Learn From My Mistakes

• Problems With Tab Delimited Files, My first post, and I screwed up big time. A good example of how not to conduct yourself, and how little things can get blown out of proportion.
• ASCII Checkers, Originally posted in the Code Catacombs, a no-no and very kinda bad. Will be moved to Cool Uses For Perl. Thanks, Arunbear and Corion.

My Suggestions For Other Newbies

• Don't take anything personally... unless it is. But it isn't. (If you're not sure whether the remark was a personal attack against you, it probably wasn't.) In the extremely rare case that someone was intentionally malicious , don't be afraid to stand up for yourself, but don't feed the trolls or start a flame-war! Take the high road, be polite, and walk away. In general, the monks are friendly and willing to help.
• Don't be afraid to contribute, but make sure your posts are well informed. Read everything you can. If you're not sure about a post (if you're a newbie, you're probably not sure, even if you think you are)... post to your scratchpad first and ask for input in the chatterbox (thanks, Corion).
• You will make a few mistakes and step on a few toes. As long as no harm was intended, it usually isn't a big deal around the monastery. The janitors do a great job, but try not to give them extra work, eh? Following the above suggestions will minimize this, though.
• Enjoy your time at the Monastery.