Hello everyone. I am TacoBelle, the delightfully grouchy mod of FCN. Today I decided that I was going to give some pointers to being a reg in chat, pr just enjoying chat . I started this because I decidedly get annoyed with new chatters, but never actually give them pointers. Mostly this will be for the ever rare female chatter, as that is what I am, but some guys might pick something up out of this. So lets begin.
My first lesson, the one for today, is to not be afraid to be you. A lot of chatters come in here and find this a great way to vent, and it is, but don't lose sight of who you are. It's really easy to decide you're going to be the person in chat who is going to live out the "mean girls" days that you never had as a teenager, forming cliques and annoying the hell out of other chatters, mods and admin. Don't do it. Just be you.
Be friends with whoever you want, do whatever you want, and take no fucks from those people who judge you for not following them completely. Don't use others pics, and don't use other peoples content. We have some amateur detective chatters out there who will find the originator of the content you are sharing, and will happily call you out in front of everyone. So as far as content goes, just use yours, or none.
Don't feel like you have to impress anyone. We are all chatters. More often than not, away from the screen we are socially awkward outcasts. You don't have to be societies construct of beautiful. You Don't have to be smart. You don't have to cyber all the male regs, (However if you want to, have at it girl, heeeeeeeeeeey).
Realize that there are over a thousand chatters here at a time, which means many different personalities, and they are not all going to get along. You may be friends with person A and B, but they strongly dislike each other, and thats okay. Let them do what they do, and you do what you do.
The biggest lesson to get out of todays blah blah, is if you want to general chat in the main with the others, start in a small room. For this i would recommend the No Guest room for those who want CLEAN chat. Singles is another good room for dipping your feet into the world of reg chatting, but I rather enjoy the reg chatting that happens in RP as well.
So, to recap, A) Be yourself. B)Don't form cliques. C) Give zero fucks about anyones choices of your friends. D) Realize that there are tons of personalities here. E) USE YOUR OWN CONTENT and F) Start in smaller rooms, and work your way out.
Next lesson will be on safety.
Welcome to FCN. Don't be afraid of chat. We don't bite.
My first lesson, the one for today, is to not be afraid to be you. A lot of chatters come in here and find this a great way to vent, and it is, but don't lose sight of who you are. It's really easy to decide you're going to be the person in chat who is going to live out the "mean girls" days that you never had as a teenager, forming cliques and annoying the hell out of other chatters, mods and admin. Don't do it. Just be you.
Be friends with whoever you want, do whatever you want, and take no fucks from those people who judge you for not following them completely. Don't use others pics, and don't use other peoples content. We have some amateur detective chatters out there who will find the originator of the content you are sharing, and will happily call you out in front of everyone. So as far as content goes, just use yours, or none.
Don't feel like you have to impress anyone. We are all chatters. More often than not, away from the screen we are socially awkward outcasts. You don't have to be societies construct of beautiful. You Don't have to be smart. You don't have to cyber all the male regs, (However if you want to, have at it girl, heeeeeeeeeeey).
Realize that there are over a thousand chatters here at a time, which means many different personalities, and they are not all going to get along. You may be friends with person A and B, but they strongly dislike each other, and thats okay. Let them do what they do, and you do what you do.
The biggest lesson to get out of todays blah blah, is if you want to general chat in the main with the others, start in a small room. For this i would recommend the No Guest room for those who want CLEAN chat. Singles is another good room for dipping your feet into the world of reg chatting, but I rather enjoy the reg chatting that happens in RP as well.
So, to recap, A) Be yourself. B)Don't form cliques. C) Give zero fucks about anyones choices of your friends. D) Realize that there are tons of personalities here. E) USE YOUR OWN CONTENT and F) Start in smaller rooms, and work your way out.
Next lesson will be on safety.
Welcome to FCN. Don't be afraid of chat. We don't bite.
