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What advice do you give to ....
newbies on this forum.
A few do's and don'ts I have come up with: -If a member is asking for help with his clapped out 500k mile beater don't tell him to take it out to the back forty and shoot it and then buy a brand new car. We recusitate everything here even the owners. Egos not so. -Don't use plain English language. Pelican forum has its own special language - acronyms and sammyisms ad nauseam. See Azanady(spelling?) has started a list. School me is a prime example of no child left behind. -Grow a thick skin.Expect to be shot down regularly. -Read your entry before you post it. -Keep politics in the barf forum - oops parf forum. -And good luck. You are going to need it. |
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01-18-2013, 06:45 AM
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Good advice, also............
stay the **** away from PARF! |
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01-18-2013, 06:47 AM
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I went to boarding school and, as the unwritten rules dictates, took a fair beating in the beginning. I had to endure it - so shall all the other newbies.
A good sense of humor comes in handy too.. 
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01-18-2013, 07:02 AM
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Did you get the memo?
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Search - you're not the first person to have an oil leak in your 911SC
Educate yourself - read the forums, read the how-to articles, read the FAQs The forum is not a text message - proper use of the English language will go a LONG way Details - don't ask for help with your car without posting up details on the problem and your car Post your location - there's probably a Pelican nearby that will help you for beer 
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01-18-2013, 07:03 AM
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01-18-2013, 07:07 AM
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Been hanging out here for 12 years now...it's been a nice visit
 . "Thick skin required"...yep! Got yer back "when the chips are down"...that too! We were all newbies once upon a time...I started visiting about the time one of our moderators was facing the firing squad...ancient history now. "Our" bark is worse than the bite...
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01-18-2013, 07:11 AM
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Get off my lawn!
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Learn to filter the BS from facts. If you ask a question there may be different opinions on what to do. You will have to figure out which solution is from a knowledgeable person and which is from a idiot.
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01-18-2013, 07:14 AM
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durn for'ner
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...and I am still the Durn For'ner.
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01-18-2013, 07:15 AM
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Don't listen to Glen...he's an idiot
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01-18-2013, 07:15 AM
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Get off my lawn!
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Slow refresh and a double post.
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Glen 49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America 1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan 1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood! |
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01-18-2013, 07:15 AM
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snow tires
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01-18-2013, 09:07 AM
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Gruppe B #319 2 '86 911 Carrera coupes (red & white) '66 Corsa convertible 140/4(red) '66 Monza coupe 110/PG(white) '95 993 cabriolet (wife's) |
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01-18-2013, 09:10 AM
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Fluffing is not only done to pillows.
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01-18-2013, 09:12 AM
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Ubi bene ibi patria
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Don't mess with Joe Bob
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01-18-2013, 09:54 AM
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Don't be Canadian!
They are just too darn nice! I don't trust them! How can a whole country survive without hubris and animosity? It is not natural I tell you!
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01-18-2013, 10:22 AM
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Ubi bene ibi patria
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You might mention 2 of our primary exports to you folks south of the line; cold fronts & hockey players.
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01-18-2013, 10:34 AM
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Use the SEARCH, Luke!
Do not illegally import cheese into Canada. |
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01-18-2013, 11:51 AM
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Dont be from Florida or Alberta
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01-18-2013, 12:21 PM
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When you post a for sale item, local pick up only............TELL US WHERE YOU ARE!!!!
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01-18-2013, 12:42 PM
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canna change law physics
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Post early, post often
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Lexus RX350
Carrera
1979 Porsche 911SC
1970/1982 Porsche 914-6/911SC 2.7 RS
