Hi Members,
In an effort to improve and maintain the high quality of the message boards, we are going to begin enforcing rules that pertain to spelling, grammar and other literary necessities.
As a general rule of thumb, we will not be very strict, but the goal is to make sure that posts are easily readable and have a common appearance in regards to the board’s flow.
Please keep the following in mind:
- Make sure that at least the first letter of a thread’s title has a capital letter. If not, all words in the title should start with a capital letter. This ensures an attractive appearance in the thread listings.
- Use periods in between sentences. Not using periods and making one big run-on makes the threads tougher to read. Don’t rush through your posts..
- Use capitals in your posts as needed, such as in the beginning of sentences, for appropriate aviation terms, etc. This, too, makes it easier to read and maintains a good appearance.
I don’t want you folks to think that we are going to be sticklers about this. If you misspell a couple words or miss a comma, we’re not going to mod your post like crazy. But our moderators have been spending way too much time adding capital letters to thread titles, adding periods to run-ons, and to be quite honest, fixing posts like a school teacher fixes a 7-year-old's essay about why he loves his own feet.
Think about how you would submit work to your boss or answer questions on a school test. How you post represents you, and will affect how people view our general member base on the site.
Because we do not have suspension capabilities, after a couple of warnings (some people have received warnings in the past as it is) we will initiate a ban. This is for the integrity and post quality of the message board.
Again, we’re not going to start dropping the hammer on people for petty stuff. Just be sure to slow down and look over your posts before you submit them.
PLEASE ask questions that you might have.
Thank you for your cooperation.
-Phil Derner, Jr.
Site Administator
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