In honour of all the *cough* high quality guides littering..I mean all the well written guides on this thread I have decided to write my very first guide! A Guide to Writing Very Bad Guides by Mithos Table of contents -Title -Table of contents -My guide -FAQ Step 1- Pick a Topic Any topic! Anything at all! You also need to choose a subject line. Make sure your subject line does not give the reader any indication of your topic. Subject lines such as "Best guide ever made" or "read this plzzzz" are ideal. Step 2- Write About It! Whatever pops into your mind! Make sure to write your ideas in a scattered and disorganized manner. Do not repeat yourself. If it takes more than five minuites of research, then you are trying way too hard. Write what you know! Don't forget to put your thoughts in an illogical order and use plenty of exclamation marks!!!!!!111 Step 3- The Closing paragraph This is where you request things. Some people like to thank the reader, however this is a great opportunity to beg for things. Ill give an example "THANK yuo for raeding me gide. Plox gives me a full ru0n if my guid3 helps yuo!!11" Step 4- The lookover Don't spend too much time on this portion. Just a quick scan to make sure yuo didn't make anymistakes in you gide. Make sure that you didn't repeat youreslf at all. Replacing an "e" with a "3" will make you look v3ry clev3r, but thats an advanced technique only. This would also be the stage where you assign random colours to your headings. You could consider adding an FAQ (frequently asked questions), where you would pretend that people actually cared enough to ask you questions. I have demonstrated the proper use of FAQs below. FAQ Q: About how long do you think I should play runescape before writing a guide? A: I would say somewhere around five minutes, depending on your topic. If it's something really broad (such as covering all aspects of one or more skill(s)) then I would suggest a minimum of ten minutes. Q: How should I go about plagiarizing another persons guide? A: Well I would highlight it and then press "copy" and then "paste" it onto your post. Don't worry about posting it on another website because they won't notice. Probably. Trust me. Q: What are your thoughts regarding writing in all capital letters (cap locks)? A: I THINK IT IS THOUGHTFUL OF THE WRITER TO WRITE IN CAPITALS BECAUSE IT IS EASIER TO READ THE BIG LETTERS! THEY PUT CAP LOCKS ON YOUR COMPUTER FOR A REASON. USE IT! jUST DONT LOOK STUPID BY ACCIDENTLY PRESSING SHIFT AT THE BEGGINING OF THE SENTENCE. Q: What about images? A: I would use them at your own discretion, however it should fit the topic. If I was writing a guide on killing Elvarg this is what I sould put as an image. Keep your images unnecessarily large and make sure they are confusing and irrelevant. Q: People keep making suggestions like "don't write in leet speak", "this isn't even a guide" and "please remove those pornographic pictures from your guide". What should I do? A: Simple. Flame them! For those of you unfamiliar with the term, allow me to demonstrate: Suggestion: This isn't a guide, you have put absolutely no effort into it. Response (flame): You are a moron! You wouldn't know a good guide from your rear end! Repeat this for every criticism you receive. I guarantee that your thread will not be locked*. *by "not" I mean definitely Follow these crucial steps and you will have the most bad guide on the website. Just keep in mind that you should never, under any circumstances, repeat yourself. I would like to sincerely thank an anonymous model who's name I won't mention but rhymes with Com Truise. Questions? Comments? This is my very first guide so let me know what you think.