A friendly reminder: How To Behave On An Internet Forum

With all the hostility and general snarkiness that seems to becoming increasingly commonplace around here, we all need to take a look at this once in a while:

How To Behave On An Internet Forum (Technology: Social Networking)

Before this devolves into another thread of inanity and post-whoring, I'll say that this is meant with some seriousness.

Step away from the computer now and then and remember that this should be a fun place to hangout and discussing brewing and beer, not get into d!ck-swinging contests and act like *****ebags because of internet anonymity.

I return you now to your regular scheduled programming.

Kiss my ...............

I was trying to find that to post again the other day. Good on you.

Great link!

Well put and entertaining at the same time.

I love that video, and try to abide by it.......Is there another version of it that I can understand when I'm posting drunk?

I like there other videos too.

You are just upset that I won the dick swinging contest

Parker36 said:

You are just upset that I won the dick swinging contest

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Whose were you swinging?

Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:

Whose were you swinging?

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Your mother's

Parker36 said:

Your mother's

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She's dead, cremated, and buried under a tree. Don't you feel ashamed now?

hehe, better give this thread back to Jason, I suppose.

How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
1 to move it to the Lighting section
2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section
7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty
7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

BoyScout said:

How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?

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Use the search you Godwin's law invocation uniform wearing n00b!

how many hbt forum members does it take change light bulb

who being the god damm nazi here.....& screw the admins LOL

Revvy said:

Use the search you Godwin's law invocation uniform wearing n00b!

how many hbt forum members does it take change light bulb

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LOL! I should've done a search to see if it was on here.
Then I could've posted on it to bring it back from the dead.

Of course you're only taking that attitude cause you've got more posts then me, so that some how makes you more important.

BoyScout said:

LOL! I should've done a search to see if it was on here.
Then I could've posted on it to bring it back from the dead.

Of course you're only taking that attitude cause you've got more posts then me, so that some how makes you more important.

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I've TRIED to get that thread back to life...I think it's one of the funniest ones on here...and most creative!!!

I'm game to try if you are!!!

ZOMG this film SUXORS

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Agreed, Jason. I always equate this place with a bunch of friends ribbing each other at the bar. All in good humor, no one trying to be hurtful.

But there is always that one weird drunk ahole at the end of the bar that has to be a dick to everyone.

Don't be that dick.

FireBrewer said:

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Doesn't this kid have the same hair as Hitler???

Revvy said:

Use the search you Godwin's law invocation uniform wearing n00b!

how many hbt forum members does it take change light bulb

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That thread is a classic. I loved that one.

Definitely_NOT_dataz722 said:

That thread is a classic. I loved that one.

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We were cooking with glass...er I mean gas on that thread.

mmb said:

Agreed, Jason. I always equate this place with a bunch of friends ribbing each other at the bar. All in good humor, no one trying to be hurtful.

But there is always that one weird drunk ahole at the end of the bar that has to be a dick to everyone.

Don't be that dick.

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+1!!! Great post!!!





















Dick!

Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:

+1!!! Great post!!!





Dick!

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*Chuckle*

I was going to add





..... that means YOU Gnome!

Druck? Screw all of you batch-spargin' aluminum pot usin' dry yeastin' hot side aeratin' dickish EACs!

FireBrewer said:

Great link!

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Awesome picture! Are you a Feyenoord fan or is it a random find?

It's the football team I follow and I'll be in Rotterdam watching them on Sunday after a few Heinekens at the Bolle Jan (Fat John's).

Do we really have to be British?

PS
The OP sure knows how things work around here.

Zul'jin said:

Do we really have to be British?

PS
The OP sure knows how things work around here.

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A Brit would not be wearing a Dutch football team's shirt while he/she was saluting like this.

It's how we used to say hello to the French, by showing them the fingers used to pull a bowstring (They use three now, I think)

DelftBlue said:

Awesome picture! Are you a Feyenoord fan or is it a random find?

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Random find...I'm a fan of the middle finger kid.

Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:

It's how we used to say hello to the French, by showing them the fingers used to pull a bowstring (They use three now, I think)

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If that is true, that is awesome. Suck it Charles VI!

I meant the video in the first post. The narrator sounds British. Or Welsh, maybe. Same difference.