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Have fun, and we look forward to hearing from you.
We are really happy to have you here. Unfortunately, being online we can't bond with you over a game so you'd know right away how happy we are to meet you. For now, you'll just have to take our word for it.
This site has always thrived on lively discussion and spirited but civil debate. We hope that newcomers here will find a welcoming atmosphere where game enthusiasts of all levels of experience and commitment will have something to add to the conversation. You never need to prove your “gamer cred” here. Whether you have been playing board games for a few months or a few decades; whether you have a huge collection or a small one; whether you have been a member here for years or just joined today – your opinion is valued here.
We know that it can be intimidating to jump into a new community and want to assure you that this is NOT the kind of forum where people will tell you that you posted something in the wrong place, or that you should have found an existing thread on the topic, or that you shouldn’t have resurrected an old thread.
So if you find a thread or an article discussion that interests you, whether it is old or new, feel free to jump in. Want to discuss a specific game or board gaming related topic just start a new topic. If you don’t know which forum to put it in, just make your best guess (we really don’t care all that much. It’s easy enough for a moderator to move it or merge it, if necessary).
A good place to get started is by introducing yourself in the “New Members Introduce Yourself” thread (below) or by telling us what you have been playing in the “What BOARD GAME(s) have you been playing?" thread ( therewillbe.games/forum/35-mos-eisley-ca...ave-you-been-playing ).
Have fun, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Explain Your Avatar
16 Sep 2010 16:29 #74205
by Shellhead
Replied by Shellhead on topic Re:Explain Your Avatar
Dr. Mabuse wrote:
Dr. Mabuse made a surprise cameo appearance in Stalking the Vampire, by Mike Resnick. It's a mildly humorous story set in a fantasy version of Manhattan.
The Testement of Doktor Mabuse is one of my favourite films. Initially my avatar at the Fort was based on the cover of the Criterion Collection edition, (which I still use on the Geek).
Dr. Mabuse made a surprise cameo appearance in Stalking the Vampire, by Mike Resnick. It's a mildly humorous story set in a fantasy version of Manhattan.
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17 Sep 2010 16:50 - 17 Sep 2010 17:21 #74314
by Dogmatix
Replied by Dogmatix on topic Re:Explain Your Avatar
My current avatar is probably pretty self-explanatory: Grateful Dead fan and Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) die-hard.
And yet one more reason on the list why I must focus all my wargaming nerd-rage on you and only you. (Speaking of which, let me know when South Mountain lands
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My original avatar should probably make a comeback shortly (I changed it out for the current at the start of the 2010 hockey playoffs). That was scan of Dogmatix from one of the Asterix the Gaul comics. I was introduced to Asterix & Obelix in my highschool French classes and thought that the pun in both the original French name and the English translation were clever. I've been using it as my online handle for just about everything since I got my first email account at Marquette in 1988 (a play on "dogmatic" seemed really appropriate for life at Jesuit university). Based on the ease with which I've been able to register the name just about everywhere over the years, chances are very good that, if you see a "dogmatix" online somewhere other than a french-based site, it's me.
To loter's "use your real name as your handle", well, my rule has long been "use a name that you don't mind being called if you ever meet this person in real life." There are a few local friends I met through online gaming 10+ years ago that will call me "Dog" no matter what. I'm good with that.
I have, however, been amazed at the number of people who read "Dogmatix" as "Dot Matrix" or, as some here have, "DogMatrix," which sounds like a bit like a surfer version of Neo...
On the name, stolen from Wikipedia:
Schweig! wrote:
Awesome! But doesn't change the fact that Waits sucks a herd of donkey balls.
And yet one more reason on the list why I must focus all my wargaming nerd-rage on you and only you. (Speaking of which, let me know when South Mountain lands
)My original avatar should probably make a comeback shortly (I changed it out for the current at the start of the 2010 hockey playoffs). That was scan of Dogmatix from one of the Asterix the Gaul comics. I was introduced to Asterix & Obelix in my highschool French classes and thought that the pun in both the original French name and the English translation were clever. I've been using it as my online handle for just about everything since I got my first email account at Marquette in 1988 (a play on "dogmatic" seemed really appropriate for life at Jesuit university). Based on the ease with which I've been able to register the name just about everywhere over the years, chances are very good that, if you see a "dogmatix" online somewhere other than a french-based site, it's me.
To loter's "use your real name as your handle", well, my rule has long been "use a name that you don't mind being called if you ever meet this person in real life." There are a few local friends I met through online gaming 10+ years ago that will call me "Dog" no matter what. I'm good with that.
I have, however, been amazed at the number of people who read "Dogmatix" as "Dot Matrix" or, as some here have, "DogMatrix," which sounds like a bit like a surfer version of Neo...
On the name, stolen from Wikipedia:
"Dogmatix is a pun on the words dog and dogmatic. In the original French his name is Idéfix, itself a pun on the French expression idée fixe (fixed idea) meaning an obsession. This pun is unusual for a translation in that it is remarkably close to the original meaning and adds to it (by inclusion of the dog- syllable)."
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17 Sep 2010 17:23 #74323
by Schweig!
Replied by Schweig! on topic Re:Explain Your Avatar
Dogmatix wrote:
Oh yeah, I haven't mentioned yet that I use a different username on every site I register at (excluding e-mail registration). It's paranoia mixed with creativity. I also use a handful of different passwords which I alternate between site.
Oh well, Idefix was my favourite Asterix "character", however. No sightings of South Mountain yet, though. But parcels usually arrive on Saturday morning when I'm sleeping.And yet one more reason on the list why I must focus all my wargaming nerd-rage on you and only you. (Speaking of which, let me know when South Mountain lands
Oh yeah, I haven't mentioned yet that I use a different username on every site I register at (excluding e-mail registration). It's paranoia mixed with creativity. I also use a handful of different passwords which I alternate between site.
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03 Nov 2010 00:14 #78353
by Ancient_of_MuMu
New avatar is my new tattoo.
For those curious about the writing, it says:
"I have seen the Fnords" (appears disjointed as it isn't easy to see the Fnords)
"Justified and Ancient"
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" (that is spread up all over the place as it is dangerous to have that all in one place)
"Stand by the Jam"
Replied by Ancient_of_MuMu on topic Re:Explain Your Avatar
New avatar is my new tattoo.
For those curious about the writing, it says:
"I have seen the Fnords" (appears disjointed as it isn't easy to see the Fnords)
"Justified and Ancient"
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" (that is spread up all over the place as it is dangerous to have that all in one place)
"Stand by the Jam"
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