Oh, and before boinky replies, I will make the joke myself.

When I said juice, I meant semen. And when I said spit, I meant ejaculated.

There.

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We were all newbies once.

I don't recall having a particularly bad welcome, myself. But then, I didn't make much of an ass of myself upon introduction, either.

I think the standards of this community are pretty open and welcoming:

- Don't be an ass.
- Try to make funny comics.
- Accept praise and criticism graciously.

These are the three unspoken rules of this pretty-well established community. I don't sense that things are particularly hard for any newbies except those who have acted like jerks (mega_h8 and friends).

As far as I have seen, the funnier you are, the more likely you are to be recieved with open arms. So the community has some standards. Doesn't every community?

The biggest hurdle new folks face is understanding in-jokes and getting a general sense of who is who and what is going on. I had to overcome the same thing. It took a month before I understood what the heck that whole Cowboy Physics thing was about. But, hell... that's the same as in any community.

So, it's just like real life. Only in a computer.

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...Trot and Cap'n Bill were free from anxiety and care. Button-Bright never worried about anything. The Scarecrow, not being able to sleep, looked out of the window and tried to count the stars.

You know, I think our escapades in the RMDC forum contribute mostly to the noob problem. They don't understand fuzzy's rule #3, and we don't always offer them very constructive criticism.

Don't all of our trolls originate from the RMDC forum?

Wow. I go away for a couple days and this thread fills up with intelligent, thoughtful discussion.

I'd like to think that's a coincidence.

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Manboobs.

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I'd like to think you went away for a couple of days because you were out hunting down the newbie trolls.

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“It is only with the heart that one sees rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1945)

Elite? Us? hahahahaha!

Ah-

Hahahahahaha!

Elite what? Pointers? Clickers? Pointers AND clickers? That's what I want on my tombstone! "Here lies a guy who made comics using pull-down menus!" LEET! WOOT! VICTORY DANCE!

How the hell did the newbies even find out about our exclusive secret tight-knit inner circle? Who told them about the billiards room? The free draft beer? The hot tub? The escort service? WHO DAMN IT WHO?

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All kidding aside, just send me twenty bucks, and I'll let you into our club.

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No kidding. I've been offline this weekend because my home computer is in for repairs. I feared I'd helped spark a terrible flamewar just before I left.

I've been at SC almost since the beginning and I've seen a lot of dumb newbies come and go. I know it's part of the cycle. The only reason I'm starting to get worried now is that some of them are staying. Like I said originally, it's not the true, less-than-a-month-old newbies I mind -- they've been great lately.

I'm still worried. But some folks seem to feel things will work themselves out. I hope they're right.

Ultimately none of us can tell the others what to do (except maybe Brad). If it gets so bad that I can't stand to hang out here anymore, well, them's the breaks I guess. But Stripcreator has been, in my opinion, one of the coolest sites on the internet for the past two years, and I figured it was worth speaking up to try to save that before it's too late. All I'm really saying is that before you post something, here or anywhere on the internet, you should take a minute to think about whether anyone but you is going to find it worthwhile. Yeah, I know it's all subjective, but I think you can work out some general guidelines. It's kept me from saving more than one stupid post.

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I don't recall having a particularly bad welcome, myself. But then, I didn't make much of an ass of myself upon introduction, either.

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Who the hell are you again?

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Oh, and before boinky replies, I will make the joke myself.

When I said juice, I meant semen. And when I said spit, I meant ejaculated.

There.

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Damn.

I never claimed to be a regular :).

Even now, I am not trying to start a fight with anyone. This has all shown me how a simple joke can turn heated only because some people overreact to it. However, I am not going to waste my time replying to this thread anymore.

Ladyj, point and case. (A small spelling error...how low can you get.) How about this, if you don't direct anything at all ANYWHERE toward me, I will do the same, and I will be happy to never have to listen to your bitching again.

Also, in the beginning of this post, there were plenty of people having a bit of fun. EVEN the new people. That was all this was for. If everyone can't let this just fall away and go on with our strip making lives, then I guess we will have to deal with this debate for another 6 weeks. I truly don't understand why such a big deal was made. The bandwidth, yes, I can see that and if that is the only REAL gripe about this, then I apologize for using Brad's bandwidth for something not necessarily related to anything. I think everyone just needs to realize it was a small joke and nothing meant to cause rage in anyone.

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Sorry, I know I am renigging on my "I am not posting to this thread anymore", but I just read something I missed.

Andy, I am not 11 years old and by no means a "script kiddie". Now that that is settled, I am spent.

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It's case in point, you goddamned fuckskull!

Reneging. Reneging! RENEGING!!!

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Calm down, punky, and take two deep breaths. Inhale, exhale... inhale, exhale. Now, repeat after me: "3, 2, 1... 1, 2, 3... what the heck is bothering me?"

But seriously, don't take this so harshly. I think they've actually been targeting ME this whole time. YOU JEALOUS BASTARDS!

But really, most of the guys were talking about the RMDC noobs.

While I'm at it, it sounded like ladyj (in her first post) was just making a joke about which side of the fence you're on depends heavily on whether you're considered newbie or not. I don't think she was insulting anyone at all (*gasp*).

And andy was most likely referring to sub_m7 when he said "script kiddies."

Reneging. Reneging! RENEGING!!!

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Oh, I thought he was using some kind of politically incorrect term.

since I already RENEGGED on my statement, I might as well again.

I've always said point and case. I know of case in point and I understand it's meaning, but point and case means "That proves my point and closes the case". :)

Devin, perhaps you are right, but some of those statements seemed directly aimed at me. If they weren't, then I guess that is a different story. I never got too heated myself, just commented on how heated others were getting...so the deep inhalations are unnecessary. Thank you anyway.

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"RENEGED!" One G! How hard is that? ONE GODDAMNED G! YOU BASTARD! OH THE HUMANITY!

That is why you will never know the love of a good woman.

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Seriously, "point and case" is flat wrong. You mean something like "game, set, and match." There is no such thing as "point and case." It's obvious you just misheard "case in point" because your ears are jammed with chunky hog semen.

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I've had a loving girlfriend for two years now...you're retort makes little sense my dear friend.

by the way, I thought it couldn't be one g because of the ol' consonant, vowel, consonant thing from gradeschool. I just looked on webster's and since the original word is RENEGE it makes more sense.

jerkoff.

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Dat's the way we do it 'ere in O-town, G! You tryin' to dis' m' lingo, boxer boy?

But seriously, let him be. Hey, I can take a couple more insults if you guys can dish 'em!

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I've had a loving girlfriend for two years now...you're retort makes little sense my dear friend.

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YOUR retort! YOUR! Not YOU'RE! YOU'RE is a contraction of "you are!" "You are retort makes little sense my dear friend" makes little sense, my dear friend!

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That's more like it.

My gosh, you're right. It's been hours.

* fap fap fap *

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have you not realized yet that I am now making grammatical and spellin errers just to get your response?

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SPELLING.

ERRORS.

Jesus God Christ it's like talking to a monkey!

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Dat's the way we do it 'ere in O-town, G! You tryin' to dis' m' lingo, boxer boy?

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Naw, you be throwin' down some sick shit, dog.

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by the way, I thought it couldn't be one g because of the ol' consonant, vowel, consonant thing from gradeschool.

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Damn, I should have said "I don't care what you learned last year in grade school." That would have been a much better spelling flame. Why do I always think of these things after the moment has passed?

"That's not a spelling flame. This is a spelling flame."

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