# New Posters!...Are you lost like me?! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 10, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808 "2003-06-10T07:24:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![skyzoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@skyzoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skyzoo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/1 "2003-06-10T07:24:08Z")
šŸ˜• I am trying my dernst to keep up with technology! Izzit just me?:smack: or am I hopelessly lost in computer illiteracy?:eek: Is it possible that one can be too harsh on self-judgement of oneā€™s own ability to ketch-up? I am soooooo Gnu! (the zoo, and all) Someone from another thread was kind, ( **Mr. B** I think I remember) and this was encouragingā€¦ What encourages you most? Sheer ā€œwhat-the-heckā€, or - responses from other (perhaps-pernaps) experienced posters? (please try!) ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/2 "2003-06-10T08:15:39Z")
Weā€™ve been waiting for you. Perhaps you could tell us if there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. We like to know everything. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/3 "2003-06-10T10:04:25Z")
Stay cool, remain calm, all will come to you in time, **skyzoo**. Meanwhile, welcome to the SDMB. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/4 "2003-06-10T11:02:34Z")
> [@](#): > > Is it possible that one can be too harsh on self-judgement of oneā€™s own > ability to ketch-up? Yes. You should then try to pass musterd. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/5 "2003-06-10T11:08:03Z")
You may have be thinking of me. Donā€™t worry, the golden rule is not to be a jerk. Do that and youā€™ll be here for a looooooooooong time. šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [June 10, 2003, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/6 "2003-06-10T12:33:34Z")
If youā€™ve got specific questions about how things work, you can certainly post them and folks will be glad to explain (or make jokes at your expense). Or you can email any Mod or Admin and weā€™ll be happy to help quietly (although we may still make jokes.) ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/7 "2003-06-10T21:36:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by donkeyoatey \* > \*\*Yes. You should then try to pass musterd. > šŸ˜‰ \*\* Yes, itā€™s always nice to be polite at the dinner table. If that doesnā€™t work, just eat several spoonfuls, and the next day, youā€™ll certainly pass the mustard. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/8 "2003-06-10T22:32:04Z")
āŒ ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/9 "2003-06-10T22:34:11Z")
oops, sorry about that, I did not mean to post. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/10 "2003-06-10T23:41:47Z")
Well, you have the ā€œsmilieā€ thing down pat. Once I learned the rules of this board (I read 'em when I signed up) I formulated a personal rule that Iā€™ve found helpful: Think Before You Post. I forgot that a couple of days ago, and Iā€™ve regretted it ever since. Welcome to the boards. Weā€™re nice people, usually. Except when we donā€™t stop to think. ---
**Author:** ![skyzoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@skyzoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skyzoo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/11 "2003-06-11T02:21:06Z")
I appreciate the advise and welcomes from each of you (and the funny stuff) (or are these one and the same?) I think any new poster would benefit with a few solemn responses and laughies! Iā€™m attentive to Exgineerā€™s advice - ā€œThink Before You Postā€ā€¦ Iā€™ve thunk this one I hope! (ooh I hop so!) And Aslan2 - I may _have_ had you in mind too, because I met you in another thread. I like the cleverness of so manyā€¦how invigorating! Now if this jalopy computer with 32 meager megs will only meet halfway! oops - back to the zooā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/12 "2003-06-12T03:33:14Z")
Yes. One of these days I will get this computer literacy thing licked. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/13 "2003-06-12T05:20:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by imthjckaz \* > \*\*Yes. > > One of these days I will get this computer literacy thing licked. \*\* And the math šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-are-you-lost-like-me/180808/14 "2003-06-12T13:11:42Z")
:eek: **MATH!** Nobody said anything about math, too! Iā€™m doomed.