The Big Bang Theory - Introduction and Board Guide #9: Welcome to Nerdvana! Stop by and introduce yourself!

LostInTheSun · 01-04-2014, 05:21 PM

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01x00 • Unaired Pilot

General Discussion
{01x01 • Pilot 24-Sep-07} {01x02 • The Big Bran Hypothesis 01-Oct-07} {01x03 • The Fuzzy Boots Corollary 08-Oct-07}
{01x04 • The Luminous Fish Effect 15-Oct-07} {01x05 • The Hamburger Postulate 22-Oct-07}
{01x06 • The Middle Earth Paradigm 29-Oct-07} {01x07 • The Dumpling Paradox 05-Nov-07}
{01x08 • The Grasshopper Experiment 12-Nov-07} {01x09 • The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization 17-Mar-08}
{01x10 • The Loobenfeld Decay 24-Mar-08} {01x11 • The Pancake Batter Anomaly 31-Mar-08}
{01x12 • The Jerusalem Duality 14-Apr-08} {01x13 • The Bat Jar Conjecture 21-Apr-08}
{01x14 • The Nerdvana Annihilation 28-Apr-08} {01x15 • The Pork Chop Indeterminancy 05-May-08}
{01x16 • The Peanut Reaction 12-May-08} {01x17 • The Tangerine Factor 19-May-08}

General Discussion
{02x01 • The Bad Fish Paradigm 22-Sep-08} {02x02 • The Codpiece Topology 29-Sep-08}
{02x03 • The Barbarian Sublimation 06-Oct-08} {02x04 • The Griffin Equivalency 13-Oct-08}
{02x05 • The Euclid Alternative 20-Oct-08} {02x06 • The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem 03-Nov-08}
{02x07 • The Panty Piñata Polarization 10-Nov-08} {02x14 • The Financial Permeability 02-Feb-09}
{02x15 • The Maternal Capacitance 09-Feb-09} {02x16 • The Cushion Saturation 02-Mar-09}
{02x17 • The Terminator Decoupling 09-Mar-09} {02x18 • The Work Song Nanocluster 16-Mar-09}
{02x19 • The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition 30-Mar-09} {02x20 • The Hofstadter Isotope 13-Apr-09}
{02x21 • The Vegas Renormalization 27-Apr-09} {02x22 • The Classified Materials Turbulence 04-May-09}
{02x23 • The Monopolar Expedition 11-May-09}

{03x01 • The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation 21-Sep-09} {03x02 • The Jiminy Conjecture 28-Sep-09}
{03x03 • The Gothowitz Deviation 05-Oct-09} {03x04 • The Pirate Solution 12-Oct-09}
{03x05 • The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary 19-Oct-09} {03x06 • The Cornhusker Vortex 02-Nov-09}
{03x07 • The Guitarist Amplification 09-Nov-09} {03x08 • The Adhesive Duck Deficiency 16-Nov-09}
{03x09 • The Vengeance Formulation 23-Nov-09} {03x10 • The Gorilla Experiment 07-Dec-09}
{03x11 • The Maternal Congruence 14-Dec-09} {03x12 • The Psychic Vortex 11-Jan-10}
{03x13 • The Bozeman Reaction 18-Jan-10} {03x14 • The Einstein Approximation 01-Feb-10}
{03x15 • The Large Hadron Collision 08-Feb-10} {03x16 • The Excelsior Acquisition 01-Mar-10}
{03x17 • The Precious Fragmentation 08-Mar-10} {03x18 • The Pants Alternative 22-Mar-10}
{03x19 • The Wheaton Recurrence 12-Apr-10} {03x20 • The Spaghetti Catalyst 03-May-10}
{03x21 • The Plimpton Simulation 10-May-10} {03x22 • The Staircase Implementation 17-May-10}
{03x23 • The Lunar Excitation 24-May-10}

