Candace, I think it's both.

Bonnie, I chuckled when I read your last post, because when I was reading Columbine's last post, I was thinking "She forgot the most important one!"  That is, in full,

FCYMCUETYP

Which means F*** Columbine, You Crack Me Up Every Time You Post!  Sometimes abbreviated to FCYCMU! 

 While you are at it Bonnie if u cld maB put sumthin in about posting in english cause it drives me when ne 1 posts in chat spk.  THX!

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In the social order, I accept the bottom rung, until the wine is pouring and the Lord commands a song!

I think the chat speak (lyk omb) is irritating beyond words. Perhaps we should stick that under the category of Net-iquette.

I detest netspeak or even 733t-speak!  Damn it, I went to school and know darn well that those English classes sunk in, so I'm going to use those skills that I learned.  I can assure you that I'm going to mention that

With the fact that we sometimes have non-native-English speakers on the board I strongly feel that NOT using correct English puts people at a disadvantage.  I've actually banned netspeak on boards that I've attempted to run in the past.  You use it repeatedly, your arse gets banninated....lol

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Don't feed the idiots or they'll continue being idiots...

CandaceO:

I am rather fond of the fact that this topic has its very own theme song, thanks for the add on Columbine! We're either a very creative lot, or we all need lives.

Oh on a day in April month, we started with a ditty

about creating F A Que's,, we thought we were quite witty....

we scoured long forgotten posts to gather information

so people could find answers to……

those  frequently asked questions!

 

Here's to F A Que's aren't they really handy!

They answer this, they answer that

at the click of your mouse dandy

Here's to F A Que's  don’t you really know

they send you to  the answers true…. where dead horses cannot go!

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Sorry...I couldn't resist...though my filking skills are quite hampered, as I usually compose them in the wonderful altered state of inebriation....

I would vote that the FAQ be placed in the Welcome section as a topic right under the House Rules topic so it's nice and visible.

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January 20th, 2009...the end of an error

Okay, come on now. How can I NOT applaud that effort? Well done!

I think we may be the only thread with our own parody/theme song. Go us!

Well done! Tis quite the catchy tune!

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If Great Big Sea had a soul, Its name would be Alan. Unfortunately, a degree in religious studies has evidently done little to prevent him from dealing with the devil... Either way, wherever he goes, I'll be right there behind him. -Sean McCann

I wish there was more I could do for this topic besides creating a silly little parody, but unfortunately, I'm about as tech-savvy as a caveman. But Bon, if you need help with something, feel free to ask. I'd be happy to try my best.

It's not the tech-savvy I require...all I really need help with is gathering the information :)  I can take care of the rest, I'm a geek that way...lol

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Don't feed the idiots or they'll continue being idiots...

I guess, along with no chatspeak, we could mention NO YELLING IN ALL CAPS!!!!!!, no scalping (reselling tickets ABOVE face value), no cursing, and please keep innuendo elegant enough to go over the heads of most 14-year-olds.  And please be tolerant of people's spelling and grammar errors instead of correcting them or making fun of them (unless you're me ).

Love, Columbine (Baby Got FAQ) 

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Col,

I so totally think I love you following that no yelling in caps suggestion. My other pet peeve is people who ask a question and end the sentence with an exclamation point...basic grammar here folks, if it's a question, it gets a question mark. Drives me mental.

CandaceO:

Col,

 My other pet peeve is people who ask a question and end the sentence with an exclamation point...basic grammar here folks, if it's a question, it gets a question mark. Drives me mental.

I just did that in a post.  Because, I don't really expect an answer.  

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We belong to the sea
To the waves you and me
Living in the ocean so blue
Aqua

No worries Honey, that remark was not directed at you. It was a general statement. Didn't mean to offend anyone with it.

Ooh, ooh, ooh, I know!

Q:  Is there a discussion about X?

A:  To find out, go to the Search box at the top of the page, type your topic in the box, and if there's a pull-down menu, select Entire Site from the pull-down menu, then click Search.

Love, Columbine 

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Wow... apparantly there IS a, FAQ page...

If you click on any of the little images (page, thumbtack, etc next to a thread in a forum it opens in a new window.

Or alternately, it is HERE.   It seems to be a generic one for this type of board ( I didn't read it all... just perused it), but it's a good starting place!

 

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~Kes

Desperate times call for desperate measures
Open your mind to all life's little pleasures
The hole in this world could be healed if by chance
everyone just stood up, took their pants off and danced

~Bruce Guthro

I got your PM   Thank you!

Yep, that's a fairly generic FAQ so I figured that I'd delve into the scary world of fandom ecentricities and come up with something to try to explain away such things as what we call ourselves, etc.  I figure it will help newbies understand some of the weird things that are refered to on the board...lol

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Don't feed the idiots or they'll continue being idiots...