>DO kiss the Okayartists asses. <P>WE respect the artists work (if you done/cant, go listen to some ja rule or drag on) and we show them love, whats wrong with that? It goes far sometimes, but chill out its not that bad.<P><BR>>DONT criticize the Roots or any other <BR>>okay artist in anyway, under threat <BR>>of expulsion from the boards.<P>Its not what you say its how you say it, I shouldnt even be wasting my time telling you this stuff, youre probably older than me and know this by now. You dont like something? Constructively let your feelings be known, negativity isnt welcomed.<P><BR> <BR>>DONT have your own opinion, thats unacceptable <BR>>here.<P>Since this is probably relating to ?uest, the okayartist that posts the most, I'll put it this way, Im not gonna say I all out agree with every opinion he's stated on these boards, but a lot of the time the man is on point IN MY OPINION. If you have a different opinion, you can express thta but once again its how you express it that matters. Maybe you just have issues with people not listening to and respecting what amenhotep has to say because maybe amenhoteps views are so radical that not many can agree with/respect them. Or maybe amenhotep likes the roots but just wants to start some mess.<BR> <P> >DO make sure you read every single <BR>>post ever made on this bitch, <BR>>to make sure you dont post <BR>>a similar topic, or it will <BR>>be erased from the boards.<P>If theres something of worthy notice going on in pop culture/hip-hop culture chances are many of the hundreds of us posters know about it, somebody has to post on it first. If its something like "lets talk about the mos def album that just dropped" or a hot topic, check at least up to page 2 to see if theres a thread on it,if you have something to say most likely you will get noticed (is that your motive in this all?) you dont need your own thread about "ok mos def is out, this is MY favorite cut, whats yours?" that can go under the first previously mentioned example. PLEASE I BEG EVERYBODY NOW, IF THE ROOTS WIN A GRAMMY WEDNESDAY AND YOU SEE A POST ON IT, RESPOND UNDER THAT POST (but whos gonna listen to me?) <BR> <P><BR>>DONT expand on any subject previously discussed <BR>>on the boards.<P>Not under your own post if one already still visibly exists, if its already been said a million times, and if it can be found in the archives.<P><BR>>DO agree with whatever the common opinion <BR>>is, or else you will be <BR>>accused of being a shit-starter whose <BR>>only reason for a differing opinion <BR>>is to get a reaction out <BR>>of the okayplayers.<P>Guilty conscience got you typing that one? as I said above you can have your opinion, its all about yadda yadda yadda<P><BR> >DO think of silly post topics like <BR>>"who would you ghost" so you <BR>>can get 300 replies next to <BR>>your name, thats okay.<P>In defense of hak (not that he needs it, the bul' takes no shit, was that good philly slang hak?) hes a light hearted cat, who made a light hearted post, I dont think he did it to get 300 responses. Matter fact, people started creating their own who would you ghost questions, ladies spoke up about who they found attractive, fellas did the same, and with many questions comes MANY answers from many okayplayers. If you dont like it dont click on it, at least thats what I do unless of course Im trying to bring some peace to dead some drama started by amenhotep. Its not like 300 plus different people all like hak and dont like you (or maybe it is like that, who knows)<P><BR>>DONT express frustration in the chat rooms <BR>>with the fact that these boards <BR>>are run like a goddamn dictatorship, <BR>>or your comp will be blocked.<P>Nigga please. If youre of other descent then fill it in whatever your slang is, (__________) please.<P><P>>DONT make your first post a criticism <BR>>of the strengths and detriments of <BR>>the Roots, because anything thereafter posted <BR>>will be deemed "negative." <P>How did you say what you were trying to get across in your first post? Im not gonna respond to your opinion cursing you out, or disrespecting you, but some people take this seriously. Imagine you sitting right behind spike in msg shouting "the knicks aint shit!!!!, fuck the knicks!!!" Im pretty sure those werent your emotions towards the roots, its just an example though, put yourself in the position of the msg example I just gave, now come on back to okayplayer. I hope you can see where im coming from.<P><BR>I want to see some good come of this, got me up here playing your damn free psychiatrist n shit. Think about how what you say can be taken, and how you say it, thats all I ask. If you cant do that then I'll waste no future time typing to you. Im not tryna be your friend, just tryna dead the beef.<P>Peace<P> <BR>>"I must ask what goin on with <BR>>rap, white kids actin black, that's <BR>>like McDonalds sellin fatback..." -Common <P>Next week I wanna see a black thought line right here. <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/happy.gif"><P><BR>"Intellectual property I got the title and the deed, I pay rent with the tears and sweat and what I bleed"- Talib Kweli<P>"You got hamburger beef I'll french fry ya cause drag done ate your food"- Drag-On