Forum Conduct

[Anonymous]

Just an idea, for those who may be new here or just started posting.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Extra use of exclamtion points, Question marks, smilies are hard to read and sometime considered rude.

SO I GOT THIS GP9 AND ITS HAVING A PROBLEM... Don't use caps, It seems like your shouting and is very hard to read.

Train problem If your having a problem please explain what the problem is, what you have already done, what model it is.

Multiple Topics If you have something you want to express, Check the recent topics, or do a search, Multiple topics on the same thing is just more for people to wade through.

Lionel engine for sale Please dont list for sale ads, CTT does not condone them...They have a classified section for that

wat wood u do? Please try to type all words out as It is alot easier to others, Try "You" rather then "U"

Thank you for your time.

Regards,
Chris

[camarokid]

Excellent idea Chris. I don't believe I will hold my breath though. Some people just don't get it. Ain't it great!!
Archie

[Anonymous]

I.....DO![:D][}:)]

[Anonymous]

Yea,,,,,,,,,,,,,and some people don't know how to spell either. Or even use a Spell Checker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Excellent advice.

For more, you're welcome to take a look at the Forum Etiquette thread over at our FineScale Modeler forum. My favorite is the Discussion Group Survival Guide. Although it was originally posted on a software related forum, I think it is applicable to all forums.

[Anonymous]

I hope you have your Flame Retardant unders on! I made a comment about spelling, grammer, using spell checker and reading over comments before sending awhile back and made some folks angry with me!

[lupo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lehigh Valley Railroad


Just an idea, for those who may be new here or just started posting.

profile And do not forget to take some time to fill in your profile !
some background info on what you model, wich scale , railroad etc.

[Fergmiester]

The biggest one is: If you have nothing good to say, then don't. Just play nice!

as a fellow Cub Leader use to say to me:

It's fun until someone loses an eye, so walk away from the sticks.

Fergie

[retsignalmtr]

it would be nice too if someone posting a question about problem gets back to the forum with how he was able to solve it.

[eastcoast]

Before posting a QUESTION , do the homework people!!
ALOT of these questions are repeated TOO MANY times.

[Anonymous]

It's too bad that something like this couldn't be made a sticky subject - it would always appear at the top of the forum. It could have a title something like Read this before posting a new topic" or something like that. Of course there would still be those who would not follow the guidelines, but at least they could be pointed in the right direction.

Bob boudreau

[cacole]

Something else that needs to be addressed is, know where the person you're giving electrical advice to lives before you recommend a particular product. A recent spate of questions have been raised by an individual who lives in Australia, where the electrical house current standard is 230 Volts, 50 Hz. Respondents keep recommending an MRC power pack that is made to operate on 110 Volts, 60 Hz in the U.S. What is the legal responsibility if the person in Australia purchases the one you recommend and burns his house down? Can he sue you? With all of the crazy verdicts and multi-million dollar jury awards over such stupid things as spilling hot coffee into your lap and suing McDonald's because they didn't warn you that coffee is hot, why take the risk? It's nice to be helpful when someone asks a question, but electrical questions require careful consideration of where the person lives and knowledge of their electrical standards.

[darkstar974]

Being a registered journyman electrician i would agree with cacole electricity is is dangerous if misused and other countries do not use the same set up as we have in the states just thought i would drop my 2 cents in

Dark

[Anonymous]

And long for long posts please spilt them up so there are about a couple sentences/phrases per paragragh. thank you

[Anonymous]

I see a bunch of folks who are taking this a little too seriously. Repeated questions don't bother me. Lots of beginners write to this forum, and that's healthy for the hobby. The smile icons are fun, too. Lighten up if you don't like these things. It's an internet forum. It's not a children's cancer ward. Even there, I saw kids having at least a little fun with games and toys. And finally, as a retired TV anchorman, I read all caps in a telepromter for several decades. If the caps bother you, well, just lighten up. This is not brain surgery! [:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by DeSchane

I hope you have your Flame Retardant unders on! I made a comment about spelling, grammer, using spell checker and reading over comments before sending awhile back and made some folks angry with me!

Really! Hey how about having a spelling/grammer check on this forum.[?][2c]

[Anonymous]

I agree about the electrical point made by cacole, while lawsuits are probably unlikely (not heard of a web forum getting sued before) it's still a good idea to think about these things. I'm well aware that the US has different electrics to ours (we have 230v, you have 110v) so don't recommend equipment that won't work eg: Gaugemaster power packs (which are one of the finest available for a 230v input). It's interesting how DCC systems all seem to have an outboard transformer (not built into the throttle), presumably so they can sell the same system all over the world just by changing the transformer. Just my two pence!

[BRAKIE]

Guys,While the points being made is good and worthwhile don't you think that these type of matters should be left up to MR's Admins and moderators???
I do wish folks would take a little more time and better explain what their problem is.Like:I have a P2K GP9 that makes a thumping noise or perhaps it stopped running altogether...
Not like this..I have a P2K GP9 that doesn't run right.That leaves to much guess work on what the real problem is..

[CP5415]

This subject has been brought up before!
Why are we flogging a dead horse?

Does is really matter if a child or adult can't spell words correctly?
I really don't care.
I know for fact that I occasionally make typo's.
Move on to something more constructive.

