@quis: or Richard Moll.....

*sigh* fine, i'll read it.

Haha, of course. It's hard to forget about him.

Thanks for the reassurance of the potential effectiveness of the guide, guys. It's nice to know those 2 hours I wasted was not in vain.

I'm stuck in the house with snow, so I just can't resist making one of these.

<3 at first sight.

Hmm, maybe you should consider putting those up in the guide along with the explanations. More appealing that way.

Actually, they could just be inserted into the post saying that the thread will be closed or merged - get people to realize more that they need to search.

Oooh, spawnage from the Angst thread! Of course~ I like that idea. X3 You up for making more of those? *__* (I'm such a lazy twit >_>)

hah, beautiful arche.

I'm thinking of making a double post one. I'm just trying to think of what image from FMA to capture for double posts - any ideas?

If you have others you can think of that would be nice, let me know. - I'm enjoying this

Basically it would make things much easier on the mods if you could just insert some standard thing rather than having to come up with an explanation each time. At least for me when I have to deal with correcting people, it's often more efficient in the first pass (first offense) to just use a standard answer with a link to where to get more info. After the first pass (i.e. second offense), an explanation/actual worded post would need to be given to see if it's a genuine mistake or if they're being stupid.

^this is exactly what I'm talking about!

You don't want to burn out on management. You need to enjoy it. Even consciensious members can pop up a picture with a link to this thread letting people know what they're doing wrong. That way the mod just has to delete the extra post/merge posts and leave it at that .

I know all about burn out with work and fun. You have to have ways to take care of yourself.

arche, that's brilliant! I thank you on behalf of the forum staff.

hey quis can you please add the following two lines into your guide?

yes there are only 51 (not 52) episodes

the movie comes out in japan summer of 2005, there is no set release anywhere else yet.

i'm so sick of seeing a new thread pop up everyday about either one of these topics

Certainly. I'll get right on that.

thanks...

*gives quis a persimmon gift basket*

Ohh! *stares at gift basket* Thank you.

This guide has been edited. Now I shall go fix all the other ones.

I'm glad you made this thread.

Thank for this thread Quis, I was waiting for a thread like this to shut those n00b up.

Hurrah for Quis
(you callin me a n00b! Huh! HUH!)

Alright guys enough with the stupid butt kissing It really is quite pathetic.

[COLOR=red] Theres olny a few in this one but it is the few w\who grow and rule. for the newbies i'm with you.

Hi, I'm a newbie and im soooo sorry about that pie thread i didn't know about that seach button, also i didn't read this. Again I'm sooo sorry and thank you making this.

All right, kids. The Guide has been edited, and is even color-coded now. If there is anything else you would all like me to add, then please do not hesitate to inform me.

My first impression of these "forums" was the feeling of a common fear shared by everyone that are considered "pro": the fear of us dreadful n00bs!

While understanding why... i must point out that no one is an expert at first try and that certainly applies to all aspects of life. Noobs will therefore be present everywhere we look, throughout generations to come. HAIL TO THE NOOBS!

The word "noob" is also quite an extraordinary one. While mearly being a word to explain the concept of "one that is a beginner" it is often used in the context of cursewords, and should therefor be filtered out as such foul language... especially where "noobs" are generally considered less evolved forms of life then the otherwise experts of a specific skill. Certainly posting comments about various topics can evolve over time into something complex and masterful, if one gives it enough time and practise. But ultimately: when you die... do you want to be remembered as "joe, the expert poster of comments"? And that reminds us of how small and insignificant we all really are.. not just the noobs

And now, to try and make this a generally accepted comment, i will now quote a current action of mine with the "*" symbol, like so:

*frantically overlooks the spelling and grammar in the very "noobish" post he has written, with the power of a 100 expresso cups, and simultaneously raises his own blood pressure out of mind bogglingly high amounts of stress, by roughly 76%... before moving the shaking pointer of his mouse to the "add reply" button*

Keep posting them comments ppl, and for the sake of all things holy: WATCH YOUR SPELLING!!

And yes, btw: FMA rulz!!! OH yeah!

Diddi, the little boyos of the little Iceland

^ Now this is the sort of posting all newbies should view as a relatively good example.

