I'm New, Any Tips.

[Lillian Kathleen]

I just got a fierce board and it's still all kinda confushing... may someone please explain alittle more to me about it:)

 

[cheernerd5678]

Tread carefully (: People can be harsh on newbies, and there have been a lot recently.
I would recommend leaving your font, size, and color to the standard in the future.... It's kind of aggravating when you're scrolling through and all of a sudden it changes and is huge. And people are less likely to take you seriously.
As for more explanation..
Fierceboard is a place for all cheerleaders to talk about cheer stuff, or even just day to day stuff (in the designated threads). People have a lot of fun here, but sometimes there's drama. Your best bet for a while is to stay out of it! Drama can start for many reasons. So to avoid it, be nice, keep your posts relevant, read the whole thread before posting, and use the search bar before you start a new thread! That will keep people from getting annoyed.
There are different sections for different topics.
The "Newbie" section is for people who are new to the boards, so they can figure it out and kind of get their feet wet. The newbie rules may seem annoying to you at first, but they're for your own good. You'll read your posts a couple months from now and wonder why in the world you would say that!!!
The other sections are pretty easy to understand, just make sure you're posting in the right section! Like don't ask "how was your Christmas?" in the allstar section. ask it in the random section!
Fierceboard takes a while and it takes experience to get. I'm sure you'll love it! Have fun! If you have questions you can ask me, I wasn't sure what all you wanted to know so I just said what I normally do.

 

[Goosepatrick]

My recommendation would be to read as many posts as possible to familiarize yourself. You can start to follow some of the reliable fierceboaders; acedad, sharkdad, mamarazzi. Kristenthegreat, kingston, etc.. You will notice the smart ones.

Also know why you joined. I'm a parent in the all star and high school cheer. I was part of the parent action committee so I was interested in rules, EP (event producers) and I love the uniform thread. :)... CP means cheer person. Took me months to figure this out.

Last thing.. If you post your opinion be prepared for backlash. Not everyone will agree. If you post fact, make sure it is;)

Have fun!

 

[Cheer Dad]

There is a wiki at top of the newbie section that has a lot of common abbreviations that can be helpful.

Also, if you have not read this All Newbies - PLEASE READ! | Fierce Board - We Talk Cheerleading I would recommend it.

Good luck and welcome to the boards.:)

 

[kristenthegreat]

My recommendation would be to read as many posts as possible to familiarize yourself. You can start to follow some of the reliable fierceboaders; acedad, sharkdad, mamarazzi. Kristenthegreat, kingston, etc.. You will notice the smart ones.

Also know why you joined. I'm a parent in the all star and high school cheer. I was part of the parent action committee so I was interested in rules, EP (event producers) and I love the uniform thread. :)... CP means cheer person. Took me months to figure this out.

Last thing.. If you post your opinion be prepared for backlash. Not everyone will agree. If you post fact, make sure it is;)

Have fun!

I'm reliable AND smart? Huzzah.

 

[Goosepatrick]

Definitely!! :)

 

[dawgshow]

Also, some taboo topics are things such as "who is your favorite cheerlebrity" "why can't level (anything lower than 5) go to Worlds?" "Team abc allstars was robbed of the title!" "How to stalk your favorite cheerlebrity on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram"

This is a great place to ask for advice, but be prepared for brutal honesty. You may not get the answer you want, but you'll get the advice you need. If you disagree with people, that's fine. Just be polite and mature ( at least until people get to know you ;) ) and you'll do well.
Welcome and have fun!

 

[CricketCheerMom]

Definitely avoid talking about cheerlebrity status and in my case fetus flyers....I can major backlash for that one.

 

[ACEDAD]

Don't tick me off.....

 

[Cheer Dad]

Don't tick me off.....

And there is the boards bully rearing his head (insert smiley faces, grins or other cutesy faces so it is okay).

 

[ACEDAD]

And there is the boards bully rearing his head (insert smiley faces, grins or other cutesy faces so it is okay).

Exactly.

 

[Disney&Cheer]

Thanks for making this board. I'm new and this board helped me a lot