Hello!

Blush_01

It has been pointed out that there's a clique-y thing going on here. I think it's probably because of Beers and people getting to know eachother in real life. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I'd imagine it'd be pretty off-putting if you were new. So I propose that this thread be reserved for new people, lurkers who would like to post a bit but are intimidated and anyone else who doesn't know anyone to just say hi, so people know that they're new and feel a bit funny about jumping right in.

Ideally, people would pm the new people who post here so the thread doesn't get really badly clogged up and become a spam thread #2.

If everyone thinks it's a crap idea, then I guess letting a mod know so they can delete it would be a good idea.

Oh, and if you're new, HELLO! We love you already. And we're really nice, honestly, so it's great that you've decided to hang out here.

elmyra

*hugs noobs*. Good idea Blush, hope this works.

Chinafoot

Not to put a dampner on things...but generally we do the roll call and sticky it at the start of the year.

That and know your UCDians.

But this could work too. I don't mind.

singingstranger

Worthy stickying until then? Maybe adding the words 'the newbie thread' to the title?

HappyCrackHead

i think it might be best to hold off on this... the summer will cause traffic here to simmer down, i remember how dead it was in august of last year. not being in ucd will make it hard to find anything ucd oriented to talk about except ourselves, which althrough we all seem to be very good at, is the reason WHY we have spam threads.

im sure some of the old gaurd will keep things trucking along, a slow down i inevitable.

BKtje

It has been pointed out that there's a clique-y thing going on here.

Ok, i'll bite the bullet. What exactly is a "clique-y" thing. People have used it when talking to me for ages and im always guessing as to what they mean. Could someone explain it in laymens terms (failing that a java program highlighting it would also work*). Thanks




* i kid i kid

Blush_01

I guess it roughly means that as people get to know eachother better there are more personal references and in-jokes in what they're saying. This is then exclusionary to those who don't understand what's going on. The ones who do are considered to be in the clique, the ones who don't are outside it. And the ones who are outside the clique are usually the new people who haven't found their feet or can't find their feet because they can't figure out where to put them without stepping into someone else's private jokes.

Am I wrong anywhere there, or have I left anything out?

Crash

B-K-DzR wrote:

Ok, i'll bite the bullet. What exactly is a "clique-y" thing. People have used it when talking to me for ages and im always guessing as to what they mean. Could someone explain it in laymens terms (failing that a java program highlighting it would also work*). Thanks




* i kid i kid

public static void main(String[] args){
     Circle circle1;
     Point[] pointArray;

    pointArray = new Point[UCDboardsPopulation];

    for(int i=0; i<pointArray.Length(); i++){
      drawPoint(pointArray[i].getX(), pointArray[i].getY());
      if(withinCircle(pointArray[i])!=true){
         drawText("Noob", pointArray[i].getX(), pointArray[i].getY()+3);
      }
   }
}

i left out classes such as Circle and Point, and the code for withinCircle() and drawText() (also drawPoint()) out of it because, well, i'm fairly sad. but i have to stop at some point.


also the odd chance i got syntax wrong - no IDE and its 20 to 2 in the morning EDIT: and i've edited it a number of times

BKtje

cheers blush for the somewhat ambigous reply and crash for making it perfectly clear!

Crash

....that was actually the most pathetic thing i've ever done in my life.

besty

Good to see all the newbies availing of the thread.

I suppose it's the thought that counts Blush

Blowfish

Well i'm a kindof noob, so err...hello

singingstranger

Arf, and most people thought no noobs would show...

Welcome to the party, good tullach.

Stabshauptmann

Hello, My name is Joe, and Im an alcoholic

Scraggs

Heya tullachbuí [lovin the username btw] welcome!
You should post in the know your UCDians thread with what course your doing [and a pic if you want]

Blowfish

tullachBu&#237 wrote:

I guess I fit under the noob category too. A friend of mine mentioned this forum a few times so I figured I'd join in just to see what ye get up to

Now, all that remains to is come up with clever siggy.

Edit: Oh, maybe I shouldn't actually. I don't know my friends username I'd hate to think that I was kindof, well...intruding. Think I'll leave it actually. It's been short but, yeah, think I'll let I'll leave it, feels wrong.....

Can't see the delete option but I guess I can reserve my username, just in case.

Ah i'm sure he/she won't mind, why don't you ask them?

18AD

Evenin' all. I guess I'm a big noob too
Not for long, I hope.

tullachBu&#237 wrote:

Now, all that remains to is come up with clever siggy.

That's quite the task. I'm still siggyless. My posts feel so naked

Exar Khun

I'm the guy who kills alot of threads with obscure quotes and inside jokes that only I get.

18AD

Exar Khun wrote:

I'm the guy who kills alot of threads with obscure quotes and inside jokes that only I get.

I don't get it
...but h!i

Twigy

Im a noob,just joined today!
So hay to all the ucd(d) people:)

singingstranger

Hello, fellow UC-double-D-ite!

Chakar

Well I would qualify as a newbie with the 38 posts so far..

LAAngel

Hi I'm new so nice to meet you all, I actually found this forum when I was looking for the name of a nightclub and search results brought me here, still haven't found that nightclub haha.:D

Twigy

Yay new bees!

