posting etiquette suggestion

[jar]

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One question, do you think we n00b's should throw in comments like "don't mind me I'm a n00b so this might be wrong, but I was thinking..." or can I dispense with that?

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I could go either way on this. I put disclaimers in my posts when I started replying. If you have a low post count, most people will take your advice with a grain of salt anyway. In your case with 200 posts, the disclaimer can't hurt if you're not totally confident in your suggestion.

[KingOtter]

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One question, do you think we n00b's should throw in comments like "don't mind me I'm a n00b so this might be wrong, but I was thinking..." or can I dispense with that?

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I could go either way on this. I put disclaimers in my posts when I started replying. If you have a low post count, most people will take your advice with a grain of salt anyway. In your case with 200 posts, the disclaimer can't hurt if you're not totally confident in your suggestion.

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Yeah, but I have more posts than I feel my advice warrants, lol.

KO

[GrunchCan]

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One question, do you think we n00b's should throw in comments like "don't mind me I'm a n00b so this might be wrong, but I was thinking..." or can I dispense with that?

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I don't think it matters on e way or the other. If your'e right, your'e right. Just becasue your'e a new poster doesn't mean you can't be right.

If you are wrong, believe me, you will be corrected in short order.

GrunchCan's Posting Theorem: Giving bad advice is what makes the forum great.

Now, isn't that ironic?

[GrunchCan]

This is only a psudo-bump.

Here's one reason why replying is better than posting.

Most hands we play are marginal, and of questionable value. That's where we make most of our money. Since the edges are so thin on these hands, the advanatges on one line versus another is also often thin.

The best discussions in this forum and SS - IMO - occur when someone posts a hand, and several posters disagree about the right line to take. This is even more true when the "big name" posters disagree with each other. The best discussions Iv'e ever seen happened when an an-depth analysis of a marginal line is conducted to support one side or another of an argument. This only happens in the replies, not in the post. And if the forum is flooded with ABC hand after ABC hand, no one thread can get enough face time to gather this kind of debate.

Post less! Reply more!

[flopwell]

I guess I'm not your typical n00b then....I have yet to post a new topic......I figured I would reply to a few and take my flamings there first

[mmbt0ne]

This is a great, and very important post. Unfortunately, it reminds me that I have a couple hands to post, so I'm about to break the rule. I probably have enough responses saved up to cover it though [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[djshawk]

Good post, I've managed to get involved in a few close (or not [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]) decisions and am learning from it. Plus I've put in enough replies for at least 2 hand histories [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[droolie]

I encourage new posters to post their thoughts whether they think they are right or wrong. I learn more through getting smacked down when I give poor analysis than through any other activity. I learn a lot! LOL!

Here are some tips to couch your comments if your new.

I usually say, "I would raise here..." if I'm unsure or it's close.

If I'm sure and it's not even close I'll say, "You have to raise here.... and it's not even close. Do you see why?" LOL!

[Vern]

How many responses do you need per "(low content)" post?

Vern

[TomBrooks]

Someone awnsering a hand question often learns as much or more about the hand than the person asking it. In order to provide a good answer, a person has to think about the situation and consider all the angles and implications. If they are unsure of something, they may have to crack a book or think about it more deeply, thereby enhancing their own knowledge so they can pass on good information. Alternately, this thought process may result in the asking of a related question; which is also good because it will tend to make the topic more thoroughly discussed and understood anyway.

For these reasons, although I'm only a beginner player, I like to awnser some of the hand questions that I think I can come up with the right answer to. I treat it like an open book test. If I'm right, I get my understanding confirmed; if I'm wrong, I learn a better way. =TomBk