Originally posted by Suzianne2) Don't reveal yourself to early in internet relationships, and never reveal yourself in a crowd where a few of the participants are playing the anonymity card.
Word.
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Break these rules and you will get burnt, you can't have it both ways.
Whether the carrot you dangle is big or small, a donkey will approach it.
Originally posted by rookie54Did you just try rhyming with the word orange, you are a pioneer my friend.
never compose tepid poetry...
i once ate a dangling carrotroot,
that made my participle cringe...
my avatar pic burned in effigy,
az my hair turned a bright shade of orange...
rookie
I will now create a new word just for you.
twuorange, this word means to walk tentatively through the staff canteen while being used as a break out area for productivity brain storming sessions with a guy called Geoff in the corner.
Please feel free to use it as much as you like.
"I approached the bus twuorangly in a bid not to be late."
"Get that report twuorangely on my desk"
"Would you like your eggs cooked softly or twuorange"
"I was in the pub last night and got absolutely twuoranged"
Don't play more than six games at a time. It will weaken your game. It usually takes years to create a good chess gamesman base. But only a short time overloading your brain with overindulgence. We are not masters; thus, we lack that ability. Play just a few high quality games that you can be proud of playing. Even if you lose them all. Unfortunately some of us spread ourselves too thin for our own good.
Originally posted by Evil Pawn 666Solid advice, EP. Took me almost two years to learn that truth the hard way. Thanks.
Don't play more than six games at a time. It will weaken your game. It usually takes years to create a good chess gamesman base. But only a short time overloading your brain with overindulgence. We are not masters; thus, we lack that ability. Play just a few high quality games that you can be proud of playing. Even if you lose them all. Unfortunately some of us spread ourselves too thin for our own good.
Originally posted by WoodgieWhat advice would you give to new Internet users?
Allow me to start.
1) Don’t allow your imagination to create false ideas of the people you are interacting with on the internet; People on here are the people who exist in non-Internet life, except it is harder to avoid those you would not normally interact with (the decent and the not so decent) when posting in a forum.
Same ole prudent measure any reasonable person would take embarking upon
some jungle safari adventure... find a trustworthy guide and/or savvy mentor.
Originally posted by Woodgieyou can say that again.
Allow me to start.
1) Don’t allow your imagination to create false ideas of the people you are interacting with on the internet; People on here are the people who exist in non-Internet life, except it is harder to avoid those you would not normally interact with (the decent and the not so decent) when posting in a forum.
Originally posted by BlackampFor the experienced Internet user a lot of this advice seems blatantly obvious, to the new intrepid explorer a few "don't drink the water" signs are always helpful.
you can say that again.
Anyone remember their IRC days and first encounters with the "nutters"?
The threat of being Port scanned on a 56k dial-up (a hacker had time to make a few sandwiches and go on a picnic while trying to pinch a bit of data).
The joy of Microsoft Window applications with little holes in them that Microsoft felt if nobody knew, it was not a problem.
Were they the good old days of the information super highway?