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cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
July 19 2010 18:20 GMT
#1
Hey everyone!

As you all know Teamliquid, much like Starcraft, has a steep entry level, making it difficult to get past that D.D+ stage of posting. Never fear though! As part of an ongoing series that I will update at some point or something I will try to impart some wisdom I have picked up in my stint here.


Chapter 1: That question that you really wanted to know:

I can relate to this. You see sometimes there is a question about SC/Proleagie/TL that you want to ask but it isn't worth its own thread. When you find that your thread is closed and your question unanswered you may end up being sad that you spent one of your 1ups on TL so early in the game.

Never fear though! Team Liquid has their own technology time machine that can take you back to the 90s. The IRC Channel has tons of people just waiting to help you out at seemingly no cost to the community! Check it out!


See you soon


*****
Murkyith14
Profile Joined January 2008
United States111 Posts
July 19 2010 18:25 GMT
#2
It would be amazingly ironic if this thread was closed haha. Thanks for the tip though.
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
July 19 2010 18:29 GMT
#3
I would just get banned from IRC =(
mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
July 19 2010 18:40 GMT
#4
okay is it

"see grinker"
"see gee rinker"
or
"see gee are inker"

the last one would make the most sense pertaining to your position, but the most difficult to say
☆★☆ 7486!!! Join the Ban mOnion Anti-Trolling Initiative! - Caller | "on a scale of machine to 10, how bad is that Zerg?" - LZgamer | you are the new tl.net bonjwa monion, congrats - Rekrul | "Cheeseburgers dynamite lilacs" - Chill
Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
July 19 2010 18:42 GMT
#5
Poll: How do you pronounce cgrinker's name?!

see grinker (16)
 
44%

see gee rinker (8)
 
22%

Who gives a fuck? (8)
 
22%

see gee are inker (4)
 
11%

36 total votes

Your vote: How do you pronounce cgrinker's name?!

(Vote): see grinker
(Vote): see gee rinker
(Vote): see gee are inker
(Vote): Who gives a fuck?



I'm gonna go with "see grinker"..

Also the only time I use IRC is when I wanna spam Lady Gaga lyrics ^^.
Tear stained american saints and dirty guitar dreams across a universe of desert and blue sky , gas station coffee love letters and two dollar pistol kisses from thirty five dollar hotel room stationary .
brian
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States9636 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-19 18:49:00
July 19 2010 18:48 GMT
#6
c g rinker

I love lady gaga. too.
-Brian
Saracen
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5139 Posts
July 19 2010 18:59 GMT
#7
Maybe you should do an OP on how to not get your thread hijacked next.
Mikami_
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Estonia274 Posts
July 19 2010 19:01 GMT
#8
8 out of 10 times i ask a simple question on IRC, nobody bothers to answer...
InfiniteIce
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States794 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-19 19:04:06
July 19 2010 19:03 GMT
#9
On July 20 2010 04:01 Mikami_ wrote:
8 out of 10 times i ask a simple question on IRC, nobody bothers to answer...


I rarely find that the case, personally. Are you spamming, using all caps, or asking incredibly stupid questions? (No offense, but some questions are pretty stupid and can easily be found out at this incredible resource called GOOGLE.)

IRC has always been pretty damned helpful to me, you just have to wade through the typical IRC trollolols and other chat going on, etc.; but that's just the nature of an internet chat...

Also, See Grinker.
i keep going back to my response to chill's fake PM and laughing, then immediately getting a feeling that i assume i'd get if i had an orgasm and the girl said "hahaha guess what i have a dick" -FakeSteve
ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
July 19 2010 19:04 GMT
#10
Also

"Ka Grinker"
Each day gets better : )
Nyovne
Profile Joined March 2006
Netherlands19137 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-19 19:08:07
July 19 2010 19:07 GMT
#11
If you have a real question and you have already tried to use google and the search function on this site and came up empty, feel free to send me a query on IRC.

I'm glad to help but IRC and/or site staff is not there to do your work for you.
ModeratorFor remember, that in the end, some are born to live, others born to die. I belong to those last, born to burn, born to cry. For I shall remain alone... forsaken.
brian
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States9636 Posts
July 19 2010 19:07 GMT
#12
the IRC community is a special one. It is becoming a little crowded with the sc2 crowd. we should seperate out SC2 irc, and just general tl tomfoolery IRC imo.

come hang with me @ irc
-Brian
mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
July 19 2010 19:09 GMT
#13
On July 20 2010 04:04 ella_guru wrote:
Also

"Ka Grinker"


well now you're just being silly
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semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
July 19 2010 19:18 GMT
#14
C.Grin.Ker
cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
July 19 2010 19:32 GMT
#15
On July 20 2010 03:40 mOnion wrote:
okay is it

"see grinker"
"see gee rinker"
or
"see gee are inker"

the last one would make the most sense pertaining to your position, but the most difficult to say



Its SeeGeeRinker.


Well I wanted to have a Nickname Nickname on TL to be CG but then seegee from WCG ultimate gamer made an account and it all went down hill.
cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
July 19 2010 19:36 GMT
#16
On July 20 2010 04:07 Nyovne wrote:
If you have a real question and you have already tried to use google and the search function on this site and came up empty, feel free to send me a query on IRC.

I'm glad to help but IRC and/or site staff is not there to do your work for you.



I was more referring to things like "I can't track down this image that was on TL" or "What's up with some TL lore thing?" etc


There are things that aren't documented well on the internet as far as TL history and Progaming stuff that is only known by people here because they've been around long enough.
Coagulation
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States9633 Posts
July 19 2010 20:19 GMT
#17
i always just read it as "Grin" and picture him with a big pedo smile.
vGl-CoW
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Belgium8305 Posts
July 19 2010 21:42 GMT
#18
On July 20 2010 04:01 Mikami_ wrote:
8 out of 10 times i ask a simple question on IRC, nobody bothers to answer...


the trick is to phrase your question as a statement, because internet people are unable to ignore you when you're wrong

so if you wanna know, for example, how many OSL titles Nada has, you just type 'Nada has 3 OSL titles.'

if you guessed right, nobody will respond. if you guessed wrong, half the channel will correct you and call you an idiot in 0.7 seconds flat
Moderatorfollow me on twitter if u think ur so tough @BooyaCow
GhoSt[shield]
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2131 Posts
July 27 2010 10:56 GMT
#19
On July 20 2010 06:42 vGl-CoW wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2010 04:01 Mikami_ wrote:
8 out of 10 times i ask a simple question on IRC, nobody bothers to answer...


the trick is to phrase your question as a statement, because internet people are unable to ignore you when you're wrong

so if you wanna know, for example, how many OSL titles Nada has, you just type 'Nada has 3 OSL titles.'

if you guessed right, nobody will respond. if you guessed wrong, half the channel will correct you and call you an idiot in 0.7 seconds flat


Well played sir. *tip of the hat*
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