tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15653415.post-1148465739630459952006-05-24T03:14:00.000-07:002006-05-24T03:15:39.650-07:00<span class="postbody"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Top Ten Habits of Highly Effective Flamethrowers</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rule 10</span>: Never forget that the person reading your mail is a person, with feelings that can be hurt. If you see the opportunity, hurt them.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rule 9</span>: Behave online as you do in real life. This way, you can act like a total jerk under all circumstances.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rule 8</span>: Lurk until you get a feel for what's acceptable in a particular forum or newsgroup. Then leap in and do the opposite.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rule 7</span>: Be aware of others' time and bandwidth. Never post anything shorter than seven paragraphs. Ensure your sig is at least a screen long.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rule 6</span>: Make yourself look good online always post your abuse in complete, grammatically correct sentences.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rule 5</span>: Share expert knowledge. If you know how to push someone's buttons in a forum, send private email to everyone else telling them.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rule 4</span>: Help keep flame wars under control: lead the charge.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rule 3</span>: Respect other people's privacy...if you have some dirt about a member of a newsgroup, spread it only via private email.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rule 2</span>: Don't abuse your power. Flame only those who disagree with you.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rule 1</span>: Remember: You were a network newbie once, too. You deserved all the flaming you got then. The current batch deserves no less.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://tazforum.thetazzone.com/viewtopic.php?t=23&amp;start=15">TAZ Forum :: A Computer, Gaming, and Social Network Community of Friends :: View topic - The Official Joke Thread</a><br /><br />posted by .:front2back:.Security News Medianoreply@blogger.com