From Clarissa Springer <cspring@paul.spu.edu>:


Inspired by reading the FAQ and influenced by recent posts)

Top 10 Ways to Prove You're a Newbie:

	10.  Admit to not having read the whole series/FAQ
	 9.  Ask when the next book is out
	 8.  Propose the obvious (Tigraine = Rand's mom!)
	 7.  Say "I haven't ever posted before, but ..."
	 6.  Go off on what a rude, insensitive bunch we are#
	 5.  Complain about the TAN threads
	 4.  Apologize
	 3.  Do something which requires you to apologize
	 2.  Take a joke seriously*

AND

	 1.  Create a 20-25 line .sig in ASCII format!


#See "Woodie" under In-Jokes FAQ 2.3 "Minor Flamewars"
*In chronic cases may be presented as evidence for newbieness as a state 
of mind - see In-Jokes 4.1 "Timmy B - Fact or Fiction?"