I was just advised that cursing is frowned upon here. My use of the f-word was even automatically converted into ****.
Any other rules I should know about?
Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :
Thread drift is inevitable. Embrace it.
Personal insults won't win you any friends. You want to be friends, right?
Don't wade into the religion/gay marriage/abortion thread unless you can take it. Not everyone follows rule number 2. Also, some statements are critcal of a subject without being personal, but it can be hard to tell.
Bad grammar and spelling are asking for trouble. Don't call anyone on theirs unless you're willing to risk the wrath of the Grammar Patrol.
A sense of humor is required. It doesn't have to be a normal sense of humor, and a love of puns helps.
Posted by LargeTuna (Member # 10512) on :
ooh, also dont get too into Israel threads, or threads based on insulting Mr.Card non-constructively (glad we dont have too many of those anymore!). yay for puns!
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
It is necessary for all members to pay tribute to me.
I don't believe I've received your tribute. Consider this your first warning.
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
all members with less than 100 posts are required to send me a check for $100 every month till they reach triple digits.
I'll let you slide on the first few months, but I expect my check within 2 weeks.
Posted by The Genuine (Member # 11446) on :
How about a pack of American Spirits?
Posted by Jeorge (Member # 11524) on :
quote:Originally posted by Strider: all members with less than 100 posts are required to send me a check for $100 every month till they reach triple digits.
I'll let you slide on the first few months, but I expect my check within 2 weeks.
I charge $2 per month from every person who is not a member at all, which is how I manage to pay Strider's exhorbitant fees...
Posted by LargeTuna (Member # 10512) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: It is necessary for all members to pay tribute to me.
I don't believe I've received your tribute. Consider this your first warning.
I think i'm on my 382nd warning ... oops Posted by Jeorge (Member # 11524) on :
Oh, and whatever you do, don't wake up the three-headed monster that's sleeping in the basement. (But if you do, for heaven's sake...don't feed him any chocolate!)
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Once you reach 3000 posts, you may be invited to join the Secret Liberal Cabal That Does Not Exist. If you do not receive an invitation, that means you are Not Cool Enough.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Aw, man...
Posted by LargeTuna (Member # 10512) on :
*gasp* he's not supposed to know about that Tom, (wait a minute, neither am I)
i have a serious question, are we allowed to have 2 accounts? or is that frowned upon
Posted by The Genuine (Member # 11446) on :
How about ASCII pornography?
Posted by Mathematician (Member # 9586) on :
Post more often than I do (it's been almost 6 months since I last posted! This last semester of classes was TOUGH!)
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
<- not cool enough.
*pays tribute to Tante in cookies*
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Genuine: How about a pack of American Spirits?
Sold!
Posted by LargeTuna (Member # 10512) on :
quote:Originally posted by LargeTuna: i have a serious question, are we allowed to have 2 accounts? or is that frowned upon
anybody wanna take a gander at answering my question? Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: It is necessary for all members to pay tribute to me.
I don't believe I've received your tribute. Consider this your first warning.
Seeing your posts adds a spring to my step, a to my face, and focus to my day.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
*thwacks blayne* I saw her first.
Posted by The Genuine (Member # 11446) on :
I too love Tante's posts.
I think that's part of being a tante.
Posted by BorkTheBully (Member # 11644) on :
No more tributes! be nice before i act LOL JK *snickering*
[ February 25, 2010, 09:20 PM: Message edited by: BorkTheBully ]
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Large Tuna you can have two accounts here just don't use them to talk to each other.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by LargeTuna:
i have a serious question, are we allowed to have 2 accounts? or is that frowned upon
It's fine to have multiple accounts; many of us do, in fact. I have two that I've posted under seriously, and a couple that I've created for one joke or another. There have been times where forum silliness has resulted in certain people having a ridiculously large number of accounts.
Using one username as a foil for the other is generally viewed as trollish, though.