Blowfish

Hi everybody!

/que Dr. Nick jokes

elmyra

Hi Dr. Nick!!


Also....hey new people and welcome. I'm only here like 5 months and already think everyone's pretty lovely. This place is addictive!! Enjoy.

Julesie

I guess im a noob too... i only know sangre in "real life", although i have spotted grimes on the wall at arts or (the department of lung cancer as the guys like to call it) a few times.

Hermione*

I still feel like a newbie! Wecome fellow n00bs!

singingstranger

In fairness I kinda feel like a n00b too, I've only been an active poster for three, four months max...

**elaine**

Not really a newbie but I haven't posted much here!
Hello to all!!

bluepencilcase

hello!

18AD

*comfortable silence*

Umaro

i'm probably a newbie.. hello

blondie83

Welcome all - I've been here nearly three years now (I was searching google for something martial arts related and board scame up and I never looked back!). Anyhow hope you all love the UCD forum and UCD in general

singingstranger

bluepencilcase wrote:

hello!

Hi...

Lamia

Chakar wrote:

Well I would qualify as a newbie with the 38 posts so far..

As would i considering my join date...:p

So hi everyone!

dajaffa

I'm a relative noob too. Only been posting for a couple of months, and up until recently, everybod seemed to think I was a boy.... Not going to name names, but I will say a couple of random words; scraggs and panda.

Scraggs

Welcome all!!
Dajaffa is such a lovely girl!!

Juicebox

is it just me or does everyone on boards go to ucd?

Villaricos

hi!
actually only joined because of the threats from Seb but sure then i met a few of ya last day and ya all were very nice! and il be in elmyras class next year so now i know someone yaay!

rainbow kirby

Not everybody. Just lots of us.
and... *waves to all noobs*
I remember having to suggest on the feedback forum that they gave the UCD board a mod all those years ago... *feels old*

Juicebox

wow u were way ahead of your time...well i was just pondering seems this is a board for newbies anybody checked the no. of post most people have had on here haha a couple of thousand perhaps!!

panda100

LAAngel wrote:

Hi I'm new so nice to meet you all, I actually found this forum when I was looking for the name of a nightclub and search results brought me here, still haven't found that nightclub haha.:D

What post was it and what nightclub??

Hmmmm bluepencil case....intresting........

the evil lime

Not sure if I qualify for noob status (see join date), how and ever...

I am a boardsie of the "lurker" type, and I have been lurking around here since around September / October, and only recently began to make any posts... so eh.... hi

Blowfish

the evil lime wrote:

Not sure if I qualify for noob status (see join date), how and ever...

I am a boardsie of the "lurker" type, and I have been lurking around here since around September / October, and only recently began to make any posts... so eh.... hi

Hey, it's actually fun that there are so many lurkers around here, it's like having our own stalkers.

elmyra

Villaricos wrote:

hi!
actually only joined because of the threats from Seb but sure then i met a few of ya last day and ya all were very nice! and il be in elmyras class next year so now i know someone yaay!

yup! lucky you, not just everybody gets to be in my class*





*I have personal vetters called the CAO

pantar_dubh

Blush_01 wrote:

It has been pointed out that there's a clique-y thing going on here.

Oh, and if you're new, HELLO! We love you already. And we're really nice, honestly, so it's great that you've decided to hang out here.

Hi to you.:)

Blowfish

pantar_dubh wrote:

Hi to you.:)

Hmm, interesting, I can't say i've ever seen anyone before who's first post was on TCN.

meowCat

Hermione* wrote:

I still feel like a newbie! Wecome fellow n00bs!

Yes. I feel that way too.
Especially as blowfish just explained some clique-y thingi to me in the other thread!

Thanks again, blowfish!
And I really like your location statement Would have used that too if you hadn't already.

I came to boards through a friend of mine, who gets mad at me every time his names slipps out, without me asking him for permission first....at least, that way, I found the delete functionality (for all other n00bs: click on edit and then you can delete your post).

However, shortly after me joining I got an unexpected and very warm welcome from another boardster, whom I hadn't known before. Don't get to see him much recently though, but just want to use this opportunity to say:
Good luck with your exams!! And:
Not to worry,
not to fret,
all is well,
just not yet.

Blowfish

meowCat wrote:

And I really like your location statement Would have used that too if you hadn't already.

Why thank you*

*I stole it from someone on linuxforums.org:o

Gwan which friend was it? I'm guessing one of the other postgrads, so that narrows it down to irlrobins, cruiserweight, John_c, and probably someone else I have forgotten.

meowCat

Blowfish wrote:

Why thank you*

*I stole it from someone on linuxforums.org:o

Gwan which friend was it? I'm guessing one of the other postgrads, so that narrows it down to irlrobins, cruiserweight, John_c, and probably someone else I have forgotten.

Well, I am not allowed to say Or I'd have to delete this post, too.

And not all my friends are postgrads either.
And yes, if you are not talking about one particular school, then you forgot a few people. And if you are talking about one particular school, then I donno how many are on boards actually...