through everything that everyone said in a particular thread. What I do is just take a look at what the first post (thread starter) wrote and reply accordingly. For myself, BIG forums are more like a place to voice out one's opinion, not really a good place to have conversations since I do not have the time to indulge myself in reading 10+ pages of text. -_- "What do you think is the most important thing in participation of a conversation?" Be nice, don't troll, spam etc. "What I think is that it is just like our daily conversation but the difference is, the whole thing is on the Internet." Totally correct, mate. Cheers! :D “Do you have any advices for any other readers in participation of conversations?”
Well, in BIG forums I believe it will be rather tedious to read through or even scan through everything that everyone said in a particular thread. What I do is just take a look at what the first post (thread starter) wrote and reply accordingly.

For myself, BIG forums are more like a place to voice out one’s opinion, not really a good place to have conversations since I do not have the time to indulge myself in reading 10+ pages of text. -_-

“What do you think is the most important thing in participation of a conversation?”
Be nice, don’t troll, spam etc.

“What I think is that it is just like our daily conversation but the difference is, the whole thing is on the Internet.”
Totally correct, mate.

Cheers! :D

]]> By: Nathaniel http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3037 Nathaniel Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:08:29 +0000 http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3037 Great advice. I would think that it would be common sense practices but I must admit that the vast majority of people on the net do not even come close to this level. I remember the good old days when "lurking" before posting was considered polite and often REQUIRED! Now lurking (reading a ton of old stuff, and watching how conversations go long before posting in order to get a feel for the proper atmosphere of the site) is considered a bad thing and you can get banned from forums if you lurk for too long. Netiquette really really does degrade with every new generation that gets online. The only consolation is that one day they will grow up... eventually. Great advice. I would think that it would be common sense practices but I must admit that the vast majority of people on the net do not even come close to this level.

I remember the good old days when “lurking” before posting was considered polite and often REQUIRED! Now lurking (reading a ton of old stuff, and watching how conversations go long before posting in order to get a feel for the proper atmosphere of the site) is considered a bad thing and you can get banned from forums if you lurk for too long.

Netiquette really really does degrade with every new generation that gets online. The only consolation is that one day they will grow up… eventually.

]]> By: Teo http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3036 Teo Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:05:52 +0000 http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3036 Write decently. Better, don't use a lot of short forms and what not. Don't start your first post with requests. Introduce yourself, if people know more about you, they are more likely to help you out. The fastest way to be recognised in a forum is provide value/ offer free information, help out other members, as what <b>Wayne</b> has said. Till then :grin: Write decently. Better, don’t use a lot of short forms and what not.

Don’t start your first post with requests.

Introduce yourself, if people know more about you, they are more likely to help you out.

The fastest way to be recognised in a forum is provide value/ offer free information, help out other members, as what Wayne has said.

Till then :grin:

]]> By: kljs http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3035 kljs Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:12:20 +0000 http://www.wayneliew.com/10-tips-on-participation-in-conversations/#comment-3035 Nice advice about participating in a conversation........ Yeah, some people do tend to promote their links too much in a forum. It's annoying though sometimes. At the Malaysiabloggers.com forum, I usually sent edit away the link if it was place in the wrong threads. Nice advice about participating in a conversation…….. Yeah, some people do tend to promote their links too much in a forum. It’s annoying though sometimes. At the Malaysiabloggers.com forum, I usually sent edit away the link if it was place in the wrong threads.

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