Does this forum base classify people as "regs" or "newfags?"

[The Lizard of Oz]

Every single forum base I've been to has, and I swear, if this site does, I... I don't know what I'll do.

I'll obliterate you all with a laser gun and lots of mirrors.

[dnooman]

You sound hungry.

To answer your question though, no and no. Welcome, assuming you're friendly.

Also, requests may be made of you to bring pie. Expect that.

[Der Trihs]

I've never heard those terms, and wouldn't want to hang out any place they were used.

[GuanoLad]

Drop and give me twenty, or you get the paddle.

[panache45]

No. Guess I'm a "regfag."

[willthekittensurvive?]

Hi The Lizard of Oz


I did a search on our site

last time someone used newfags was 2008

regs is a bit short to do a search query

did this help?

[voltaire]

We didn't, until you came and suggested it.

So... welcome, and congrats on being this board's very first newfag!

[dnooman]

You're one to talk voltaire.

'99?

You're barely a currentfag

[willthekittensurvive?]

Originally Posted by The Lizard of Oz

I'll obliterate you all with a laser gun and lots of mirrors.

we use 1920's Death Rays‎

[Nava]

Originally Posted by voltaire

We didn't, until you came and suggested it.

So... welcome, and congrats on being this board's very first newfag!

Does one need to be a fag before being a newfag or are the two terms independent? I'm afraid I know a lot more about New FAQs than newfags, sorry.

[Cicero]

Originally Posted by willthekittensurvive?

we use 1920's Death Rays‎

He changed his name.

[Idle Thoughts]

You must be a regular from 4chan.

No, we don't really classify each other here as those things (or anything).

[DrFidelius]

Mostly we categorize people by whether they are idiots or not. We need more posting history to make that determination.

I myself am an "oldfart" or "venerable mossback" on this board.

[kambuckta]

So, are you an idiot?

[JKellyMap]

Here we're either "smart and hip", or a "total dipstick".

Like Heisenberg, though, to find out which one you are is to risk your category thereby being changed.

[Cicero]

I would add the OP has registered as a 15 year old girl, so maybe cutting some slack would be okay.

Then again, I may be a "Total Dipstick". (I think I have a new charter thing).

[Cat Whisperer]

Originally Posted by JKellyMap

Here we're either "smart and hip", or a "total dipstick".

Like Heisenberg, though, to find out which one you are is to risk your category thereby being changed.

I don't think it's that simple; there seem to be any number who manage both.

I have bad news for you, Lizard - you have no chance of ever being a Charter Fag like me.

[CookingWithGas]

Originally Posted by Cicero

He changed his name.

But the thread that inspired it is etched in stone.

[Smeghead]

No. We're adults here.

[elbows]

Says a guy named Smeghead! Speak for yourself!

[Revtim]

We would never use a term as offensive as "newfag". We call our new people "newniggas".

[blondebear]

Hmmm... "regs" or "newfags"? Sounds like something people from Cali would say.

[silenus]

Don't you start!

[Disheavel]

Originally Posted by panache45

No. Guess I'm a "regfag."

I see what you did there!

[tapu]

How come there is never a category for girlfag?? We are always left out of the equation. The Establishment has always operated as though lesbians don't exist.

GIRLFAGS UNITE!!

[Rigamarole]

Originally Posted by voltaire

We didn't, until you came and suggested it.

So... welcome, and congrats on being this board's very first newfag!

lulz!

[tapu]

Originally Posted by Revtim

We would never use a term as offensive as "newfag". We call our new people "newniggas".

ROFL

[Gagundathar]

I... uh... I think I'm a 'Guest'.

Have been for a while.
Too cheap to spring for the membership, I guess.

[Gyrate]

Originally Posted by The Lizard of Oz

Every single forum base I've been to has, and I swear, if this site does, I... I don't know what I'll do.

I'll obliterate you all with a laser gun and lots of mirrors.

Complaints about stupid language? Check.

Creative death threats? Check.

Oh, you'll fit in just fine here.

As with any messageboard there are inevitably a few hidden mines you might step on - topics we've discussed endlessly, unwritten rules of etiquette, stupid board memes, posters with a "history" that everyone else understands, that sort of thing. Follow the board rules, especially the "don't be a jerk" one (except in the BBQ Pit, where jerkishness is allowed) and you'll be fine.

[John DiFool]

Me, I'm a mugwump.

[Shagnasty]

I''ll go get the goat.

[enomaj]

Originally Posted by Shagnasty

I''ll go get the goat.

I see you read the shooting script.

[garygnu]

Originally Posted by Gyrate

...
Oh, you'll fit in just fine here.

As with any messageboard there are inevitably a few hidden mines you might step on - topics we've discussed endlessly, unwritten rules of etiquette, stupid board memes, posters with a "history" that everyone else understands, that sort of thing. Follow the board rules, especially the "don't be a jerk" one (except in the BBQ Pit, where jerkishness is allowed) and you'll be fine.

New posters with numerous infalmmatory posts will be viewed with suspicion. Also, in certain he-posted-she-posted arguments, people with a long history will get the benefit of the doubt among established users. Really, though, we welcome newcomers and judge posts by content, not reputation.

Where's my Og-cursed pie, Lizard? (please note that we usually put user names in bold)

[TriPolar]

Originally Posted by The Lizard of Oz

I'll obliterate you all with a laser gun and lots of mirrors.

