Subject: Warning: Newbie in the Area
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Posted on: 2010-08-21 02:00:00 UTC
Umm...hi?
...I'm not good at this kind of thing.
I'm new here. ...Obviously. I've been watching for a while, and...well, it seems like a great community. Geekiness, a comfortable level of insanity, senses of humor...
So. Uh...I'm Curisosia. I'm currently being a Silmarillion geek. And rereading LotR. And working my way through the Diskworld books.
I'm really bad at introductions. *sigh*
Have a sonic screwdriver and some jelly babies, please use responsibly.
How do you get the text so tiny?
Plus, a warning: even geeky, comfortably humorous groups have rules, and things that people frown upon, and stuff, so check out the constitution and don't post half a dozen threads a day.
Other than that, I'm your fellow newbie, so let's be new and awkward together...
Here have this, you'llfeel more confident with a phased pulse rifle in hand.
Here is a book: How To Feel Confident Introducing Yourself to a Board Full of People Who Write About Assassins.
Just in case you need to do it again.
This precise situation is unlikely to come up again, but nonetheless, my thanks. I can use all the help I can get with introductions. :)
Hello! Have a seventeen foot long, multicolored, wool, knit scarf (curly wig not included), and a bag of jelly babies.
Please use them IRresponsibly!
Have a mobile hologram emitter.
It currently contains a flock of wild tape dispensers, so be careful. Those things can be territorial!
Here, have some chocolate, and enjoy your stay!
Fair winds!
Now you can throw BBQs.
May I say you seem to have amazing taste in books :)
Have a pet cat. You may name him whatever you wish, but watch out - he's a biter!
Hmm. Laegand, I think. (Yes, I did just give the cat a Sindarian name. *puts away dictionary* 'sharp-bold'--laeg+cand)
Hello Fellow Newbie! :D
I am not good at this either. I am the insane killer with a smile. :D
Here! Have a carving knife! Lets be creative!~ ^___^
Do not feed it Mary-Sues.
What do I feed it (him? her?), then? Or does it catch its own food?
I love your choice of fandoms. :D Tolkien and PTerry *holy horns* are win. Welcome to the Board!
I hereby present you with a welcoming gift of a bag of pebbles (very good for throwing at Sues or other annoying creatures) and a Random Shiny Object (very good for distractions).
Here's to hoping you enjoy it here!
*grin* Yesss. Yes they are.
Ooohshin- um. *folds hands up tightly* Uh...is it safe? (As in: not going to explode, sprout spikes, cause me to be hunted by crazed elves, give off subliminal promptings to take over the world...I have learned to be wary of shiny things.)
Don't worry; lack of perfect introductory skills won't condemn you to everlasting exile. :)
Nice to meet you!
(Also, don't listen to Neshomeh's modesty - she deserves that praise. Hear that, Nesh?)
*gloomy* A tendency to wander off to check some minor fact while writing replies, and subsequently not get said reply done due to distractions, on the other hand...
(Yes, as a matter of fact, that is why these replies are so late. Well, that and real life.)
*reads ensuing conversation* I am forced to conclude that you both are awesome. :)
Well, while we're at it, let's point out that it was Sedri who wrote most of the Guide to the PPC, the FAQ for Newbies, and the Mission Writing Guide, all of which are totally awesome. So there you are. {= )
~Neshomeh
Thanks :)
But while we're at it, let's note that it's Neshomeh who's been performing pretty much all of the PG-and-oldbie responsibilities around here lately as I, at least, haven't been around much. So she's doubly awesome :)
*poke* Welcome! What with Tolkien and Discworld, you've got just about everything you need to get most of the in-jokes and get along very well here. {= )
To help you out with learning everything else, here follows the List of Links we give (in some form or another) to every newbie. (This time I've ganked them from Sedri's last newbie-welcoming post.) In short, they are a bunch of 'Go Read This Now Please' URLs that actually do give Useful Information. In relative order of sensible-reading-ness, they are:
* The Original PPC Series, which we usually assume you've already read. (Have you?)
* The List of Killed Badfic, which will direct you to a large number of non-Original PPC Missions.
The Board:
* The Board Constitution
* The FAQ: For the Board
The Wiki:
* We have our very own PPC Wiki
* The very-important-to-read-before-requesting-Permission Permission article
* Our Guide To The PPC
* The Mission Writing Guide
* The Slash-Sporking Guide
* The FAQ: For Newbies.
When you are ready to edit the wiki, make sure to read Neshomeh's excellent editing tutorial (Sedri's words, not mine! *blush*).
And finally, but very usefully,
* The List of Everything PPC
And that's about it. Enjoy!
~Neshomeh
I hope so, though I'll have to finish the Discworld books first (more of the matter of getting them through the library than anything). And there seems to be so many various fandoms here...
*goes off to read what I haven't read already. And maybe some that I have*
Oh, and do you want the mini-Luggage Diskworld for your Agents?
...I rewrite it several times, look up a half-dozen small-and-largely-irrelevant things, double-check things, and I still get something wrong.
[long involved semi-rant about hard c, and k, and how they're pretty much the same, cut]
Anyway. *examines the mini-Luggage* Ummm... If it doesn't belong to someone already?
Enjoy this steaming cup of House Roac hot chocolate. The whipped cream is unfortunately not included.
Please enjoy this vintage bottle of Bleepka and silver flask as a welcoming gift!
Welcome, new friend! Someone will be along shortly with all kind of fun links. In the meantime, help yourself to a venomous arthropod from the sack!
Venomous...arthropod? Can non-spider arthropods be venomous?
...I'm overthinking this, aren't I? *takes one*
Venomous arthropods other than spiders include:
-scorpions
-centipedes
-ants and bees
-remipedes (rare, ancient crustaceans that look like centipedes)
I apologize for the preceding nerd rant.
I stand corrected!
But--venomous centipedes what. I should have thought of scorpions, and I can see ants and bees (we don't really think of them as venomous, but it would be for a smaller creature?), but centipedes? Wow.
Well. You learn new things every day. Thank you for educating me!
