# My First Post **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 19, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434 "2006-05-19T18:31:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/1 "2006-05-19T18:31:14Z")
This is scary than I thought it’d be after so many years of lurking. So… hi, everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/2 "2006-05-19T18:59:52Z")
Hey. Cream filled? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/3 "2006-05-19T19:01:32Z")
Welcome - now you’re hooked. (bwahaha) we’ll keep the goat chained up for now ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/4 "2006-05-19T19:04:28Z")
Just relax and have fun. We won’t eat you. On second thought . . . 😃 Seriously now, this is supposed to be what you do for fun and you can’t hardly mess up, so just relax and enjoy yourself. Welcome to the board. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/5 "2006-05-19T19:12:39Z")
Welcome, Twinkie, to the boards. Prepare to spend a lot of time here as the 'Dope is very addictive. Love your screen name! 😃 Jake ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/6 "2006-05-19T19:14:49Z")
Twinkie!!! Oh, man I’m in trouble, I know what today’s mid-dinner snack’s gonna be… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/7 "2006-05-19T19:17:01Z")
Welcome to the board, enjoy the stay. Someone will usually come along with the margaritas. Beware room 6. At least I think it is room 6. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/8 "2006-05-19T19:18:31Z")
Wow. My first response to my first post is from **QtM**! I’m so thrilled - I love to read your work-tales, and the thread singing your praises tipped the scales in favor of signing up here. I can’t respond to anything else yet, because I need to know if I was actually able to get the coding for bold text right. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/9 "2006-05-19T19:24:41Z")
You’re doin’ jes’ fine, **Twinkie** , and welcome aboard! ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/10 "2006-05-19T19:29:51Z")
OK - I can **bold.** Which, it turns out, is easier than being bold. That, in turn, means I won’t answer the “cream-filled” question. **anyrose** , goats don’t like Twinkies. They like tin cans and shoes and flower beds and stuff. But keep him chained up anyway. **TubaDiva** , relaxing and enjoying myself are high on my list of priorities, but low on my list of successes. Working on it… **Jake** , hi, and thanks! **MBG** - good thing I’m on the East Coast! **What Exit** - I’ll make sure not to follow you… **CK D H** - I’m bolding like crazy! Can I _use italics_ too? Maybe… ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/11 "2006-05-19T20:05:49Z")
Next, you’ll learn how to change fonts, and colors, and sizes. Posting is FUN 🙂 :rolleyes: :dubious: 🆒 :smack: 😛 :wally 😉 ;j 😃😕 :o :eek: ☹ :mad: ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/12 "2006-05-19T20:07:47Z")
perhaps I should have made the \*\*font \*\* and \*\*color \*\* differences clearer ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/13 "2006-05-19T20:18:06Z")
You might as well pick up a few tricks like invisible posting and spoilers. For invisible letters use [color=white]This is the white text, almost impossible to read [/ color] Just remove the spaces I showed after the open bracket and before the close bracket. It looks like this. Double clicking the blank spot will display it. For Spoilers use [spoiler] hidden message [/spoiler] Like this: Welcome to the board, what part of the East Coast do you live in? Triple clicking a spoiler will reveal what it says. Some stickies that are worth reading over the next few weeks: [FAQ - guidelines for posting at the SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=106617) [vB Code List](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode) Though some of these are disabled. If you want to contact a Mod for a problem in a thread, click on the little Red Triangle with the ! in the upper right corner of each post. If you want to see how somebody did a fancy piece of coding click the reply button and you can see the code. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/14 "2006-05-19T20:30:44Z")
Fonts, colors, and invisible posts? Oh, my! I think I’ll take this a little slower. I need to get past the “oooh, what does THIS button do?” phase first! My part of the East Cost is right near your part, **What Exit**. I’m in NY, but on a clear day, you can see New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/15 "2006-05-19T20:31:56Z")
East Cost. We call it that because it’s so expensive to live here. It’s also know as the East Coast, to some… My first typo. That’s exciting, too! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/16 "2006-05-19T20:52:15Z")
> [@Twinkie](#): > > Fonts, colors, and invisible posts? Oh, my! > > I think I’ll take this a little slower. I need to get past the “oooh, what does THIS button do?” phase first! > > My part of the East Cost is right near your part, **What Exit**. I’m in NY, but on a clear day, you can see New Jersey. New York? Neighbor! Lawn Guylandt here. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/17 "2006-05-19T20:57:40Z")
> [@Twinkie](#): > > My part of the East Cost is right near your part, **What Exit**. I’m in NY, but on a clear day, you can see New Jersey. You have clear days? :eek: 😛 The Dope is a feast for the mind Attracting all manner and kind But what do we lack? A cream-licious snack! Then **Twinkie** appears. What a find! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/18 "2006-05-19T21:09:50Z")
> [@Mr Bus Guy](#): > > Twinkie!!! > > Oh, man I’m in trouble, I know what today’s mid-dinner snack’s gonna be… Snacks in the _middle_ of dinner…hmm, I might have to try this. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/19 "2006-05-19T21:34:45Z")
Now that the thunderbooms have stopped, can you see me waving from New Jersey **Twinkie**? And Welcome Aboard! ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434/20 "2006-05-19T21:45:43Z")
Yes, **Annie-Xmas** , I can see you waving! Hi! We’re really neighbors - I’m closer to Bergen than I am to **anyrose** out there in Lawn Guylandt. Sorry, anyrose! I’m over the _other_ river! And I got a poem! I really should have signed up sooner. Thanks for rolling out the welcome wagon! Off to do kinda-fun Friday night things. (Not big fun. Maybe next week.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post/357434.md?page=2)