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What advice would you give to new Internet users?

What advice would you give to new Internet users?

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Allow me to start.

1) Don’t allow your imagination to create false ideas of the people you are interacting with on the internet; People on here are the people who exist in non-Internet life, except it is harder to avoid those you would not normally interact with (the decent and the not so decent) when posting in a forum.

duecer
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Originally posted by Woodgie
Allow me to start.

1) Don’t allow your imagination to create false ideas of the people you are interacting with on the internet; People on here are the people who exist in non-Internet life, except it is harder to avoid those you would not normally interact with (the decent and the not so decent) when posting in a forum.
its best to keep your passwords simple like: abc123. also, be sure and store your social security number, credit card numbers and mothers maiden name on your home page for safe keeping. many people find it convenient to go ahead and include them in their profile, if all that seems too hard, just pm me with the info, and I'll hold onto them for you.

cheers!

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Originally posted by Woodgie
Allow me to start.

1) Don’t allow your imagination to create false ideas of the people you are interacting with on the internet; People on here are the people who exist in non-Internet life, except it is harder to avoid those you would not normally interact with (the decent and the not so decent) when posting in a forum.
That should go under subsection K3 appendix-F: Using a forum.

"New internet users" very rarely post on forums. They google maps and plumbers and instant message with their friends and do things specific to their profession. Not forums. That only comes after time.

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RUN AND DON'T LOOK BACK!!! It's too late for me, I'll try and hold it off as long as possible!

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Porntube is bad.

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Avoid reading ANY message posted by ANY member who uses the alias Grampy Bobby.

Grampy Bobby
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Originally posted by Kegge
Avoid reading ANY message posted by ANY member who uses the alias Grampy Bobby.
Rec'd.

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Originally posted by Kegge
Avoid reading ANY message posted by ANY member who uses the alias Grampy Bobby.
Hang on, you aint been here long enough to enjoy the many levels that is Grampy Bobby, when you see more senior posters (who have suffered to earn the right) having a dig, don't go thinking a little pisshand like yourself can join in.

Just because you have paid up some cash doesn't automatically give you the right to join the pack of rabid dogs.

Typical new sub behaviour.

huckleberryhound
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Originally posted by Woodgie
Hang on, you aint been here long enough to enjoy the many levels that is Grampy Bobby, when you see more senior posters (who have suffered to earn the right) having a dig, don't go thinking a little pisshand like yourself can join in.

Just because you have paid up some cash doesn't automatically give you the right to join the pack of rabid dogs.

Typical new sub behaviour.
Who made you leader?

coquette
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If you are a female. Definitely do not use a female internet name and profile, and most important, do not post an attractive picture of yourself.

mwmiller
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from: Dante's Inferno

"Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate"

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Avoid slipping into errors and falsehoods such as:

The amount of time you have been a member of rhp is proportionate to your status and credibility.

A high rated chess player cannot be a complete tool irl, or indeed in the forums (indeed there is much evidence that contradicts this fallacy).

That apparently attractive online females are not really elderly fat dudes with beards and no clothes other than large grubby underpants.

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Originally posted by coquette
If you are a female. Definitely do not use a female internet name and profile, and most important, do not post an attractive picture of yourself.
You did, and you're fine...?

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Originally posted by Woodgie
Hang on, you aint been here long enough to enjoy the many levels that is Grampy Bobby, when you see more senior posters (who have suffered to earn the right) having a dig, don't go thinking a little pisshand like yourself can join in.

Just because you have paid up some cash doesn't automatically give you the right to join the pack of rabid dogs.

Typical new sub behaviour.
Ah! the old "I have been here longer then you and have more authority than you"-ploy.

Which part of the setup of a forum where you can read BACK in older topics don't you understand?

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Unknown Territories

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Originally posted by divegeester
Avoid slipping into errors and falsehoods such as:

The amount of time you have been a member of rhp is proportionate to your status and credibility.

A high rated chess player cannot be a complete tool irl, or indeed in the forums (indeed there is much evidence that contradicts this fallacy).

That apparently attractive online females are not really elderly fat dudes with beards and no clothes other than large grubby underpants.
I dunno. People thought I was a buffoon when I first started posting here nearly five years ago, too.

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