Can we lay

Chatterbox: Down to Earth

Can we lay

Can we lay down a couple ground rules? 

First off, PLEASE no bottoming or anything of that sort. It's hurtful to the creator of the thread, who spent their valuable time making the thread only for it to be plagued by inconsideracy. It makes them feel unappreciated. You wouldn't like that, so it follows that they wouldn't too! 

Second off, can we please please PLEASE try our best to use proper spelling and grammar? It makes things so much easier to understand! It's like the difference between a messily pencil-scribbled report and a neatly typed one. I understand typos, but I don't understand no capitals and improper punctuation. Bad grammar makes it harder to understand! I'm not calling out anyone, just saying.

Let's all try to work together and keep the Chatterbox a fun and considerate place! 

submitted by Name, age Age, Location
(May 31, 2015 - 5:07 pm)

back to the Down to Earth

I agree with #1, that's just mean.

Improper use of capitalization / punctuation marks can sometimes be used for emphasis (can't think of an example at the moment), but yes, I agree, it would make things much easier to... understand.

 

submitted by hotairballoon
(June 1, 2015 - 7:26 am)

TOOOOPPOOOOT

submitted by Toppot
(June 1, 2015 - 6:49 pm)

I agree totally with thesee.

So if you were typing a long comment on Chatterbox and you wanted to go fast so you typed very quickly and didn't pay  attention to any errors you made nobody could understant it and all your hard work would be wasted.

submitted by Clock, age 13 and 2/3, Big Ben
(June 2, 2015 - 9:41 am)

I agree with number one as well. You are so right! As for number two, I am such an awful speller that sometimes even Spell Check doesn't know what I am talking about. But I do agree about capital letters.

submitted by Rose bud
(June 2, 2015 - 10:03 am)

I agree, but I think this place will feel.... open. Feel as if we have very few boundaries if we didn't have rules. I mean, we've gone without rules for a long time, so why make them now? 

In my perspection, I like the CB more if don't have any "fake cheeriness." It seems they think making rules will help everyone, but a lot of people would rather have it  this way. Because what if they don't follow the rules? What can you do? You can't just yell at them. That won't help. So why make them in the first place? I think that this place will be a lot better if we stop making these rules. Plus, if someone disagrees, then you wasted your time, because we can't make it a permanent rule if someone disagrees. Who's with me? Admins?

 

I am definitely in favor of proper spelling and grammar. If you ignore capitalization and punctuation, it's very hard to understand what you're trying to say. Please proofread your comments before submitting them. Thank you.

Admin

submitted by Butterfly
(June 2, 2015 - 12:24 pm)

There are already official CB rules, you can find them by clicking on the word 'rules', above the list of places to chat. However, I do agree that not bottomming comments is a very good value to have. The CB should be a place where you can express emotion and opinion, but bottoming is just plain mean!

submitted by Over The Rainbow
(June 2, 2015 - 6:22 pm)

I can understand why people don't want other peeps to bottom their posts but it gets REALLY REALLY annoying to see posts about really trival things bottoming posts others put so much effort into. And topping is bottoming every other post in the section. 

submitted by post-bottomer, *blushing*
(June 6, 2015 - 7:58 am)

Thank you for that insight. But I, for one, think that bottoming is a negative way to solve the unnecessary-posts-taking-up-space problem. Rather, just top the thread you want to top. 

I disagree with the notion that topping and bottoming are essentially the same. Topping means you think a thread is interesting and you want it to live. Bottoming, I think, means you want to take a thread down because it is uninteresting or unnecessary.  

submitted by Name, age Age, Location
(June 6, 2015 - 7:15 pm)

In theory and expression, topping is positive and bottoming is negative. But in reality, they both top. Topping works not because you said top, but because of a new post adding to the number of comments already on the thread. Although, bottoming is usually seen as rude and not nice. It could actually really hurt someone's feelings if they care about the thread and a felow CBer wants to take them down.

And Name, is this a pseudonym that you are adopting on this spesific thread, or is it your actual CB name and I just haven't met you yet? 

submitted by Over The Rainbow
(June 7, 2015 - 6:33 am)

Name is a pseudonym. I'm Somebody. (Well, Somebody's a pseudonym too, but... you know what's I mean.) 

submitted by Name, age Age, Location
(June 7, 2015 - 10:16 am)

I agree with no bottoming... however for example sometimes I make a post (not a comment, a post) then realize it's extraneous/a double post/bad and I bottom my own post to put it out of its misery. 

submitted by Air
(June 8, 2015 - 11:45 pm)

These are the official rules that OtR meantioned:

Chatterbox Rules

 

Of course, it is important to obey all rules when using the Chatterbox. Fortunately, there aren't too many rules, so this should be easy.

RULE #1    Be nice. The Chatterbox is for Cricket readers to exchange ideas in an open and friendly manner. As in the Letterbox printed in the magazine, disagreements should be polite and fair.

Rule #2    Fill out the submission form completely when posting a comment. Be sure NOT to include your e-mail or other address. 
Links to other Web sites will not be posted.

Rule #3    Be patient. Cricket editors review all comments to make sure they're appropriate for the Web site before posting. Check back later to see if you comment has been posted.

Rule #4    Enjoy exploring the Chatterbox.

submitted by Indigo
(June 8, 2015 - 9:02 am)