General Discussion #2
{04x01 • The Robotic Manipulation 23-Sep-10} {04x02 • The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification 30-Sep-10}
{04x03 • The Zazzy Substitution 07-Oct-10} {04x04 • The Hot Troll Deviation 14-Oct-10}
{04x05 • The Desperation Emanation 21-Oct-10} {04x06 • The Irish Pub Formulation 28-Oct-10}
{04x07 • The Apology Insufficiency 04-Nov-10} {04x08 • The 21-Second Excitation 11-Nov-10}
{04x09 • The Boyfriend Complexity 18-Nov-10} {04x10 • The Alien Parasite Hypothesis 09-Dec-10}
{04x11 • The Justice League Recombination 16-Dec-10} {04x12 • The Bus Pants Utilization 06-Jan-11}
{04x13 • The Love Car Displacement 20-Jan-11} {04x14 • The Thespian Catalyst 03-Feb-11}
{04x15 • The Benefactor Factor 10-Feb-11} {04x16 • The Cohabitation Formulation 17-Feb-11}
{04x17 • The Toast Derivation 24-Feb-11} {04x18 • The Prestidigitation Approximation 10-Mar-11}
{04x19 • The Zarnecki Incursion 31-Mar-11} {04x20 • The Herb Garden Germination 07-Apr-11}
{04x21 • The Agreement Dissection 28-Apr-11} {04x22 • The Wildebeest Implementation 05-May-11}
{04x23 • The Engagement Reaction 12-May-11} {04x24 • The Roommate Transmogrification 19-May-11}

General Discussion #2
{05x01 • The Skank Reflex Analysis 22-Sep-11} {05x02 • The Infestation Hypothesis 22-Sep-11}
{05x03 • The Pulled Groin Extrapolation 29-Sep-11} {05x04 • The Wiggly Finger Catalyst 06-Oct-11}
{05x05 • The Russian Rocket Reaction 13-Oct-11} {05x06 • The Rhinitis Revelation 20-Oct-11}
{05x07 • The Good Guy Fluctuation 27-Oct-11} {05x08 • The Isolation Permutation 03-Nov-11}
{05x09 • The Ornithophobia Diffusion 10-Nov-11} {05x10 • The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition 17-Nov-11}
{05x11 • The Speckerman Recurrence 08-Dec-11} {05x12 • The Shiny Trinket Maneuver 12-Jan-12}
{05x13 • The Recombination Hypothesis 19-Jan-12} {05x14 • The Beta Test Initiation 26-Jan-12}
{05x15 • The Friendship Contraction 02-Feb-12} {05x16 • The Vacation Solution 09-Feb-12}
{05x17 • The Rothman Disintegration 16-Feb-12} {05x18 • The Werewolf Transformation 23-Feb-12}
{05x19 • The Weekend Vortex 08-Mar-12} {05x20 • The Transporter Malfunction 29-Mar-12}
{05x21 • The Hawking Excitation 05-Apr-12} {05x22 • The Stag Convergence 26-Apr-12}
{05x23 • The Launch Acceleration 03-May-12} {05x24 • The Countdown Reflection 10-May-12}

General Discussion
{06x01 • The Date Night Variable 27-Sep-12} {06x02 • The Decoupling Fluctuation 04-Oct-12}
{06x03 • The Higgs Boson Observation 11-Oct-12} {06x04 • The Re-Entry Minimization 18-Oct-12}
{06x05 • The Holographic Excitation 25-Oct-12} {06x06 • The Extract Obliteration 01-Nov-12}
{06x07 • The Habitation Configuration 08-Nov-12} {06x08 • The 43 Peculiarity 15-Nov-12}
{06x09 • The Parking Spot Escalation 29-Nov-12} {06x10 • The Fish Guts Displacement 06-Dec-12}
{06x11 • The Santa Simulation 13-Dec-12} {06x12 • The Egg Salad Equivalency 03-Jan-13}
{06x13 • The Bakersfield Expedition 10-Jan-13} {06x14 • The Cooper/Kripke Inversion 31-Jan-13}
{06x15 • The Spoiler Alert Segmentation 07-Feb-13} {06x16 • The Tangible Affection Proof 14-Feb-13}
{06x17 • The Monster Isolation 21-Feb-13} {06x18 • The Contractual Obligation Implementation 07-Mar-13}
{06x19 • The Closet Reconfiguration 14-Mar-13} {06x20 • The Tenure Turbulence 04-Apr-13}
{06x21 • The Closure Alternative 25-Apr-13} {06x22 • The Proton Resurgence 02-May-13}
{06x23 • The Love Spell Potential 16-May-13} {06x24 • The Bon Voyage Reaction 16-May-13}

