Acheron
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If I die in Raleigh, at least I will die free.
is this guy acheron???????? hahaha acheron you big fag
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(Originally posted on: 04-21-05 06:45:55 PM)
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Hey Newbies! I've noticed that most of you have had trouble figuring this place out. So rather than put up with incessant stupidity, I decided to post a guide to help you acclimate yourselves to the world of INTL. There are a few things that most of you haven’t picked up on, even if you have read the faq, WHICH I ASSUME IS NONE OF YOU.
What right to I have to give you advice? Well none really, BUT! As I write this, my Karma is +38/-61. If you subtract the negative Karma I got from ridiculously stupid posts in my newbie days, my karma comes out at +38/-37. If I had actually made good posts instead of stupid ones, we could assume that my positive Karma would be significantly higher.
What gives me the right to post this is thus: Some of the mistakes I’m going to go over, are mistakes that I have made in the past. I’ve suffered the negative Karma, and if you’re smart, you wont have to.
So, take my advice, or don’t. While ignorance is a curable affliction, stupid is forever.
Once I’m done, the other members of INTL might post a few suggestions of their own. Additions, or apendices to the guide if you will. That or insult me mercilessly. Ingrates.
Karma is Important First off, many of you think that Karma isn’t important. In the grand scheme of things, karma will matter about this || much. However, as far as the world of INTL is concerned, it is moderately important, because it does determine basic reactions to you.
Our opinions do matter. If someone shoots you down, and you get the urge to post a "YEAH? WELL UR OPINION DOSINT MATTER CAUSE IM RITE OK?!!!111ONE" then dont post. Ever again. If your going to post your opinion to a marketplace of ideas, and then bitch when your idea is proven to be infintile and stupid, then you've got no place in an open forum.
Don’t be stupid. If someone insults you, try coming back with a cutting insult, or some kind of funny remark; preferably something that fits your personality. If the words “Fuck you!” or “Shut up asshat, go away!” are all you can think of, then choosing to ignore the comments will probably be better than making an idiot of yourself. Making such comments will cause hilarity to ensue… at your expense. Your Karma’s expense too…
This isn’t high school. Despite the fact that many of our members are, in fact, attending high school, this place is not run like a high school. Sandamnit is not the evil, dictatorial, sex-deprived principal that everyone hates, and the moderators aren’t fascist staff members. Despite the fact that INTL is not a democracy, we like the admin. Some of our members have actually achieved full adulthood, and are pursuing rewarding careers, such as the military, computer science, and prostitution. If you listen hard, and aren’t a dumbass, you too can become successful members of society, just like us.
Spelling and Sentence structure REALLY DO MATTER. I know this was in the FAQ, but a few of you idjits obviously aren’t reading it. If you have a word processor with a grammar/spellcheck on it, use it. Type your posts into Microsoft Word, and then copy/paste them into the forum window. This will generate a lot of respect for you, especially if you think coming from Missouri is a reason to be illiterate. Well, it won’t generate respect, but it will keep you from losing it.
Don’t make an ass of yourself in B-B. Unless we know who you are, it’s not wise to treat bitching battleground as a swear/flame-a-thon. Not only is flaming relatively pointless, but unless you’ve earned the right to flame people by being witty, and becoming accepted large numbers of people might start flaming back. Or worse, adding you to the "Ignore" list.
The Mods are right. The moderators are usually moderators because they’re well liked by most people on INTL. I know taking shots at the man in charge seems like fun, but it can get you permanently banned from INTL. What I do know is that Sandy is in Mosul, and Vervet is eye deep in Ivy League level schoolwork. If one of them attacks you for something, you’re probably wrong, they’re probably right, and it's probably a bad idea to be an asshole to them, since one is in one of the most stressful situations any human could ever go through, and the other is in combat.
Having sex with moderators, and then having a very messy breakup is not recommended; Especially if you were the asshole in the situation. This has the tendency to cause lots of drama, and cause you to be resented by certain groups of people. I never got the opportunity to make this mistake, though I did see what went down when a mistake like this was made. It wasn’t pretty.
You are not witty. I don’t care if you make everyone at lunch laugh. I don’t care if you’re Chris Rock. I don’t care if you're Smokey’s Illegitimate love child. Until INTL has gotten to know your personality, we won’t notice if you’re joking, being sarcastic, being hilariously stupid, etc. because we don’t know what a normal post from you sounds like, so we’ve got no standard against which to judge your humor. Try being normal, and posting well thought out, intellectual statements. That way, when you start joking, we’ll realize that it actually is a joke. We might even think it’s funny.
I’m sure there are many things that I’ve missed. A good thing to do now would be to READ THE GODDAMNED FAQ; BECAUSE SANDAMNIT DIDN’T PUT ALL THAT WORK INTO IT FOR NOTHING YOU UNGREATFUL SCUMBAGS. [/whoring]
Depriving a villiage somewhere of its idiot.
http://www.torgo.org/torgo/ <-- OMFG!!1
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