# Can you explain a few things to a (sorta) newbie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2003, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-a-few-things-to-a-sorta-newbie/182895 "2003-06-19T11:06:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sionach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Sionach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sionach)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-a-few-things-to-a-sorta-newbie/182895/41 "2003-06-19T18:50:17Z")
I know, Munch - I figured you were just being bratty (something I also have been known to do on occasion). šŸ˜‰ NoClueBoy, I dunno if kissing White Lightning would be such a good idea - Iā€™m at work, and I wouldnā€™t want to catch a buzz! šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-a-few-things-to-a-sorta-newbie/182895/42 "2003-06-19T19:07:36Z")
Allow me to introduce you to my .sig lineā€¦ and welcome, from the **Gay Guy**. šŸ˜‰ Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-a-few-things-to-a-sorta-newbie/182895/43 "2003-06-19T19:49:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Actually, ā€œHi Opalā€ is a hackneyed joke which you should avoid. Itā€™s day has come and gone. It might not be funny anymore (actually, it never was really _funny_ per se), but please donā€™t raze the old buildings just to build parking lots. Although things like Hi Opal are old-hat to we old-fogies, they are new and fresh to people like Optihut. And Iā€™d like to see us be proud of all the special things about our community. One day, weā€™ll look back fondly on these things. And donā€™t forget what Joni Mitchel said ā€” ā€œDonā€™t it always seem to go, you donā€™t know what youā€™ve got till itā€™s gone.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![TaxGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TaxGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaxGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-a-few-things-to-a-sorta-newbie/182895/44 "2003-06-19T21:52:30Z")
Jesus Esprix, I thought you were trying to avoid one-trick pony status. What the hell was the point of the above post? ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-a-few-things-to-a-sorta-newbie/182895/45 "2003-06-19T22:39:48Z")
Um, I was welcoming a newbie and introducing myself? What was the point of _your_ post, other than following me around the boards and harassing me? šŸ˜• Esprix ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-a-few-things-to-a-sorta-newbie/182895/46 "2003-06-19T22:39:58Z")
Just for you, **Sionach** : > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*Caught@Work \*\*\* > Try Arnolds [FAQā€™s](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106617) for some of the rules. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*NutMagnet \*\*\* > On [this page](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/) see the forum descriptions. > For rules, look in ā€œAbout This Message Boardā€ and in the stickies at the top of most forums. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*Ice Wolf \*\*\* > Check out the ATMB forum and the FAQ sticky threads there near the top (one of which **Caught@Work** provided a link for.) > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*dantheman \*\*\* > The FAQ is sorta hidden, as itā€™s in the ATMB forum. And finally, from a FAQ sticky cleverly stashed at the top of ATMB: > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Arnold Winkelried** _ > Q: I see people using abbreviations like AFAIK, IIRC, TMI. What do those mean? > A: AFAIK = As Far As I Know. > IIRC = If I Recall Correctly. > TMI = Too Much Information. > Others: see here. > [Netlingo: Acronyms and shorthand](http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm) Once again. If you have a question, **RTFFAQ**. If you feel like my making that suggestion is a problem for you, well, Iā€™ll admit that newbies unwilling to take any time to answer their own questions is something of a pet peeve of mine. And, surprise! if you had ever spent any time in ATMB yourself, youā€™d likely know _that_, too! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-a-few-things-to-a-sorta-newbie/182895/47 "2003-06-19T22:43:13Z")
Ermā€¦ you do realize that I was looking for the FAQ as well, right? Right? Who knew that the board rules are only conveniently in the one place I never bothered to visitā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-a-few-things-to-a-sorta-newbie/182895/48 "2003-06-20T13:21:17Z")
Not to be too much of a PITA, but if you wanted to learn a few things **A** bout **T** his **M** essage **B** oard, could there really be a better place to start looking, than there? [sub]Not that Iā€™ve got any problem with folks willing to take the time to learn, (Iā€™m all for it, and thanks for caring about this little spot of the web weā€™ve all come to love) but it really _is_ self evident if ya think about it fer a minute.[/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-a-few-things-to-a-sorta-newbie/182895.md?page=2)