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Welcome :) I'd love to visit Seattle someday - The Musiquarium, Twist, and Ray's are on my to-see list.

Rule No. 1: Use smileys whenever you can. They are awesome.

Rule No. 2: Be polite.

Rule No. 3: Don't wade out into deep discussion waters unless you can back up your argument with frilly language and lots of hyperlinks.

Rule No. 4: Don't drink and drive.

Rule No. 5: Never, ever rickroll a thread. Not kosher..
 
Welcome to MacRumors! The thing that stands out in my mind that I hear a lot in these forums is for people to do a search of the existing threads for answers to their questions before posting. This point is covered well in the Forum Rules that others have provided links to. I hope you become a long-term contributer. This forum is a lot of fun, entertaining, and a great source of technical information on Apple products. Once you get enough posts, you can also contribute to the political discussions, which can be very lively and a good opportunity to share your point of view on politics and social issues. Great fun.
 
offer to send $100 to each of the first 15 people to respond to your thread, that'll make you popular right away
 
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