Hi everyone… I just want to come in and say hello, me being a ‘newbie’ here and all! This forum seems to have more of what I’ve been looking for - plenty of serious, genuine and thought-provoking discussions instead of just mindless “chit-chat” about nothing!
Anyway, I didn’t quite know where or how to introduce myself so I thought I’d take a big step (for me, anyhow) and open my own thread here! 
Hello, wendyrules! Welcome to SDMB. I come from the Land Up Over. (I’m from the States.)
How has Saturday been? I don’t suppose you can tell me who won the Auburn-Alabama footbal game…
Hi wendyrules. I come from the other Land Up Over.
There is plenty of mindless chit chat here, but you won’t find a more informative, serious, well-moderated message board on the Internet, I assure you.
Welcome to the SDMB.
ATMB is for technical discussions and questions About This Message Board. Introduction threads belong in MPSIMS. I’ll move this to MPSIMS for you.
Off to MPSIMS.
DrMatrix - Moderator
Be welcome. Enjoy your stay.
Welcome to our playground!
Welcome. There’s a fruit basket waiting for you inside.
And heavy addiction counseling for you if you decide to leave.
Must… Not… Mention… Rugby…
Oops
Hi!
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Greetings and welcome from just across the Tasman Ditch, wendyrules. Nice to see another Australasian around here! Cheers!
Welcome aboard our board.
Hello!!!
G’day mate.
<— watched too many Crocodile Dundee movies
Watch out. Someone might ask you for a rousing rendition of “Waltzing Matilda.” It will not be me.
Welcome.
Welcome aboard, wendyrules! Now, about these regulations of yours…
Heylo. This is a Nice Place. So nice, in fact, that I believe we have a larger population than Liechtenstein.
Hi, as a fellow newbie, I greet you (although I feel like an old hand by, although I think you don’t officially loose your newbie status until you’ve made several hundred posts.)
Just to plug myself a little,
this thread, may give you some advice about how to handle your newbie-ness
Let me be the first to say Wendy Rules!!!
This is so weird, I’m actualy listening to Waltzing Matilda by Slim Dusty on my computer right now!!!
Hiya Wendyrules…welcome!
Naw. People only motice newbies if they come wading in and telling everyone what total jackasses they are. I’ll be keeping my eye on you.
And wendyrules, make yourself at home.