# No SDMB Welcome: Insult or Compliment? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 2, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672 "2003-05-02T17:30:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/21 "2003-05-02T23:33:41Z")
Insult. MAJOR insult. Seppuku time. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/22 "2003-05-02T23:42:33Z")
Well, I was never welcomed either, but that was an oversight. You wern’t welcomed because you’re a fat-head. 😉 Tee Hee. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/23 "2003-05-02T23:49:57Z")
Apparently, its a complement - a sign you’ll fit in just fine. Look at all these people with thousands of posts who didn’t get welcomed. (I still think its option C. I suspect most people pay little attention to post counts unless something makes them look. Though I said that at the miniPorkDope and lno (thats LNO) knew my post count within five - and everyone else’s at the table too.) ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/24 "2003-05-02T23:50:54Z")
If I was still running my [Welcome Wagon threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=68583) you could have gotten your welcome _and_ and insult! And with the wealth of people saying they were never welcomed, I’m half tempted to start it up again. If only I had the time… Now just for nostalgia’s sake, Bite Me Newbie. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![brianmelendez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@brianmelendez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianmelendez)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/25 "2003-05-03T00:17:03Z")
I _was_ welcomed, and in response to my first post, by **Ice Wolf**. Then again in my second thread, by **Cliffy**. So, belatedly: Thanks, guys! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/26 "2003-05-03T00:26:02Z")
[greeting Nazi] **No greeting for you! Next!** [/greeting Nazi] ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/27 "2003-05-03T00:39:37Z")
As long as you haven’t been called an asshat, you should feel good about yourself. ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/28 "2003-05-03T00:40:14Z")
I was welcomed, curiously enough, in the Pit. Of course, that’s probably because my roommate posted a rant under my name by accident, so everyone checked to see how many posts I had. The fact that I was welcomed in the midst of the accusations of sock-puppetry surprised me. ---
**Author:** ![mrsface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@mrsface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsface)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/29 "2003-05-03T01:05:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > \*\*As long as you haven’t been called an asshat, you should feel good about yourself. \*\* Welcome, asshat (only joking) Hijack: is this just an SDMB word? Never heard it outside, but then I’m just English ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/30 "2003-05-03T01:17:28Z")
Welcome, **mrsface**. There’s been a thread about “asshats” in the past few days in GQ. It has to do with using one’s anus as headgear, eg, head up one’s arse. Not originally from here, from Fark IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![mrsface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@mrsface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsface)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/31 "2003-05-03T01:41:09Z")
Thanks for the info, ShibbOleth - I’ll have a look at that. Of course, in the Uk we would say “Arsehat” (sounds ruder, somehow, doesn’t it?) Welcome to you, too My, aren’t we being nice to each other here! ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/32 "2003-05-03T02:20:24Z")
There’s only a certain number of posters who, if they see a small post count and a recent registration, will give a quick welcome. And they only sometimes notice those. I don’t post a welcome if I notice since they may have lurked for quite sometime. Plus I’m just not the welcomy, huggy and handing out cookies kind of guy. I imagine most new dopers don’t get welcomed. I was another one that didn’t get welcomed. Of course what you really want is to be welcomed by Cecil. If you ever get that you’ll make a lot of long time dopers quite jealous. It’s tough too. I once promised to buy one of each piece of Cecil’s merchandice and books if he welcomed me personally and he never took me up on the offer. Which is still good I must add. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/33 "2003-05-03T02:27:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SimonX \* > **I’ve never heard of welcome _threads_. I have seen a number of posts where there is a note that says something like > “And BTW, welcome to the SD 🙂 .” > Choice C , oversight, too busy of a board, etc., has been ruled out. Not an option. > It’s either and insult or a compliment**. \*\* \*\* And BTW, welcome to the SD :). There, there. All better now? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/34 "2003-05-03T02:37:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeVena \* > \*\*You mean we’re SUPPOSED to be welcomed?? > > Well, I never! > > \<\ ::leaves room in a huff:: \*\* Honest to goodness, I was just reading something you wrote in another thread, and I thought to myself, “I’m really liking this **DeVena** chick. She seems cool and insightful.” Really true. Honest injun. p.s. _I_ was warmly welcomed–and immediately thrown into a food fight. Nyah nyah nyah. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/35 "2003-05-03T03:05:58Z")
Okay. So let’s all welcome what’s-his-name… ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sdmb-welcome-insult-or-compliment/172672/36 "2003-05-03T14:59:51Z")
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