If you go to the General Questions forum, you can ask about how to obliterate people using laser guns and mirrors. You might find this to be more difficult than you assumed. You will be asked a lot of details about the type of laser gun and the number and type of mirrors, so be prepared for that. It might get side tracked by a discussion about trapping a laser beam between two mirrors, but eventually you will get in depth analysis of the obliteration process, along with suggestions for alternative obliteration methods.

[Taomist]

I love this board.
I haven't been here long enough to be anything but a Groupie.
(not the fish)

/heads off to GQ to learn how to laser leg hair with mirrors

[Drunky Smurf]

Originally Posted by Nava

Does one need to be a fag before being a newfag or are the two terms independent?

No! And that's the beauty of newfag. Anyone can be a newfag. Newfag is all inclusive and you might even say it unites us all as one people. Makes me wanna cry with joy it does.

Now go and enjoy my fellow newfags and may all your fag be new.

[Fear Itself]

Mostly we're oldfags.

[Leaper]

Originally Posted by TriPolar

If you go to the General Questions forum, you can ask about how to obliterate people using laser guns and mirrors. You might find this to be more difficult than you assumed. You will be asked a lot of details about the type of laser gun and the number and type of mirrors, so be prepared for that. It might get side tracked by a discussion about trapping a laser beam between two mirrors, but eventually you will get in depth analysis of the obliteration process, along with suggestions for alternative obliteration methods.

Unless it's a 1920's style...

Never mind.

[Yeticus Rex]

Well, we got.......Trolls, Socks, Spammers, Semen Cookers, Tin-Foil Hatters, Evil Blimp Destroyers, One-Time 20 Minute Trenchers, 1920s Style Death Rayers, Goat Felchers, Charter Goat Felchers, Pie Bringers.....oh, and Hi Opalists.

Nope, no Newfags here.....what are those, BTW? Does Nabisco make them?

[Shagnasty]

There is a thread in Great Debates about whether it is even possible to be a newfag unless you are a newborn and newborns don't post much here. Lots of us think they were always that way and we break down the science to back up that assertion.

[Max the Immortal]

We don't have anything so formal, but many posters seem to be more prone to roll their eyes at someone with a recent join date who posts something dumb. My stodgy advice:

-Don't post in a thread that's been inactive for several years. The bulk of our "zombie threads" are revived by newbies, and it's built up a bit of bad will toward them over the years. It's an honest mistake, but it gets annoying. Feel free to start a new thread on the same topic, though.
-Avoid starting BBQ Pit threads about specific posters until you get a feel for who's who (e.g. don't pit Skald the Rhymer).
-Avoid /b/-inspired mannerisms like the -fag suffix.

[tapu]

Sorry to quibble but I think fags is the base word and new- is a prefix.

Carry on.

[Malleus, Incus, Stapes!]

Originally Posted by JKellyMap

Here we're either "smart and hip", or a "total dipstick".

Didn't Hal Briston's sig used to be "Smart, hip, dipstick", or something like that?

[Regallag_The_Axe]

"Regs"? My name starts with "Reg", so I guess you could call me reg... but if you do, I hope you've lived a long, full life without regrets. As to "newfags", new or old, it means more women for me.

[Rachellelogram]

You would do well to lurk moar, young grasshopper.

Do lizards eat grasshoppers? It seems like they would.

[D-bear]

Originally Posted by Yeticus Rex

Well, we got.......Trolls, Socks, Spammers, Semen Cookers, Tin-Foil Hatters, Evil Blimp Destroyers, One-Time 20 Minute Trenchers, 1920s Style Death Rayers, Goat Felchers, Charter Goat Felchers, Pie Bringers.....oh, and Hi Opalists.

Nope, no Newfags here.....what are those, BTW? Does Nabisco make them?

You forgot "Lurkers" of which I'm one... But I have posted more lately, so I guess I'm a semi-lurker...

[PSXer]

I'm classified as a "normalcool"

[Anne Neville]

Originally Posted by Shagnasty

There is a thread in Great Debates about whether it is even possible to be a newfag unless you are a newborn and newborns don't post much here. Lots of us think they were always that way and we break down the science to back up that assertion.

Would it be against board rules for me to let Lil' Neville post, or at least contribute to a post, once I bring her home from the hospital? I doubt it, or at least suspect it isn't a banning offense, since the Neville kitties have contributed to posts of mine before, and they're under 13.

Though I don't think the term "fag" is generally used to describe females, gay or straight, and we won't know our baby's sexual orientation for several years in any case, so I guess she still wouldn't count as a newfag.

[Cheshire Human]

Originally Posted by The Lizard of Oz

Every single forum base I've been to has, and I swear, if this site does, I... I don't know what I'll do.

I'll obliterate you all with a laser gun and lots of mirrors.

Stare deep into the eyes of the person you see in that mirror.

Pick up your laser gun.

You know what to do next, I hope...

[Cheshire Human]

Originally Posted by Yeticus Rex

Well, we got.......Trolls, Socks, Spammers, Semen Cookers, Tin-Foil Hatters, Evil Blimp Destroyers, One-Time 20 Minute Trenchers, 1920s Style Death Rayers, Goat Felchers, Charter Goat Felchers, Pie Bringers.....oh, and Hi Opalists.

Nope, no Newfags here.....what are those, BTW? Does Nabisco make them?

You forgot "sheep fuckers" <cough>Hal Briston<cough> ... Excuse me, please, I got something caught in my throat...