Echo
War Child
Ah, newbies. We all were one at some point...but lately it seems like the Newbies have been flooding in faster than we can assimilate them! They're also younger than ever. And so, for the greater good of PLEBA I would like to offer some guidance.
ONE: Don't just go posting madly all over the place.
Yes of course we want to hear from you, but with so many people here, it becomes an information overload. We must have had ten separate threads wishing everyone a Happy Holiday. Highly unnecessary. So before you start a new topic, look back in the archives a page or two, or better yet, use the "search" option, and see if there wasn't already a big discussion about your topic last week. It's okay to bump old threads.
TWO: Look around you.
PLEBA is a culture like any other. We have inside jokes, cliques, and unspoken guidelines. Ideally everyone should have been reading PLEBA for a while before they posted on it, but if you haven't, at least try to respect those who were here before you. After all, they were kind enough to welcome you.
THREE: Post pics as often as you ask for them.
No one likes a miser. It's common PLEBA courtesy to post pics. Heres how you do it:
1. Find a pic you like on the internet. You cannot post from your own hard drive.
2. When you've found the pic, right-click on it, then click on "Properties" in the pop-up menu
3. Where it says "Address/URL" Theres, you guessed it, an URL. Copy and paste this into the window that youre typing your post into.
4. In order for the picture to show you have to put html tags around it. So right before the URL you just pasted in, type
Don't leave any spaces in between
5. Remember that not everyone will let you post pics from their servers. You cannot post pics from Geocities or Tripod, for example.
FOUR: Proofread your posts.
It's hard enough to read messages on this board; it's blue type on a blue field! It makes it a lot harder when one's post is suspiciously free of punctuation and basic spelling. We're not asking for your posts to be perfect; obviously some people here don't speak English as their first language, or perhaps are a lousy typist like myself. But the more coherent your post is, the more people will actually want to READ it.
FIVE: Read the PLEBA Glossary.
It will help you learn about your fellow PLEBAns and just generally acculturate you. The URL for the Glossary is in my sig
SIX: read the scripts from the PLEBA Mansion.
Written by geniuses sush as myself, Mona, and Bluey, the PLEBA scripts are, as anyone will attest, humorous, raunchy, and just crammed with inside jokes. After you read the glossary, dip into the library. It wil help you appreciate future PLEBA literature such as the MacPhisto Society. The URL is below.
http://www.geocities.com/kiti_regia/plebamansion
SEVEN: Be VERY careful about expressing a preference for a particular Bono hairstyle.
I can't really explain, it's just some girls here are really touchy about which eras they like and don't like.
EIGHT: Don't EVER ask for a special status.
You'll notice some PLEBAns have a special title in their status box, such as "I serve Larry's Stick." Titles like that are bestowed by mods, and they are EARNED. You'll also notice that some PLEBAns have titles like "MacPhisto's Loo Cleaner," or their posts are frozen at O or 666. These girls asked for a special status that they didn't earn. Be happy with what you've got.
NINE: Keep the nasty language to a minimum.
Look, I cuss more than anyone I know, but on this board I try not to bog my posts down with a lot of four-letter words. Vulgar langauge is not forbidden necessarily, it's just not part of what PLEBA's all about.
TEN: Brian Eno is evil.
This doesnt really have anything to do with PLEBA, it's just my duty to make sure everyone knows, Brian Eno is evil.
Thank you for reading this and have fun! PLEBA's a pretty cool place.
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*Echo the Pimpstress* ... Proud Owner of Animatronic Edge!
Hell hath no fury like the vast robot army of a woman scorned.
"Now you stop all this naked foolishness and go outside!
It's too nice a day to be stupid indoors!" - Ren Hoek
Bono-Man! An Epic Superhero Adventure!
The Official PLEBA Glossary: Delicious AND Nutritious!
[This message has been edited by Echo (edited 12-30-2001).]
ONE: Don't just go posting madly all over the place.
Yes of course we want to hear from you, but with so many people here, it becomes an information overload. We must have had ten separate threads wishing everyone a Happy Holiday. Highly unnecessary. So before you start a new topic, look back in the archives a page or two, or better yet, use the "search" option, and see if there wasn't already a big discussion about your topic last week. It's okay to bump old threads.
TWO: Look around you.
PLEBA is a culture like any other. We have inside jokes, cliques, and unspoken guidelines. Ideally everyone should have been reading PLEBA for a while before they posted on it, but if you haven't, at least try to respect those who were here before you. After all, they were kind enough to welcome you.
THREE: Post pics as often as you ask for them.
No one likes a miser. It's common PLEBA courtesy to post pics. Heres how you do it:
1. Find a pic you like on the internet. You cannot post from your own hard drive.
2. When you've found the pic, right-click on it, then click on "Properties" in the pop-up menu
3. Where it says "Address/URL" Theres, you guessed it, an URL. Copy and paste this into the window that youre typing your post into.
4. In order for the picture to show you have to put html tags around it. So right before the URL you just pasted in, type
Don't leave any spaces in between
5. Remember that not everyone will let you post pics from their servers. You cannot post pics from Geocities or Tripod, for example.
FOUR: Proofread your posts.
It's hard enough to read messages on this board; it's blue type on a blue field! It makes it a lot harder when one's post is suspiciously free of punctuation and basic spelling. We're not asking for your posts to be perfect; obviously some people here don't speak English as their first language, or perhaps are a lousy typist like myself. But the more coherent your post is, the more people will actually want to READ it.
FIVE: Read the PLEBA Glossary.
It will help you learn about your fellow PLEBAns and just generally acculturate you. The URL for the Glossary is in my sig
SIX: read the scripts from the PLEBA Mansion.
Written by geniuses sush as myself, Mona, and Bluey, the PLEBA scripts are, as anyone will attest, humorous, raunchy, and just crammed with inside jokes. After you read the glossary, dip into the library. It wil help you appreciate future PLEBA literature such as the MacPhisto Society. The URL is below.
http://www.geocities.com/kiti_regia/plebamansion
SEVEN: Be VERY careful about expressing a preference for a particular Bono hairstyle.
I can't really explain, it's just some girls here are really touchy about which eras they like and don't like.
EIGHT: Don't EVER ask for a special status.
You'll notice some PLEBAns have a special title in their status box, such as "I serve Larry's Stick." Titles like that are bestowed by mods, and they are EARNED. You'll also notice that some PLEBAns have titles like "MacPhisto's Loo Cleaner," or their posts are frozen at O or 666. These girls asked for a special status that they didn't earn. Be happy with what you've got.
NINE: Keep the nasty language to a minimum.
Look, I cuss more than anyone I know, but on this board I try not to bog my posts down with a lot of four-letter words. Vulgar langauge is not forbidden necessarily, it's just not part of what PLEBA's all about.
TEN: Brian Eno is evil.
This doesnt really have anything to do with PLEBA, it's just my duty to make sure everyone knows, Brian Eno is evil.
Thank you for reading this and have fun! PLEBA's a pretty cool place.
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*Echo the Pimpstress* ... Proud Owner of Animatronic Edge!
Hell hath no fury like the vast robot army of a woman scorned.
"Now you stop all this naked foolishness and go outside!
It's too nice a day to be stupid indoors!" - Ren Hoek
Bono-Man! An Epic Superhero Adventure!
The Official PLEBA Glossary: Delicious AND Nutritious!
[This message has been edited by Echo (edited 12-30-2001).]
