# Lots of rules or what?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [December 11, 2002, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050 "2002-12-11T18:06:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2002, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/1 "2002-12-11T18:06:08Z")
Wow. Just posted in your general forum and got my thread locked. Very strict messageboard?
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### Author:  [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/2 "2002-12-11T18:08:17Z")
No. You just posted in the wrong forum.
Welcome to the boards. Lurk a bit to get the lie of the place.
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### Author:  [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/3 "2002-12-11T18:18:44Z")
this is going to get confusing…
We now have Andygirl and Andygrrl.
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### Author:  [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/4 "2002-12-11T18:53:13Z")
Yeah, that’s what lead me to this board. I searched my name (Andygirl) and this link came up. I was curious as to what your Andygirl is like. I post a lot on message boards in Indy. It’s always interesting to find a new one.
Btw, can you post pics on here?
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### Author:  [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2002, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/5 "2002-12-11T18:57:07Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Andygrrl \*
> \*\*
> Btw, can you post pics on here? \*\*
No, thank god.
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### Author:  [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2002, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/6 "2002-12-11T19:04:20Z")
You can do links to pictures, but since this is such a popular board anything that can slow things down is not permitted.
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### Author:  [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2002, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/7 "2002-12-11T19:34:39Z")
You might want to read the rules thread in the About This Message Board forum here, just to see what is/isn’t allowed, and so on.
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### Author:  [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2002, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/8 "2002-12-11T19:42:05Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Andygrrl \*
> \*\*Yeah, that’s what lead me to this board. I searched my name (Andygirl) and this link came up. I was curious as to what your Andygirl is like. I post a lot on message boards in Indy. It’s always interesting to find a new one.
>
> Btw, can you post pics on here? \*\*
Please email one of the administrators (I’m one of them) so that we can change your name. We try not to have user IDs that are too similar.
And DEFINITELY read the rules in About This Message Board, particularly in the “sticky” threads.
Lynn
For the Straight Dope
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### Author:  [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/9 "2002-12-12T13:53:51Z")
Yeah i kinda felt the same when i first started posting here.
I’ve come to realise that most of the rules etc. make sense - i’ve given up on a lot of other messageboards because they just get inundated with so much crap.
Trust me though, lurk a while and read the sticky posts and you’ll soon get what goes on here/is allowed etc.
trust me - its worth it.
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### Author:  [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/10 "2002-12-12T13:59:11Z")
And here I thought **andygirl** was going to have some sort of cynical, sarcastic “well, the mods made me do unspeakable things to them, and the goat’s still black in some places. Let us say that steel wool should not be used in combination with tar and honey.” post about how she changed her name…
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### Author:  [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/11 "2002-12-12T14:08:26Z")
I think that this is the younger, angrier, angst filled alter ego of **Andygirl**.
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### Author:  [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/12 "2002-12-12T14:50:56Z")
Hahaha. I’m nobody’s alter ego. If she’s a college age girl, then I’m probably the older one. I’m not copying her or anything. I really go by Andygirl on my other messageboards. I thought it was pretty strange that someone else had the same name.
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### Author:  [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/13 "2002-12-12T14:53:30Z")
shame - i quite liked the idea of you being an **evil twin** or something.
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### Author:  [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/14 "2002-12-12T15:03:52Z")
I’m evil, just not a twin. hee hee.
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### Author:  [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/15 "2002-12-12T15:06:33Z")
At this point should I laugh maniacally? Sacrifice something? Dear me, Miss Manners says _nothing_ about the protocol for this sort of thing…
Um… Hi, Andy. I’m Andy.
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/16 "2002-12-12T15:08:31Z")
Wait, now which one’s evil? I’m confused…
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### Author:  [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/17 "2002-12-12T15:42:07Z")
The one on the left. As always.
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### Author:  [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/18 "2002-12-12T15:55:28Z")
**Andygrrl**
Why don’t you change your username to **Indygrrl**?
Oh, and welcome.
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### Author:  [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/19 "2002-12-12T15:59:35Z")
Haha, I just thought about if someone came on our boards and tried to use my name I’d be completely pissed. So, out of respect for your Andy, I will change it.
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### Author:  [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-rules-or-what/142050/20 "2002-12-12T16:04:25Z")
So…is this **Andygrrl** a heterosexual member of the Christian Coalition? {fingers crossed} 😉
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