I've been viewing this forum a long time, so you might find these tips helpful to getting answers. So many people have questions that you need to separate yourself from the *noise* and get noticed. Here's how:

1) Use ALL CAPS. The regulars spend so much time programming and not enough time sleeping that they are very drowsy and cannot see the small caps. You have to help them find your questions.

2) Lots of exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing emphasizes the fact that you need help more than everyone else than lots of attention grabbing !!!!! Use liberally !!! throughout!!!! your!! questions!!!!

3) The regulars are much more respective of internet gangstas so try to use 1337-speak. This tells them that you are someone special, someone to be dealt with, and even feared. The regulars will walk all over each other trying to help you.

4) Cross-post to multiple forums. Some of the people with the answers will have already read this forum by the time you post your question. By posting your question in multiple forums, your question will be seen by more people, and that can only be a good thing.

5) Offer something in exchange for the source code, like maybe some proxies or "illegals". Something every battle.net bot programmer needs anyway, so why not trade yours for 1337-source code?

I'm sure other regulars can offer more suggestions.

GROK CAN U PLZ H3LP ME MAEK A BOT?!???!!?? OMG LOL DA ONLY PROGRMMNG LANGUAEG I KNOW IS NOT3PAD BUT IMM A FAST L3ARNER!!!!1! OMG WTF LOL IF U CUD JUST GIEV ME SOM3 COD3 I CUD INS3RT MAH NME IN2 IT AND PR3TEND TAHT ITS MIEN!!!1 WTF OR MAYB U CUD GIEV MA ON3 OF THOSE DOTH3WORKFORMEOCX!!11 OMG WTF LOL THNGEIS1!!!1 OMG WTF THX BUD!!!!!1!!11!!!111!1!111!1! WTF

6. Completely ignore the search feature: Why would I waste time seeing if my question has already been answered when I can just ask it anyway...

7. Insert ;) lots >:( of :P smilies 8) they really help.

8. BNET docs what?

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PS: Will These Help Get An Answer Faster?
:) ;) :D ;D >:( :( :o 8) ??? ::) :P :-[ :-X :-\ :-* :'(

9) Spend several hours thinking up a nickname, profile, signature and finding an avatar. After all that is like a first impression of who you are, and will get most of the regulars thinking all the more highly of you if you show such... devotion.

10) Get to know the regulars, follow them where ever they go, find out all their account names and add them to your friends list. If you find out they own a domain, make sure you do a whois off internic.net to find out even more information. If you get a full name and location, dont forget the yellowpages.com is at your service.

11) Let the regulars get to know you. The more personal your relationship with them gets the more they will respond to your questions. Tell them about what you did that day, how many women youve slept with, if youve never slept with any, goto calculator in Program Files and just hit a few buttons to make a number up. Make sure you dont leave out your amazing adventures, like how you just got out of jail this week, or how youre aunt is Charlize Theron.

[quote author=Hostile link=board=17;threadid=1985;start=0#msg15516 date=1058808230]
if youve never slept with any, goto calculator in Program Files and just hit a few buttons to make a number up.
[/quote]

Apparently I've slept with 3.141 women. That 14% must be somebody who was either mostly a man, not all there, or who I didn't finish with.

I like the first thing Grok said about typing in caps, seeing as though I really am horribly sleep-deprived right now and it made me laugh :)

[quote author=DarkMinion link=board=17;threadid=1985;start=0#msg15474 date=1058790343]
GROK CAN U PLZ H3LP ME MAEK A BOT?!???!!?? OMG LOL DA ONLY PROGRMMNG LANGUAEG I KNOW IS NOT3PAD BUT IMM A FAST L3ARNER!!!!1! OMG WTF LOL IF U CUD JUST GIEV ME SOM3 COD3 I CUD INS3RT MAH NME IN2 IT AND PR3TEND TAHT ITS MIEN!!!1 WTF OR MAYB U CUD GIEV MA ON3 OF THOSE DOTH3WORKFORMEOCX!!11 OMG WTF LOL THNGEIS1!!!1 OMG WTF THX BUD!!!!!1!!11!!!111!1!111!1! WTF
[/quote]

http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files/aolertranslator.html :)

OMG d00d thes shud be SO TOTELLY PINND!!!~`

12) Be certain to bring all sites containing warez to the attention of all members of the forum community. Help other members in their quest to violate the terms of service of as many corporations and software developers as possible.