Posted by LargeTuna (Member # 10512) on :
ok, thanks, i was afraid i would be in trouble (anybody think the bork joke funny?)
Posted by Elmer's Glue (Member # 9313) on :
Asking people if your jokes are funny is frowned upon.
Posted by Mathematician (Member # 9586) on :
Frowning upon is frowned upon.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
You cannot express a single emotion that is outside the range of the offered selection of graemlins.
And I just found out the graemlin limit is 8 graemlins. Learn something new everyday it seems.
Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
First rule of Hatrack, you do not talk about Hatrack.
Second rule of Hatrack, YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT HATRACK!
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
so about hatrack
Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
Some ways to get you quickly cultured in the Hatrack Way:
- Make as many references to cultural things as possible while still addressing the issue at hand. Things things include- excellent movies, good movies, and mediocre ones too. Any book really- but especially if it's a science fiction or fantasy book.
-If you have never seen Firefly, you might want to rent the disks or buy the series from Best Buy or something, we seem to talk about it (and the movie it spawned- Serenity) quite a bit.
- Don't troll. Not ever. - A LOT of people don't like it when threads are deleted, there's some controversy over that issue- just do a search for that. - Be nice. - 42.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: Once you reach 3000 posts, you may be invited to join the Secret Liberal Cabal That Does Not Exist. If you do not receive an invitation, that means you are Not Cool Enough.
*polishes badge*
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: Once you reach 3000 posts, you may be invited to join the Secret Liberal Cabal That Does Not Exist. If you do not receive an invitation, that means you are Not Cool Enough.
Wait...we're supposed to be secret?
I've got some flyers I need to retrieve...
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
It's not a dobie if it doesn't have a link.
Don't even try to say that anything other than Heinz is really ketchup (everything else is catsup.) Otherwise you may run afoul of my Ketchup of Righteousness (which is a wonderful tool for smiting.)
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Real ketchup isn't even a tomato sauce.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Blasphemer.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: Once you reach 3000 posts, you may be invited to join the Secret Liberal Cabal That Does Not Exist. If you do not receive an invitation, that means you are Not Cool Enough.
Wait...we're supposed to be secret?
I've got some flyers I need to retrieve...
I've been the secret voice that leads the meetingss...
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
We're not that liberal.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by El JT de Spang:
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: Once you reach 3000 posts, you may be invited to join the Secret Liberal Cabal That Does Not Exist. If you do not receive an invitation, that means you are Not Cool Enough.
*polishes badge*
I KNEW IT! Look, put me in coach. I've made my posts, I've antagonized Dag, I've agreed with Lyr time and time again, I'm ready!
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
Javert wins.
Posted by BlueWizard (Member # 9389) on :
Here is are more serious rules and guidelines.
Know when to let go.
At some point you have to accept that the other person is not going to be swayed. And also remember that the entire world doesn't have to agree with you.
You make your point, someone makes a counter argument, you make a response clarifying your position. Then the other person clarifies and expands his position, etc....
At some point you have to accept that you've made your point and it is never going to be any clearer. If the other person doesn't agree just accept it and move on.
Next, even though it doesn't seem necessary, it is helpful to qualify your statements. For example, instead of saying 'this is what happened', say instead 'I think this is what happened'. Sometimes what you intend to be a plain and common statement, comes of as a statement of absolute irrevocable fact, and very likely, it is not.
Finally, don't use net-speak or txt msg speech. Using words like 'prolly' instead of 'probably' just makes you look like an idiot. It's not endearing, it's not cute; it's just annoying. If you want to be taken seriously, then speak in common but 'serious' English.
Don't be concerned if English is not your first language. Oddly, I find that people who don't speak English as a first language, speak better English than the rest of us. Not exclusively, but I think it is a fair generality.
Also, if English is not your first language, don't be concerned if your English isn't perfect. If you can get your point across, even if it is a bit rough, people will still respond and take you seriously. We are well aware that people come here from around the world, and we can easily make allowances.
