Advice for newbies

[JasperDog94]

If you are new to the board this year, please read the following advice:

1. When posting, please use English. Nobody likes to read a post with numerous grammatical errors.

2. Don't blindly bash other teams. If you feel your team is better, great. Support that with statistics and facts.

3. Refrain from using foul language. You will be banned.

4. If you choose to talk trash, at least have the guts to show back up after your team looses.

Veterans of 3adownlow, feel free to add as you see fit to this list.

Best of luck to all teams this year. :D

[Ranger Mom]

AMEN!!!

(I guess I can be considered a "veteran"....can't I???) :p

[JasperDog94]

RANGER MOM,

You've been here longer than me, so I guess you qualify as a "veteran" in my book... wink

[pirate4state]

I'd like to add:

5. Take & pass a typing test!!

6. Using ALL CAPS. eek! ALL CAPS represents yelling & there should be NO YELLING on the downlow. Unless your RangerMom wink and have a point to make. :)

Anyone else have anything constructive to add??

[BrahmaMom]

Thanks for a constuctive list!

[Ranger Mom]

I don't think I have ever typed in all caps..have I?? I sometimes type a word in all caps to emphasize it (too lazy to go through the steps to make it bold or italicized) :D

But that was sweet of you anyway, (I hope you meant it as a compliment, because that's how I took it!!) :p

<small>[ August 29, 2003, 02:17 PM: Message edited by: Ranger Mom ]</small>

[Old Dog]

Good post 94. Being respectful of other "reasonable" opinions is a good way to get along on a board. Of course there are some "inside" jabbing between posters that many of us really enjoy.

[Rabbit'93]

Never EVER (I'm not yelling just emphasizing wink ) call a kid out by name and make disrespectful remarks. That is poor taste.

[espn1]

Also maybe we can all get together and sell 3A DOWN LOW cookies.

<small>[ August 29, 2003, 04:10 PM: Message edited by: espn1 ]</small>

[pirate4state]

Ranger Mom:
I don't think I have ever typed in all caps..have I?? I sometimes type a word in all caps to emphasize it (too lazy to go through the steps to make it bold or italicized) :D

But that was sweet of you anyway, (I hope you meant it as a compliment, because that's how I took it!!) :p I was referring to your AMEN post earlier! wink Yes, it was a compliment.

[pirate4state]

espn1:
Also maybe we can all get together and sell 3A DOWN LOW cookies together.http://fp.funfiles.plus.com/animated_emoticons/emotes_l/lol_a_lot.gif

[JasperDog94]

espn1:
Also maybe we can all get together and sell 3A DOWN LOW cookies.We have those? :D

[sinton66]

No, ESPN1's just hungry again!! :D :D :D

[slpybear the bullfan]

Hmmm... I'll second the post about not calling kids out by name. If you want to comment on how poorly someone played, there are several creative ways of doing so without getting personal. This is one courtesy our board has that I truly applaud.

Also, please refrain from talking about soccer, wink :p :)

[Chris Hart]

sinton66:
No, ESPN1's just hungry again!! :D :D :D Maybe ESPN1 ran out of his guvment cheese. LOL :D :D :D

[sinton66]

Slpybear, You mean COMMUNIST soccer, don't you? wink

Never thought of that, Chris, you may be right!

<small>[ August 29, 2003, 11:40 PM: Message edited by: sinton66 ]</small>

[jason]

can I add one to the list...how bout if u see a post with the score of a game, you dont repost it...ie 'burnet 47-reagan 0'.....i saw 4 of these at one point on the first page of the board...

<small>[ August 29, 2003, 11:47 PM: Message edited by: jason ]</small>

[Ranger Mom]

That's a very good point, Jason.

Read down the board before you post a topic!!

(I have been guilty of that myself, in the past :rolleyes: )

[sinton66]

I agree, pays to "scroll down" a bit before you post.

[Chris Hart]

I was the first to post it so it wasn't me guys, but lighten up on my fellow Dawg fans as they are just excited. :)

[Ranger Mom]

Chris Hart - they have every right to be!!! :D

[jason]

i guess it might take a week or two to get the kinks worked out...it has been a while since there's been this much action....

[District303aPastPlayer]

above all else, if you see someone that has over 175 posts... dont try and argue with them... you will have almost all of the board on you, and will not want to come back.

[Ranger Mom]

I think in one single post, a young Raymondville fan, who shall remain nameless :D , broke almost every one of these!! eek!

