Advice for new posters?

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I guess you could call this an “open invitation thread”, for anyone who has advice for new posters.

I don’t think there has been a thread for this on this Section before, but if anyone knows of one please post a link to it so we can try to limit the amount of redundancy in this new thread.

I’ll start with the obvious advice of: Read Religious Considerations for posting in NCR discussions and other Stickies that can be found at the top of the thread-list.
 
Peter_J said:
I guess you could call this an “open invitation thread”, for anyone who has advice for new posters.

I don’t think there has been a thread for this on this Section before, but if anyone knows of one please post a link to it so we can try to limit the amount of redundancy in this new thread.

I’ll start with the obvious advice of: Read Religious Considerations for posting in NCR discussions and other Stickies that can be found at the top of the thread-list.
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Be careful with this thread. The host of this site are very gracious to allow a very open forum for conversations that arent the most pro-Catholic, by allowing this section to be a civil conversation between and about any religion. If what you are posting is likely to cause an explosion, either phrase it better or maybe dont say it at all.

Remember, Christ said we would be known by the love we have for each other, not by how far we go to win arguments on internet forums.
 
TxGodfollower said:
Be careful with this thread. The host of this site are very gracious to allow a very open forum for conversations that arent the most pro-Catholic, by allowing this section to be a civil conversation between and about any religion. If what you are posting is likely to cause an explosion, either phrase it better or maybe dont say it at all.

Remember, Christ said we would be known by the love we have for each other, not by how far we go to win arguments on internet forums.
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Certainly, only charitable advice should be posted on this thread – I was taking that for granted when I wrote the OP, but by all means I’m happy to say so explicitly. 🙂

Beyond that, I’m not too clear what you’re getting at. What you posted above applies to, literally, every thread on this forum.
 
Proof-read everything. Twice.

Don’t post anything you’d be embarrassed to read aloud to your mother.

Don’t feed the trolls.

With malice toward none, with charity for all.
 
there are very few or any “trolls” on this board

my advice to new posters would be to be respectful, non-insulting & charitable

sarcasm is difficult to project in this type of forum so unless you are very clever

don’t try

be respectful of catholic authority
 
I’d tell new posters to keep in mind that we only love God as much as we love our enemy. Therefore, always be charitable. If someone really, really bothers you,don’t respond; put them on your Ignore list.
 
Try keeping to the Forum’s rule. Even if you have an agenda to come here, play it by the rule.

Be honest in your posts. Do not masquerade just to hide your religious affiliation. State your religion truthfully.

Ask questions rather than making statement especially on Catholicism, if you do not know the subject that well.

Enjoy yourself. Not everything has to be very serious.

Have a good day. 🙂
 
Try to avoid telling others what they believe. They probably know better then you do. Instead, tell others what you believe, and actually listen to others when they tell you about what they believe.

Use the emoticons. They help others read you.

Jon
 
JonNC said:
Use the emoticons. They help others read you.
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👍 Cannot stress this enough.

Written text without gestures, body language or facial expressions can seem to be very dry and quite often, sarcasm/irony is mistaken as something serious.
 
Thanks all you night owls and early birds for the responses. 🙂

I would just say that statements about how many (or how few) “trolls” there are don’t fall within the intentions for this thread.

But anyhow, I’ve enjoyed reading what you all have said, and I hope others will.
 
Non-Catholics don’t assume what Catholics believe; ask. Catholics don’t assume what protestants or others believe; ask. When you ask, ask for information, not for a pre-determined fight; in other words read to gain insight, not to reply.

Hang out for awhile and get to know the names and personalities before posting. Here on the NCR forum it seems many have fantastic senses of humor, but if you jump right in you may not realize that and take certain things a bit too seriously.

If things get too heated, leave for awhile.
 
Cite sources when making statements involving news items or things like “half the hamsters in america are really gerbils” (I didn’t want to post something someone would take offense to, but hopefully you get the idea…)

Read a bunch of posts and responses to get a feel for what works and what doesn’t!
 
Try to not turn a disagreement over one’s beliefs or opinions into a personal attack.

Try to not see every post that disagrees with your beliefs or opinions as a personal attack.
 
Crusaderbear said:
Cite sources when making statements involving news items or things like "half the hamsters in america are really gerbils" (I didn’t want to post something someone would take offense to, but hopefully you get the idea…)

Read a bunch of posts and responses to get a feel for what works and what doesn’t!
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Some of my best friends are hamsters and I object to their being linked to gerbils! :eek:

Seriously, though, as others have said, take time to read posts carefully and don’t be offended if someone questions your posts. I’ve learned much by responses to some of my posts.

Having a sense of humor also is good. :clapping:

Blessings to all!

Rita
 
Don’t feed the trolls. Yes. They are here often, and they get found out and banned. But they come just like they come anywhere else. If something is just absurd, better to just pass on that thread.
Also, don’t assume people can say just anything and it doesn’t matter.
Truth matters. If you lose your credibility, no one will read you.

Pray for everyone who posts. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle.
Learn to recognize scrupulous posts, and be patient.
 
Engage fairly and directly with others. Don’t talk to others as if the person you’re actually discussing with isn’t there. Don’t tell others what they believe; you just come across as an ignorant, petty fool. Engage the ideas, and not the person.
 
Don’t take it personally if you don’t get a response from a particular person. Hopefully others will join in where someone had to jump out.

If not - start another discussion see if it sticks.
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Don't be afraid to start threads, people can be concerned about nobody wanting to join in, don't worry about that, get the info out! Many people are reading.

Many times quite a few folks think similarly, but nobody speaks up!

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Don't worry about typoooooo's people jump on here from phones and other devices.
If you have a choice between being outside on a beautiful day and getting a response in, go outside.

The pixels will be there. If they are not and the thread is locked, you still made the better choice.
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And for the soon to be new posters - the table is round, we are equal as God's children, pull up a chair.
 
Be prepared to get swamped with posts.

I’m not saying it will definitely happen, but I *have *seen it happen a great many times. (Of course, the flip side is that there may be a handful of posters like myself who just avoid that conversation / wait for things to settle down.)
 
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