Comment registration open! Update: Registration closed
posted at 8:00 am on June 9, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
It’s been months since the last open registration day, so we’re opening the books once again. First read our Terms of Service, and if you agree, register through this link and follow the steps. Be patient; we have to approve the first comment of each new registrant, so please don’t keep resubmitting when it doesn’t appear immediately. We will eventually get them all.
Welcome to Hot Air!
Update: Had a bad link at first, but it’s fixed now!
Update II: It goes without saying that people who try trolling on their first comment will get banned right out of the gate, as well as previously banned commenters. This is not an amnesty; it’s an opportunity to expand the community. Dissent isn’t trolling — in fact, we love a good debate — and we know trolling when we see it.
Update (AP): It’s midnight on the east coast and the door is closed. Welcome, new registrants!
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What? You’ve banned all the “good” trolls and need more? Is that it?
ladyingray on June 9, 2009 at 8:05 AM
Uh-oh. Here we go again. :)
Tuning Spork on June 9, 2009 at 8:05 AM
Oh, no, not again! Not agaiiiiin!
Tzetzes on June 9, 2009 at 8:06 AM
Welcome back, niceguy340! Or whoever you were.
amkun on June 9, 2009 at 8:07 AM
Welcome back, getalife! I wonder what she’ll call herself this time?
DrAllecon on June 9, 2009 at 8:08 AM
Welcome newbies, I expect 100 troll scalps from each of you. No wait, that’s not me that’s Brad Pit talking about Nazis. I’ll settle for 99.
Just remember:
1) Do not feed the trolls, except just prior to rhetorical slaughter.
2) Humping robots are not only funny but necessary.
3) If you believe 9/11 was an inside job, please turn off your computer and go play in traffic.
trubble on June 9, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Never mind the
bollockstrolls.Getting to register is going to make someone’s right-leaning day.
Welcome to the monkey house!
fluffy on June 9, 2009 at 8:10 AM
This is my first post but I have been reading HotAir and Michellemalkin.com for a long time. I find both sites very entertaining.
rmaple on June 9, 2009 at 8:10 AM
The Axeltrolls of evil are a-coming.
the_nile on June 9, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Results in: Error 404 – Not Found
Geministorm on June 9, 2009 at 8:13 AM
Back in time for Obamacare and Sotomayor. Keep your radar up for the reincarnation.
Axelrod must be getting the kids out of bed early this morning. He’s hoping they have their ringtones on.
BuckeyeSam on June 9, 2009 at 8:14 AM
Yeah…
the adults are in charge
ladyingray on June 9, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Come on, RedPill. You’re a legend!
Tzetzes on June 9, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Yeah! I’m in! Going from HA stalker to participant will be a nice change.
Monica on June 9, 2009 at 8:18 AM
Oh, Lawdy.
Pass the Tylenol. Here we go again. Be on the look out for The Wall and Noneya, too. I love this, but then again I’ve been married twice and got engaged Monday.
kingsjester on June 9, 2009 at 8:19 AM
getalife by another other name would still smell like sh*t.
venividivici on June 9, 2009 at 8:19 AM
Precisely what I thought when I saw it.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on June 9, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Hi all,
Repulsive newb now on board. You’re all great on here and I’m looking forward to participating in the fun.
DLEW on June 9, 2009 at 8:24 AM
I’ve got $5 that says getalife re-registers as “wiselatina”.
myrenovations on June 9, 2009 at 8:24 AM
I don’t mind the trolls so much. They now have their guy in office and are getting bolder in revealing their true psychotic nature. That is an education you couldn’t purchase.
csdeven on June 9, 2009 at 8:25 AM
I know we were all newbie’s once, but I think I’m gonna take about a week off to let the dust settle.
Or maybe not.
BigD on June 9, 2009 at 8:26 AM
The way Obama and the dems are starting to crash, I would think the trolls would want to hide their faces.
MobileVideoEngineer on June 9, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Finally caught open registration before it closed! Now to help hunt the trolls and change minds.
Hope to be a useful contributor from the rural VA countryside!
redneckjoe on June 9, 2009 at 8:31 AM
Great….a new wave of boring, immature lib trolls to have to ignore while trying to read the comments of substance from the grownups.
beachgirlusa on June 9, 2009 at 8:31 AM
As another commenter said a month or two back (sorry, can’t remember who it was)…..
RELEASE THE TROLLS!!!
:)
Conservative_SAHM on June 9, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Heh!
Conservative_SAHM on June 9, 2009 at 8:35 AM
It’s about time.
I’m not a lurker anymore.
B Man on June 9, 2009 at 8:35 AM
They wouldn’t be trolls if they were that intelligent.
doriangrey on June 9, 2009 at 8:36 AM
FreshRecycled Meat.pearson on June 9, 2009 at 8:36 AM
I didn’t know getalife was banned. When/where are the bans announced? Is that what happened to rusty?
jazz_piano on June 9, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Well new Hot Air Commentators!!!