Finally, paragraphs and lots of them. Keep your statements in concise units. Long endless never-breaking paragraphs are extremely difficult to read on the Internet.
AND, only Full Blank Lines for paragraph breaks.
I'm not sure how it works here, but indents, as in leading spaces or tabs, are usually filtered out by the Internet, which means those paragraph markers are lost. Which as I said, makes one huge paragraph that is very difficult to read.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: Look, put me in coach.
Fine, but I'm riding up front, in First Class.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: I've agreed with Lyr time and time again
Which not only pads your liberal cred, but also your "being right" cred.
Carry on. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlueWizard: Know when to let go.
The irony! It burns, it burns!
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
There's a link in your profile that points to this.
Posted by bootjes (Member # 11624) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shawshank:
-If you have never seen Firefly, you might want to rent the disks or buy the series from Best Buy or something, we seem to talk about it (and the movie it spawned- Serenity) quite a bit.
I liked "Blakes 7". Bad special effects, good story. Does that count?
(okay liked serenity too. Firelfly was only for a very short time on dutch TV)
Posted by bootjes (Member # 11624) on :
There's a link in your profile that points to this.
Your name anything to do with the Amber series? Liked that too!
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
It has everything to do with the Amber series. I decided to keep a low profile and not add "Prince of Amber" to my user name... Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by rivka:
quote:Originally posted by BlueWizard: Know when to let go.
The irony! It burns, it burns!
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: Once you reach 3000 posts, you may be invited to join the Secret Liberal Cabal That Does Not Exist. If you do not receive an invitation, that means you are Not Cool Enough.
I prefer to think of my lack of invitation as telling the world that I am Too Cool For Not Existing.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: Once you reach 3000 posts, you may be invited to join the Secret Liberal Cabal That Does Not Exist. If you do not receive an invitation, that means you are Not Cool Enough.
Wait...we're supposed to be secret?
I've got some flyers I need to retrieve...
Good thing we print all our fliers on ephemeral paper with invisible ink.
Wait, I mean they print their fliers. Yeah.
-Bok
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
[Contents of post edited by SLCtDNE]
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
You may have been able to silence me, SLCtDNE, but the placement of the post that you butchered ensures that your dirty, forum controlling tricks will be on display for all to see!
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Dance puppets...dance!
::plays with Hatrack's marionette strings::
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Other Rules to live or fry by:
You can exit Hatrack anytime you want, but you can never leave.
Anything not specifically prohibited is mandatory.
Anything not specifically mandatory is prohibited.
People here are American Friendly, which means they will do almost anything you ask them to, and nothing you tell them to.
The Secret Liberal Cabal is not as secret as the vast Right Wing Conspiracy. Both are top secret, but play softball together in the Conspirators league every second Tuesday at some undisclosed softball diamond.
All Jatraqueros are equal. Some are more equal than others.
Quote Princess Bride you win the thread.
Quote Dune--the book-- for bonus points.
Quote Dune the movie--lose points.
The "Last Post" threads never reach the last post.
The "Begging the Question" thread is older than the Internet.
Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dan_raven: The "Last Post" threads never reach the last post.
Didn't the original eventually die? Does anyone know who actually did end up getting the last post?
quote:Originally posted by Dan_raven: All Jatraqueros are equal. Some are more equal than others.
I'm not real yet.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
If I remember correctly, it died because someone was posting entire chapters of a textbook or something and crashed the entire board.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Get off my lawn.
Posted by Achilles (Member # 7741) on :
Who the heck is The Genuine?
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
Don't worry about not being real. I'm still not real.
I may be real, real soon.
Posted by Achilles (Member # 7741) on :
(reality is overrated)
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
quote:Originally posted by Achilles: (reality is overrated)
I'd like to try it first and be the judge of that, you hell dweller you.
