Very new member here -- Looking for advice on forum usage

Activeellis

Activeellis

Activeellis

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Hello! I am 12 years old, and I live in the UK. ( I know I will get some sort of flak for being 12, but oh well. Age is just a number, right? ;) )

I am a new member of this community, I come from www.facepunch.com ( The forum turned to **** recently, and I got permabanned for having an opinion on the owner, hopefully it is different here. :) )

I am ( in my opinion ) not bad with computers, I have a desktop with 4gb ram, GTX460... Basically mid-high range hardware and I have a laptop with linux installed on it.

I fitted a power supply and my graphics card in my computer.. Basically on my own. Just with my mom to help with holding **** and taking **** out in essence.

So, I would like to ask some questions if that's ok.


(1) Can I have a link to the general rules to the forum?
(2) How active is the forum?
(3) Are we allowed to make megathreads?
(4) If there is one, how does the ranking system work?
(5) Why can't I get an avatar?
And finally..
(6) How nice is this community?

Thanks for reading!
 
Activeellis said:
I got permabanned for having an opinion on the owner, hopefully it is different here. :) )
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I believe your other questions have been answered but a friendly warning, insulting/disrespecting the owner of these forums will get you in the very same position as it did over there. I'm not saying you did insult the owner of that forum, just letting you know what isn't a good idea here if you wish to keep an active account!

Welcome.

If your signature is too big, I will hunt you down and make you pay.


:Edit: Also, what are you doing up this late on a school night?!
 
Oh, It's not a school night :) We are on a half-term.

And the owner of the forum had gone haywire and basically banned people who disagreed, he is demodding mods because they did one thing wrong.
Thanks all :)
 
Ah right, still! At that age I was in bed by 10 :o

You'll be glad to hear it's not like that here, we're an all caring, all sharing lot. Group hug guys :D
 
Heh, thanks all.
Oh and Mom = Mum
:)

In some places ( America ) they spell it like that and pronounce it like that.
I have been on the internet and been around americans, so I get into the spelling they use, and I get used to it if that makes sense.
;)
 
A megathread is something like...
Say you had a thread called the Half life 2 megathread, you would discuss HL2, post pictures of it etc.

At FP, There was a thread called 'What are you working on?'
The WAYWO.
Everyone posted their projects there, and when they made progress they would post what they have done, there was a separate thread called 'What do you need help with?' too.

In simple terms, it is a thread that people discuss things in, post their stuff in etc.

It is long term.
 
powelly2010 said:
i think you will find people don't go school on Saturdays ;)
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You have a point there! I blame my weird shift work on my confusion :p

Activeellis said:
At FP, There was a thread called 'What are you working on?'
The WAYWO.
Everyone posted their projects there, and when they made progress they would post what they have done, there was a separate thread called 'What do you need help with?' too.

In simple terms, it is a thread that people discuss things in, post their stuff in etc.

It is long term.
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There are threads like that, but not ones with that exact content. having those threads could be helpful, however I think it's much better to have a dedicated thread for your specific project or problem.
 
Welcome little one, i was the same at your age. just remember there is fresh air outside and we all need it now and then no matter what age ;)
 
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