[Hannah W]

Hi guys!

Everywhere has unwritten rules. In the workplace, at the park, at your great grandmother's house, at a strip club, the casino. There are unwritten rules about what you can and can't do. What you are allowed to talk about. Who you should or shouldn't speak to.

What are the unwritten rules here at MacNN?

[cSurfr]

#1 - Cipher is always right.
#2 - See Rule #1

[- - e r i k - -]

Use the ignore function.

Never ever set foot in the politics / war lounge.

Never discuss religion.

[philzilla]

Originally posted by Hannah W:
What are the unwritten rules here at MacNN?

if you're gay or christian, you can get away with absolutely anything without getting banned.

or so it seems.

[Timo]

1. Two or more paragraphs of text, in a row, will probably not be read

2. High post counts are not necessarily guarantees of good post counts

3. When provoked, zigzag will post something funny

4. Like moths to a lightbulb, provacative threads will attract provacative posters. It's then easy to see a whole thread on "ignore" <--loads fast!

5. If you're going for a threadlock, Demonhood's everyone's favorite for the final word

[Hannah W]

Originally posted by philzilla:
if you're gay or christian, you can get away with absolutely anything

Awesome! I'm Christian. Looks like I'm not going anywhere soon

(I notice a bitter sarcasm in your statement philzilla - is this a MacNN "Issue"?)

[benign]

Originally posted by Hannah W:

...What are the unwritten rules here at MacNN?

Religion, the religious or devoutly
superstitious minds should not
be ridiculed.

[BlackGriffen]

Try to keep flame wars confined to one thread only.

BG

[lil'babykitten]

You're supposed to type your posts normally without hitting the return key after every three or four words. A certain poster here hasn't quite grasped this unwritten rule yet.

[sanity assassin]

Originally posted by Hannah W:

(I notice a bitter sarcasm in your statement philzilla - is this a MacNN "Issue"?)

You have no idea how much it is

[engaged]

As a mod, your sig may contain controversial (depending on your perspective, obviously) political statement.

[Eug]

So what are the strip clubs' unwritten rules?

What happens if I write them down?

[benign]

Don't post pictures just for the
hell of it - 56K'ers don't likely.




... and never animated !

[d4nth3m4n]

animated like this??

[Landos Mustache]

Originally posted by philzilla:
if you're gay or christian, you can get away with absolutely anything without getting banned.

or so it seems.

...or an ugly balding English guy.

[Gankdawg]

Originally posted by cSurfr:
#1 - Cipher is always right.
#2 - See Rule #1

Make shure to post whin someone maks a spieling mstaek to.

[Link]

1. don't ever say macs are cheap
2. cash gets a new name every month
3. If you use too many smilies, you're likely to get hurt.
4. don't EVER refer to macintosh computers as: MAC, APPLES, or MAC'S.
5. don't EVER use apostrophes improperly.
6. never say you're getting an SUV
7. be extremely careful your sig is not any bigger then 140 (width) by 40 (height) and does not exceed 10kb, and is static!

That's all, peeps!

Oh and a hidden one:

Signing your posts as:
-Ca$h

may get you banned

[wolfen]

If you want to be popular:

1) For every post pick a persona: funny, provocative, or both. If you can manage to suck up to someone popular while doing this, you don't need to read further.

2) Pick a side in every argument. It doesn't matter which side you pick as long as you follow rule #1.

3) DO NOT attempt to win an argument or establish a profound point. Stick to #1.

4) Pretend that offline you are a winner, a conqueror, someone who makes things happen, etc.

5) Boobs or a higher post count makes it easier to be heard if you are not particularly good at being entertaining.

6) Intensity beats Intelligence every time. It's just part of the social order, and MacNN is no exception.

7) No one reads long lists like this. It wasn't particularly funny or provocative. Does a list scream INTENSITY? No. How do you expect to learn the ropes reading dross like this? You have already failed your first test.