Posted by theamazeeaz (Member # 6970) on :
I doubt I wwill ever be real.
Posted by LargeTuna (Member # 10512) on :
I know an occasional poster, but he's not real either Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro:
quote:Originally posted by El JT de Spang:
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: Once you reach 3000 posts, you may be invited to join the Secret Liberal Cabal That Does Not Exist. If you do not receive an invitation, that means you are Not Cool Enough.
*polishes badge*
I KNEW IT! Look, put me in coach. I've made my posts, I've antagonized Dag, I've agreed with Lyr time and time again, I'm ready!
<glances up> Huh.... Seven-hundred and thirty-five to go... <returns to what he was doing>
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: Blasphemer.
What -- no smiting?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by Uprooted:
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: Blasphemer.
What -- no smiting?
He's so not even worth it.
Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
I'd like to become real one day.
This one isn't a rule necessarily- but something you might want to know. Blayne really, really likes video games.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Blayne also really likes communism, and countries that at some point practiced communism. If you send him a mail order Chinese girlfriend he would probably be your friend for life.
There is no limit to the number of alts you may have on this board, if you can beat Jon Boy you get a million bux.
Trying to argue legality with Dagonee is like fighting the T1000 with any sort of melee weapon.
You cannot be made real until you satisfy at least 3 of the following requirements.
1: Endure one of King of Men's insults to your intelligence, insults to your preferred deity don't count.
2: Honestly believe Claudia Therese is especially nice to you, and then realize she is just that awesome to everyone.
3: Argue theology with Tom Davidson until he makes a jab with the graemlin tacked on at the end. If Tom cannot be found Mr Squicky or Javert will do. Other's may also be qualified
4: Post a movie related thread of significant importance before Puffy Treat manages to do it.
5: Win a round of the Hatrack Movie Quote thread.
6: Create a thread that eventually surpasses 10 pages of posts, simply replying to yourself over and over invalidates this accomplishment.
7: Survive Lisa's wrath after suggesting Israelis have no business defending themselves against Palestinians.
8: Watch the entire series of Firefly and see Serenity.
9: Participate in the Hatrack Xmas Gift Exchange.
or
Complete just one of the following.
1: Successfully convince Ketchup Queen that Heinz ketchup is not delicious.
2: Make a post with at least 3 sentences that no hatracker manages to disagree with, or take issue with the grammar.
3: Summon Mr. Card back to this side of the forums.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I dislike the "wins the thread" announcements. Mostly because I never win. I think I won once. Besides, everyone knows that any thread worth winning is won by Tom. It's why he and I will never be friends.
:runs a search:
I guess I won one thread, but more importantly, I apparently won an argument with Squicky once.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I've barely done three of those.
Also,
quote:Participate in the Hatrack Xmas Gift Exchange.
and people wonder why I stopped participating in the "Holiday Gift Exchange". Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: 4: Post a movie related thread of significant importance before Puffy Treat manages to do it.
Note the qualifier. Think they'll realize none of my movie threads are of significant importance? Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: 2: Make a post with at least 3 sentences that no hatracker manages to disagree with, or take issue with the grammar.
Fail!
Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :
quote: 2: Make a post with at least 3 sentences that no hatracker manages to disagree with, or take issue with the grammar.
The comma in this sentence is unnecessary. Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by pooka: I apparently won an argument with Squicky once.
What, is that supposed to be hard?
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:Originally posted by rollainm: The comma in this sentence is unnecessary.
Commas aren't grammar.
However, the second half of the relative clause is ungrammatical—there's no slot for the relative pronoun.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Jon Boy is punctilious with his punctuation.
Posted by The Genuine (Member # 11446) on :
quote:Originally posted by Achilles: Who the heck is The Genuine?
I'm the Headmaster of Sakeriver.
And indeed, quite possibly the only person to have come to Hatrack from Sakeriver (rather than the other way around).
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
I think you're the first I've seen.
