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CANofKAM

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I stumbled upon these forums and i think i am here to stay. being new, can someone fill me in on some of the things i should know about what the community is like. greatly appreciated.
 

That's Funny

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Welcome to the Escapist, we'd appreciate if you didn't feed trolls, oh and stay out of the basement.
 

voetballeeuw

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Hey, welcome to the Escapist. Nothing you really need to know. Just prepare for plenty of stay out of the basement responses.
 

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CANofKAM said:
I stumbled upon these forums and i think i am here to stay. being new, can someone fill me in on some of the things i should know about what the community is like. greatly appreciated.
Ignore thebridgetroll, he's a resident troll who's seemed to have slipped by the mods for an impressive amount of time.
Hint hint guys.

Really though, just used decent spelling and punctuation, try not to flame, and don't be too opinionated (although around here you'll be forgiven for thinking that one can be ignored). Just be pleasant and you'll do fine :) Welcome to the ranks.
 

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Welcome!

Things you should know:

- Use the quote button under someone's post to respond to them.
- Learn BBCode <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.198114-Escapist-User-Guide-to-Posting-Commands>This link can help.
- Read the rules found <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.116826-These-forums-and-you-Forum-Posting-Guidelines>here and <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.112832-The-Banhammer-and-You-A-Users-Guide-to-the-Forums>here is a guide to help with them
- Have fun!

Need anything else, let me know. :)
 

Tharwen

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Try to spell things correctly.
Read [a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.116827-These-forums-and-you-Forum-Posting-Guidelines"]this[/a].
Fear not the troll. They can't hurt you here.
Use the quote button to talk to people; that way they get a message about it.
 

Lilani

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Welcome to hell. We will be paying very close attention to your mistakes.



...Ah, but really. Just get a basic grasp on the BBCode, don't post useless threads, and don't post about any crimes you've committed and you'll be just fine :3
 

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Well, first you should recieve a welcome post from someone. I'll proably do it if no one else does.

Community is fantastic. Everyone is friendly and usually nice. Just don't be a dick and follow the rules (if you have not dones so I would do that, people get put on probation before they know it sometimes) and you will make friends. Do not anger the mods, they have no regrets with throwing the hammer around, in fact show them some respect if needed. They do such a great job here as you can see with the lack of trolls.

If you are looking for something or some specific group in our community try checking out the user groups for what you are looking for.

Enjoy your stay here and and stay out of the basement.
 

CANofKAM

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voetballeeuw said:
Hey, welcome to the Escapist. Nothing you really need to know. Just prepare for plenty of stay out of the basement responses.
this 'basement' seems to be a popular theme, fill me in please?
 

Vanguard_Ex

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thebridgetroll said:
Vanguard_Ex said:
CANofKAM said:
I stumbled upon these forums and i think i am here to stay. being new, can someone fill me in on some of the things i should know about what the community is like. greatly appreciated.
Ignore thebridgetroll, he's a resident troll who's seemed to have slipped by the mods for an impressive amount of time.
Hint hint guys.

Really though, just used decent spelling and punctuation, try not to flame, and don't be too opinionated (although around here you'll be forgiven for thinking that one can be ignored). Just be pleasant and you'll do fine :) Welcome to the ranks.
i'm sure this is bullying on some level. despite my username, i'm not a troll.
Naaah it's not. You sure? You've seemed pretty troll-y before dude, just sayin'.
 

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CANofKAM said:
this 'basement' seems to be a popular theme, fill me in please?
It's mostly just a joke with no meaning, though there are a few basement related threads. Either way welcome.
 

Nostalgia Ripoff

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Yes, yes. Welcome to The Escapist. If you happen to stumble upon a particle cannon, just send it to me. I'm... experimenting. Anyway, just read the rules [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.116827-These-forums-and-you-Forum-Posting-Guidelines], learn the coding [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.198114-Escapist-User-Guide-to-Posting-Commands] and make sure to stay out of the basement. It be dangerous down thar.

Oh, I'm going to take a leap of faith here. Came for Zero Punctuation, and stayed for the forums. Am I correct?
 

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xmbts said:
CANofKAM said:
this 'basement' seems to be a popular theme, fill me in please?
It's mostly just a joke with no meaning, though there are a few basement related threads. Either way welcome.
It is no joke, how do you think I lost my eye!

OT: The basement is where al off the defeated trolls are forced by the ban hammer, in their fort made of closed threads being lead by their leader MaxTheReaper (you are way too new to know him, lucky you). The basement is guarded by the moderators so don't piss them off or you will be thrown in there.

This is why suspension can be the worst thing here. You'll never know what you are missing until you are in the bowls of hell itself.
 

CANofKAM

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It is no joke, how do you think I lost my eye!

OT: The basement is where al off the defeated trolls are forced by the ban hammer, in their fort made of closed threads being lead by their leader MaxTheReaper (you are way too new to know him, lucky you). The basement is guarded by the moderators so don't piss them off or you will be thrown in there.


besides 'maxthereaper' are there any other names i should be familiar with?
 

Nostalgia Ripoff

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CANofKAM said:
It is no joke, how do you think I lost my eye!

OT: The basement is where al off the defeated trolls are forced by the ban hammer, in their fort made of closed threads being lead by their leader MaxTheReaper (you are way too new to know him, lucky you). The basement is guarded by the moderators so don't piss them off or you will be thrown in there.


besides 'maxthereaper' are there any other names i should be familiar with?
If you wish to quote someone, use the quote button. They won't get a message unless you do.
 

CANofKAM

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Nostalgia Ripoff said:
CANofKAM said:
It is no joke, how do you think I lost my eye!

OT: The basement is where al off the defeated trolls are forced by the ban hammer, in their fort made of closed threads being lead by their leader MaxTheReaper (you are way too new to know him, lucky you). The basement is guarded by the moderators so don't piss them off or you will be thrown in there.

i did


besides 'maxthereaper' are there any other names i should be familiar with?
If you wish to quote someone, use the quote button. They won't get a message unless you do.