# Newbie **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 3, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie/101604 "2002-04-03T17:23:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie/101604/1 "2002-04-03T17:23:28Z")
Leaving your first post blank will certainly attract attention. You’ll also attract the attention of our moderators, and not the good sort of attention at that. ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie/101604/2 "2002-04-03T17:34:35Z")
Unless it is just another example of the little glitch that pops up every now and again where the person who starts a thread doesn’t have the OP posted to it. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie/101604/3 "2002-04-03T17:37:41Z")
It’s not **miss\_fit** that’s to blame it’s the board. This is happening quite a bit. The OP just disapears. A blank post would be just that a post with nothing in it but there would be still a post there. Welcome **miss\_fit** good to have you around 🙂 Lets hope you fit in here 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie/101604/4 "2002-04-03T21:35:44Z")
If I was a newbie who wanted attention by posting I was a newbie and my post dissappeared, I’d comment on it. Me thinks this was one of those N/T things. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie/101604/5 "2002-04-03T21:43:06Z")
It’s a board glitch. I’ve seen several of them today. Damned traffic. Go away you people. The boards run much more smoothly without y’all. I’m kidding, of course. Stick around as long as ya like. Just don’t drink my last beer outta the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie/101604/6 "2002-04-03T21:50:05Z")
Heck, this is as good as a place to post this as anywhere…I guess. Is OP Original poster? also, what is a troll (in this board, not in the mythological sense) ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie/101604/7 "2002-04-03T22:06:17Z")
OP is “original post;” the initial post that kicks off a thread. For troll, see this: [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mtroll.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mtroll.html) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie/101604/8 "2002-04-04T18:02:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CRorex \* > \*\*If I was a newbie who wanted attention by posting I was a newbie and my post dissappeared, I’d comment on it. > > Me thinks this was one of those N/T things. \*\* Check out the [profile](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=20886) and email address. Something’s very weird there.