The Jedi Council Handbook

Originally posted (WARNING: LINK GOES TO EPISODES II & III (SPOILERS ALLOWED) FORUM) by Yoshi the Green Jedi

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Here at TF.N, redundant threads have beceome a problem lately. Most redundant threads are posted by new padawans who really don't know how things work around here. There is nothing wrong with this at all, but to combat redundancy and many claims of ambiguous rules, the admins and some other senior members created a Jedi Council Handbook. There's a link to it when you register, it's in the announcements, but for maximum effect I would like to post this here, where most newbies go at first. Padawans, please take a couple minutes to read this! It is very useful.

The Jedi Council Handbook

Introduction

Hello, and welcome to the JediCouncil.Net forums! This handbook has been written as an informal advisory guide for new members of the forums, with the intent to answer some of the questions you may have and help you overcome some of the difficulties that newbies traditionally encounter. While it's not required that you read through this, it's very strongly encouraged that you do so, as it will save both you and the administrators a great deal of time in weeks to come.

The Prequels

One of the most common traits that most new members share is the tendency to gravitate towards the Prequels forums. Naturally, some topics are often repeated, and the responses to these topics can be found simply by searching through the past few days worth of posts. Here are a few of the most repeated topics, in alphabetical order. (The ones marked with a star are particularly redundant, while those marked with three stars should only be repeated if you have a genuinely original addition to make.)

Academy Award Threads
Amidala/Padme & Handmaiden Threads*
Anakin Threads
"Apologists" Threads
Aurra Sing and Misc. TPM characters Threads
Boba Fett in Prequels Threads***
Box Office Threads
Casting for Ep. 2 & 3 Threads***
Clone Wars Threads*
Darth Maul Threads
Droids Threads
EU vs. Canon Threads
Jar-Jar Threads*
Jedi Religion/Jedi Council/Sith Religion Threads
"Love Triangle" Threads*
Media Criticism Threads
Midichlorian Threads*
Music of TPM Threads
Neutral TPM review Threads*
OB1 Threads
Palpatine=Sidious Threads***
"Peace Ball" Threads
Planets in the Prequels Threads
Portman Threads***
Qui-Gon Threads
Quotes Threads
Racism Threads
SFX Threads
Technology Threads (Lightsabers, ships, etc.)
"Welcome" Threads***

Abbreviations

In the Jedi Council forums, members will often abbreviate commonly used phrases. These are some of the more ubiquitous abbreviations:

JCN JediCouncil.Net (or, interchangeably, the forums)
TFN TheForce.Net
SW Star Wars
TPM The Phantom Menace
ANH Star Wars: A New Hope
ESB The Empire Strikes Back
ROTJ Return of the Jedi
GL George Lucas
LFL LucasFilm, Ltd.

In addition, if you aren't familiar with more general internet abbreviations, these may be useful to you:

LOL Laugh Out Loud
ROFL Roll On the Floor Laughin
BTW By The Way
IMO In My Opinion
IMHO In My Honest/Humble Opinion

Smilies and UBB Code

Two common questions ask by many new members are how to make smilies and how to use UBB Code. Though these topics are covered in the UBB FAQ, which is located at faq.html. faq.html.

Member Status

There are three different types of members: Jedi Padawans, Jedi Knights, and Jedi Masters. A Padawan Learner is simply a member with less than 31 posts, while a Jedi Knight is any member with 31 or more posts who is not a Jedi Master. The Jedi Masters are the administrators of the board, and they are chosen either by the TFN staff or the existing Jedi Masters--and it's generally not a good idea to ask to become one.

General Advice

There are some bits of information that are unwritten rules, or are things that most people learn by experience. However, experience is often painful, and perhaps by look