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Edited at 2014-10-13 12:08:43

At 10/13/14 11:55 AM, ChloeFlora wrote: Oh gosh! I'm so damn tired of you deleting my treads! Are you capable of reading and analyzing?
Moreover if you thought that was some conspiracy bu!!sh!t, I also posted stats beneath for you! So it's really likely to be true!
Anyway if you don't like the source I used here, could you be so kind to list all the media sources I have permission to use no to be banned!

Your OPs always tend to be constraining. The way you write them leaves nowhere to go. In the end, they largely end up being a rant with a cursory note of a source.

There are a couple ways to start a thread that work simply.

- There's the short and sweet version. You state the issue, with a slight explanation, and ask for people's opinions. You can link a source here, and the quality of the source doesn't matter too much, except for credibility of the facts. The key to this type of OP is that you hold off on your opinion in an attempt to assure that the thread becomes a dicussion, not just a rant that backs the remainder of the thread into a wall.

- There's also the longer version. This starts off the same as above, but you add a piece stating your opinion and backing it up with explained factoids, not mere source links. This works best in topics you know will have a strong dichomoty of views among on the BBS. That way, your opinion elicits a reaction as opposed to backing the discussion into a corner.

You tend to leave out a few key elements of these. You often don't clearly state your issue, or will mix the issue with your opinion. Also, when you go for the statement of your opinion you don't back it up.

The goal of an OP isn't to voice your opinion. The goal is to elicit opinions from others and to start a discussion. Remember, you have the entire thread after the OP to state your opinion if you are burning to state your end of the argument. There are tons of adequate OPs on the forum to look at. Take some time to see what they do and emulate it.

Note: this is based on my experience with what works and does not work as a regular. I am not a mod and cannot speak for the rules.

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At 10/13/14 11:55 AM, ChloeFlora wrote: Oh gosh! I'm so damn tired of you deleting my treads! Are you capable of reading and analyzing?
Moreover if you thought that was some conspiracy bu!!sh!t, I also posted stats beneath for you! So it's really likely to be true!
Anyway if you don't like the source I used here, could you be so kind to list all the media sources I have permission to use no to be banned!

Your OPs always tend to be constraining. The way you write them leaves nowhere to go. In the end, they largely end up being a rant with a cursory note of a source.

There are a couple ways to start a thread that work simply.

- There's the short and sweet version. You state the issue, with a slight explanation, and ask for people's opinions. You can link a source here, and the quality of the source doesn't matter too much, except for credibility of the facts. The key to this type of OP is that you hold off on your opinion in an attempt to assure that the thread becomes a dicussion, not just a rant that backs the remainder of the thread into a wall.

- There's also the longer version. This starts off the same as above, but you add a piece stating your opinion and backing it up with explained factoids, not mere source links. This works best in topics you know will have a strong dichomoty of views among on the BBS. That way, your opinion elicits a reaction as opposed to backing the discussion into a corner.

You tend to leave out a few key elements of these. You often don't clearly state your issue, or will mix the issue with your opinion. Also, when you go for the statement of your opinion you don't back it up turning it from what could be a discussion launching point into a rant that comes off as conspiracy theory-esque. One of the quickest ways to kill a thread here before it starts is to take the "Come on Sheeple" attitude.

The goal of an OP isn't to voice your opinion. The goal is to elicit opinions from others and to start a discussion. Remember, you have the entire thread after the OP to state your opinion if you are burning to state your end of the argument. There are tons of adequate OPs on the forum to look at. Take some time to see what they do and emulate it.

Note: this is based on my experience with what works and does not work as a regular. I am not a mod and cannot speak for the rules.