I was talkiing about this the other day in RL. Many posters are just passing through hence if one intends to stay he or she should generally ease into posting and observe the proprieties and social conventions of the regular board posters for a while. A certain number of posts regardless of content seems to be required before really registering on the board consciousness. Just seeing someone's name or avatar over and over, finally they become familiar and their posting maybe worth reading to comprehend, since it appears they will be around for a while. Of course there is always the tried and true method that relates to the H.S. days - find the biggest guy at the party and whip his ass (or try to). A rare few find success with this method.



