[tips] 10 annoying things people should avoid doing
just some simple tips that I believe will make our browsing time much more pleasant:
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using all CAPS — generally, capital letters in internet world = screaming. Personally, I think it’s very rude. I know in some work environment, or some certain programs, they’ve used caps lock, and some cultures don’t think it’s impolite or anything. Of course, when we’re excited, it can be a different story, but since we’re in the common ground on the internet world, I think ALL CAPS message should be avoided when possible.
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using colorful/flashing/bold fonts in multiple sizes — believe me, it’s very hard to read, and people roll their eyes at these stuff, not with appreciation, I’m sure.
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abusing of emoji — a couple of cute little pictures are fine, but when you use bajillion of them in one post or probably in 3 sentences of your message, it’s way too much and practically kills your message. I admit I usually skip most messages like this, my eyes hurt.
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invading other fan’s blogs — by invading, I mean babbling stuff that’s not even related to the topic, and mainly, just all about you. Trust me, earth will not crack even further if you stop talking about yourself for one second. Personal stuff, use your personal blog. It’s that simple. Express yourself away on your own blog. Stop thinking that you’re a center of the universe on someone else’s blog.
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attention craving — don’t over-advertise yourself. Truth is, the more you advertising about yourself, the more people will get annoyed and stay away from you. You don’t have to go tell/beg/bug people to go to your website/blog. If they want to go, they will go. No need to tell people repeatedly to visit your blog.
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fake sharing — if you wanna share stuff to the community, just share. It’s not a good idea to link it to your locked blog/journal. Fairly annoying, IMO. I’d never bothered to friend someone just to see something that’s partially shared in the community. Personally, I think by sincerely sharing, you’ll pick up more sincere friends that way. Real friends, not just ones who want stuff from you.
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friending people to increase your f-list headcounts — this one applies to Livejournal. Seriously, why would you friend someone you didn’t even know? I’ve never added anyone to my f-list had I not had any interaction with that person before. It’s a good gesture to ask, or at least comment on someone’s journal prior to adding that person, introduce yourself since it’s pretty creepy being added by someone out of the blue. And keep in mind that, the person you added has no obligation to add you back. It’s his/her choice. In short, long f-list doesn’t imply that you have a lot of friends. It’s not a popularity contest.
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using newbie excuse repeatedly — no, you cannot be a newbie forever, either to the fandom, to blogging world or to whatever. Everyone has a learning curve, fast or slow, you have to learn the norms and adapt yourself accordingly. Guess what, people are not stupid, playing a dumb card won’t work forever.
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stealing — simply enough, it’s your death wish. Especially when people stated clearly enough on their website/blog/post. You’re not supposed to copy or translate people stuff and post them on your blog or somewhere else. Same thing goes for personal fanwork, like icons, when you see people’s personal icons, don’t just save and use them. Wrong, very very wrong. If those icons were not shared in the community, you have no right to use them. Period. Also, cropping publicly shared stuff is a big disrespect to the artist who spent a lot of time and energy on those fanwork. It’s not a nice thing to do to pay that person back, right? Believe me, it’s not fun poking people to remove these stuff. Bottomline, manner is something that everyone should have without being told.
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lying — if stealing is your death wish, lying is your death sentence. Internet is a virtual world, you might think you can be whoever you want, fake whatever you think people will be interested, but it’s not. Definitely not. Once people have lost their trust in you, you’ll never gain it back. Simple but true. Honest people have real friends. Liars only have their lies.
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Any thoughts? Comments are more than welcome. I’d love to know if there’s anything else people think of as I’m pretty sure there are more, and I might not be right with those items I mentioned. So feel free to cross some off or add more to the list, we’re learning this together (^__^)v
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