everything you need to know about karma:
make sure you lurk around before you post to try and figure out how everything works
make sure you post in the appropriate forum, i.e "which skis do i want" would go in ski gear not ski gabber
don't take it hard when someone gives you shit, i'd say a portion of people on here look for noobs and try to bust their balls, just don't take it seriously
try to only post when you have something to say, don't just post to get your post count up, then you look like an idiot
inside joke expressions:
(you should never use these, this is just so you recognize them and don't have to ask. it annoys me when noobs repeat the old sayings when they don't really even know the context. frankly it pisses me off when anyone uses these)
how to get to chad's from the bottom of alta?- ski patrol blew it up
pee in her butt- don't ever say this
full tilt- don't ever say this
jea- outdated
cool story hansel- when someone says a dumb story- don't ever say this
win- when someone makes an epic post
first- when you post first in something
/thread- when someone makes a post that leaves nothing else to be said in the thread
THE GAME- you just lost, n00b
eheath is fat- kids make fun of him for his weight problem
...and many more...
on to name colors:
red names= site administrators, highest up, don't fuck with them
green names= moderators, they keep the forums clean of bewbz, profanity, retardation, and trolls
blue names= normal members who are male
pink names= females or pedophiles
next the things next to people's names are contributor status earned by donating money to the site.
they go up in order of awesomeness, so green dollar sign is lowest, clear is one higher, one yellow is one higher, double yellow is higher, and gold coin is highest
you can donate to ns in the store
i was nice and typed that up for you, pay attention to it, make smart posts, and enjoy ns