[swifty]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'i')f either Democrate is elected pres. the first thing to happen will be an attack to challenge them, both are weak on terrorist, they just want to talk and not retaleate like they should, then a fuel shortage will hit like nothing the world has seen .

[BigTex]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('drgoodword', 'A')nother point to remember regarding new viewers/posters...this site is "PeakOil.com." Not only does it regularly show up in the top five results from SE's, but, as the domain name industry would put it, "peakoil.com" is the "category-killer" domain name for this particular niche (peak oil). Regardless of content (which is extensive and generally of a high quality), this site will de facto be considered the main "Peak Oil" site on the internet because of its name/URL alone.

So, anyone who's got a beef with peak oil theory--maybe it doesn't fit in with their default worlfd view, etc--and needs to express their opinion on the matter will make PeakOil.com among their first must-post stops.

As we ride over the peak to the paradigm-shifting decline and "peak oil" becomes one of the most common terms in the English language, the traffic here will explode in an inverse of the decline slope.

The moderators will definitely have their hands full.

[drew]

Look what you guys have done. Not one newb/noob has posted here.

Cashmere you've scared them all away.

Hey wait-you're a newb.....

At least till I read your post count!

Drew

[Narz]

We're in a losing position here but there is still a lot of material on the board and no mating threats to be seen with decent play on our part.

[Narz]

First girl I kissed was from Kissimmee. No kidding.

[Rexrino]

Hello...... good to be here.

[BigTex]

Welcome!

Lots of interesting stuff here.

Enjoy.

[FreedomSlave]

I'm all for new people coming to this site, learning and contributing, but I'm with you, Cashmere, in that the fearful idiot factor can, and probably will, get out of hand.

It's one thing for people to have questions and need to be referred to a thread or taught about the search function. It's quite another for douchebags to stroll on up to the conversation, tell us we're stupid, and spit in our faces. Or try to "convert" us away from rational thought and fact-based opinions stemming from literally years of research and analysis.

My suggestion to the mods is to move the new noob (as opposed to "newb") threads into the Hall of flames straight away, because that's where they are going to wind up anyway. Why let them detract from the credibility of the site and detour genuine "newbs" by sitting on the front page?

[Cashmere]

Welcome!

[Dontpanic]

Hi everyone, newb here:)
just wanted to say thanks. I've been reading for a couple of days now, there is some seriously great content here. I appreciate everyones research and effort to post here. Hope I can contribute some useful things to you as well.

[kpeavey]

I'm a couple hours north of Kissimmee. Good to hear from you.
Some of us around these boards have been aware of the Peak Oil problem for several years. From your viewpoint as being only recently enlightened:
-What was your belief system about energy before reading the article?
-What level of concern and attention did you give to petroleum/energy/agriculture?
-Is the news you view most getting more involved with petroleum news?
-How many people do you know of that know about the problem?
-If a friend of yours was to tell you gas was going to be $10 a gallon within 3 years, what would you have told them or thought of them the day before you read the article?
-With the activity in the petroleum, agriculture, and economic realms of the past couple of years, what is it that just now gains your attention to the issue of Peak Oil ?
-If you had not read that particular article, do you think you would have eventually learned of the situation?
-In the world of the unknowing population, of which you were a part just a couple of days ago, what are the general feelings and anxieties prevalent in the people you deal with every day?
-Before reading the article, what was your greatest concern?

Many of us have been involved in the Peak Oil discussion forums for quite some time. We are awash in news and information about aspects of the Peak Oil problem that you have yet to learn about. Getting a perspective from inside the box would serve our understanding well. Our reality is different from that of the general population, being that our reality is based on facts, data, and independently verified information. You do not yet know how deep the rabbit hole is (the only way to describe it is to use the word VERY in front of the word DEEP). Before you get too far down the hole, if we could get your current views, it would be surely appreciated.

[HarMegiddo]

How long does it take to get past the NEWB label?

Let me share my thoughts a little on our global oil problems and see it anyone cares to make comments. Perhaps the main reason we have problems is that there is more demand than there is supply. We don't have the supply because the crude still underground on our planet is not available due to many reasons, among them being environmental, political, geographical, philosophical, and (maybe) religious. (Not intended as an exhaustive list.) So, until we can overcome the opposition to increasing supply, we will be faced with a future doomsday scenario, hence my nickname, Har Megiddo, Hebrew for Armageddon.

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FreedomSlave', '
'). Or try to "convert" us away from rational thought and fact-based opinions stemming from literally years of research and analysis.

[Alanintx]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FreedomSlave', '
'). Or try to "convert" us away from rational thought and fact-based opinions stemming from literally years of research and analysis.

[Precipice]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eco-tech', 'I') am not a total survivalist who thinks it will go to the point of total world break down but it will get bad, remember Jericho on CBS? that is what will happen I believe soon, if either Democrate is elected pres. the first thing to happen will be an attack to challenge them, both are weak on terrorist, they just want to talk and not retaleate like they should, then a fuel shortage will hit like nothing the world has seen .

[lsu2001]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('HarMegiddo', 'H')ow long does it take to get past the NEWB label?

Let me share my thoughts a little on our global oil problems and see it anyone cares to make comments. Perhaps the main reason we have problems is that there is more demand than there is supply. We don't have the supply because the crude still underground on our planet is not available due to many reasons, among them being environmental, political, geographical, philosophical, and (maybe) religious. (Not intended as an exhaustive list.) So, until we can overcome the opposition to increasing supply, we will be faced with a future doomsday scenario, hence my nickname, Har Megiddo, Hebrew for Armageddon.

[HarMegiddo]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('lsu2001', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('HarMegiddo', 'H')ow long does it take to get past the NEWB label?

Let me share my thoughts a little on our global oil problems and see it anyone cares to make comments. Perhaps the main reason we have problems is that there is more demand than there is supply. We don't have the supply because the crude still underground on our planet is not available due to many reasons, among them being environmental, political, geographical, philosophical, and (maybe) religious. (Not intended as an exhaustive list.) So, until we can overcome the opposition to increasing supply, we will be faced with a future doomsday scenario, hence my nickname, Har Megiddo, Hebrew for Armageddon.

[FreedomSlave]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FreedomSlave', '
'). Or try to "convert" us away from rational thought and fact-based opinions stemming from literally years of research and analysis.

[ohcomeon]

Hi! Care to tell us a little about yourself?

And welcome!

[btu2012]

A typically elegant and enlightening response from Freedom Mini Quest "full belly ethics" Slave.