Hatrack River Forum: Perhaps I should have started here.

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Posted by Vyrus (Member # 10525) on :

Hello, I am what you might call the quintessential "noob".

I almost began what will hopefully be a long and enjoyable sting on hatrack by posting meaningless random opinions in many different forums leaving people to beg the question, "Pray tell, who is this?"

I must say that I personally advice against this, and am trying to keep random ranting and raving to a minimum.

Hopefully this will be a learning experience to help me improve my writing, grammar, etc, as well as generally being accepted into what I consider a very wise and close internet community dedicated to one of my favorite authors.

I understand that my grammar is less than impeccable, but such things are inconsequential when my entire message was to say "hi, ya'll!"

Perhaps to sum it up all I merely wish for is to meet many of you and generally learn better the flow of hatrack. I have been "ghosting" for several months now so hopefully that will help on some level.

Introduce yourselves! Don't be shy, now. Although responding to such a random and odd topic is surely hard...

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Welcome to Hatrack! When I got here, I did just start posting opinions in threads without a formal introduction, and that worked fine. I think people will get to know you quicker if you do one of these threads, though.

So, what brought you here?

Posted by Vyrus (Member # 10525) on :

What brought me here was a severe love of Orson Scott Card, a very wise and loving older sister, and severe boredom.

And perhaps most preeminent a longing to talk to those of a higher intellect, whether the chosen line of conversation is random gabbing or taut religious discussion.

And I feel that I have made a wrong note in the thread "Christian rally against gays." My apologies. And thanks!

Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :

Welcome!

Posted by Vyrus (Member # 10525) on :

Thank you, Tatiana! Two replies in under five minutes. NOW I'm feeling so very special...

Of course usually in these forums I must make sure to bring my opinions across carefully so as to feel "yay, they like me!" special, as opposed to "this helmet is too tight," special.

Posted by Vyrus (Member # 10525) on :

I must leave now, as proper sleep bades me to do so. Goodbye, my (now) fellow Hatrackers.

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

Howdy Vyrus.

I wouldn't worry so much about your grammar, if I were you. Your grammar is fine.

[ September 30, 2007, 03:28 AM: Message edited by: Icarus ]

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Welcome to Hatrack, Vyrus! Hope you like the place.

Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :

Welcome Vyrus. [Smile]

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

[Wave]

Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :

Howdy! [Smile]

Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :

quote:
"hi, ya'll!"

Welcome Vyrus! Are you southern? Or, are you just enlightened enough to use a perfectly acceptable and useful second person plural pronoun?

Your grammar and spelling are fine. Don't get worked up about it, I make all kinds of mistakes in my posts which is funny, as I'm studying to become an English teacher. [Razz]

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

Welcome Vyrus! I hope you enjoy the community here as much as many of us do.

One word of advice (take this as being the constructive criticism I intend it to be), big words and rather formal sentence structure aren't required here to fit in and be respected. I know you may want to prove your maturity by using them, but we don't want to know that you can do that, we want to know you. So relax and have fun, you'll be a great addition to Hatrack!

If that means the occasional misspelling or grammatical mistake, no biggie. [Smile]

-Bok

Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :

Hiya, Vyrus! Welcome to Hatrack.

Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :

""this helmet is too tight," special"

Man, I HATE it when my helmet is too tight... [Big Grin]

Posted by krynn (Member # 524) on :

Welcome to Hatrack. Looking forward to seeing your voice in future threads.

Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :

Hi there.

--j_k

Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :

[Wave]

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

Would you like some nachos? *offers nachos*

Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :

quote:

One word of advice (take this as being the constructive criticism I intend it to be), big words and rather formal sentence structure aren't required here to fit in and be respected. I know you may want to prove your maturity by using them, but we don't want to know that you can do that, we want to know you. So relax and have fun, you'll be a great addition to Hatrack!

Concatenations! Salacious use of verbiage is required! Upon whom arraignest thou derision?