Although technically, I was a lurker at both before joining either.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: Blayne also really likes communism, and countries that at some point practiced communism. If you send him a mail order Chinese girlfriend he would probably be your friend for life.
There is no limit to the number of alts you may have on this board, if you can beat Jon Boy you get a million bux.
Trying to argue legality with Dagonee is like fighting the T1000 with any sort of melee weapon.
You cannot be made real until you satisfy at least 3 of the following requirements.
1: Endure one of King of Men's insults to your intelligence, insults to your preferred deity don't count.
2: Honestly believe Claudia Therese is especially nice to you, and then realize she is just that awesome to everyone.
3: Argue theology with Tom Davidson until he makes a jab with the graemlin tacked on at the end. If Tom cannot be found Mr Squicky or Javert will do. Other's may also be qualified
4: Post a movie related thread of significant importance before Puffy Treat manages to do it.
5: Win a round of the Hatrack Movie Quote thread.
6: Create a thread that eventually surpasses 10 pages of posts, simply replying to yourself over and over invalidates this accomplishment.
7: Survive Lisa's wrath after suggesting Israelis have no business defending themselves against Palestinians.
8: Watch the entire series of Firefly and see Serenity.
9: Participate in the Hatrack Xmas Gift Exchange.
or
Complete just one of the following.
1: Successfully convince Ketchup Queen that Heinz ketchup is not delicious.
2: Make a post with at least 3 sentences that no hatracker manages to disagree with, or take issue with the grammar.
3: Summon Mr. Card back to this side of the forums.
An additional rule is that you must never, on any occasion, read or respond to any posts by BlackBlade. Ever.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I do believe that BB was real before he did three of those.
Posted by Darth_Mauve (Member # 4709) on :
Pooka wins the thread.
(Yes, its a pity win, but they count.)
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Jon Boy: I almost limited the grammar caveat to just you, but you were already mentioned by name when I discussed alts. Incidentally, what's a relative pronoun?
Puffy Treat: I think you and I both know that trailers, casting buzz, and new movie announcements are all important events of unparalleled significance.
ketchupqueen: Nope, I definitely completed at least three before you, KPC, and Rivka made me real. Though I will admit that I still wish to complete at least one of the, "Complete one, become real" requirements.
Flaming Toad on a Stick: How could they respond unless they also read the post to some degree? Seems impossible to do the later without the former.
Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :
quote:Commas aren't grammar.
Heh. Right you are.
Of course, I never said they were, either.
So...there... Posted by dean (Member # 167) on :
I became real twice, I think.
And I still don't have 3000 posts 8 years later.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
quote:2: Honestly believe Claudia Therese is especially nice to you, and then realize she is just that awesome to everyone.
Ha! That completely happened to me.
Posted by Epictetus (Member # 6235) on :
quote:Know when to let go.
At some point you have to accept that the other person is not going to be swayed. And also remember that the entire world doesn't have to agree with you.
You make your point, someone makes a counter argument, you make a response clarifying your position. Then the other person clarifies and expands his position, etc....
At some point you have to accept that you've made your point and it is never going to be any clearer. If the other person doesn't agree just accept it and move on.
Couldn't have said it better myself. I would add, don't take anything personally. If your argument gets torn apart by someone, they don't actually hate you.
That's right isn't it...nobody here actually hates me do they? *cowers in fear of the truth*
Also: Hatrack is definitive, reality is frequently inaccurate. Posted by adfectio (Member # 11070) on :
Two out of Three. Almost there.
Posted by Geekazoid99 (Member # 8254) on :
Wait, how am I going to prove my existence to you guys when I can't even prove I exist to people I have actually met in person?
Well hopefully I'll at least I'll end up being an imagination of someone real and not an imagination of an imagination because thats what I am to my "physical" friends.
Posted by luthe (Member # 1601) on :
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yay for puns!
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(anybody think the bork joke funny?)
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