Why do I even bother? Feckin' morons. I don't have time to just sit around teaching you people! I've got other things to do! And stuff.

wolfen

[Kilbey]

If you want to get cipher's attention just point out a flaw in the theory of evolution. He will call you an ignorant idiot and question your lineage.

Oh, and about the gay and Christian thing, starwarsguy is gay and not a Christian. And if you see a post by Zimphire, you will almost immediately see a post by starwarsguy.

[Diggory Laycock]

Don't ask about the badgers... or cheese.

[philzilla]

Originally posted by Diggory Laycock:
Don't ask about the badgers...

IT TOOK ME WEEKS TO STOP THINKING ABOUT THE BADGERS, DIGGORY! GRR!!!

[benb]

Superchic[k]en posts always get flamed. Usually in this order: Cipher13, Philzilla, SWG, rampant. Cipher13 will take a direct jab, calling him and idiot bluntly, and might also say "your God sucks" too. Philzilla takes pretty much the same route as Cipher13. SWG will then proceed to make light of what he sees as a lack of a "sex life". Any subsequent attacks on SWG will lead to evasion by partial quotes. If the evasion does not succeed, he (Superchic[k]en) is a gay hating homophobic. rampant does not have a set pattern. Somewhere in the post ThinkInsane or Millenium will step and and threaten to ban those mentioned above if they do it again. But it is just a threat and doesn't happen. Ever. Do a search for threads by Superchic[k]en that Cipher13 has posted in. One only needs to look back a few weeks. Then probably Zimphire will post some stuff and people will yell at him; If I knew why I'd tell you. Eventually benign and RooneyX will come in and call all who are Christians retarded, except benign will
do it like this
because it is his
accent or something
moronic.

Then the thread will be locked.

[theolein]

I don't think there are really any unwritten rules here, considering that just about every subject, from sexual to automative, has been covered here at one time or another. Breaking the written rules often enough will get you banned, but that's about it.

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by benb:
Superchic[k]en posts always get flamed. Usually in this order:

***SNIP***

will come in and call all who are Christians retarded, except benign will
do it like this
because it is his
accent or something
moronic.

Then the thread will be locked.

This sums it all up perfectly!!!

but... you forgot the part where I jump in with a ***SNIP*** just so people know who I am replying to but don't want to fill the thread with a huge amount of text no one will want to reread no matter how well it is written.

Oh, and "what?".

[philzilla]

what

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by philzilla:
what

Yeah, don't do that.

But then it's almost as stupid to reply to such posts. Because the reply that always follows is...

[Gankdawg]

Don't forget








+1

[willab]

Originally posted by Hannah W:
Awesome! I'm Christian. Looks like I'm not going anywhere soon

(I notice a bitter sarcasm in your statement philzilla - is this a MacNN "Issue"?)

Yes, people here have a problem with Christians. It is good to have another Christian onboard. You are in a major minority here to be female and Christian.

[philzilla]

Originally posted by Kilbey:
Yeah, don't do that.

But then it's almost as stupid to reply to such posts. Because the reply that always follows is...

if benign posted it, it might be:

w
h
a
t

[amsalpemkcus]

Must love dolfins.

[ryju]

Originally posted by amsalpemkcus:
Must love dolfins.

Must spell properly at all costs.

[wang_himself]

1. Vote Wang 2004
2. I always win.
3. I am always right.
4. Beer is good!
5. I am tired.
6. This place must have more flame wars than the rest of humanity.
7. People here will annoy you
8. Stop dl the pr0n
9. Do your hmwk
10. What

[vmpaul]

Originally posted by Hannah W:
Awesome! I'm Christian. Looks like I'm not going anywhere soon

(I notice a bitter sarcasm in your statement philzilla - is this a MacNN "Issue"?)

It's not that people have a problem with christians, per se, it's just that this is a discussion forum. Be prepared to be challenged on your views. Most of the heated discussions stem from threads where people feel strongly about an issue. And there some christians who seem to be very strident concerning their beliefs. To be fair, the same can be said about a number of non-christians as well.

