Posting Advice

[hackerman1]

Make sure your posts are readable

Do not post a long text in one BIG "chunk", because such posts are hard to read.
Use linefeed (CR/LF) = press ENTER and start a new sentence on a new line.
Try to put the text in groups with not more than 10 lines in each group,
and place an empty line between each group.
The Posting Advice (this post) and the Forum-Rules are a good example...
This is (of course) important especially when you are requesting help...
Because if other members can´t read your post then don´t expect any...
But posting BIG "chunks" of text is also rude when you are replying to someone.


If you have posted in the wrong forumsection by mistake

Create a new post / thread in the right section, and then delete the first one:

open a new tab to the forum and go to the right section
go to the tab with your misplaced post (wrong section)

select "Edit"
copy your post (Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C)
go to the new tab (right section)
paste (Ctrl-V) the copied text in the right thread / start a new thread
go back to your misplaced post (copy the title if it was a new thread), then delete it
paste the title in the new post (if it was a new thread...)
click "Submit"

This is the easiest and fastest way !
Of course you can also contact the Admins / Moderators via PM, but then it can take some time to move your post....


Commonly known and frequently used abbreviations

MS = MicroSoft
W = Windows, fx. W7
WS = Windows Server, fx. WS2008-R2
O/S = Operating System
HDD = Hard Disk Drive
FDD = Floppy Disk Drive
FW = FireWall

FF = FireFox
PM = Pale Moon (can also mean Private Message, but the context usually tells you the meaning....)
IE = Internet Explorer

MSE = Microsoft Security Essentials
EAM = Emsisoft AntiMalware
MBAM = MalwareBytes AntiMalware


When posting about software (programs / drivers etc.)

Terms like "last version", "this driver?", or "the latest Driver" doesn´t help.
When referring to software always post both the filename and a link to the software.
This is (of course) important especially when you are requesting help...


When posting a problem or question about hardware

Please include the specifications of your computer:

Processor Speed and Type
Amount of RAM
Graphics Card
Sound Card*
Motherboard*
External Peripherals / Devices*
Operating System

*depending on the question or problem, hard drive size is optional.

For example:
Quote:
2.0GHz AMD Athlon X2 dual-core processor QL-64
3GB DDR2 RAM / 250GB HDD
ATI HD 3200 discrete graphics card
Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)

/Created by hackerman1
So if you think the advice are stupid, then you know who you should blame....