Just my 2 cents

Gordon

[grayfox1119]

Text size should not be construed as "shouting" guys. I am 66, and I can tell you that reading this size 8 font is a pain. And it causes mis-spellings because the letters run together late at night on the monitor with tired old eyes. Someday, before you even realize, you will be in your 60's 70's etc. and you "will" experience this guys, so give us a break, were not shouting. I do not choose to type in capital lettering, for the good of all of you, but it is tough. I could type in larger font, but then I still have to read your replies in tiny font, so what's the use.

[willy6]

What really yanks my caboose, is that some people post the same topic twice on the same day[:(!]

[Anonymous]

Wow i thought this was supposed to be a fun way for people in the hobby to get information. I guess if we followed all the guidelines and forum eqituette [thanks MR Voss did not know how to spell eqituette] that it may very well be a forum on how to or not run a forum instead of just a bunch of people trying to find better ways to run their trains.Maybe their should be a min. reasearch time required for new members who want to make a post. or how about a spell check monitor any takers? I guess what bothers me about all this is there very well may be an adult or kid that has not had a good education and will not get involved in this forum because of topics like this. And since this subject has been hashed over many times are you not doing excatly what you are complaining about. Lets face it fellows there are people who can't spell so what, people espically new people untill they find there way around will make mistakes double posts whatever. Maybe there ought to be a forum for people who can't bear misspelled words bad grammer little mistakes you could call it the Perfectly spelled exellent grammer overly researched no newbie forum.You could all pat yourself on the back for all your great eqitutte while the rest of us overlook the minor stuff and talk trains. Terry

[Anonymous]

I must be from the old school. My spelling and grammar are important to me. I read over what I say here a couple times before I post and I run all my posts through ieSpell, which sits in my tool bar above and is available for free. In my lifetime, it has never been easier to spell correctly, than it is right now. Still, I do misspell and make grammatical mistakes as I am far from perfect. Most the times I can decipher what is being said in this forum. However, when I see a post with spelling and grammar so bad, I have a difficult time understanding what's being said, I simply move on.

I had three misspelled words in the above paragraph!

[Anonymous]

It is supposed to be a fun way for people in the hobby to get information. For the people who do read the forum etiquette thread, there's the last line. [;)]

• Help others. The forum is a community, and works best when people share information.


• Welcome newcomers. Do not chastise them for not reading the forum etiquette. Make them feel welcome in the community.

[Eriediamond]

I couldn't agree more with you Chris on good forum conduct. However my thoughts are that like was stated earlier, that not all of us have the same education, back grounds, experience in model railroading, etc. I believe what we do have to understand, is that we all share the same interest of model railroading. Thats why we are here. Some of us know some of the members here personally, but for the must part we don't know who is at the other end at the keyboard, all we see is the results they've typed in. I'm not throwing flames at anyone, just trying to express my opinion here. Now for the serious side of this discussion. A lesson on proper spelling. Bubba (>^..^<) sometimes lays in front of my monitor and reads the forum with me. He likes to play possim (opposum) a lot. When ever a picture with that Chessie kitten shows up he perks his ears up and really gets interested. Anyhow, becareful how you spell meow. You see, depending on how many e's and o's you put between the m and the w determines what meow means so just be careful of the spelling. Thanks, Ken

[Anonymous]

To beat the dead horse, I find the personal attacks and put downs that flare up from time to time to be be far worse than any items mentioned here. Fortunately they don't happen too often.

[IRONROOSTER]

QUOTE: Originally posted by grayfox1119

Text size should not be construed as "shouting" guys. I am 66, and I can tell you that reading this size 8 font is a pain. And it causes mis-spellings because the letters run together late at night on the monitor with tired old eyes. Someday, before you even realize, you will be in your 60's 70's etc. and you "will" experience this guys, so give us a break, were not shouting. I do not choose to type in capital lettering, for the good of all of you, but it is tough. I could type in larger font, but then I still have to read your replies in tiny font, so what's the use.

A couple of thing that can help with tiny fonts. You can make the text bigger on the screen by using a lower resolution, i.e. 800x600 instead of 1024x768. You can also get a larger monitor size and for the same resolution have the text appear larger. You can also do both. I use a 19" lcd monitor which is equivalent to a 20" crt monitor.
Enjoy
Paul

[Anonymous]

My intent with my original reply was not to chastise anybody, new or otherwise just an honest opinion presented here openly. I may have gone the long way around in presenting my point, which is that instead of rules and guidelines what is really needed is more kindness and understanding. I am not a great speller and I use spell check and read over my replies as carefully as I can, but when I read a reply with such bad spelling or grammer, you guys must read much more than me because very few posts that I have read are so bad that I did not at least have a little idea on what they were about, at least a question or two in reply is usually all that is needed to clarify the topic. The diversity of this forum is it's greatest attribute,and that includes people that may have little formal education along with those of you who have college degrees and all that are in between. Whether I can read all the words you spelled, understand the context of the grammer that you presented, or agree with it at all, I undoubtedly respect your right to post it here.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: but when I read a reply with such bad spelling or grammer

FWIW it's grammar.[:D]

Bob Boudreau

[Anonymous]

Why aren't there problems or perceived problems like this over at the Trains Magazine or Trains.com forums?

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