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How to Survive the TF2 Discussion Forums
By The Impractical Engineer
In this guide I will teach you how to survive the TF2 discussion forums.
   
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1: Speak English
Seriously, step it up idiot, no one can understand you if you type like this:


It isn't hard. Do yourself and everyone else a favour and learn to write properly you dumbfuck
2: Avoid the Bait
In this toxic wasteland you must learn to assume everything is bait, since you never know when someone could be reeling you in. Don't waste your time responding to it because you won't get anything out of it:


3: Use paragraphs
We don't need the Great Wall of Fucking Text, you lazy fuck. Is it that hard to put a fucking space?














Why did you put a tiny ass space for one line at the end but you couldn't put a single line for the wall above?
4: Don't necro threads
Okay okay, I'm guilty of doing this a few times, but doing it more than once in the span of ten minutes is just annoying and it isn't funny. Responding to a thread where the last comment was at least 3 months older is considered a necro (give or take).

Look at this thread here right. Seems pretty fucking old if you ask me:


This thread has been necroed about 9 times. Just make a new thread. Is it that hard for you to do?

For example, look below:


It's a bit hard to read, but it the first one was at 20th of October 2017, right, the second was 10th of Jan this year! Why did person B decide to revive this old bastard? Moral of the story? Read the date you stupid moron.
5: Stop Talking About Pyro
We get it. He's broken. We don't need Pyro Thread #8,719,371,946,197. Besides no one cares what you have to think about pyro:







6: Your Opinion
Your opinion isn't fact, so don't use it as though it is. Your opinion is a worthless as everyone elses.

Another thing that pisses me off is when people say something along the lines of: "I didn't ask for your opinion".

What are you? The fucking emperor? Do I need permission to give my opinion? I'm gonna give my opinion whether you want it or not. You don't have to care, you don't have to give a fuck, BUT!, I am entitled to give you my opinion :)
7: No One Cares If..
No one cares you saw a script kiddie, no one cares you got scammed (what do you want us to do? Abracadabra here's you items!), no one cares you got your dream unusual. The TF2 discussion forums are for... discussing things! There's no discussion in those subjects!
8: Megathreads
Don't try to make a mega thread, or at least not as obvious as this guy:











We already have enough megathreads such as TOUO and Clever Names one. We don't need one for 'dead meme's.
9: Use the correct forum
There's a general discussion, trading, mvm and a few other sections no one uses. Don't put your fucking trade in the general discussion forums you dickhead. Is it that hard?

What's worse is when the thread's not even about the fucking game. Firstly, there's steam off topic forums, secondly, look at what game discussion forum your on, thirdly, no one cares about your new group/discord/etc.
10: Badgeposting
It just doesn't work, okay?
11: Don't be a tard
Don't post retarded shit like this:
33 Comments
Apollomere 25 Nov, 2020 @ 2:33am 
engineer gaming
The Impractical Engineer  [author] 5 Oct, 2020 @ 3:39pm 
please like and subscribe.
sweaty 9 year old 5 Oct, 2020 @ 3:38pm 
yes
The Impractical Engineer  [author] 23 Jul, 2018 @ 3:07am 
Feel the wrath of the forum regs
rats destroyer 23 Jul, 2018 @ 3:07am 
Cool guide, intimidating.
longgoneby 19 Jul, 2018 @ 5:36pm 
12: Don't Disagree with the TF2 Zeitgeist.
bouchon 19 Jul, 2018 @ 4:40pm 
Or maybe the best tip of all: don't post on it.
caconoat 19 Jul, 2018 @ 11:34am 
upvoted because the name censors are dicks. it suits the topic of the guide well.
blunus 19 Jul, 2018 @ 8:03am 
What is it? Ah yes, forum regs guide. Beautiful.
Satania BOT [24/7] 19 Jul, 2018 @ 6:38am 
How to survive

Step 1: You dont.

Steam forums and steam community was always a joke since 2003