Forum Introduction

The Forum Introduction is a very important social form of "acceptance" of a Normie or n00b into a forum, and classifies the member as such. It first consists of "presentation" from the newcomer to the community through the most common three ways (Note that the use of he refers to a uni-sexual term):

• The Showcase Method: In which a newcomer will introduce himself in a robot showcase thread complete with some bots he has made. This is a good way to get to know the older members, introduce yourself, and also find out who is most respected by their responses with each other.
• The HELP method: In which a newcomer simply posts a help thread indicating of a specific problem with the game; usually dealing with either installing the software or with using the basic options. The respect that the newcomer may get and acceptance can be varied depending on how the user types (i.e. older members, and especially n00b whackers, dislike the consistent use of Caps Lock, large smilies and signatures, and punctuation marks) and the difficulty of the problem.
• The Social Method: Mostly used by returning members, the newcomer can simply introduce himself, his beliefs, values, etc. This may also vary depending on the member that responds to him and the way he presents the thread. The Ounce was a notable example of this. Another alteration of this is that the newcomer or returning member can post in someone else's thread to help him out in either their showcases or technical support thread (much like a older member). This method gives a good amount of respect to the newcomer if he is knowing what he is talking about... Otherwise, he is classified as a n00b.

After the presentation, there is the second classification or "judgment" by the older members. Not surprisingly, full blood n00b whackers (i.e. InfiniteInertia, Pyscolone) are very skilled in sniffing out the n00bs within the constant wave of newcomers entering the forum, and will not hold back at judging the member by it.

After the judgment is finally the reputation that mostly sticks with the member for the rest of his life. This pertains to the infamous "first impression rule" in which the member is judged based on either his achievements or his introduction.