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Six rules for sick commenters

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Saturday June 24, 2006 · 5:44 AM PDT

2006/06/24 · 05:44

For a long time I was a lurker, content to remain in read-only mode. Then one day, I just couldn't stand to ignore an obviously false statement in a diary, and finally posted a comment. It got a couple recommends, and a few responses. I got a bit of a rush by actually engaging in the great Kos dialogue. So I read the FAQ and learned the rules, like how to do boxes and links, and was off to the races.

But pretty soon it was hard not to think of commenting as sort of a game. I mean after all, if my comments were good enough, and I racked up enough ratings, then maybe some day I could achieve this TU status that I heard about. That the formula for TU status was a mystery only made me want it more. Let's see, if I started from scratch, counted up all my comments and ratings, I can eventually achieve TU status, and decipher da Kos code.

Along the way, I learned a few things about commenting, here they are: Read More

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