[District303aPastPlayer]

I believe that one of the bearkat fans from raymondville did do that. One bad apple ruins the bunch

[Old Tiger]

Be able to type 32 words a minute with 5 or less mistakes :D

[Bandera YaYa]

Good rules to try to follow on here...but let's stop calling soccer a communist sport....we have kids in all schools that play that and it's really tacky and ignorant to call it that, just because you happen to like football better. Communist is a really ugly, ugly word to me.

[sinton66]

Sorry, not gonna happen. On the other hand, if certain people would quit bringing it up, we'd have no reason to rant.

<small>[ August 30, 2003, 11:32 AM: Message edited by: sinton66 ]</small>

[3ABirdMan]

(officially) #7 -

usinG Otherwise BefoRe-unpublIshed coDes to Grant establishEd users a CollectIve advanTage maY Cause the Accused poster and useRs to be founD In contempt; the peNalties for which may cArry Lengthy sentenceS.

[sinton66]

For newbies, here is the ultimate clue. When a guy named Matthew 328 or another named Jacket2001 tell you their "trigger finger" is itchy, that means they're fixing to ROM your dumb butt, so clean up your act! wink

<small>[ August 30, 2003, 05:03 PM: Message edited by: sinton66 ]</small>

[slpybear the bullfan]

Bandera YaYa:
Good rules to try to follow on here...but let's stop calling soccer a communist sport....we have kids in all schools that play that and it's really tacky and ignorant to call it that, just because you happen to like football better. Communist is a really ugly, ugly word to me.Ya Ya... LIGHTEN UP. If you don't find our humor on this board funny, don't read them. Phil and Sinton66 and some others of us have had a good chuckle over Commie Soccer and the Spurs thing.

wink wink wink

So, to fOrget about us Calling soCcer namEs is veRy sImple, you juSt don't wAnt to COMe on hear and Mention things UNder any topIcS That have soccer PLayers mentiOned on iT.

(Heh, Heh, I haven't done any of that since last year!)

[Rabbit'93]

I have to agree Slpy YaYa quit taking things so seriously. Or maybe your just trying to start something.......... :p

[sinton66]

....or become something. Anybody think we have need of a HALL MONITOR ? :D :D

[Chief Woodman]

Be careful...she already put the whammy on PPHSfan.........lol

[Old Tiger]

lol, really? she takes things too serious!

[Wbulldogs]

hey im a newbie...and those are some good rules..im not one to talk mess to ppl either cause i play for the wylie bulldogs and somethin taugh there is to respect your oppenents but dont fear them...

go wylie...#3

[sinton66]

We welcome all 3A people here as long as you keep it clean and mostly civil. Noise talking is cool, but don't get carried away with it. Just be prepared to back up your claims with stats and facts! The motto on the home page sums it up:
"Keep it clean, and enjoy!"

[Old Tiger]

Talking about communist soccer is very clean and is legal :D wink

[sinton66]

Certainly, the TRUTH is always welcome here! :D :D :D

[Raider4ever]

Ya'll talk to much... =) Lol naw just playing. I like to read what ya'll have to say! Keep the chatter going =)

[sinton66]

Please be aware that it is difficult to properly express your true meaning when all you are doing is typing on a keyboard. Picture yourself on the receiving end to see how your words will affect others before posting your comments. Use the built-in smilies and such to assist you in getting your point across. Be sure that people KNOW you are joking about something as my young Raider friend did in the above post.

<small>[ August 31, 2003, 12:30 PM: Message edited by: sinton66 ]</small>

[JasperDog94]

Yeah, Sinton66 is right. :mad:

We all just need to get along. :(

It's okay to be mad when you're team loses. :p

But get over it and move on. :confused:

Just joshin' with ya 66...

[Raider4ever]

&lt;--- Was furious when sinton beat the raiders last year I had so many things to say but i kept them in. So i know ya'll can! =) Besides just wait till next year... Which is now =) We shall see what happenes not this week but the next week. =)

[sinton66]

I'm sure nobody's gonna believe this, but I'm not upset Raymondville beat Sinton, in fact I sorta suspected it could happen. I don't see that as the defining game for Sinton. Starting this Friday, we get 4A Gregory-Portland, Cuero, and Rice. Pretty sure those will define the '03 Pirates for me. wink

[District303aPastPlayer]

the sinton loss is a good thing for us. it will give more breathing room, like i said last night

[3afan2K3]

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[3afan2K3]

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