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? What is a Quality post ?

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dooly

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reading a recent post it made me think "what is a Quality post" or looking at it from another side what is a Non-quality post ??????

 

me myself i love to see what people have found when there hunting about Rare, common, Strange its all interesting to me..

also i love the discussions on Varieties and such like and the input from specialist which debunk or give insight to what makes it a variety etc..

 

What do i think is a Non-quality ?? I have thought long and hard and I cannot come up with a definitive but to say "some most of my posts" lol

 

anyone like to chip in? or is this another one of my Non-Quality post (thumbs u

 

all the best from the "daft Englishman" :devil:

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pendragon1998

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Here's some of my Coin Discussion Forum Rules of Thumb:

 

 

01. Post quantity does not equal post quality.

 

02. Beware of inexperienced collectors passing off their posts as wisdom. (See rule #1)

 

03. Just because someone asks a question doesn't mean you have to post an answer. Particularly if you don't have a clue what the correct answer is.

 

Corollary to rule 03. Just because someone asks for a grade for their coin, doesn't mean you have to answer them with a grade. Particularly if you can't accurately grade, or can't grade accurately from the photo.

 

04. One should never display a larger number of thrusting banana smileys than the number of posts one has made.

 

05. If you're already being a jerk during your first week on the forum, save everybody the trouble of blocking you and just get lost.

 

06. New board members who are rude right out of the gate and can't spell to boot should immediately be placed on everyone's 'ignore this user' list, if not banned outright.

 

07. It's rude to ask someone (especially in public) how much they paid for a coin. It can be done with discretion via a private message if you're in the market for a similar coin, but generally avoid the temptation if you're only asking to satisfy your curiosity.

 

08. When boardmembers get on your case for trying to take advantage of inexperienced collectors, the proper response is to either change your ways or take a hike. Becoming defensive will only make you look worse than you already do.

 

09. "Never, ever make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your enemies won't believe you anyhow." -user EZ_E 09/17/2006

 

10. Remember that "he who knows naught, knows not that he knows naught." That doesn't make the posts of more palatable, but at least you're reminded to take pity on them.

 

11. "Your" is possessive; "You're" is a contraction of "you are". Get that wrong, and no matter how smart you are, you'll look like you don't know what you're talking about.

 

12. All the real psychics won the lottery years ago and are multimillionaires. They don't offer free financial advice. Anyone trying to tell you they know what the future holds for a coin investment is just trying to sell you something. (see rule #2)

 

13. Neither great financial means nor a fine collection do a gentleman make.

 

14. Using "words" like "ur", "u", "ppl", and "r" instead of "your", "you", "people", and "are" just makes you look like a insufficiently_thoughtful_person. Nobody with a first grade education or higher has any business spelling like that.

 

15. It's called a period (".") - use it!

 

16. Nobody (important) is interested in yet another thread on whether the buyer or the seller should leave eBay feedback first.

 

17. Dave Barry once said, "There's a fine line between hobby and mental illness." Keep that in mind when conversing with your fellow board members.

 

18. The internet isn't a telegraph and you're not being charged by the word; therefore, don't confuse the other readers with cryptic three word posts that mean nothing.

 

Corollary to Rule 18. Like the psychics (see #12), all the real mindreaders have made their money and no longer participate on chat boards. Do not assume that forum members can read your mind. To avoid confusion, make your points clearly and elaborate concisely when required. (JustBob)

 

19. Be honest in your opinions, but temper the unfavorable ones with encouragement or suggestions - especially when dealing with new collectors. (JustBob)

 

 

 

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dooly

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Phew!!! my over "quotation" Usage was not listed as a fopar(sp) in your list Pendragon1998 :cloud9:

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bsshog40

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My definitions of Quality are as follows:

Information that is useful to more than one person.

Decent pictures when requesting information about a coin from a picture.

Fellowship among our members.

 

 

My definitions of Non-Quality are as follows:

Disrespect to another member because his/her opinion/preference is not the same as yours.

If you don't have something nice to say, don't say nothing at all.

 

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Just Bob

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Great list, Michael!

 

If you don't mind, I'd like to add a few of my own:

 

1 Do not assume that forum members can read your mind. Make your point clearly, and elaborate concisely, when required, to avoid confusion. (Learned this one the hard way.)

 

 

2 It is hard enough to discern someone's intentions or meaning when speaking face to face - on an internet chat board, it is nearly impossible. Sarcasm and wit can come across as mean-spirited unless the appropriate smileys are used. ex: ;) or :baiting: or :kidaround: or even :jokealert:

 

 

3 If Mark Feld tells you that you have posted to the wrong forum, just apologize politely, and don't let it bother you. :baiting: (see #2)

 

 

4 Be honest in your opinions, but temper the unfavorable ones with encouragement or suggestions, especially when dealing with new collectors.

 

 

 

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pendragon1998

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Great list, Michael!

 

If you don't mind, I'd like to add a few of my own

 

I added a couple of those I particularly liked to my list of rules of thumb:

 

Corollary to Rule 18. Like the psychics (see #12), all the real mindreaders have made their money and no longer participate on chat boards. Do not assume that forum members can read your mind. To avoid confusion, make your points clearly and elaborate concisely when required. (JustBob)

 

 

19. Be honest in your opinions, but temper the unfavorable ones with encouragement or suggestions - especially when dealing with new collectors. (JustBob)

 

 

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lehigh96

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Dooly,

 

I think a quality post is any post that does not have that cleaver in it. That is the scariest thing I have ever seen. :jokealert:

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James_OldeTowne

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A "good quality post" is probably kind of like art. You can't really define it, but you know it when you see it.

 

There are very few posts that I don't like to read. I guess if the poster is making a sincere effort to contribute, that works for me.

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physics-fan3.14

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A "good quality post" is probably kind of like art. You can't really define it, but you know it when you see it.

 

There are very few posts that I don't like to read. I guess if the poster is making a sincere effort to contribute, that works for me.

 

:thumbsup: For example, pendragons post above is a quality post.

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