- cris -

Welcome to Adopt a Newbie!

‘Adopt a Newbie’ used to be one of the most important threads over the Newbies board. Now that we're in this new home called Info Center, some changes will be made to this thread (basically to suit the new home) but nothing major will change.

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 in Fan Forum.

‘Adopt a Newbie’ is the place for Newbies to develop their own family at Fanforum. 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 necesary 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!

We ask you to not contact members on the list that are not on the first spot without consulting us. .

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 inmediately 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.

Are There Any Requirements to Be Added to the List?
Yes, there are. Adopters must have been members of Fan Forum for six months. They must have at least six hundred posts. (This is to make sure that adopters have the knowledge about Fan Forum that would allow them to help other posters but also that they are regular, active members of Fan Forum).

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 ask again when there is a spot.

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Recent Adopters

This list contains all adopters that have to wait two months to adopt again. Next to their usernames you will find the date in which they last adopted and the date in which they will be able to adopt again (if wished).

IluvChad18 - 03.04.07 >> 03.06.07
ChaChaPrincess - 03.04.07 >> 03.06.07
Nele - 03.04.07 >> 03.06.07
rmc19945 - 07.04.07 >> 07.06.07
froggiepopple - 09.04.07 >> 09.06.07
TessShipper - 10.04.07 >> 10.06.07
~CountryBumpkin~ - 11.04.07 >> 11.06.07
Rogue_Faerie - 12.04.07 >> 12.06.07
bones_em_temp - 13.04.07 >> 13.06.07
Chynna Princess - 14.04.07 >> 14.06.07
mokis - 14.04.07 >> 14.06.07
cociOC - 21.04.07 >> 21.06.07
JoAFreak - 22.04.07 >> 22.06.07
Living Dead Girl - 24.04.07 >> 24.06.07
Californian - 26.04.07 >> 26.06.07
how2savealife - 30.04.07 >> 30.06.07
afrocurl - 05.05.07 >> 05.07.07
MusicofNight07 - 08.05.07 >> 08.07.07
- cris - - 08.05.07 >> 08.07.07
Holly1985 - 11.05.07 >> 11.07.07
starsprite - 12.05.07 >> 12.07.07
Sacha - 14.05.07 >> 14.07.07
midwest skies - 01.06.07 >>01.08.07
rachel_19 - 01.06.07 >>01.08.07
Undeniable - 01.06.07 >>01.08.07
*BabyBuncher* - 02.06.07 >>02.08.07



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Can Newbies be Adopted More than Once?
Only on special ocassions. The idea is for Newbies to be adopted only once, but in cases in which the adopter is not available or in which the adoption process doesn’t go right, newbies must consult the moderators and expect them to appoint a new adopter to them.


For any questions, doubts, problems or any sort of thing with your adoptions (or with anything, for that matter) contact Scythe. You may do so using Private Messages or you may simply ask those questions on this thread.

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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ADOPTION LIST :: 06/02/07

JoAFreak should have adopted Tarni64
Living Dead Girl should have adopted xxstACEyxx
Californian should have adopted xTommyxQxLovex
how2savealife should have adopted Becca <3
afrocurl should have adopted Darkwix
MusicofNight07 should have adopted pnk_rock_grl
- cris - should have adopted IviilBrown
Holly1985 should have adopted Ssamaltha
starsprite should have adopted girltalk
Sacha should have adopted Prinston Girl
midwest skies should have adopted blondiexo
rachel_19 should have adopted AngelicMouseGirl
Undeniable should have adopted Saskiana
*BabyBuncher* should have adopted Barb B

Waiting to Adopt

1. nedhu
   
2. dirty twin (Stuck until further notice)
3. Gemini8525
4. little miss greg sanders.
5. jillrenay
6. paintedxlie
7. Kristen00
8. Scythe
9. Rossignol
10. open spot
11. open spot
12. open spot
13. open spot
14. open spot
15. open spot

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- cris -

I've added JoAFreak at the end as requested, I think you're awesome for going to the end of the list

sweet_zelda

C'mon dear newbies! We don't bite ^^

Elyssx

Can I be on the list too? You can put me in the last place.

Thank you.

sweet_zelda

What do you mean, do you want to be adopted? Or do you want to adopt? If you want to be adopted, just PM the first person on the list.

rmc19945

Still number 6. I am very patiently waiting.

Merlin_Bodhi

Shouldnt there be rules for who is a Newbie and who would be the Adoptee?

chasin' the wind

No problem!

Chynna Princess

Welcome Elyssx. Since you're new you can be adopted if you'd like. In that case, Merlin would adopt you. In order to adopt someone else you have to have been a member for 6 months. Adopters basically help you out on FF and we like them to know their way around so that's why we have the 6 month rule. Enjoy your stay though and if you have any questions we're always around. Don't hesitate to pm.

Chris

There are rules in the opening post. Elyssx joined yesterday so I assume that she wants to be adopted. Congratulations Sarah, you're a parent!

Welcome Elyssx!

- cris -

To be adopted you don't need to be added to the list Just PM Merlin Bodhi and you'll have been adopted

We consider newbies whoever has recently joined Fan Forum. If you're thinking about a fixed number of posts in which someone stops being a newbie I think that'd be extremely unaccurate to make. Some people spend years in Fan Forum without reaching more than one thousand posts and other reach the eighty thousand in less than three months. As for rules, there are some pointers, such as:


Updated List!

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ADOPTION LIST :: 04/01/07

daritah should have adopted CloakedHestia
nedhu should have adopted Charmi_4
Scythe should have adopted IheartMyTV
DreamWalker should have adopted ILieInTheSound
Merlin_Bodhi should have adopted Elyssx

Waiting to Adopt

1. sweet_lynn
   
   
2. IluvChad18
3. ChaChaPrincess
4. Nele
5. rmc19945
6. froggiepopple
7. TessShipper
8. ~CountryBumpkin~
9. Rogue_Faerie
10. bones_em_temp
11. Chynna Princess
12. mokis
13. cociOC
14. JoAFreak
15. Open Spot

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sweet_zelda

Woohoo! My turn, my turn, my turn!

rmc19945

#5! Movin' on up!

PFlyer

I want to be adopted by a Comic Mentor

Forgotten By The Sun