When i first came to fanpop i didn't really do anything much but make the occasional pick and watch videos but when i did start to contribute more it was because of the nice comments and messages that fans sent me that made me a addict.
I love to contribute for others but i love it even more when someone shows that they appreciate it weather it be a prop, a nice comment or message or simply rating it.
If fans hadn't of been so nice i probably wouldn't spend even a quarter of much time on fanpop as i do now, as the best thing is talking and joking with the friends I've made on here.
So it truly does annoy and upset me when i see fans criticizing new fans. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for telling new fans about repeat picks, grammar and image credits but only if it's done in a constructive and friendly manner.
for example on a recent pick, yes it had a funny spelling mistake on the question itself but there was no need for fans to say stuff like
"you can't spell for crap"
"my god, what did you think the preview was for?"
"get a creative mind"
"seriously get a dictionary"
or another example is from a soapbox
"gee, how original"
"unoriginal and I'm not sure this passes as English?"
"what do you think spell check is for?"
"well it gave me a laugh"
now you may read these comments and think they all must be from trolls or something, but a lot of of these comments were from users who are generally brilliant and have always been really nice to me and other users and i do understand their frustration and i too have occasionally left a comment that was probably harsher than it should have been.
So if you are going to criticize someone
-try and make it polite
-don't be sarcastic with them
-remember English isn't everybodies' first language
-try and point out something positive
-make it constructive
I think one of the best things is when i see a fan sticking up for a new user and encouraging them
as like i said encouragement is what made me and I'm sure many other users stick around and become addicts.
and of course all new users are brilliant, as they bring loads of new ideas and we were all new once.
I love to contribute for others but i love it even more when someone shows that they appreciate it weather it be a prop, a nice comment or message or simply rating it.
If fans hadn't of been so nice i probably wouldn't spend even a quarter of much time on fanpop as i do now, as the best thing is talking and joking with the friends I've made on here.
So it truly does annoy and upset me when i see fans criticizing new fans. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for telling new fans about repeat picks, grammar and image credits but only if it's done in a constructive and friendly manner.
for example on a recent pick, yes it had a funny spelling mistake on the question itself but there was no need for fans to say stuff like
"you can't spell for crap"
"my god, what did you think the preview was for?"
"get a creative mind"
"seriously get a dictionary"
or another example is from a soapbox
"gee, how original"
"unoriginal and I'm not sure this passes as English?"
"what do you think spell check is for?"
"well it gave me a laugh"
now you may read these comments and think they all must be from trolls or something, but a lot of of these comments were from users who are generally brilliant and have always been really nice to me and other users and i do understand their frustration and i too have occasionally left a comment that was probably harsher than it should have been.
So if you are going to criticize someone
-try and make it polite
-don't be sarcastic with them
-remember English isn't everybodies' first language
-try and point out something positive
-make it constructive
I think one of the best things is when i see a fan sticking up for a new user and encouraging them
as like i said encouragement is what made me and I'm sure many other users stick around and become addicts.
and of course all new users are brilliant, as they bring loads of new ideas and we were all new once.