Um. Make that “help you to not come across as a gullible idiot.”
Sheesh.
FYI, in the past he has also gone by Bedboy, Bedboy3, and Bedboywhoforgothispassword…doh.
You can just put in “Bedboy” and click on partial match. 
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” - the White Queen
But haven’t you split the infinitive?
Just kiddin’ 
Do we get a welcome or what?
What.
(Sorry, couldn’t resist.)
Actually, we’re happy to meeet all of our members, lurking or not. It’s always nice to know another Teemster.
your humble TubaDiva
Adminstrator?! Damn, pretty good. That’s like being greeted by the Governor when you cross the state line. One thing, though. How do you break into the cliques? So far I’ve asked how you get to Great Debates, and whose ass I need to kiss. I’ve been less ignored on phone calls to tech support hotlines.
Smart Ass, you just need to know where to ask. I saw your comment about whose ass you need to kiss in a thread about another poster and had absolutely no idea what the hell you were talking about. To the extent that cliques exist here, they are composed of people who have been here since this MB was transmitted by Pony Express. In general, if you want a nice, warm fuzzy greeting go over to MPSIMS and start a thread saying hi. Otherwise, I’d suggest looking for threads dealing with interests you have and post with relevant information and/or opinions. Sorry there’s no real welcoming committee.
The change from newbie to accepted Teemster comes in its own time and comes strictly by merit. Your own merit.
All you have to be is friendly, curious, have half a brain and know how to use it, and show a willingness to play our reindeer games. A sense of humor is helpful.
Some folks assimila–I mean, fall into things, become accepted members – very quickly. Others find their own place in time.
Think of it as you would when finding any other new place to hang; at first you don’t know anybody and nobody knows you, but after a while you become a part of what people are used to . . . and then when people start asking about it when you take a day off, you know you’ve made it.
You’re in good company; there’s some great people here.
your humble TubaDiva
Proud to be a Teemster.
All you really need to do is send me large amounts of chocolate. GOOD chocolate, like Godiva. Then I’ll smooth the way for you.
Lynn
Queen of the Pit
Yeah, and don’t cross her, otherwise you might as well die right now and get it over with.
Hey, this thread is so informative, I think it needs to be back up top.
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between the lightning and the lightning bug.
Mark Twain
I figured this might be useful again after seeing the discussions going on over in the Pit.
Newbie Alert!
Um, sorry, not an alert to newbies, but rather a warning that another gormless
newbie (yours truly) has stumbled in from a.f.c-a.
After years in the text-only world I have finally broken down and accepted the
inevitability of these clicky (cliquey?) Web-based systems.
Assuming that other recent arrivals will also be attracted by the subject “Hints for
Newbies” I expect to find more of my kind here.
Please bear with me as I try to settle in.
- jam