13) Believe everything a regular here says, because of course, they wouldn't act sarcastic to you.

14) Roast everyone who couldnt read your mind and figgure out what you wanted, even if they were attempting to help. This will help to discredit the idiots.

15) Spread Your Message

Over Several

Different Posts.

16) Private message VL members repeatedly; they love fanmail!

17) When you ask a question and it is answered, re-phrase your question and ask it again.

!~!HaZaRD!~!

[quote author=HaZarD link=board=17;threadid=1985;start=15#msg15573 date=1058841586]17) When you ask a question and it is answered, re-phrase your question and ask it again.[/quote]
Preferably with poor grammar, in the wrong forums, and from multiple accounts.

18) Be Sure (When Actually Speaking In English) To Misspell Every OTHER Word Of Your Post. And If Someone Brings Up The Spelling Errors Blame It On Lack Of Sleep Because You Stayed Up For Three Days "Trying To Figure Out How To Do Something" Yet You Are Still Stumped And Are In Desperate Need Of Code.

19) Be sure to capitalize the first letter of every single word like demonstrated above =P

Camel: Congratulations on your brilliant deduction as to where my post came from.

*thumbs up*

[quote author=Soul Taker link=board=17;threadid=1985;start=15#msg15577 date=1058849297]19) Be sure to capitalize the first letter of every single word like demonstrated above =P[/quote]

20) Be sure to use like in place of as.
[edit] 21) Never use punctuation Nobody likes punctuation Am I right people

[quote author=DarkMinion link=board=17;threadid=1985;start=15#msg15582 date=1058853418]
Camel: Congratulations on your brilliant deduction as to where my post came from.

*thumbs up*
[/quote]

Great. Can I have my sexual favours now?

22) Hijack a thread and post 3 replies of your own for each reply posted by anyone else.

[quote author=dRAgoN link=board=17;threadid=1985;start=15#msg15634 date=1058895238]
23) Refuse to use the search button for it does not exist.
[/quote]

[quote]6. Completely ignore the search feature: Why would I waste time seeing if my question has already been answered when I can just ask it anyway...[/quote]

25) Posting in a thread of several posts, without reading the others to check if it has been said already >:(

[quote author=Eternal link=board=17;threadid=1985;start=15#msg15646 date=1058901233]
[quote author=dRAgoN link=board=17;threadid=1985;start=15#msg15634 date=1058895238]
23) Refuse to use the search button for it does not exist.
[/quote]

[quote]6. Completely ignore the search feature: Why would I waste time seeing if my question has already been answered when I can just ask it anyway...[/quote]

25) Posting in a thread of several posts, without reading the others to check if it has been said already >:(


[/quote]

That's almost ironic.

I think you're missing the point. No. 6 was made by me days ago. No. 23 was made recently. So, that lead me to make No. 25...

[EDIT] made no sense...

24) Count backwards. Chicks dig it.

[edit] Uh...yeah, everybody knows that the botdev forum is like the place to pick up chicks...

23) Delete half of your posts after they've been replied to, to make the topic easier to understand

[quote author=Adron link=board=17;threadid=1985;start=15#msg15740 date=1058959539]
23) Delete half of your posts after they've been replied to, to make the topic easier to understand
[/quote]
Or modify posts to make others look stupid.

Some people don't need help to do that.

Make sure rebundancy applies in all post that you compose.

ReBundancy is my word....its meaning is: having of or being excessevly stupid

[quote author=CrAz3D link=board=17;threadid=1985;start=30#msg15820 date=1059009229]
Make sure rebundancy applies in all post that you compose.

ReBundancy is my word....its meaning is: having of or being excessevly stupid
[/quote]

For example, your signature:
[quote]C:\DOS
D:\DOS\RUN
RUN DOS, RUN[/quote]

This *should* be more like:
[quote]C:\DOS\>
C:\DOS\>run
Run DOS, run![/quote]

However, you've managed to miss the command prompt entirely, and switch to the D: drive. Now if that's not excessively (note the correct spelling) stupid, I don't know what is.

This thread appears to be fading into a sarcastic low-minded excuse to flame people.

Locked.