Sticking around and "lurking" for a bit before you try to engage with a new community, to learn the local etiquette before you make an ass of yourself. Or at least reading the rules as a bare minimum.
this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2024
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Internet is a proper noun and should always be capitalized.
THE Internet is a proper noun.
AN internet is an network of networks and is just a thing; like an intranet is.
This is the pedantry I came here for!
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Don't get into stranger's cars, and don't give out your real name or number or address on the internet.
Now you do most of these things when you call an uber. ๐
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Play Team Fortress on weekends. It's cheaper.
only 1 hour a day! And if you accidentally click on a wrong link, the hackers can backtrace you or send the internet police.