Welcome to NS, it will steal most of your free time yet throw you into an incredible community of fellow skiers and keep you up to date on all the skiing news you could ever need. It is a very tight community full of one skier helping and interacting with another, so try to keep it that way
First off, we don't hate newbs, if it weren't for newbs this site would be dead, BUT, that being said, we do hate dumb newbs. Hopefully if you're willing to read this guide you will be able to pull yourself out of the dumb newb category and become a contributing member
Next up, the beloved SEARCHBAR. This is located in the top right corner of the page and it is your very good friend. The google search can be a little funky so click Advanced Search next to the google thing and that's the old searchbar. Before you ask a question that you think might have already been answered, type it in the searchbar, try lots of combinations, just always searchbar before you ask a question or post something
GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND, NS DOESN'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING AND GOOGLE IS FASTER
-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
-NEVER make threads saying +++++++k, that annoys everyone
-go to a bootfitter before asking questions about what boots to buy, you should buy the boots that fit you
-don't talk about gear if you don't know what you're talking about, for example don't recommend skis you've never ridden, don't give gear advice that could potentially injure someone, and check your information before you post, nobody likes false info
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jea- outdated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
faunt- search for it
...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 and also snwbrdmilf, beezey, k2ecripa, etc
pink names= females or pedophiles
orange names= ski industry folk
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
KARMA SYSTEM 101- credit to J.D.
HOW TO POST PICTURES- credit to garrett
HOW TO MAKE CLICKABLE LINKS- credit to andyju
HOW TO POST VIDEOS:
Step 1: Look for an embed code somewhere on the original video page, for youtube for example it's on the far right, and copy this code
Step 2: in the reply thread area click on the gray circle with the F in it and it will open a window
Step 3: Paste the embed code into the box that pops up
Step 4: Click 'Add Video'
Step 5: Delete the little image that says 'flash video placeholder'
**if your video does not appear, repeat the steps, it should appear in the reply box if it's going to work
HISTORY OF NS FOR THOSE CURIOUS
CHANGING YOUR PERSONAL INFO
You can find everything you need under My NS> Account Tools OR if you click Inbox in the top left of the page you can get to an editing page as well
BUY/SELL/TRADE RESPECT
One of the things that is so special about NS is how tight the community is. Freeskiing is a relatively rare sport and to see a congregation of so many people bonding and interacting over a certain rare sport is an incredible thing to have. Let's not go fuck it up by scamming. The B/S/T forum is a place where I've bought most of my gear and where lots of people entrust their money and information with other NS'ers. Whenever somebody gets scammed it chips away at the amazing community that has been built up around skiing and it lowers members trust in eachother. B/S/T should be a place where everyone can trust one another and where gear can be passed along without issues. Not all of us have lots of money so when someone saves for a long time and gets fucked by some douchebag it really fucking sucks. Now I know scamming will happen everywhere but I just hope you guys will think twice before stealing money or gear from fellow skiers
So post here if I forgot everything but all in all, make smart posts, don't post the ni**er word too much, don't post porn, if you want fucked up shit go to
http://4chan.org,
So enjoy your experience on NS, it's a great place, and you will continue to make it a great place if you follow some of these guidelines
