A Brief Heads Up About FanShots and FanPosts

by Ryan Ballengee on Dec 3, 2009 4:23 PM EST Comment 20 comments

Just wanted to make a brief carte blanch post with some guidelines for FanShots and FanPosts, as well as comments.

I know we have a number of new posters and commenters here because of this whole Tiger thing. Welcome to the site and the conversation. Happy to have you. We're a pretty strong community here at Waggle Room, and I always say that it's the people that come here that make this site what it is. And that's something I always want to be able to say, regardless of how many people visit this site.

So, some quick reminders and guidelines:

Please, please, please refrain from cussing. If you do it once, that's ok. But please don't make a habit of it, or I have to suspend your account or maybe ban you. I don't like to do that. I save that for people who post Viagra ads as spam.

Also, if you post a FanPost, DO NOT post an article from another site word for word. It's not ok. Waggle Room can be legally liable for reproducing content without permission and I don't have lawyers. Feel free to post quotes from pieces. If you want to post a whole article, just use a FanShot and post a link to it. I'll bump it to the front page, and you can still comment on it like any other post.

And a final notes on both FanPosts and FanShots: not all get onto the front page, but they're all visible and searchable from every page of the site. It doesn't mean I don't think your opinion or writing is good. Also, don't be offended if I pretty up your post by cleaning up grammar and spacing. I know that it's sometimes confusing to work in the post editor, so it's ok.

Again, welcome to Waggle Room and I'm glad to have you here!

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carte blanche ? can’t we have something a la carte ? :-D

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Dec 3, 2009 4:30 PM EST reply actions

Haha, separate posts about FanShots, FanPosts, and commenting?

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by Ryan Ballengee on Dec 3, 2009 4:33 PM EST up reply actions

nah – I’m just hungry :-)

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Dec 3, 2009 4:47 PM EST up reply actions

What's for supper?

I’m hungry, too.

"...it is well to remember that to miss a putt is not a criminal offense and does not prevent a man from being an excellent husband, father, and citizen." - Bernard Darwin

by turnover on Dec 3, 2009 4:51 PM EST up reply actions

I don’t know – was hoping Ryan’s Dad would show up and take us all out. :-D

But I’m starting to lean towards a Publix wrap sammich or Captain D’s.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Dec 3, 2009 5:11 PM EST up reply actions

Crabs and Beer for everyone,Court with the money you got from the big post the other day can you help a brother out.:)

by ryansdad on Dec 3, 2009 5:22 PM EST up reply actions

yikes – should we be talking about “crabs” in the middle of all this “easy women” talk ? :-)

hey – Ryan doesn’t pay like he used to. ;-D

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Dec 3, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions

You know...

…I was gonna make a crabs joke, but I decided to leave it to you, CG. Well played, sir.

"...it is well to remember that to miss a putt is not a criminal offense and does not prevent a man from being an excellent husband, father, and citizen." - Bernard Darwin

by turnover on Dec 3, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions

wheres my cut

Just thought I should get a cut for bringing in all the bloggers that donated to your high water mark. :o)

"pain is only weakness leaving the body"

by progolf on Dec 3, 2009 6:11 PM EST up reply actions

you got it….one extra large bucket of pride heading your way. :-D

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Dec 3, 2009 6:18 PM EST up reply actions

How about a bucket of range balls instead ?

"pain is only weakness leaving the body"

by progolf on Dec 3, 2009 6:26 PM EST up reply actions

hmmm – got a spare token here…but you’ll have to figure out which machine it’s for. (lol)

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Dec 3, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions

Also, don’t be offended if I pretty up your post by cleaning up grammar and spacing.

Can you please go through all CG’s post and remove the space between the last letter of the sentence and the question mark? 8-D

Truth has a well-known liberal bias.

by dianemarie on Dec 3, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions

HEY now…such a nit picker !! I just think it looks better. :-P

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Dec 3, 2009 5:56 PM EST up reply actions

From what little I understand...

…about “Fair Use” it’s alright to quote a couple of paragraphs

"...it is well to remember that to miss a putt is not a criminal offense and does not prevent a man from being an excellent husband, father, and citizen." - Bernard Darwin

by turnover on Dec 3, 2009 4:47 PM EST reply actions

oops...posted too soon....

Anyway, it’s cool to quote a paragraph or two, as long as a link to the original piece is provided. That’s the rule-of-thumb I’ve generally heard, anyway.

"...it is well to remember that to miss a putt is not a criminal offense and does not prevent a man from being an excellent husband, father, and citizen." - Bernard Darwin

by turnover on Dec 3, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, I can live with that. Just not the whole thing. The gist is good with a link.

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by Ryan Ballengee on Dec 3, 2009 4:55 PM EST up reply actions

What???

We care about grammar and spacing here? This really must be heaven for golf fans with an education!!!!!!!!!

by handicapismyswing on Dec 3, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions

But Tiger does it !

WTF,…I can’t cuss in here ?…, ahhhh BS ! Next thing it’ll be no club tossin ,lol. What’s the world coming to these days ? Oh, ?… right !!!…as Easingwold would say "imitatingTiger now will be considered bad form ! " LMAO OK,… no more cussin’ (damn). Rules is rules,….can ya diggit ?……………………z.

by 3IRONS on Dec 3, 2009 11:53 PM EST reply actions