Fanpop Article: HELP ME : A rant about undescriptive questions and ineligible text speak

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HELP ME : A rant about undescriptive questions and ineligible text speak

posted by Frizzhead

There is many different rants on Fanpop etiquette but one i havent seen is an article on the questions titled
HELP ME!!!1 These questions just put me in a terrible mood as do the questions where you cant understand what they are saying

Me in a terrible mood

These questions grate on my already fragile nerves so i think it is best if i explain why and maybe others have similar reasons

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I live in Ireland among the riverdancing leprechauns

Even leprechauns get mad

, the sheep and the pixies but unfortunately despite all those wonders I have terrible internet connections.When i wish to help fellow fanpoppers with their problems i would appreciate it if they had a descriptive Description because there is nothing worse than waiting 7 minutes to see a question that you don't know how to answer
.ie. if you had a problem with downloading an application for example iTunes, a good description would be:
problem downloading iTunes on my Mac
and then you go into detail about your server etc.This would make me very happy

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After my 7 minutes of waiting for my 7 year old computer to load the question,the worst thing is to not understand what they are saying eg.

Description
I hAV a hUGE pROB WIT MOI BFRENDxxxx

THS STRTED ABOT 2 MNTHS AGO.....ETC.

May i ask what is wrong with using proper english sure text speak is ok in texting but in fanpop you have plenty of room to say what you want.

If you put the question like this
Description
I have a huge problem with my boyfriend

This started about two months ago...etc

Now isn't that nice

well hope you liked my article it's my first on the do's and dont's of fanpop so i would love some feedback .

Frizz

lildwaynelolz, Nice-Guy and 14 others like this

julesb666 I have to agree with you in certain ways, this can be quite annoying but MOST questions are structured like this these days and I've found I have to just except it. I find for example a LOT of people don't spell properly and it's not text talk just 'Can't be bothered' talk, as we have spell check after all, so there's really no excuse. When a question is asked and in plain, good old fashioned, legible English, I find it more that pleasantly supprising.

germany123 ditto on both points of course- also hate the HELP ME request because its confusing if you want to SEARCH for something..then again who am i kidding..no one uses the search engine

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The Official Fanpop Dictionary

posted by Cinders

The OFD (Official Fanpop Dictionary) was first published in 2009. The OFD is a compilation of words the etymology of which can be found in the roots of Fanpop history. There is no one author of the OFD, as it is made possible by the generous donations of several committed Fanpoppers (see dictionary below). Common usage of words in the fanpop vernacular is also added to the dictionary. If you wish to make a contribution to the OFD, by all means add your word to the list in the form of a comment.

The Official Fanpop Dictionary

Blisslikethistition (noun): See DrDevienciation.

Chelify (verb): The...

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strange

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naga universe 2

posted by lightingcyber1

shadow lay with lighting cuddling with there
long tails rap round each other in the
nest like bed having just having afternoon nap
the weather was hot cool breeze just nice
lighting yawn as he rub his eyes blushing
with shadow holding him aww thought
lighting now given shadow a little kiss on his
cheek shadow yawn showing his fangs
rub his eyes looking dawn at lighting blushing
aww hay shades said lighting hugging
shadow who blush then SMARK hay said
shadow mm what time is it ask shadow
12 dinner time shades said lighting who tummy
GRAWL oh said lighting blushing
mm I was going to ask wen I got here...

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Behind The Scenes - Interview With Papa

posted by caramelmilk

I had the chance to get an interview with link from the F4. I hope you'll enjoy reading his answers to the questions I asked him as much as I did!
Here goes a big THANKS! to him, link, link and link for interacting so much with us users and making fanpop a great site!

As a member of the F4 - how many messages per day do you get from fanpop users?
papa:It varies. Some days there's a lot of messages, some days not so much. But a dozen or more a day isn't unusual. The most common request I get is to change a club icon/banner/motto. I'm always happy to do this (and we definitely need a better way...

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The way to use props...NOT

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Fanpop Policy

posted by stellamusa101

Last Updated: August 2010
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Sometimes fanpop is weird!

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Answers, Quizzes, Picks and the Forum: how I ask questions

posted by harold

Where do I ask my question?

This article attempts to distinguish what sorts of questions should be posted with the different "question" features on Fanpop, and was last edited on 31 March 2009.

Now that Fanpop has added another "Ooh! Ooh! I get to ask a question!" feature, the question "What is the difference between all these features?" is even more appropriate than ever before. One can ask a question in a Forum, in a Quiz, in a Pick, or in an Answer (Request). Which one should be used for a given question?

In summary
To be brief:

* A club's Forum is the best place to ask a question that has a single correct answer which...

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Edward & Bella || My Only Love [Wonderwall]

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Ratings!!

posted by ClaireB58

This topic may already exist as a soapbox but I have to say that things on certain spots seem to being rated one star CONSTANTLY. People have complained in forums on more than one occasion, no fan would rate something one star if they liked the subject the spot was dedicated to, has anyone else noticed this on any spots?

It happens on the One Tree Hill spot, and others related to it, I'm sure that someone else is really annoyed about this!! It is really childish! Sometimes it is pages of content all rated one star and somehow I feel convincedthat it is NOT a coincidence!!!

Can you please comment!