By the way, Diddi, your self-spellcheck missed a word, among several others:

Hehe... yeah well.. as a newbie, I reserve myself the right to make spelling and grammar errors until I have reached the rank of "not a newbie anymore", if I ever get there that is

And since we're all chatty now... i'd like to ask a simple question about the marveled FMA tv material: when is this movie ready? if it hasn't already been made? I want to see it.. i NEED it!

Thumbs up for this site also
I was definately not implying that this website in general had a negative impression on me... not at all It just appeared as I typed "full metal alchemist movie" in the google search bar, and this noob issue... well I've tackled it elsewhere

CHEERS from Diddi

You posted in this thread, but did you not read this guide in its entirety? It clearly states that:

So, no FMA movie goodness for anyone until that date at the earliest, excluding advertisements and promo material.

Yeah you know... i kinda read the whole thing AFTER i posted my comments
You can call me lazy, I wouldn't really oppose. Im the definition of "lazy bastard".

Thx for useful information I will have this website primarilly in mind when seeking information about the Fullmetal Alchemist (fullmetal in one word aye?) tv episodes and other material.

For further notice, I don't really know anything about anything related to anime, compared to all the 3 digit IQ experts on these things, that occupy the entire forums on this site. I just like FMA

Let's pray that these few more months will pass quickly! I ate a baby... eerm.. in honor of the movie, i think... anyway... sorry for spamming your thread... or whatever you call it... goodnight

Diddi.. king of n bs, 1841-1976.

I hope you don't mind but i didn't read what u posted. i...i just needed someone to talk to. WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND? We can play cards and battle ship and........ oooh wait. that's the problem with cyber space, only information can pass through.

It would be so cool if....if our world could have communication via personal. i mean what if we could acually connect a personalize copy of the real you in cyberspace. I'm sorry but my Imagination loves to run wild and out of the box sometime. But I like to hide it sometimes.

Lonley I am so lonely + it's a friday night and 10:11 at night. this WAS my first time in a chat room, but i see how it is.

If you didn't read it, then why did you post? This is like spam.


Sorry to burst your bubble, but this isn't a chatroom. Spam again and I will be forced to issue an IP ban.

Last try... I'm going to find some one even if it kills me, which i hope it doesn't hurt.

Sorry, I'm really getting impatient here.

Infact i feel faint. I think i'll turn in for the night.

Oh I am so very sorry about my grammer mistakes. But what is spam I'm rather confused at the moment?



Note from Quistis: Posts merged. Stop double+ posting. If you took the time to read the guide, then you would know what spam is.

wtf?! this isn't a chat room, this is a forum; ie this is a place intended for the discussion of topics. perhaps you should join the rest of the children on aol...

Q ) how do raise your rank

If you bothered to read this guide, then you would know.

sorry, I was in a hurry.

Well, if you are in a hurry why don't you leave?

It is as simple as that.

How come when I try to put in a signature picture it says "no dynamic pictures allowed in the IMG tab"? How can I get my sig to show up?

if anyone will answer how do you use avatars and all?

Now we can help you!

Go to my controls and choose avatar settings. Then put in a web adress for the avatar you want or upload one from your computer.

click my controls at the top, go to edit avitar,if you want to use an image from your computer click browse find your pic then click update avitar at the bottom

Thanks for the guide it was helpful

Hee, I shall be advertising this guide quite regularly now.

Maybe you should add to the spoiler bit: people apparently don't get the point that titles can contain just as much spoilerish content as the actual entry itself. It's driving xrninja to the edge of disaster. ;;

Thanks for the suggestion, Kase. I will do that when I get a little time (and feel motivated enough).

No problem and please! Take your time. Be a matron while you still can and enjoy it.


EDIT: Hm, maybe a little explanation on the report feature too. The people who use reports to tell us why they chose [this] option in a poll is becoming quite annoying.

Thanks for the guide!

Thanks alot for the guidelines. ^_^

I'm so glad people appreciate this. =D

I am as well. I haven't gotten around to editing the spoiler part in that Kase suggested yet, but I think I will soon. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Yeah I already found out the hard way before I came here,sorry! If there's a next time I will try to be there first!