Why do people start threads to announce they are new?

[Diva]

We know you are new because:

a) we've never seen your name before, and

b) we can read your post total.

I'm not trying to be an ass, but it seems silly. Just join in conversations, people will welcome you, and we can all live in one happy family.

99% of the time, the people who start the "I'm new here" threads often disappear within a week, never to be seen a again.

What exactly do you get out of it other than marking yourself as fresh meat?

[Dances with Chainsaws]

I think it's a formality type thing. Just to get to know people and learn your way around.

[kittyinjammies]

Could be a way for certain individuals to break the ice.

I know y'all scared the hell out of me in the beginning. Some of you still do.

[Slater]

Why do people start threads to announce that people are starting threads to announce they're new?

'Kay, I'll stop now...

[imported_.]

Hell, it can't be any worse than the "I have nothing better to do than start another thread" threads in the Chewer Forum lately.

I suck, You suck, We all suck, What are you wearing, What should you be wearing, I just got laid, Make better posts, and those hilarious threads that take the name of another, serious, thread and put a comic spin on them!

Ha ha ha ha ha!

I'd rather read a sincere post by a "Newbie" than another idiotic one by a "cherished" resident.

[Smirk]

I agree, retarded.

Unless you do it creatively like Kiteless did with the ChewerVision 2D thread. That's cool.

[Matt Goldberg]

Kiteless:
I'd rather read a sincere post by a "Newbie" than another idiotic one by a "cherished" resident.Gee, Kiteless. Whoever could you be referring to?

[Slater]

Kiteless:
I'd rather read a sincere post by a "Newbie" than another idiotic one by a "cherished" resident.And here we go again...

[Coyote]

That's CHERRIED resident.

It's just desserts.

[Boomstick]

i did that when i started making posts, and i lasted longer than 2 weeks.
(2 wweeeeeekkssss 2 weekkkkss-total recall)
it doesn't bother me, i understand it, and if they don't last longer than a few more posts, no big deal. it's not like it's mean to introduce yourself. it's all in fun.

[Boomstick]

oh yeah, and we all post in these threads anyway, so it must not be all bad.

[Jennifer]

Coyote starts over from Square One.:
That's CHERRIED resident.
Actually, for a message board of it's size- and the fact that it's on the internet, where y'know, only geeks ever go- there are relatively few cherries on CHUD.

[Cheese Biscuits]

kittyinjammies:
I know y'all scared the hell out of me in the beginning. Some of you still do.I've been around for years... and this place still scares the balls out of my pants.

[Diva]

Damn. I guess people are touchy lately. I sincerely want to know why people feel they must announce their entrance. I never did. The majority of people who register on these boards never did. What's so special about the 2% of you who feel the need to let everyone know who you are?

As for CHUD being intimidating, Hell life is intimidating. Does that mean I should walk into the supermarket and announce my arriveal? No. If I don't where something is, I ask someone. I honestly don't get it.

Edited for spelling and to reiterate that I'm not knocking anyone. Curiousity killed the cat. Now i know the feeling.

[kittyinjammies]

Well, that's fair, I guess.

I didn't do it either, but I don't knock them for it. Each to their own.

[DVtS]

I think this is about the least intimidating movie messageboard community thing possible.

People are generally pretty nice here, and the humor is good.

[Greg Clark]

Why do we new poster make threads introducing ourselves?

Why do you makes post about us making post s about ourselves? It's not pretentious, it's just a friendly hello. What's so wrong with a hello & a wave?

[purple_hazed]

I really do not have a problem with "Newbie" threads. They really do not hurt anything, and actually gives Chewers some insight into the new people posting. Actually, I like the newbie threads alot, because I find people interesting.

[Alice in Wonderland]

Alternatively, we could go with a plan where non-newbies start threads to introduce themselves.

"Hello, I'm... well, you know, and I like... hell, you already know what I like. And what I don't like. Peace out."

On an unrelated note, what is the deal with "Peace out?" What does it mean? Where does it come from? Is everyone on the internet *really* a renegade fat nude hippy on the run from 1967? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Dan Whitehead]

"Peace out" has its origins in hip hop, not those smelly hippies. I believe it derives from "Peace, I'm outta here", which literally means "Take care everyone, I'm going!"

[Straxboy - An Anthony Hickox Film]

Anyone else rememebr that Derek & Clive sketch about Dud's Boogie-Woogie pianist ?

Just reminded me.

That is all.

[cart00n]

Cheese Biscuits:
kittyinjammies:
I know y'all scared the hell out of me in the beginning. Some of you still do.I've been around for years... and this place still scares the balls out of my pants.Admit it, you look for ANY excuse to get your balls outta your pants... wink