03-12-2007, 01:48 PM
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Message Board Survival School
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The first rule of MBs is to Lurk.
Lurking is good.
Lurking is safe.
Yes, it feels like eavesdropping, but trust me, you'll
be glad you did.
Lurk on MBs where you can see and read the posts.
If you can not without joining, use a nick you may
discard, a safe email, and lurk.
Read the topics, read the responses, glance at chat,
see what's happening.
Spend at least two days lurking.
You may learn that Bozo is the 'goddess' of the
MB and can not be criticised or corrected.
You may find some awful trolls popping up to
attack posters with impunity.
You may find people off their meds.
Hence, you don't want to be there, so you leave.
If you've used your usual nick and can't delete
your account, you can make changes to render
it useless.
For example, on Alternative...
I went back on, deleted the posts I had made...
was not 'allowed' to do more than edit.
Good.
I erased everything I had posted and in it's
place typed...deleted.
I then went to my account, changed all
pertinent information, and my email to
memberwebsite.com.
I saved the information, and logged off...
this is because Alternative did not allow
me to delete my information or account.
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