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Phanto:

quote:

One word of advice (take this as being the constructive criticism I intend it to be), big words and rather formal sentence structure aren't required here to fit in and be respected. I know you may want to prove your maturity by using them, but we don't want to know that you can do that, we want to know you. So relax and have fun, you'll be a great addition to Hatrack!
Concatenations! Salacious use of verbiage is required! Upon whom arraignest thou derision?

You. So there. [Razz]

-Bok

Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :

I got everything but Concatenations...*runs to Google*

Welcome Vyrus! Thanks for stirring things up a bit! Pay no attention to the large Moose behind the curtain... [Monkeys]

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

I myself just started posting in opinion threads and worked my way out. The occasional landmark thread, can help people get to know YOU as a person, which often times leads to greater understanding of why you feel the way you do.

Linky to the landmark thread archive, read the sticky thread at the top for a what is a landmark explanation.

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

quote:
a severe love of Orson Scott Card

Don't get me wrong, Card is my favorite author. I just thought it was a funny use of the word severe.

Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :

I do hope you're not a real virus. *trembles*

[Smile]

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

You mean like Lennie Small's severe love of mice, puppies, and pretty women?

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

quote:
Originally posted by steven:
""this helmet is too tight," special"

Man, I HATE it when my helmet is too tight...

Some people in tight helmets have worse luck than others.

Posted by Vyrus (Member # 10525) on :

O_o A mere few days gone and so many responses!! I feel so special thank ya'll.

To Belle: I'm more Sudder'n de'n a two legged horse in a barrel full of snakes. I was raised in Mississippi and currently reside in the Bellaire district of Houston ["H-Tizzle"] Texas.

As for Bokonon thanks for the constructive critcism! And I know that I tend to use big words but it's rather just the way that I speak rather than my way of trying to prove my maturity...although believe me I will slip out of it from time to time due ot severe laziness and other things.

And I tend to repeat myself.

And I tend to repeat myself.

To the respective Steves: steve, yes I know and it's always so horrible when you keep your food in there and then it begins to stink and makes your hair rather matted...SteveRogers....MY NACHOS!!!111 MINE!!1111 Oh, yes, such beautiful NaChOs [Big Grin]

Pooka: yes, I have odd usage of words. I don't know what for it's just the way dat I be speakin and such naawmean?

[GOOD LORd! and she was so eloquent mere moments ago!]

Shan I am not a real virus...nor am I infectious...unless you count love ^_^

And to all the rest of you thank you for posting and welcoming me; the reason I used this format in my reply is that I'm quite random and don't know how to quote that many people but thank all of you...

I might still be learning the navigation of this site but I really want an excuse to use this emoticon: [The Wave]

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

quote:
As for Bokonon thanks for the constructive critcism! And I know that I tend to use big words but it's rather just the way that I speak rather than my way of trying to prove my maturity...although believe me I will slip out of it from time to time due ot severe laziness and other things.

When I was in 7th grade, my English teacher told my mom that she thought I had an attitude problem becuase I had such a wide vocabulary, I used a lot of big words (or at least, bigger words than she was used to hearing from a 7th grade I guess) and she thought I was being smug or sarcastic I guess. So my mom laughed and calmy told her that I read like two books a week and that's just how I talk.

I think your vocabulary is fine, though I almost posted exactly the same post as Bok regarding your formality, but I think that the more familiar you become, the less formal you'll be. Either that or we'll just get used to it [Smile]

Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :

Welcome, Vyrus. [Smile]

Posted by Vyrus (Member # 10525) on :

claudiatherese:I don't believe in capitalization.

Lol jk thank you! Hi.

Lyrhawn: I probably will I slip in and out of it...wait I've already said that.

I have the tendency to repeat to repeat myself.

^.^

Posted by Vyrus (Member # 10525) on :

claudiatherese:I don't believe in capitalization of names.

Lol jk thank you! Hi.

Lyrhawn: I probably will I slip in and out of it...wait I've already said that.

I have the tendency to repeat to repeat myself.

^.^