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TechSideline.com "Netiquette" - Helpful Tips for Posters and Readers
These are privately owned message boards - You do not have "freedom of speech" here. We expect you to
behave as if you are a guest in a friend's home, and imagine that you are speaking face-to-face with those with whom
you interact. Our boards are read by Virginia Tech administrators, coaches, coaches' families, players and players'
families, as well as recruits and their families. Mind your Ps and Qs!
- If you are a first-time poster, don't jump in with both feet and make a dozens of posts on your first day. You
will only annoy people and make the old-timers suspicious. Also, don't launch immediately into negative or
hyper-critical posts. Let people get to know you a little first!
- Don't believe everything (anything?) you read. This is only a message board, and is not at all part
of the journalistic content on the rest of the website. It doesn't take long to figure out who knows what they're
talking about on these boards and who does not. By default, you should assume unsubstantiated posts are untrue and
work from there!
- Criticize respectfully, but do NOT attack people. "Coach Johnson sucks!" or "Jefferson needs to transfer
to U. of Richmond!" are not acceptable posts. Calm, well-reasoned criticism is encouraged.
- Have a thick skin and don't take things too seriously. PLEASE do not respond to posters who flame the board or
flame you personally. This only makes the situation worse, and may cause you to lose your account. Sometimes we're
not sure who makes more unnecessary work for us, the original flamer or the 50 people who feel they have to
"set him straight" by lowering themselves to his level. If you choose to wrestle with a pig, he will get
you both dirty and only he will enjoy it! If someone is out of line, please email us and let us take care of it.
- Do a quick check of the board before posting to see if the question you are about to ask or the article you just
read and were about to post has already been posted. Far too many folks don't read past the first 5 lines of the
board before posting. In a nutshell, that is rather selfish behavior to force ALL of us to read the same stuff over
and over.
- Familiarize yourself with the rest of TechSideline.com. There is A LOT of easily accessible information there, so
don't be lazy and waste space by asking silly questions when the answers are one or two clicks away.
- Do NOT use HTML in the subject line of your post. TechSideline.com alone reserves the right to do this for
important announcements
- Keep your posts on-topic and on the proper board. The Football Board is not the place to discuss lacrosse,
politics, video games or religion. We have "The Lounge" board for general topics as well as boards for any
other sports you want to discuss.
- If you can make your entire post fit in the subject line, then do so! This saves people an unnecessary couple of
clicks.
- Do not make "so-and-so, check your email!" or similar posts. This is not your personal message board,
and making such posts only causes posts of interest and value to the rest of the community to roll off the board.
- The vast majority of people who visit the TechSideline.com boards are interested in information and discussion on Hokie
sports. Please understand that most people don't give a dang about the Hoos, the Canes or other topics
that come up far too frequently. Please limit your posts on these topics!
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