How to be a good BYC citizen

[Mouthpear]

How to be a good BYC citizen:

1. Stop in on the new member introduction page each day and say hi to a few new people. Everyone was new once, and do you remember how many times you checked that first post?!

2. Search for unanswered posts every once in awhile, and see if you can add your expertise to a question asked by someone. If you can't add expertise, see if you can give support.

3. Leave "hot" or topics that will likely turn ugly or get "locked" without your name/post. Just ignore them. You know when you see them, and you know when they'll likely get locked up.

4. Help a newbie do something that you already know: perhaps help them to post a picture, share info about Golden Feather, invite them to the chat room, tell them about auction threads, teach them to SEARCH the threads, etc., etc.

5. Encourage someone who is down either about their birds/animals or life in general. It's amazing how we can help someone else with just a little encouragement. Cheer when they get their new chickies even though you've seen that same post 100 times, and say "woot" when they manage to hatch for the first time.

6. Make a BYC page for yourself. Your pictures and ideas will likely help some lurker who is too shy to post or ask, but is reading, reading, reading for info.

7. Remember, chickens aren't always nice to each other but humans should be. Be kind to mean people because they often need it the most. There is no pecking order in homo-sapiens despite what some think.

8. (go on.... keep adding to the list.....)

"6. Make a BYC page for yourself." How does one go about doing that.?

 

[casportpony]

"6. Make a BYC page for yourself." How does one go about doing that.?

I think @ChickBond 007 was suggesting that people make an article about themselves in the member section:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/categories/member-pages.10/add

 

[Mouthpear]

I think @Mouthpear was suggesting that people make an article about themselves in the member section:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/categories/member-pages.10/add

NO. NO. NO. NO. I'm NOT suggesting anything. I'm ASKING.

I was quoting the mention in the original post "6. Make a BYC page for yourself.". And asking How does one go about doing that?

So I am asking the OP How does one go about make a BYC page for themselves?.

 

[casportpony]

How does one go about make a BYC page for themselves?.

You create an article about yourself.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/categories/member-pages.10/add

Sorry, I tagged you instead of @ChickBond 007.

Chickbond 007s Page​

 

[Mouthpear]

You create an article about yourself.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/categories/member-pages.10/add

Sorry, I tagged you instead of @ChickBond 007.

Chickbond 007s Page​

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No problem.

But then it should read "6. Make a BYC page about yourself." and not "6. Make a BYC page for yourself.".

To me "for yourself" can involve anything from posting about yourself to posting your DIY projects or things that happened to you today, you know like a blog or your own page/site within BYC.

To me "About yourself" is just a quick summery introducing yourself.

Anyway thanks.

 

[featherhead007]

“This is my secret to getting all the beautiful ladies. Just preen yourself really pretty, and crow really loud. (Works every time)”
Signed, The Rooster.

 

[electrycmonk]

No problem.

But then it should read "6. Make a BYC page about yourself." and not "6. Make a BYC page for yourself.".

To me "for yourself" can involve anything from posting about yourself to posting your DIY projects or things that happened to you today, you know like a blog or your own page/site within BYC.

To me "About yourself" is just a quick summery introducing yourself.

Anyway thanks.

I think this might be fun(ny) if I did this in a 3rd person method… as if the flock are writing about “me.”

/Looks at the “usual suspects” with a sly smirks

/sits down to think about how it will happen…

 

[azurbanclucker]

I think this might be fun(ny) if I did this in a 3rd person method… as if the flock are writing about “me.”

/Looks at the “usual suspects” with a sly smirks

/sits down to think about how it will happen…

I did that for our Malamutes when we first got them. I'd write letters to their "mom" and send then to the breeder. They were hysterical

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Try to remember that not everyone has the same skills in spelling and grammar. We need to be nice to everyone and if you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing at all!

^this^
Remember not everyone is perfect and it's super offensive to get told you grammar or spelling is bad. Especially on a very active thread. I know you haven't been on since 2014 but this is for the others

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

63. Don't invite people you don't like to your threads, it just causes arguments