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I failed my saving throw and burned my tongue.
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I have just over 100 posts, so I'm a "practice squad player." However if I keep posting (and I will 'cause I LOVE this forum), I'll gain the next designation which is probably a 3rd string or backup role of some kind.Welcome SLGDEV! I believe those categories are based on how many posts the user has made on this board. Someone like you who just joined is labelled "On the Roster" because you don't have a lot of activity.
It's supposed to be a fun classification but I agree with Tony2046, nobody really pays any attention to them.
I've been here since 2004, however have been mainly a lurker until recently.^ yeah same here. trying to work my way up
I failed my saving throw and burned my tongue.
Not really. That only works for a specific post. I was talking about a global situation where you can see the grand total breakdown for the cumulative numbers under your avatar. Thanks, though, for telling me about this one aspect.
BTW, I have seen posts where there are two quote boxes. For example, A posts something. B replies so you see the quote box with A's stuff. Then C quotes B's post. When I do it as C, I only see in the quote box what B wrote. In other posts I have seen both A's and B's stuff in quote boxes.
I know. It is just being new here I (a) am unfamiliar with the different personalities and (b) wanted to make clear who I am.
Board Rules (the Unwritten)
#1 Membership in one of the two board Groups is mandatory. You will become a Homer or a Negative Nancy™ even if we have to kidnap and brainwash you to get you to do it.
#2 Once in a group, you are contractually obligated to only use the most insulting and exaggerated rhetoric when describing the thoughts and/or actions of the other group. (Duh)
#3 When someone in the opposing group says something that doesnt comply with #2 you MUST none-the-less act like they've personally insulted you, which of course they have.
About some of the groups.
- Homers are incapable of thinking on their own, let alone managing anything approaching critical thinking
- You are a Homer if you have ever used the words "Lets wait and see" or used any combination of other words with similar idiomatic meaning.
- You immediately become a Homer if you have ever used the words "In" or "Belichick" or "I" or "Trust". Doesn't matter if you used them in the same sentence or not, just that you have ever used them at some point in your life.
-You irrevocably become a Homer if you ever, ever disagree with any of the founding Negative Nancies. Just. Dont. Do. It.
- If you become a Negative Nancy, you are immediately granted Belichick and McDaniel mind reading powers. These supernatural powers also extends to Coordinators, Owners and Various Assistant Coaches. Obviously, you don't need to see or meet the person whose mind you are reading.
-Once you've read Belichicks or McDaniels mind, you are allowed to state your readings as indisputable facts in your posts, which they are. Don't let the Homers deny you your ability to read minds.
-Negative Nancies are also granted the semi-supernatural ability to Know Everything. This power works especially well for things that happen behind closed doors and in the locker room. Granted, this is very similar to the Mind Reading ability, but in actuality, its kind of different too.
I may be slightly biased in how I've presented these but please see Rule #2.
While we are offering software suggestions, I'd prefer if links were easily distinguishable from text. Currently you have to hover over text to see if it is a link or not.
You left out JETS FAN! which is my personal favorite reply.
That is such a Bull Sh*t representation of a Homer.
Being a newcomer and having been here now for a couple of weeks I have some comments.
This forum has many nice features that I find lacking in Boston.com forum. Among them are:
Minor dislikes:
- Requiring validation before one can become a poster. That means that a banned poster stays banned.
- Links back to the list at the bottom of the page, so that one does not have to scroll back up.
- The addition of likes, etc. so that you don't have to post just to agree.
- The massive membership which translates into considerable activity.
I still don't understand the ratings or poster ranking system.
- When someone disagrees with you, but doesn't enter why, as no post is required to disagree.
- The massive membership which makes the size of each thread massive and so becomes harder to follow.
Overall comment: I like this forum.
Marry, **** or kill?Kinda like those "hot or not" lists I used to make in elementary school back when I worked there as a janitor
I was curious about that, I just reached 5,000 and was unsure if that changed my progression or not. I'd appreciate it if you did!I used to have a chart that showed the progression. I'll have to be sure to add that back in
the only thing you need to know as a former boston.com forums poster is that there is no rusty here, and if he is here, i've already ignored him.