Author Topic: "Hey I'm new!" Official Introduce Yourself to the Internet Thread (Read 1287767 times)

Mop it up · « **Reply #1100 on:** November 02, 2004, 05:56:59 AM »

Hello again! I am back, after a month of being away! And now I will say something that adds nothing to this conversation! MEAT! It's spelled M-E-A-T! Why can't I remember that? And now, I will disappear! *poof*

Seriously though, this board is very intimidating. The people here are a lot smarter than I expected, after seeing what goes on over at the GameFAQs board. It seems like every time I have a comment on something, someone else has already expressed a similar thought. Oh well, fastest one wins, I guess.

And now, a question from an uneducated forum user. Please don't dislike me for asking this. Can someone point me in the direction of where I can learn the definition of the terms used here? Because that would help, thanks.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1101 on:** November 02, 2004, 06:41:05 AM »

Hmm, you could just list them here and we can answer them like that... ^_^

DrZoidberg · « **Reply #1102 on:** November 02, 2004, 12:27:23 PM »

I didn't realise we had that many elitist phrases, but sure, post them here and we'll explain them.

Pale · « **Reply #1103 on:** November 02, 2004, 01:02:43 PM »

I think he's referring to the various incarnations of LoLleRZ. =P

Shift Key · « **Reply #1104 on:** November 02, 2004, 02:58:17 PM »

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Seriously though, this board is very intimidating.

Because we use words with more than four letters?

EDIT: <3 the person who put this in the emoticons, trillian p guy will rule the internet

Nah, we're not that mean. Once you get to know that people like Infernal are ALWAYS crazy, and you don't mess with a crustacean high on moderator powers, you'll get along here fine.

You could pretty well ask any of the regulars by PM or by posting here if you're not sure of something. Even then, we might not even know what we're on about.

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #1105 on:** November 02, 2004, 05:43:08 PM »

Yeah, you can PM me if you have any questions, Mop_it_up. Don't know how? NO PROBLEM!

Alright, look at the big PlanetGamecube FORUMS banner at the top of the page, below the ad at the very top. See it? On the left?
Immediately below that is a picture of a lock that says "no new message(s)" next to it. Click that link.
You're now in your private message center. You can check and receive those here (if the link you clicked on is flashing, that means you have a message, and it'll say how many). Anyway, look at the block with a slight tan tint, says Search, Send, and Delete private messages. Go to Send a private message and type in the user name you want to send it to (mine, whoever). You may want to copy and paste to make sure you have it exactly right, or at least check.
Hit send, and the message window will pop up for you to type your message in. Type whatever you want, hit the send private message button at the bottom, and I should get it.
I explained it pretty thoroughly, just want to make it absolutely clear. Enjoy your stay!

Mop it up · « **Reply #1106 on:** November 03, 2004, 07:12:24 AM »

Ok, so maybe intimidating wasn't the right word. But has anyone here seen the GameFAQs forums? They do have some smart people, but there are some people there who are just plain ignorant and/or mean.

Here are some terms I've seen recently:
Flame or Flaming
Troll or Trolling
L33t
n00b

I know there are more but I can't think of them right now (What's LoLleRZ?).

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1107 on:** November 03, 2004, 07:26:31 AM »

LoLleRZ = a fancy version of "lol"
Flame = attacking one's person because they don't agree with you (Halo fanboys flaming you for not liking it)
Troll = Sony fanboys going onto a Nintendo forum to say how good Sony is/how bad Nintendo is and vice versa, etc...Basically being an obnoxious fanboy...
L33t = elite...I didn't even think anyone said this anymore

...Generally used by arrogant asses who talk about how "great" they are...As common as breathing to Counter-strike players...
n00b = newbie...or one who is new at something...Generally used by arrogant asses with inferiority complexes to classify those who have just started playing a game...(Mostly used by the online audience)

Mop it up · « **Reply #1108 on:** November 06, 2004, 09:55:16 AM »

I didn't see L33t here, I saw it on the GameFAQs boards.
Here are some more terms:
Bump
Tier (I saw this on GameFAQs' boards.)
Avatar
IMO
Rules (Just kidding)

My dictionary discribes Avatar as the descent to Earth and incarnation of a diety. What does that have to do with this forum? It probaly means something else here, just like spam, but I don't know what.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1109 on:** November 06, 2004, 10:51:09 AM »

Avatar = image representing the tastes of a chat/forum user *points left*
Bump = Bring up my post...A shameless act of posting in your own topic as merely a means of getting others to post in it...
IMO = in my opinion
Tier = rank

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #1110 on:** November 07, 2004, 10:51:41 AM »

lol, I knew what a bump was, but I didn't know that it was a acronym.

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #1111 on:** November 07, 2004, 12:08:46 PM »

I didn't know that either! It makes just as much sense as just plain "bump" though

It took me a long while to figure out all the terms used on this here internet, but I eventually did. Alot of the acronyms took a while, like IMHO, IRL, BTW, and the such.

from what I've gathered, imho = in my honest opinion; irl = in real life; and btw = by the way.

Mop it up · « **Reply #1112 on:** November 08, 2004, 05:23:36 AM »

Thanks for the help. If I see any others, I'll just try to figure them out on my own. All I'd have to do is forget everything I know about common sense (Which isn't much).

One last question though: How do you get text to appear with that black bar over it so you have to highlight it to read it?

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1113 on:** November 08, 2004, 07:07:55 AM »

(spoiler)text(/spoiler)

Replace ( ) with [ ] and you're set...

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #1114 on:** November 11, 2004, 10:18:03 AM »

what I hate is that I have to remember that at PGC the tags are different than some used at GFF.

Pale · « **Reply #1115 on:** November 11, 2004, 10:58:36 AM »

smf1978 · « **Reply #1116 on:** November 11, 2004, 03:35:51 PM »

Hey all, I am new here too, I have been on for a few days and have just found this thread.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1117 on:** November 11, 2004, 03:43:55 PM »

Rad...Well, you should know the drill...Read the rules, make respectable posts, don't run away after a week... ^_^

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #1118 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:18:40 AM »

Then how would you come back and say "I've been gone, now I'm back" if we don't leave after a week?

Switchblade Cross · « **Reply #1119 on:** November 15, 2004, 02:22:21 PM »

I don't think I officially "checked-in". Here I am, long time lurker, just recent poster...

Mop it up · « **Reply #1120 on:** November 17, 2004, 08:27:57 AM »

If everyone on this board had officially checked-in, this topic would have over 7,000 posted messages. Good luck, and don't let Hostile Creation scare you.

GeneralTraag · « **Reply #1121 on:** November 20, 2004, 06:03:11 AM »

Hello everyone, I am a long time PlanetGamecube reader but I finally decided to join the forums. Also, yesterday I participated in radio trivia for the first time and got one point. After playing radio trivia I decided that i should join the forums too.

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #1122 on:** November 23, 2004, 01:11:30 AM »

"HELLO GENERAL HOW ARE YOU?"
"I'm not deaf you know."
"I see."

=O Welcome General Traag! REPORTING FOR DUTIES RAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHH.

Curse you and your first time point-getting!

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #1123 on:** November 29, 2004, 11:58:14 AM »

I never did check in.

Welcome MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1124 on:** November 29, 2004, 01:04:47 PM »

Never...You want a 3d Kirby!

(Welcome Traag, that is, if you bother coming back after the first post like many seem not to do...)

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