New Member Saying "Hello"

[jimw156]

Hi there,

My name's Jim and I'm new here. I've been pouring over these clues for many, many years. So in many ways, my joining here feels like I've come home!

Looking forward to meeting and chatting with everyone!

[B]

Hi jimw156! Welcome to the site.

[P(D)enny La(i)ne]

Greetings, Mister Jim.

[jimw156]

Thanks, Letter B and P(D)enny La(i)ne, for the warm welcomes!

Quick question for either of you (or anyone else, for that matter): is there an "essential/read-me-first/FAQ" section of this board? In other words, as a newbie, is there a place on this board I can go to see if a question has already been asked/answered to death? Or do I just need to go ahead and ask questions, knowing full well I might be pelted with rocks and garbage for asking a dead-horse question?

[P(D)enny La(i)ne]

Jul 1, 2009 8:05:54 GMT -5 jimw156 said:

Thanks, Letter B and P(D)enny La(i)ne, for the warm welcomes!

Quick question for either of you (or anyone else, for that matter): is there an "essential/read-me-first/FAQ" section of this board? In other words, as a newbie, is there a place on this board I can go to see if a question has already been asked/answered to death? Or do I just need to go ahead and ask questions, knowing full well I might be pelted with rocks and garbage for asking a dead-horse question?

"is there a place on this board I can go to see if a question has already been asked/answered to death?"

Well, this is sort of a bone of contention around these parts.

The search function isn't completely useless, but it does leave a lot to be desired.

There's really no FAQ section either.

We DO have a Best of NIR section however, where we keep our favorite threads.

invanddis.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=5118

I'd add these threads to that list as well:

FOLLOW MR. APOLLO:

invanddis.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Clues&action=display&thread=5636

Magical Crowley Tour:

invanddis.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Clues&action=display&thread=5230

It's the Lily, Silly:

invanddis.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Clues&action=display&thread=5261

Apple Starr:

invanddis.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Clues&action=display&thread=5244

Beyond that, don't be afraid delve into anything, and we'll tell you (usually in a nice way ;D) if it's been done to death.

Anyone else care to jump in?

P(D)

[iameye]

Jul 1, 2009 10:16:34 GMT -5 P(D)enny La(i)ne said:

Jul 1, 2009 8:05:54 GMT -5 jimw156 said:

Thanks, Letter B and P(D)enny La(i)ne, for the warm welcomes!

Quick question for either of you (or anyone else, for that matter): is there an "essential/read-me-first/FAQ" section of this board? In other words, as a newbie, is there a place on this board I can go to see if a question has already been asked/answered to death? Or do I just need to go ahead and ask questions, knowing full well I might be pelted with rocks and garbage for asking a dead-horse question?

"is there a place on this board I can go to see if a question has already been asked/answered to death?"

Well, this is sort of a bone of contention around these parts.

The search function isn't completely useless, but it does leave a lot to be desired.

There's really no FAQ section either.

We DO have a Best of NIR section however, where we keep our favorite threads.

invanddis.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=5118

I'd add these threads to that list as well:

FOLLOW MR. APOLLO:

invanddis.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Clues&action=display&thread=5636

Magical Crowley Tour:

invanddis.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Clues&action=display&thread=5230

It's the Lily, Silly:

invanddis.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Clues&action=display&thread=5261

Apple Starr:

invanddis.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Clues&action=display&thread=5244

Beyond that, don't be afraid delve into anything, and we'll tell you (usually in a nice way ;D) if it's been done to death.

Anyone else care to jump in?

P(D)

jojo said something like if you uncheck categories that don't pertain to the search, it's easier to find stuff. But the search engine is pretty useless. Hope that helps

[thisone]

Welcome Jim. Follow the yellow brick road. See Rosemary's Baby and Laurel Canyon threads. Your eyes will indeed be opened to the nature of things on a grander scale. You may find yourself going places you hadn't thought existed.

[jimw156]

Going places I hadn't thought existed, huh? Can't wait!

And thanks everyone for the tips/advise. One last question and then I'll shut my pie hole:

Since I'm new, I've been digging through a lot of the old posts/topics, some of which haven't had a response to them in well over a year (or more). I'd like to reply to some of them, especially the ones where people have supplied audio/video/pics, if only to say "thanks for sharing". So my question is this; do the people on this board subscribe to the "the post is dead--let's move on" theory or is it OK to post a response to these old, old topics?

Once again, thanks everyone! BTW, I would have to agree that the search feature leaves much to be desired. I tried doing a search for "Rosemary's Baby" and got one hit--thisone's post telling me to search for Rosemary's Baby!

[P(D)enny La(i)ne]

Jul 2, 2009 13:59:37 GMT -5 jimw156 said:

Going places I hadn't thought existed, huh? Can't wait!

And thanks everyone for the tips/advise. One last question and then I'll shut my pie hole:

Since I'm new, I've been digging through a lot of the old posts/topics, some of which haven't had a response to them in well over a year (or more). I'd like to reply to some of them, especially the ones where people have supplied audio/video/pics, if only to say "thanks for sharing". So my question is this; do the people on this board subscribe to the "the post is dead--let's move on" theory or is it OK to post a response to these old, old topics?

Once again, thanks everyone! BTW, I would have to agree that the search feature leaves much to be desired. I tried doing a search for "Rosemary's Baby" and got one hit--thisone's post telling me to search for Rosemary's Baby!

I think thisone was suggesting that you *watch* Rosemary's Baby.

In any event, reply #4 in this thread gives a pretty good summary of the Rosemary's Baby connection:

invanddis.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Clues&thread=5636&page=1

And there's no need to worry about commenting on old threads. They're all fair game as far as I'm concerned.

[Girl]

Hello back, new member.

Welcome. Yes, please resurrect any old threads that you like. It beats the search feature any day, and sometimes a lot of good old stuff gets buried by new stuff. Fire away!

*NB: When attempting to do a search, don't forget to scroll down to the bottom and add a couple of zeros on to that "last 7 days" thing... I often forget, and when nothing comes up I realize I've forgotten to do that. No guarantees, tho.

[JoJo]

Jul 2, 2009 13:59:37 GMT -5 jimw156 said:

So my question is this; do the people on this board subscribe to the "the post is dead--let's move on" theory or is it OK to post a response to these old, old topics?

I think it would be great to bump old threads, sometimes I'll be digging through some old stuff and find a loose end that could stand being discussed again. This board by its nature is a collection of ideas that for the most part never get irrelevant to the subject at hand, just sorta get.. forgotten. Which is too bad, so have at it.