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You're 8 months too late 
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Oh okayy. I am new and so confused.
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(01-07-2014 06:29 AM)derpyderp14 Wrote: Oh okayy. I am new and so confused.
You might want to start by posting an introduction for yourself.
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How do you unignore somone with a phone?
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You are not the first to have that problem. I forgot what the solution was, if there was one; most people just wait to get on a computer and then unignore.
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(02-18-2014 03:51 AM)crazyguy562 Wrote: How do you unignore somone with a phone?
You'll have to use the normal non-mobile site. Or memorize the URL to directly access the settings for un-ignoring(the page is there for mobile, but there is no way to access it without using the exact URL)
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How do you exit mobile mode! I CAN'T STAND IT!!!
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I thought mobile didnt work...
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Mobile works? I thought I broke it completely. 
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As far as I know, all that happens is that you get taken to the awfully ugly MyBB default theme.
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I found the old version on my PC, and managed to reinstall it. Perhaps later I will attempt to get the new version working... but not in the mood for that right now. xD
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RE: The All-in-one READ ME FIRST Topic.
I'm wondering if maybe this intro could be expanded and modified slightly, to represent SS as a somewhat "less-insane, more supportive" place than it's been in times past.
(And/or, maybe there could be a separate thread for what I have in mind. And yeah, I can make them, just throwing the idea out here while it's on my mind.)
Guide to Introducing Yourself
The current Guide emphasizes what not to disclose, but I think it'd be useful to encourage people to identify some information about themselves, in their welcome post.
Yeah, no personal addresses... but knowing what country or state a person is in, what level of school they're in (or which ones they've completed or left), and other details about their situation can help a lot in quickly understanding a person's situation.
I can think of a range of additional things to add to that, which perhaps should be a separately-posted "Guide to Introducing Yourself." Of course, people can introduce themselves in any way they want, but knowing a bit about people's interests, family, references they know about, and so on, can help lead to a more productive discussion more quickly -- particularly if they're looking for advice or other feedback.
Guide to Related Content
On another note, I think it's worth introducing people to some basic critiques of factory-model education, like Ken Robinson's Changing Education Paradigms, and maybe also a brief history of SS, written from the perspective of where we (and education transforming in general) is at in 2014. And, some things like an overview of alternative ways to learn (that could be yet another guide, constructed in part from the contents of Alternative Learning & Income.)
And so on. This could also blend into various discussions about making a book, comics, a YouTube series, and other things some of us have been discussing.
The reference to the Frag Arena could also use an update. Maybe keep the reference, but use it as a means of explaining what we'd prefer to keep off the forums.
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(02-20-2014 06:04 AM)xcriteria Wrote: I'm wondering if maybe this intro could be expanded and modified slightly, to represent SS as a somewhat "less-insane, more supportive" place than it's been in times past.
(And/or, maybe there could be a separate thread for what I have in mind. And yeah, I can make them, just throwing the idea out here while it's on my mind.)
Guide to Introducing Yourself
The current Guide emphasizes what not to disclose, but I think it'd be useful to encourage people to identify some information about themselves, in their welcome post.
Yeah, no personal addresses... but knowing what country or state a person is in, what level of school they're in (or which ones they've completed or left), and other details about their situation can help a lot in quickly understanding a person's situation.
I can think of a range of additional things to add to that, which perhaps should be a separately-posted "Guide to Introducing Yourself." Of course, people can introduce themselves in any way they want, but knowing a bit about people's interests, family, references they know about, and so on, can help lead to a more productive discussion more quickly -- particularly if they're looking for advice or other feedback.
Guide to Related Content
On another note, I think it's worth introducing people to some basic critiques of factory-model education, like Ken Robinson's Changing Education Paradigms, and maybe also a brief history of SS, written from the perspective of where we (and education transforming in general) is at in 2014. And, some things like an overview of alternative ways to learn (that could be yet another guide, constructed in part from the contents of Alternative Learning & Income.)
And so on. This could also blend into various discussions about making a book, comics, a YouTube series, and other things some of us have been discussing.
The reference to the Frag Arena could also use an update. Maybe keep the reference, but use it as a means of explaining what we'd prefer to keep off the forums.
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good idea 
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Like maybe information about whether they're involved in some secret organization?
By the way, mobile now works. Thanks Soul!
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Ah, just saw your post now, xc. Yeah, the Readme could definitely use an update too. I'll get on that now, actually. 
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Oh look, I made it less like a wall of text! 
Thoughts?
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Quote:and try not to make discussions go off-topic
Your funny.
Looks fine to me. A little neater I guess.
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I didn't notice.
Yeah, the new Welcome thread looks a lot better. We need to update information on the Frag Arena + Random. We've phased it out now.
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Quote:We need to update information on the Frag Arena + Random. We've phased it out now.
Already did.
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Random is gone too?!
Damn...
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Random is still there.
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Doesn't work for me. Somethings off with my settings I think.
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I like what you've done with the announcement.
Hmm. It's possible that the numerous replies to this topic might be daunting for first time readers, though. Perhaps we could split this thread, keep important welcome announcements in the All-in-one Readme and move the discussion thereof somewhere else?
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I procrastinated on that, but that's done.
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The job is done...
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Ah, I like what you've done with the place
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