I salute you, green one! First things first: As a gamer, one must know the true evils of fetchquests. So, fetch me a brewski from the basement! Have one yourself, too. It's on the house. The rent IS monday.
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Welcome to the Escapist! We hope you enjoy your stay. It's good to have you with us, even if it's just for the day. But yeah, have a good time, make sure to read the terms for posting, and that is it really. Hope to see you around here.mrpropal said:Hi folks!
(I could not find an introduction thread for newcomers, hope I'm not wrong posting here)
Glad to be on these forums btw, I found the Escapist thanks to Yathzee, and it seems there are some interesting discussions on these boards too (I've started reading you)!
Yes, Hello and welcome. I find out the same way. This sites forums are indeed great, because the mods are always on standby with a mighty ban hammer. Trolls don't last long. But, people make lots of creative threads and have good discussion.mrpropal said:Hi folks!
(I could not find an introduction thread for newcomers, hope I'm not wrong posting here
Glad to be on these forums btw, I found the Escapist thanks to Yathzee, and it seems there are some interesting discussions on these boards too (I've started reading you)!
Thanks All first!
It seems only the strongest survive here, good to know, I'll do my worst then :| Congratulations to you who made it this far!
It seems only the strongest survive here, good to know, I'll do my worst then :| Congratulations to you who made it this far!
Done(!), thanks. What's the basement you all keep talking about, anyway?SirBryghtside said:Hey there! Remember just now when you skipped past a wall of text and said 'I AGREE'?
Read it again. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/codeofconduct] You can slip up in so many ways you just have to read them carefully. The rules themselves aren't actually that harsh, you just need to have an inside-out knowledge of them (like me). Welcome the the Escapist, keep that bar low, and stay out of the basement
MercurySteam said:Alas Sir, I'm not one of your circle then.mrpropal said:
I mean, I did google your quote after no bells had rung at all, only to discover this comes from Bioshock, which I actually played! But!
After devoting myself so much to its ethernal and yet unmatched spiritual predecessor, System Shock 2 gentlemen, I have to say I did not enjoy its offspring very much.
If this makes us enemies, so be it. Thanks again for the welcome though
You're braver then me. When I first made my account, I looked for a welcome thread/newcomer thing. I didn't see one, so I decided to just wing it and start posting.
Have fun! I've not been bitten yet.
When I first made my account, I looked for a welcome thread/newcomer thing. I didn't see one, so I decided to just wing it and start posting.Have fun! I've not been bitten yet.
Hi there.
Read this.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/codeofconduct
No, seriously. Do it.
[sub]Friendly tip: This thread actually has no discussion value, and for a while 'hello'-threads were banned specifically, but the mods are lenient towards newcomers.[/sub]
There is nothing more annoying than users who neglect to read the code of conduct and then whine about it when the mods come down on them with the hammer. Here's a screenshot to help you understand how not to be an idiot:
Also, stay out of the basement.
Just... don't go there.
Read this.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/codeofconduct
No, seriously. Do it.
[sub]Friendly tip: This thread actually has no discussion value, and for a while 'hello'-threads were banned specifically, but the mods are lenient towards newcomers.[/sub]
There is nothing more annoying than users who neglect to read the code of conduct and then whine about it when the mods come down on them with the hammer. Here's a screenshot to help you understand how not to be an idiot:
Just... don't go there.
Yes indeed. Now this, I'm sure you understand kind Sir, leads us to a crucial point. A point where you take action to solve this hindrance of mine.SirBryghtside said:
I would certainly like to suggest you which kind of action would be required from you, but I don't want, in doing so, offend your intelligence Sir.
Now, if we could go back to my question...
Beware of threads asking for your opinion of certain well known figures, you might have people telling you your opinions wrong and then go into a massive rant why, so not different than most forums =P
It's in order to foster intelligent discussion and to disuade trolls. It's the reason the forums are so great here. Sure it sucks sometimes, but think about it: if you don't have anything worthwhile to say why bother?spartxn said:Why r the mods like that/this. Are they compensating for something?Tom Milner said:
No but seriously, does this place get alot of bad trolling or Bots? Im alittle new here myself so yeah, sup everybody.
You really...mrpropal said:
Um...
Try to avoid inquiring about the basement. It's not, eh...
You just shouldn't, okay?
By the way:
If you go on another user's profile and click on the category called 'badges', you'll see different users have different badges.
If you look through my list of badges, you will see a badge that is called "red button". It's almost completely at the bottom of the list.
Click it.
It's sort of an initiation ritual.
Welcome Mien friend, you are home. Here you may find topics just about anything, to news on that shiny new game you want to My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. On the last subject, that is where all the pony avatars come from. The fans of that aren't the target audience are called bronies just to clear things up right away. So as to avoid a thread about why it's so popular please visit the user group here:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/MLP-Friendship-is-Magic
Or simply send a private message(PM) to one of it's 1082 members. Doing so will avoid a lot of hate and arguing.
Edit:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/MLP-Friendship-is-Magic
Or simply send a private message(PM) to one of it's 1082 members. Doing so will avoid a lot of hate and arguing.
Edit:
Sadly you don't, it will wear off in about 24 hours.mrpropal said:
Cold you can't abuse your mod powers by luring the poor new fish to the basement, it's not nice!ColdStorage said:
OT: Hey there, been a while since someone has made a thread announcing their arrival... been around long enough to remember when these sort of threads were the most common, after the last X you Y'd is now blah blah blah...
Enjoy yourself! And seriously... don't go down there...
Oh dear... Jonluw that was cruel!mrpropal said:
Pretty sure it goes away after a day... although I don't know. I never clicked it :S
Hehe.mrpropal said:
It disappears by itself after 24 hours.
But okay. Kross (One of the admins. The guy who made the red button. Here's [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.297629-HEY-Who-wants-to-play-bubble-breaker#11789759] the thread it came in.) did program an 'exit' of sorts, to bail users out of the Bieber fever if they got desperate:
Near the bottom of my badge-list, you should see a badge called "spinning button". It has a warning similar to the red button, but that's just to keep people from accidentally stumbling across the 'emergency exit'.