# New subscriber here **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 29, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685 "2006-08-29T16:31:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/1 "2006-08-29T16:31:23Z")
Hey dopers, I used to post here long ago before the board went to pay. Back then I was using the name ConsuelaBobuela. Full disclosure so no one thinks I’m a sock puppet or something equally vile. I didn’t pony up when the boards wanted cash becauuse a) I didn’t want to use my CC on it and b) I felt I was kind of assy when I posted. I was new to message boards then and I have learned much since then. That does not mean I won’t still be assy, just when the need arises. So, I am not a newbie, since I have been lurking for a few years. I have favorite posters that I follow, but I will never say who they are. Thanks, Abby ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/2 "2006-08-29T16:42:20Z")
Welcome, **Abby\_Emma\_Sasha**. Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/3 "2006-08-29T16:52:33Z")
Thank you Mrs. Robinson. 😛 I was hoping the admins would add my previous account and posts and stuff but I guess not. Yeah, i’ll suck it up. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/4 "2006-08-29T17:06:15Z")
They prefer that you reuse your previous persona and ask for a name-change as necessary – I suggest you email **tubadiva** (at aol dot com) and ask for her help in doing that. And, welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/5 "2006-08-29T17:08:57Z")
I _was_ gonna say: “FRESH MEAT!” But it seems we get leftovers. 😉 Welcome home, **Abby\_Emma\_Sasha**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/6 "2006-08-29T17:30:06Z")
Thanks, **Twickster** and **Bosda**. I probably won’t bother with the name change cause i’m lazy, but I appreciate the howdy do’s. Sorry about the fresh meat thing hon. ---
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/7 "2006-08-29T17:47:43Z")
> [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](#): > > Thanks, **Twickster** and **Bosda**. I probably won’t bother with the name change cause i’m lazy, but I appreciate the howdy do’s. Sorry about the fresh meat thing hon. Still definitely worth sending the email. They ban posters really quick as soon as they find out they have a second account. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/8 "2006-08-29T18:14:46Z")
Oh, I already went ahead and sent it **flight** but thanks. I gotta say i’m already mourning that fifteen bucks. I’ve never known mods this brutal. Or am I getting ahead of myself? Should I bake them cookies? ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/9 "2006-08-29T18:39:51Z")
> [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](#): > > Or am I getting ahead of myself? Should I bake them cookies? I believe **TubaDiva** prefers top-quality chocolates. The rest of the mods and admins prefer unmarked small bills in plain brown envelopes. Everyone else here just wishes you’d brought pie. Welcome back. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/10 "2006-08-30T08:30:51Z")
Welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/11 "2006-08-30T13:23:13Z")
> [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](#): > > Oh, I already went ahead and sent it **flight** but thanks. > I gotta say i’m already mourning that fifteen bucks. I’ve never known mods this brutal. Or am I getting ahead of myself? Should I bake them cookies? There is a relatively narrow window of things you can’t do, but in that window the mods are absolute Nazis. This tends to make the boards a rather nice place. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/12 "2006-08-30T13:42:03Z")
Hello **Abby\_Emma\_Sasha**. Be welcome. Enjoy your stay. 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 30, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-subscriber-here/370685/13 "2006-08-30T17:23:50Z")
> [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](#): > > Oh, I already went ahead and sent it **flight** but thanks. I gotta say i’m already mourning that fifteen bucks. I’ve never known mods this brutal. Or am I getting ahead of myself? Should I bake them cookies? A tip for all of you: If the unrelenting pressure of our stilettoed bootheels on your neck is oppressive, please say something. An email is fine. If you think I’m the one doing the repressing, complain to another administrator, pick one. Otherwise, send chocolate. And scotch. I also like good poetry and long letters. And walks on the beach. [TubaDiva@aol.com](mailto:TubaDiva@aol.com) You can find staff email addresses on this page: [Straight Dope Message Board Staff](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showgroups.php?) Jenny Aw, repression… recession… it’s all the same thing, man