# Hi Everybody. Im new here... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 7, 2000, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085 "2000-11-07T07:09:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MetropoChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@MetropoChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetropoChris)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/1 "2000-11-07T07:09:42Z")
This seems like a very big Forum and Im not sure if introductions are commonplace here but… My name is Chris and so far I am very impressed with the disscusion Ive had the pleasure of reading here so far. I think I will be frequenting this site quite a bit. I come from another Message Board that is inherently music related and cannot always get the discussion there that I believe I will here without the moderator deeming the thread geting to controversial. So, hello. I look foreward to meeting all of you… ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/2 "2000-11-07T07:44:36Z")
You want MPSIMS for this, MC (yet another MC . . . ). GQ (General Questions) is reserved for questions, not introductions. Then you have IMHO, which is for survey-type material, and GD (Great Debates), which is used for — you guess it — debates (and witnessing). Then you have ATMB, which is for questions about the message board. And two related fora, comments on cecil and comments on mailbag questions. And lastly, you have the Pit. Don’t go in there for a while yet . . . figure out the SDMB for yourself, then go in when you feel the urge. It can get ugly. Welcome to the SDMB! You’ll most likely find this in MPSIMS by morning-time. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/3 "2000-11-07T14:31:53Z")
Hello, **Chris** , and welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board. Please take some time to review the forum descriptions before posting further threads. Thank you. Moving this to MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/4 "2000-11-07T14:48:54Z")
Hello Chris! Welcome! Good group of folks here. Wander about and you’ll find something of interest. Check out ATMB (current and past posting, and you’ll find a lot of answers there, too). Or just ask. Rochester, eh? Lived there for awhile. Home of the Great Yellow Father! (Nice Peregrine Falcon website this year - those babies grew fast! I can’t wait to see next year’s brood!) I also miss the concerts at Eastman (RPO and student concerts). And the Rochester Brew Pub. Damn. Now I’m sorta homesick. ::wanders off to find a Genny Creme Ale:: ---
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/5 "2000-11-07T15:00:44Z")
Hi there and welcome to the zoo.;)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/6 "2000-11-07T22:00:50Z")
Hello hello hello. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/7 "2000-11-07T23:03:32Z")
Hi 🙂 Great to see you; means I’m not the newest person on the board 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/8 "2000-11-07T23:07:18Z")
Not by a long shot, FDWTFUN. Of course, you DO still seem to be the only one that I follow around on the boards. Take that as you will. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/9 "2000-11-07T23:19:21Z")
Hmm… \ i take it slowly, or with a side of fries… besides, i’ve followed you into the last 3 i’ve posted in 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/10 "2000-11-07T23:24:44Z")
Well, heck, you’d abondoned me on Froggy’s thread. I was starting to think you just didn’t care anymore. Apologies for the hijack. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/11 "2000-11-07T23:36:29Z")
abandon you?! Never! I was just getting tired of the taste of frog-a\*\* 😉 hmm… maybe we should start our own thread so we can stop hijacking like this… ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/12 "2000-11-07T23:54:40Z")
Oh, I dunno. It’s kinda cozy in here. Plus, MC is certainly getting to know us, isn’t he? 😃 Besides, it’s like we’re being covert! ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/13 "2000-11-08T00:27:44Z")
Welcome aboard. And may I say; **Abandon all hope ye who enter here** ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/14 "2000-11-08T00:32:31Z")
[continuing hijack] \ yeah, it is cozy in here. i’m just worried that we’ll be teaching our fellow newbie our abominable habit… oh, and [cryptic voice]the crows fly at midnight[/cryptic voice] [/continuing hijack] beggin’ yer pardon for the use o’ the thread, M-Chris. We’ll be appreciatin’ yer hospitality I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/15 "2000-11-08T00:39:20Z")
If _we_ learned the habit, surely he will too. Plus, we’re doing him a favour. We keep this thread in the first ten and lots of people will continue to read it! BTW, MC, I strongly encourage you to check out Crunchy Frog’s thread. He’s _awfully_ nice to newbies. \ Nice covert voice. Why’d it come out sounding like Bullwinkle, though? ---
**Author:** ![Ludo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ludo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/16 "2000-11-08T00:41:52Z")
I still consider myself a newbie, but I’m slowly getting used to it. I’ve found out that this site is the most enjoyable place to waste my time. It’s great, although it might hamper my college education… ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/17 "2000-11-08T00:49:43Z")
Hey, who would ever suspect a moose of being a secret agent? Gotta outthink the competition… 😉 [whisper] do you think it was fair sending him to crunchy though? [/whisper] ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/18 "2000-11-08T00:51:22Z")
::waves:: ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/19 "2000-11-08T00:55:00Z")
Hey, if WE had to get picked on, it’s only fair that HE has to get picked on. It’s the American way. Or something. Besides, Froggy needs something to do with his days and I commiserate. I’m on here all damn day, too. Wait a minute, I’m on here all night also! Hey! Who stole my life?! ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085/20 "2000-11-08T00:58:13Z")
_ **you** _ had a _ **life** _?!! \ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everybody-im-new-here/40085.md?page=2)