MN Etiquette.

[Carmenere]

I think that mn needs a bit of a guide to its specific local etiquette.

There are tons on unspoken 'rules' on here that you don't know if you don't live on spend lots of time on here.

Swearing in thread titles offends some, not me as it happens, but I do know it offends others so I don't do it.

Text speak is obviously a no no.

Ghoulish thread titles in the news section are ill advised.

Writing without paragraphs is another one that causes confusion and upset.

Basically it can be a bit of a minefield for a new poster. I don't think that it deserves a whole topic but maybe folks could add to this thread and it might be a good place to direct newbies to.

ahhh now MrsB this is something I need clearing up.

I thought [ ] were for emoticons that do'nt exist

[slightly fed up]

< > were for doing

and

these were for thinking

I will await your reply. You tend to know about these things.

aarrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhh

don't

buggery buggery buggery

I think they are interchangeable

after all you type 'smile', 'grin', 'wink' in square brackets - why not 'frets' or 'scratches' or 'potters off down the garden' or 'contemplates bee crisis'?
The fact that some actions end up translated into pictures isn't really relevant IMO.

And to use double pointy brackets for thoughts would mean typing which looks odd. Contemplating is just another action...

OK. So we have relaxed rules on bracket usage.

[waves back at lapin]

[considers whether to turn off monitor and go play with DCs]

[secret pash]

are these { } only for

{{{{{hugs}}}}} though?

They do look a bit like arms.

Ironic {{{{{hugs}}}}} only obviously.

And this little git ~ here. What is he for then?

[git envy]

I ain't got one of them

now originally the convention was {{{Slubber}}} to indicate the poster was enclosed in soft curvy arms ie being hugged [vom]

I can do §§§ too, which I think is a belly dancing spider

~pike with double inverted twist~

Diving techniques?

oooh look at that. MrsB has a belly dancing spider doohickey

Ooooh look , I found one ~

Right, so I have read that post from lapin like 4 times now and the tilde is still a mystery to me.

¬ hey hey hey. I have a ¬ jobby too. And what is that then lapin?

{{{{{{{{{{ ~ }}}}}}}}}}}}}

Is it a tap? ¬

or limp wristed? ¬

I'm not sure I'm allowed to say that.

Maybe it is a bookend that has toppled over.

¬

It's a funny wee thing, and there doesn't seem to be another one in reverse. It's all alone and unsymetrical

it's a printing mark thing, isn't it?

¬

hmm, yes, I'm sure you are right MrsB.

¬

It's growing on me now. I'm going to pop one in now and again and see if anyone notices.