General Discussion
{07x01 • The Hofstadter Insufficiency 26-Sep-13} 07x02 • The Deception Verification 26-Sep-13}
{07x03 • The Scavenger Vortex 03-Oct-13} {07x04 • The Raiders Minimization 10-Oct-13}
{07x05 • The Workplace Proximity 17-Oct-13} {07x06 • The Romance Resonance 24-Oct-13}
{07x07 • The Proton Displacement 07-Nov-13} {07x08 • The Itchy Brain Simulation 14-Nov-13}
{07x09 • The Thanksgiving Decoupling 21-Nov-13} {07x10 • The Discovery Dissipation 05-Dec-13}
{07x11 • The Cooper Extraction 12-Dec-13} {07x12 • The Hesitation Ramification 02-Jan-14}
{07x13 • The Occupation Recalibration 09-Jan-14} {07x14 • The Convention Conundrum 30-Jan-14}
{07x15 • The Locomotive Manipulation 07-Feb-14}

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From 6/21/11, Amber's post.

Declaration of the Board's Philosophy and What That Entails

This post is to address the current, potential, and speculated issues on the board. More may be posted at any point in the future as the need arises.

This board works under two main principles:
1. Everyone is Welcome
2. Appreciation

Specifically, this board operates in the region where those two principles overlap. Everyone who appreciates the show is welcome.

Take a look around the board and note the thread titles and opening posts. You'll see one word pop up again and again. Appreciation. This entire board was campaigned for and voted into existence by fans that wanted to appreciate and honor the television show The Big Bang Theory. If you are not a fan of the show, you are at the wrong board.

'Appreciation' is the underlying factor that keeps this board running smoothly. We strive to keep the atmosphere positive, upbeat, and cheerful. This should be a fun and enjoyable place for fans to come together and celebrate their show. Obviously not every comment will be complimentary, but any negative discussions that arise should be kept courteous, respectful and exactly that, discussions. Please do not come into a thread, post a long string of complaints and then get offended when several people reply back with comments that disagree with yours. For every person who does not like something, there is at least one other person who does like it. Understand and accept this.

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We understand this appreciation attitude begins with the moderators, and Roxanne and I will strive to set the example. But each of you hold the power to be a leader too. If you see a thread spinning off into a negative rant, feel free to step in and start a new discussion topic. This is especially relevant to the shipper threads. Too much complaining not enough ship discussion? Jump in and ask for everyone's favorite scenes or hypothetical date scenarios. You may get ignored. I'm sorry but that does happen. But at least the post is out there for others to see, and maybe it will inspire some of the quieter members or lurkers to post something. The mods will make sure that no question posts go unanswered even if no other members respond.

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Thank you for your time! You can now return to your previously scheduled fan activities

Feel free to post new threads here so a mod can update the OP.
An episode thread may be opened once a promo is up on CBS's website or on YouTube. Thanks!

**WeBuiltThePyramids** · 01-04-2014, 05:27 PM

Thank you so much, Marina and Heidi! Roxanne and I really appreciate it and we look forward to the result!

LostInTheSun · 01-04-2014, 05:29 PM

Just one thing before I go to bed - Heidi and I were wondering if we should add the original airdates to the eps links or if we should keep them as they are right now. What do you guys like best?

**WeBuiltThePyramids** · 01-04-2014, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LostInTheSun (View Post)

Just one thing before I go to bed - Heidi and I were wondering if we should add the original airdates to the eps links or if we should keep them as they are right now. What do you guys like best?

I would say get everything else done and add that if you so desire later. Those are relatively easy to look up if anyone needs needs needs to know in the next day or so, so I say no rush.