A few simple "no brainer" rules that, if we'd all follow them, would make posting/
reading paper ads/notices a much more pleasant and peaceable experience for everyone involved.
The "
perfect five" rules of community bulletin-board etiquette:
(1) Each poster should be limited to one message per board, unless he is posting two or more "unrelated" ads/notices.
(2) Notices should be a maximum size of an 8-1/2X11 sheet of paper --- don't selfishly hog a whole gigantic portion of board-space with those 0%!$&@# huge-a**
blaze-
orange/fuchsia/chartreuse banner-sheets from da Dollar Tree'
s art-paper bin!
(3) Only attach notices to a blank portion of the board --- don't imperiously plaster your poster over everyone else'
s, regardless of whether you think your message is so much more all-fired important! If there’
s insufficient room, make at least a half-a** effort to solve the problem rationally/fairly --- shift other people'
s sheets around on the board to form a "tighter" grouping, seek out and remove any "obsolete" (event-dates that have already passed) messages, etc.
(4) Don’t use the last “empty” thumbtack/pushpin on the board, or
snitch one from someone else’
s page! If the supply of available fasteners is running low, add a few tacks/pins of your own! Plus if you see someone else’
s poster dangling/flapping by just one corner, pin it back up again.
(5) Choose a spot on the board that’
s appropriate to your ad’
s subject/urgency. If it’
s about a lost/found valuable, super-important event, or desperately-needed item, place the ad near the center of the board. But if it’s merely a “for sale” ad or general notice, place it near the board's
top/
bottom/sides.
