Edward Scissorhands
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my friends at Goth.net think this site is lame & idiot but I happen to feel differently.
I keep telling them that Goths need to expand their horizons; hence, me joining this gaming forum.
Goths don't like to play games too much, perception is that gaming are for nerdy masturbating juvenile idiots but I happen to disagree.
so, what is happening.
Edward Scissorhands
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thank you for the warm welcome; are you also a Goth?
Edward Scissorhands
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plz join up at GOth.net, my fellow GOth member will treat you nice
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Lilith
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Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: July 08 2003,19:04
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Considering the board ate a previous version of a similar post when we changed database stuff I thought it was time to recreate this post...
Aimed mainly at the newbies this post should help point out the do's and don't's and some tips to make their stay more pleasant. Forewarned is forearmed after all.
1: Familiarise Yourself With The Board
Best way to do this is to READ. See how this place interacts, read the section descriptions so you know you're posting things in the appropriate sections... rather than hitting New Topic in the top most section that you see and having people flame you for posting irrelevant shit in the wrong place.
Also key to this is learning to use the SEARCH function that is located at the top of each forum page, to see if something might have been discussed previously.
2: Use The English Language Like It Was Meant To Be Used
No netspeak, no wuz/cuz/u/2/r kind of crap or aLtErNaTiNg cApS crap, try to avoid slang in favour of words we all might have heard of. At least try and pretend you were somewhat educated and use some decent spelling and grammar. If your posts are illegible you will be calling the wrath of the mods and regulars down on yourself.
Obviously there are exceptions made for people who are not native English speakers and also honest mistakes.
3: Post With Intelligence
Idiocy and stupidity are frowned upon here. Show us that you have more than a solitary braincell dying of isolation and you'll get along great here. Act like a braindead moron posting vacuous inanities and brace yourself for the flames.
4: Old Topics
While we're always happy to see that people go back and read older topics a word of caution...
If you're considering posting to a thread that has not been active in several weeks or months or more, please make sure you actually have something interesting or new to contribute. It serves no point to have an old thread dragged back up for us to go and find that the new addition is nothing more than a "me too" or a rehash of points already made previously.
In the case of old topics being things like net quizzes, please just post the results to your live/deadjournal or weblog rather than adding a reply in the thread... quizzes generally lose their relevance within a week or so on the board and are definitely not interesting enough to be resuscitated weeks or months after they were last posted to.
5: Check Your Attitude At The Door
From time to time we have people who come here and instantly complain that the mods are facists and that they have a problem with authority. If you have a problem with authority let me take this time to tell you to fuck right off.
In an ideal world the mods and admins here would not have to jump in and close threads, call people on their behaviour and in some cases flame the idiots and repeat offenders. Unfortunately this isn't an ideal world and a board on a domain like goth.net attracts its share of trolls and lamers looking to be jerks... for this reason we have moderators to keep things in check. Flaming is mostly reserved for these people who come to be idiots, not for the average board newbies and members who are here to make positive contributions. If you dislike having moderators around, then I suggest you head over to usenet.
Coming here and insulting the mods, admins and regular users will only guarantee you a very short board life. Posting privileges are suspended when a member reaches 5 warning pips. Depending on the severity of the infractions further action may be taken.
Most importantly, we do not force you to stay here, so if this place is not to your liking, you know how to leave or close your browser. Complaining that you think the mods are fascists and that you think this board sucks will fall on deaf ears. Don't waste your energy typing it out in a rant, it's been seen before and we weren't impressed then either.
6: No Attention Whoring Or Self-Serving Clap-Trap
We appreciate serious topics and also stuff that's good for entertainment. If you're thinking about whining about how mean the kids in your school are, how you're the only goth in a 52356436 mile radius and that your mother or the school won't let you wear black/trenchcoats/spiked collars/makeup/fishnets/whatever, please don't bother... post it in an online journal where people can search out your self-serving crap, not get subjected to it here.
If you want a subculture with more people in it go find the teenyboppers, there's masses of them. As for the clothing thing, use some common sense and try not to overdo it... do a search on the forums for 'goth' and 'parents' there are numerous topics about this and all possible answers have been given several times before.
7: This is NOT a Dating Service
This board is a discussion board, not a pick-up joint. Please refrain as treating it as such. Any harrassment of users in private messages will be dealt with.
Lilith
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Nice rules! Please come back
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Anyone else thinking what I'm thinking?
BIRD33 Wrote:Im guessing BEW's vag loks like a hotdog that exploded in the microwave.
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Quote:Originally posted by britishlad+Aug 8 2004, 07:32 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(britishlad @ Aug 8 2004, 07:32 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-TomFoolery@Aug 8 2004, 06:30 PM
Anyone else thinking what I'm thinking?
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in, just waiting for the admin to o.k me
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Same here
Why do I keep this cesspool alive?
i think Edward Scissorhands is a faggot
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I might join in on this one, hell, they gave us guidelines.
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HELLO SIRZ IM SELING HOMOWNRZ INSHURENZ@!!!!11
BTW I HARE GOHTS SMEL LIEK FEESEES, SI THSI TR00?
For far too long we've been asking ourselves "How do they cram all that graham?", when the question we should have been asking is "Is it right?" Man has defiantly slapped the face of God in the pursuit of a tastier cereal, and one day we will be struck down by our own hubris.
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That's my way of saying "I'm in."
For far too long we've been asking ourselves "How do they cram all that graham?", when the question we should have been asking is "Is it right?" Man has defiantly slapped the face of God in the pursuit of a tastier cereal, and one day we will be struck down by our own hubris.
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Are you going to pad until they give in?
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Edward Scissorhands
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thank you for joining; remember the rules; Goths follow a strict code of conduct; alhtough your site appears to be ruleless; it is never to late to learn the Goth lifestlye; we look forward to having on our site, my fellow Goths will be confirming your registration and your active participation on our elite forums
