Info Center - Adopt a Newbie #33 - Feeling lost or need a friend? We're here to help!

**speak slow** · 10-04-2008, 05:52 AM

Newbies!

If you're new to Fan Forum and would like to make an immediate friend or could benefit from the help of a more experienced poster, you can be adopted. It is very simple! Just post a reply to this thread saying that you would like to be adopted.

You will then be directed to the person who will adopt you - just drop them a short (or long, it is up to you) Private Message saying something like the following:

Hi,

I am a Newbie poster here at Fan Forum and you have been assigned to adopt me!

You may copy & paste this if you are unsure of what to say.

Please don't contact members on the list without asking on the thread to be adopted first.

Adopters

- To adopt a Newbie, you must have been members of Fan Forum for at least 6 months
- To adopt a Newbie, you must have at least six hundred posts.
- Adopters can adopt as many times as they wish to, but they must wait for a period of two months between adoptions.
- Only posters who request to be added when there is an open spot will be added to our 'waiting to adopt list'. We won't keep track of people who ask when there isn't an open spot, they will have to drop by and ask again when there is a spot.

The Small Print
It is not imperative that you read this, it is additional information about the adoption process.

The Adopt a Newbie thread is a help system in which newbies get in contact with oldies to have some sort of support in the first days and weeks. Basically, the system intends to create a situation in which newbies can ask all kinds of questions to a more experienced member and also create a contact, a support, and more importantly a first friend on Fan Forum.

‘Adopt a Newbie’ is the place for Newbies to develop their own family at Fan Forum. Newbies will be adopted by members of Fan Forum and their conversations will take place via Private Messages. Therefore, our ‘Adopt a Newbie’ thread is the place in which we assign a newbie to another member, we are the messengers and you do the rest!

How Does It Work?
Despite this thread being just the place in which we assign Newbies to Oldies, we still intend this to be a necessary step for the adoption. So, what we are asking is for Newbies to step into the thread and ask to be adopted. The moderators or whoever is browsing the thread at the moment will direct the Newbie to who will be becoming his/her family!

What Is the Adoption List For?
Normally we had several people waiting for Newbies to stop by and that’s what created the idea of the list. The list you can see being updated is our way of keeping track of the adoptions that take place. Members waiting to adopt are those oldies that would like to adopt a Newbie, so Newbies do not need to wait to be adopted. They simply come here and are immediately directed to another member.

The list is updated as often as possible. Make sure you are consulting the most recent version of the list (you will find it always on the latest posts made on the thread) to avoid confusions.

Newbies can be adopted again but only on special occasions. The idea is for Newbies to be adopted only once, but in the rare case that the adopter is not available or in which the adoption process doesn't go right, Newbies must consult speak slow .

Please also contact speak slow for any questions, doubts, problems or any sort of thing with your adoptions (or with anything, for that matter).

And last, but not least... despite the serious tone of this introduction, adopting a newbie is extremely fun and everyone should try it! These rules we have added are rules that have been created due to the problems we have had in the past. So, don’t you worry! Just post you want to be adopted and the fun will begin!

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The Adoption List

Potential Adopters: please remember that you must wait a period of 2 months between adoptions.

If you are not listed with the recent adopters below, that means you are free to adopt again.

ADOPTION LIST :: 05/10/08

August

19th - tutorgirl323 should have adopted Chanterelle_Lily
24th - Potty About Harry should have adopted shalea3
26th - Addison Montgomery should have adopted >lilia<
31st - chasin' the wind should have adopted chemicalsxreact

September

4th - truth takes time should have adopted ellehcim_belle
5th - Shining Light should have adopted LadyNoussa
8th - germanJavaJunkie should have adopted SnarkySarcastic
11th - follow the sun should have adopted ShesHisComet
12th - ambetanterik should have adopted -Megan-
21st - midwest skies should have adopted Bellsie
22nd - mokis should have adopted OnFire392
24th - Brucas4life should have adopted HellaCute

October

1st - Ali Marie (profile) should have adopted Sarah_Jane
1st - - Tina - (profile) should have adopted helps
4th - Ms_Melika should have adopted ManCitizens

Waiting to adopt:

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Note: This thread should be restarted by an Info Center Moderator. Thanks.

**Twilight of the Innocents** · 10-04-2008, 06:07 AM

thanks for the new thread!

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**White Noise** · 10-04-2008, 06:54 AM

My adoptee still has not PM'd me. I sent them a PM and still no response.

**speak slow** · 10-04-2008, 06:58 AM

I'm sorry

that sometimes happens though, and there isn't much to be done about it. You can try contacting them again in a day or two and hope for the best!

Talkative One · 10-04-2008, 08:11 AM

Aww hope your newbie gets back to you

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Adie010 · 10-04-2008, 11:46 AM

Open spot. And I believed my time is up like ages ago. Can I be added? Please?

**speak slow** · 10-04-2008, 12:00 PM

Added you! Thanks for volunteering again

ManCitizens · 10-04-2008, 04:10 PM

hi i know it doesnt often happen but the person that adopted me, iheartbrucas127 , hasnt once helped me and hasnt yet applied to my messages, is it possible to get somebody that will actually message me and help me understand the site?

Talkative One · 10-04-2008, 04:26 PM

Hmm...I personally don't know, one of the mods will answer you. However, if you can get somebody else. It'll be me and I'll answer you

***Chris*** · 10-04-2008, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManCitizens (View Post)

hi i know it doesnt often happen but the person that adopted me, iheartbrucas127 , hasnt once helped me and hasnt yet applied to my messages, is it possible to get somebody that will actually message me and help me understand the site?

Since Ms_Melika seems to be in the opposite situation, how be you PM her? If your assigned partners eventually do respond, then you'll both have doubles.

ManCitizens · 10-04-2008, 04:53 PM

erm so should i messge talkative or melika?

***Chris*** · 10-04-2008, 04:56 PM

Melika please seeing how neither of your adoptions seem to have worked out.

ManCitizens · 10-04-2008, 05:00 PM

alright . cheers chris

Talkative One · 10-04-2008, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManCitizens (View Post)

alright . cheers chris

Melika will be great for you

She's very nice, I've known her for a little bit too

ManCitizens · 10-04-2008, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Talkative One (View Post)

Melika will be great for you

She's very nice, I've known her for a little bit too

i hope so, apparently brucas..... was but then he/she never replied