You'll find the same argumentative tone in threads about evolution, gun-control, abortion, homosexuality, gay marriage (the big one lately), Iraq & Bush, and the righteousness of Star Wars & The Matrix. You know, all the normal stuff.

[starman]

141x41.

Mike

[Axo1ot1]

Originally posted by starman:
141x41.

Mike

that was my idea

oh and fools with 68 at the end of their name are Ca$h incarnations...in general. fools whose names are body parts of star wars characters are Star Wars Guy or spoofs of SWG.

There is a BBQ to chill at after you hit MacNN where the rules are more relaxed and everybody knows your name.

[MacGorilla]

I am probably the only person here with a high post count who never gets put on any lists at all ever. Weird.

[Kilbey]

I bet no one has put WDLove on their ignore list yet!!!

[starman]

Originally posted by MacGorilla:
I am probably the only person here with a high post count who never gets put on any lists at all ever. Weird.

Nope, me too.

Mike

[wifedoer68]

Here's one: Kilbey works at GM, his dad works at GM, blindly defends any GM product, blindly defends the SUV trend, and is a ****ing moron. People at 'the other place' also think he's a duesche.

- Ca$h

[dtriska]

Originally posted by Kilbey:
I bet no one has put WDLove on their ignore list yet!!!

I've thought about it.

There's only so much sunshine I can take.

[MindFad]

Originally posted by wifedoer68:
Here's one: Kilbey works at GM, his dad works at GM, blindly defends any GM product, blindly defends the SUV trend, and is a ****ing moron. People at 'the other place' also think he's a duesche.

- Ca$h

Quoted.

[vcutag]

Originally posted by philzilla:
if you're gay or christian, you can get away with absolutely anything without getting banned.

or so it seems.

So in theory, if you're both, you're set, eh?

[ambush]

ca$hy boy, what's your cummulative post count? It must be something like 10k. At least.

[Doc Juansinn]

Originally posted by wolfen;
Pretend that offline you are a winner, a conqueror, someone who makes things happen, etc.

[gorickey]

Originally posted by wifedoer68:
....think he's a duesche.

- Ca$h

Is that the same as "douche"?!?

[wifedoer68]

Originally posted by ambush:
ca$hy boy, what's your cummulative post count? It must be something like 10k. At least.

Eh.... probably. I WAS neck and neck with Cipher until I got banned the first time. Since then I have no idea.

- Ca$h

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by wifedoer68:
Here's one: Kilbey works at GM, his dad works at GM, blindly defends any GM product, blindly defends the SUV trend, and is a ****ing moron. People at 'the other place' also think he's a duesche.

- Ca$h

Stalking me?

Oh, and expect personal attacks from Rob if you ever disagree with him. Oh, ********68 aka. Ca$h's real name is Rob.

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by MindFad:
Quoted.

Quoted???



I am quite confused here. Are you defending me or defending Rob?

Originally posted by rorickey:
Is that the same as "do

Great. Now you're on his list. Never point out the errors of Rob. He is a perfect speller. It bugs the piss out of him when other people make mistakes. Now he will call you names and swear at you. It really hits you where it hurts. /sarcasm]

[MindFad]

Kilbey, I quoted to remind everyone how lame and sad of a mofo Ca$h is. You and I ... we's coo', buvva man.

[andi*pandi]

Discussions of cheese are welcome. Scoffing at cheese will get you called bad names.

when in doubt, call someone sweetheart and say they're being silly. It always makes them realize you're right. It's never annoying.

Realize that conversations are cyclical. Each year, there are major threads on abortion, republicans, evolution, christianity, bathroom habits, how many female members there are, food, SUVs, which {car, cellphone, appliance, jetpack} to buy, as well as at least 5 threads for every funny joke/flash movie ever posted online. You will type your heart out in the first such of these threads you encounter, only to later realize that your reasoned arguments have just been absorbed into the internet without a ripple. The next time that argument comes around, you either ignore it or attack with rabid righteousness, eager to be noticed. (Jest sayin, s'all.)

misleading identities are always sniffed out by those with lots of free time and computer savvy. There are many people here who fit that description, and they are bored.