well i guess my first thought would be... not asking if I am still a newby...lol
After reading the thread below it got me thinking. What would it take for us as hobbyist to be considered a veteran and not a Newb anymore??
.....I'm still learning. Women are such fun to study with.
Seriously though. You just know. Don't sweat the labels. Enjoy the ride.
I am new to this site not to the hobby, I don't know if for this site there is standard or not.
well i guess my first thought would be... not asking if I am still a newby...lol
I've only been answering newbie questions because I've been reading the boards and researching for about a little over a month, but I am certainly still a newbie.
YOU'RE not answering questions, but passing along other peoples' answers. Your answers have to come from your experience.
I do have a lot of researching experience to share. Otherwise, you are clearly correct.
I think you make the transition over from Newbie to Veteran Hobbyist when you know how to handle yourself before during and after a session.
Hardy's RULES to becoming a Pro:
1. You make initial contact with a provider as she wishes (E-mail or phone)
2. You are able to communicate to her exactly when and where you wish to see her without ever asking any inappropriate questions (including what her rates are if they are clearly defined on her web site)
3. You show up ON TIME for your appointment.
4. You walk in with an air of confidence and professionalism (i.e. greet her with a nice hug) and make the lady feel comfortable and safe with your presence. This is extremely important as the safety of the provider is paramount.
5. You place the donation immediately in plain view on a desk or table (or if she prefers on the bathroom counter). You never talk about it, ever.
6. You begin your session with some small talk, again, to make the provider at ease to spend time with you. You want her to be glad you are there.
7. You move things along at a pace you are BOTH comfortable with.
8. During the session, you NEVER NEVER make the provider feel nervous, unsafe or cause her any physical harm. If she tells you to stop doing something (i.e. you are slapping her ass too hard, or biting her nipples too hard) then STOP. PERIOD. Just enjoy the sex.
9. After the session is done, RESPECT THE PROVIDER'S TIME. Do not linger about and expect that the lady is there to entertain to you for the rest of the day. Her time is valuable and have the sense to recognize it. If you have paid for an hour, you should be out of there as close to the hour as possible.
10. With a nice hug and if she is okay with it a kiss, thank the lady for her time and leave with the same confidence and professionalism that you came in with.
11. If you want to send the lady a thank you E-mail, then feel free to go ahead. But DO NOT continuously call her or E-mail her to just shoot the breeze. She is not there at this point to make small talk with you. If you have no intentions of making another appointment, do not bother the lady. Again, her time is valuable and you should not waste it.
When you can follow these steps every time then I would consider you to be a seasoned hobbyist.
-- Modified on 9/27/2007 6:36:20 AM
Thanks, Hardy. That's the most articulate and thought-out advice I have seen on here.
Thanks. Excellent summary. As a Newby, I also want to have a nice experience and not upset anyone.
This is a must read, and better yet, PRACTICE!
This can make a newb a veteran overnight.
Thanks Hardy.
You try to log on to your work place computer, but it refuses to let you in. So you call the IT person over and have him take a look as you try to log in.
He looks at the screen and says: "Who the hell is mrfisher?"
Actually, that's not the veteren test, that's the test for demensia.
-- Modified on 9/27/2007 10:12:14 AM
OUCH!
I'm not sure if you do this or not (or if you were simply putting in the wrong user name on the work computer), but in general:
If I worked in a larger company, I'd think twice about using the office computer for hobbying activities. With the tracking software that is available, your entire surfing history can be traced from the server without your knowledge. Deleting the cache/cookies on your machine is to no avail ... any techies feel free to elaborate
For your situation specifically, you can say that you're using the name "mrfisher" to subscribe to an online fishing site, and it happened to pop in your head while you were logging in.