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Before answering what I assume your question is, I will offer you some friendly suggestions that will make your experience in this and other forums much more productive for both you and others.
Firstly, try to have as descriptive of a subject as possible. This makes it much easier for others searching for the same question to find the answer they are looking for. Not only that, but it is much more likely to catch the eye of someone with expertise in the appropriate area, as opposed to a subject that simply says ?HELP? with no further information. Some people will even refuse to read a post with such a vague subject line.
Try to avoid using uppercase lettering unless it is appropriate (as a part of regular English speech, such as at the beginning of a sentence). Many people equate using uppercase lettering on the internet with yelling, which is offensive, even if you are just desperate. Most associate such sentences as being similar to that of a spoiled child who stubbornly demands attention. This is especially true in subject lines, and is forbidden on many forums and considered to be against internet etiquette.
When you ask a question, try to be as specific as possible. The more specific you are, the more likely you are to receive an answer. Specific questions often have specific answers that are short and easy for others to give you, but general questions often require broad answers that may not even answer your true question if anyone bothers to respond at all. There are millions of appropriate answers to the question ?What do I do?? Most of those answers are not the answer you are looking for.
Use a spell-checker and do not use abbreviated ?net slang? unless in a casual, joking manner. Using ?plz? and ?u? will make the vast majority of those with the answer you seek ignore you because reading such a post gives a very strong impression that the author did not care to write it properly and therefore would not care to receive an answer. If you are not confident in your command of the English language, try turning on the spelling and grammar checks in Microsoft Word (or an equivalent), and type everything in that first. This will make your post easier to read, and therefore easier to answer.
Do not give out an e-mail address or contact, expecting people to go to all the trouble to add you to their list and go one-on-one with you. If you keep your questions in the forums, you are much more likely to get a response and others may benefit as well. When you provide such contact information, many will not know if your question has already been answered or not, and not bother to answer it themselves. There is also a sense of laziness associated with someone who seemingly does not want to bother returning to the forum to retrieve the answer.
Take the time to register a username, so that people may associate a name with a question. This greatly increases your chance of receiving a response, because it shows that the question is important enough to you that you intend to return to retrieve the response and intend to discuss it further. Not providing a name can lead to confusion and a consensus that you are lazy and do not deserve an answer. If you cannot register, provide your nickname or real name in the post body of any messages you post.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, do some research before asking a question ? nine time out of ten, someone has already asked and received an answer to the same question. If you really cannot find the answer you are looking for, no one will bother you if you post your question again, so long as you abide by the above guidelines. Use the search feature of the forums and look on the main page through the tutorials and FAQ lists before asking here. You will receive an answer sooner, and people will respect you more for not asking questions that others have asked a dozen times before.
Now, as to your question:
?What do I do?? my answer is ?You ask very broad, sloppy questions.?
?Do I have to draw a picture in MS Paint and then try and implement it into Dragon or something?? my answer is ?Nobody will make you use MS Paint and implement anything into Dragon, but you must do something, else you would be dead.?
?Can?t someone add me to MSN?? my answer is ?Many of us can add you, but will not bother.?
?Or just post what you can to try and help me in here please?? my answer is ?I have done so, and hope that you abide by these guidelines, and return with a much more specific question that I may be able to actually help you with.?
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