Rib Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 We've gained a ton of new posters in the past year and trust me, it's awesome to see our community grow such as it has. This place, however, has a good deal of unwritten rules that sometimes is hard for new folks to understand. I know you're not trying to be a pain in the ass but there's a certain code around here that most of us old timers came up with and it should still apply. Here's several rules to make sure your posting experience is as positive as possible: 1. PLEASE do not ask about QPF in every model discussion. Most parts of the PHL CWA will invariably always be covered. It may not be immediate but I believe we did a great job covering most areas during the last event. 2. PLEASE do not badger red taggers or tombo with IMBY questions, at least until after a model run is completed. 3. Do not ever declare a bust when an event is just unfolding. You'll get burnt 99 times out of 100 and end up pissing people off. This is actually probably more important than the first two guidelines. 4. Please feel free to add as many obs as possible in the OBS thread, even if you're a lurker. You're almost always upstream of someone who wants to know what could be coming. 5. KEEP WHINING OUT OF EVENT DISCUSSION THREADS. That's what the banter thread is for. 6. Dont begrudge other people their events, even if they are less likely to get it than you climatologically speaking. 7. You almost never know more about weather than a red tagger, unless it's Analog96. 8. PLEASE only add the coarse images from NCEP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJHurricane Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 :thumbsup: only thing I would add... 9.feel free to ask questions or make a quick point of analysis...but please read through a thread a bit first to see if the question has already been asked and answered or the same point has already been made. When it gets busy here sometimes it sounds like a roomful of parrots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 :thumbsup: only thing I would add... 9.feel free to ask questions or make a quick point of analysis...but please read through a thread a bit first to see if the question has already been asked and answered or the same point has already been made. When it gets busy here sometimes it sounds like a roomful of parrots. The problem is that sometimes these threads grow so rapidly, those questions might get lost 6 pages ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 The problem is that sometimes these threads grow so rapidly, those questions might get lost 6 pages ago. Heck, it can even get lost 6 points/bullets ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Any chance folks could start a FAQ thread? Questions like...where did you get that image (for the GGEM, BUFKIT, GFS, etc.), what time do the models run, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 In addition to the "only post coarse maps from NCEP" you should add "don't post those massive black and white maps for the GGEM." Those load terribly on mobile devices and slow internet connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Oh and "don't quote large posts or posts with many images." I can't stand when someone quotes one a massive write-up with several images just to say nice job! Juts replace with "Posted Image" or "Long Post" or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 We've gained a ton of new posters in the past year and trust me, it's awesome to see our community grow such as it has. This place, however, has a good deal of unwritten rules that sometimes is hard for new folks to understand. I know you're not trying to be a pain in the ass but there's a certain code around here that most of us old timers came up with and it should still apply. Here's several rules to make sure your posting experience is as positive as possible: 1. PLEASE do not ask about QPF in every model discussion. Most parts of the PHL CWA will invariably always be covered. It may not be immediate but I believe we did a great job covering most areas during the last event. 2. PLEASE do not badger red taggers or tombo with IMBY questions, at least until after a model run is completed. 3. Do not ever declare a bust when an event is just unfolding. You'll get burnt 99 times out of 100 and end up pissing people off. This is actually probably more important than the first two guidelines. 4. Please feel free to add as many obs as possible in the OBS thread, even if you're a lurker. You're almost always downstream of someone who wants to know what could be coming. 5. KEEP WHINING OUT OF EVENT DISCUSSION THREADS. That's what the banter thread is for. 6. Dont begrudge other people their events, even if they are less likely to get it than you climatologically speaking. 7. You almost never know more about weather than a red tagger, unless it's Analog96. 8. PLEASE only add the coarse images from NCEP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 All very good points, but I'd like to add: If you haven't already done so, please add your location to your profile. It's difficult to know where "here" is in an obs post if you don't state your location somewhere, which would preferably be in your profile. This is especially important to the Mt Molly meteorologists who routinely browse the obs threads for their record keeping and public information statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Oh and "don't quote large posts or posts with many images." I can't stand when someone quotes one a massive write-up with several images just to say nice job! Juts replace with "Posted Image" or "Long Post" or something... This.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boreal Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 And: -No "Congrats_______!" before any flakes fly because it can be construed as a curse or jinx. -No "Congrats Voyager, Big Jim or PSUWxHazelton!" after a storm ends because it can be construed as a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 -No "Congrats Voyager, Big Jim or PSUWxHazelton!" after a storm ends because it can be construed as a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluescat1 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 How much for TTN, just kidding. This list has been long overdue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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