# Hi there~ **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 13, 2003, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-there/161063 "2003-03-13T08:37:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Salinye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Salinye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salinye)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-there/161063/1 "2003-03-13T08:37:44Z")
Nice place you’ve got here…Just thought I’d introduce myself. 😉 ~Salinye ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-there/161063/2 "2003-03-13T08:45:11Z")
Well now - let me be the first to welcome you - may it be a long and fruitful stay!! [Sup]Just be careful - this place gets under your skin…[/sup] 🙂 Grim ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-there/161063/3 "2003-03-13T08:55:48Z")
From one newbie to another- Hi! Welcome! If you find **Kn\*ckers** , she will give you cookies… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![severin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@severin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/severin)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-there/161063/4 "2003-03-13T09:20:26Z")
\<- another newbie (did not have the courage to open a new thread ;-)) hello folks! ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-there/161063/5 "2003-03-13T09:21:33Z")
Welcome to you too, **severin**! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![severin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@severin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/severin)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-there/161063/6 "2003-03-13T10:37:46Z")
thanx! 🙂 A question: Why don’t I get an email notification when someone replies? ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-there/161063/7 "2003-03-13T11:20:07Z")
When you make your post, there is an option that says “Email Notification” at the bottom of the text box. Just check it and you will get notices. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-there/161063/8 "2003-03-13T14:42:16Z")
HOWDY!!! to the “Newbies”. May your stay be ingnorant fighting and sock free. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-there/161063/9 "2003-03-13T22:59:09Z")
Welcome **Salinye** and **severin**. It’s nice to meet you. For All Features Great And Small / All Things Bright And Beautiful, check out **Arnold Winkelried** ’s threads in ATMB: [FAQ - technical issues](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103503) and [FAQ - Guidelines for posting at the SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=106617). First, some advice from **Sunspace**. (I saw it, I liked it, I’m using it.) > [@](#): > > A few guidelines for optimal enjoyment of the SDMB: > > Watch out for the religious discussions in Great Debates. Do not open anything titled “Man Juice” at work. Hi Opal. Bow down before our beautiful women/men/people of your preference. Be careful around our Rush fans, Star trek fans, and Harry Potter fans. Perform proper obeisance before Her Imperial Polarity. Do Not Feed The Trolls. Worship spirited debate, but always have your cites handy. Remember Gaudere’s Law. Learn the use of the Curly-Bracket Hug. Pay attention to the abbreviation “TMI”, or you will surely regret it afterwards. Learn the art of silent snickering, especially if you access the SDMB at work. Spell properly, even if it makes your head ache. Remember that Not Everyone Here Is Of United States Origin. Fear not math, for it is one of the many signs of intelligence, and intelligence is usually sexy. Tolerate difference. Make sure that your flameproof trousers are securely fastened before you enter The Pit. Always, always, always… preview before you post. Second, one should be intimate with **Gaudere’s Law**. > [@](#): > > Any post that attempts to correct another poster’s mistake in grammar, spelling or punctuation will itself contain a mistake in grammar, spelling or punctuation. **For fairly comprehensive lists of abbreviations…** …check out this SDMB thread. [A SDMB thread re: acronyms (abbreviations?)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2528) …and a couple outside references. [Netlingo: Acronyms & Shorthand](http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm) [Acronym Finder](http://www.acronymfinder.com/).