As a moderator on several of the Forums here on SDN, I read literally hundreds if not thousands of posts a week. Perhaps I am also becoming a eddy.declercq/blog, but in the spirit of the Moving to Strict Rules to improve Quality and Control and the Rules of Engagement I would like to express some of my pet peeves regarding the some of the posts I see in the Forums.
First I would like to say that there are many posts that are quite professional and helpful. A great big thanks to those who take the time to make such posts. You really make my (voluntary) job easier.
That being said, these are professional Forums, and there are a huge number of posts and posters that do not treat them that way. The Forums are not a chat board and we are not SMS texting each other. I am continually surprised at the general lack of respect for the readers of posts that the posters show. Let me give some examples.
Now, these may sound like petty complaints, but we are all supposed to be professionals, no? Let me put it this way, would you write this way to your boss? Asking for a job?
Or, more simply, if you don't take the time to make a professional post, why should we take our professional time to help?