# Hello Everyone, I'm the newbie **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 27, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759 "2015-11-27T20:48:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FatalJaY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6a8cbe/32.png) [@FatalJaY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatalJaY)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/1 "2015-11-27T20:48:47Z")
Hello, Noob here. I enjoy reading the board, so I said to myself why not sign up. Is there anyone I need to avoid, is there anyone I need to love. Maybe I’m getting a tad bit creepy so I will be quiet now. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/2 "2015-11-27T21:18:55Z")
Welcome, but before you post more, you probably want to read up a bit more about this board. The forum you’re posting in now, General Questions, is for questions with factual answers. Random chit-chat like introductions goes in the forum called MPSIMS. I’ll ask the mods to move this for you. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/3 "2015-11-27T21:22:26Z")
**FatalJaY** , welcome to the boards. Introduction threads usually go in MPSIMS. I’ll move this. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/4 "2015-11-27T22:21:59Z")
Avoid **Colibri** at all costs. Dude’s a mister bossy pants. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/5 "2015-11-27T22:26:01Z")
Avoid the moderators whenever possible. When that’s not an option, love them zealously and vociferously. ETA: Oh, and did I forget to say: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/6 "2015-11-27T22:51:26Z")
**Chefguy**? Don’t get me started. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/7 "2015-11-27T22:57:42Z")
Never ask advice about getting a circumcision or tattoos for your de-clawed vegan outdoor cat. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/8 "2015-11-27T23:21:34Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Never ask advice about getting a circumcision or tattoos for your de-clawed vegan outdoor cat. Heck. I was just going to ask that question, but didn’t because he isn’t a strict vegan. And Welcome FatalJay! Warning…watch you punckuation and grammer. Oh, and speling. Tey are marciless here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/9 "2015-11-27T23:23:21Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > Warning…watch you punckuation and grammer. Oh, and speling. Tey are marciless here. > 🙂 I have not experienced this phenomenon as of yet :eek: ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/10 "2015-11-28T00:11:06Z")
A good beginner thread would be something like “Merits of tipping, yes or no?”. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/11 "2015-11-28T00:38:22Z")
Welcome, welcome! Pay no attention to the grammar Nazis. The _spelling_ Nazis, on the other hand, are another thing entirely. If anyone mentions goats or squid, be cautious, and be aware of the route to the nearest exit at all times. Keep a mental map as you travel about the complex. Posted signs may not have been updated in some time. Pay attention to the people speaking Esperanto, especially if they say, “Atendu ĝis kiam la nigraj helikopteroj alvenos por vi”. And once you’re through all that, would you like some ice cream? It’s fresh! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/12 "2015-11-28T02:16:44Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > **Chefguy**? > > Don’t get me started. Total dick, I admit. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/13 "2015-11-28T02:58:57Z")
Fresh meat! ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/14 "2015-11-28T03:50:52Z")
> [@FatalJaY](#): > > Hello, Noob here. I enjoy reading the board, **so I said to myself** why not sign up. Is there anyone I need to avoid, is there anyone I need to love. > > Maybe I’m getting a tad bit creepy so I will be quiet now. Thanks Do you often talk to yourself?😉 Hi ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/15 "2015-11-28T04:14:41Z")
welcome, and yes, do try **Sunspace’s** ice cream but be cautious, I haven’t heard if they have it fully tamed yet. (You don’t want to know what sort of tales circulated about the sub-sub-basement and the ice cream) if anyone starts speaking Esperanto, especially that phrase, the ice cream is your only hope ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/16 "2015-11-28T21:06:55Z")
Welcome, **FatalJaY**. Please tell us, in detail, your views on vaccination, global warming, and the existence of God. These are all excellent ways to start a friendly conversation, 'round here. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone-im-the-newbie/738759/17 "2015-11-28T21:41:54Z")
You really should try **Skald’s** recipes.