Trolls, please go back to DKidz, DummyUnderground, etc. I don’t bother you guys on your sites, so don’t bother us.
Lance Murdock on June 9, 2009 at 8:38 AM
error 404
blatantblue on June 9, 2009 at 8:39 AM
I’m in!
JammieWearingFool on June 9, 2009 at 8:39 AM
Here’s my first contribution as I didn’t know where to put it, but its bugged me all evening. The Boston Globe’s scribes union rejected what may be the NYT’s final contract offer to save dough. The item that killed me was that of the writer’s guilds 600 + members, 170 had jobs for life as part of their previous contract.
Where in the real world does such a thing exist other than North Korea.
DLEW on June 9, 2009 at 8:40 AM
Hello board, new user here! Bring on the Hopenchange! Having access to HotAir postboard: Best day in my life since the birth of my daughter… oh yeah, and my wedding (as wife watches me type this).
WordsMatter on June 9, 2009 at 8:41 AM
At GM, Chrysler, and Ford, I’m guessing.
jazz_piano on June 9, 2009 at 8:42 AM
Nice save! Welcome aboard.
jazz_piano on June 9, 2009 at 8:42 AM
Now now everyone… we had our chance to enter the beast…for every idiot, there is a Dr.Zero, baldilocks, or INC.
Let us look with great expectation for the next genius and take great pride in squashing like a bug, the next nice343 or money2.
katy on June 9, 2009 at 8:43 AM
Sweet evil Jesus.
*prepares for the flood of Ronulans, Birthers, mobys, Obamicans, and others*
MadisonConservative on June 9, 2009 at 8:44 AM
In times of trouble the small things have great value
agintexas on June 9, 2009 at 8:44 AM
No you’re not, you’re still in your jammies sleeping in front of your computer, when you wake up this will all have been a dream… ;p
doriangrey on June 9, 2009 at 8:44 AM
I’m with trubble. As an homage to Inglorious Ba$tards we will be collecting troll scalps.
Blake on June 9, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Take a deep breath, man…your troll enemy will be returning soon…LOL
ladyingray on June 9, 2009 at 8:46 AM
Fresh Meat! Fresh Meat! Fresh Meat! Fresh Meat!
Sorry, I’m just thrilled that I’m no longer a “new fish” on here. I have almost three whole months under my belt …
Stickeehands on June 9, 2009 at 8:46 AM
Thanks. A few months back, I was banned from the RCP board for calling Eugene Robinson a name and haven’t been a regular poster on another board since. It’s good to be on a board with (mostly) kindred spirits.
WordsMatter on June 9, 2009 at 8:46 AM
Yes, but maybe we should require newcomers to submit a 20-page essay on the merits of conservatism and take an oath of loving allegiance to the memory of Reagaan. No troll could stomache that.
jazz_piano on June 9, 2009 at 8:46 AM
What part of rural VA?
ladyingray on June 9, 2009 at 8:46 AM
Long time lurker joining the fun!
DOOF on June 9, 2009 at 8:47 AM
True, I’m in front of my computer, but it’s at my desk. Been here since 6:15.
JammieWearingFool on June 9, 2009 at 8:48 AM
First!
RarestRX on June 9, 2009 at 8:48 AM
Whew! I finally made it in! That process was more convoluted than applying for my Federally-subsidized pony!
auslander on June 9, 2009 at 8:49 AM
FYI, I think that might get you banned here, too, depending on what you called him.
jazz_piano on June 9, 2009 at 8:50 AM
hey!
obviousorange on June 9, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Imagine….100 “JetBoys” all over HotAir…Hmmmm….
no worries, I’m one of a kind ;)
JetBoy on June 9, 2009 at 8:51 AM
So this is what it looks like in here… meh, decor could use a little work and the ceilings are a bit low, but… me likey!
KDB on June 9, 2009 at 8:51 AM
Awwww crap. Noobies.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 9, 2009 at 8:52 AM
For starters, not sure if most would understand the meaning of… essay.
katy on June 9, 2009 at 8:52 AM
Cough cough… That doesnt mean you weren’t sleeping… ;p
doriangrey on June 9, 2009 at 8:52 AM
Sooooooooooo……
How many more Huckabots are going to register?
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 9, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Oh, and WELCOME to the new commenters!
JetBoy on June 9, 2009 at 8:53 AM
I’m in the new link worked, thanks guys.
USAF_RET on June 9, 2009 at 8:54 AM
I know
ugh
they WILL BE BACK
what has HA done?!?!
getalife
radiofreevillage
athensboy
oh no
blatantblue on June 9, 2009 at 8:54 AM
Hey I know that dude, that essay is always drinking beer and hitting on my sister… ;p
doriangrey on June 9, 2009 at 8:54 AM
Hello to all. I’ve been reading Hotair since the election campaign last year and I am very grateful to finally join the team of commenters and end my lurker status at last! Many thanks to Ed and Allahpundit for their excellent work here.
jwolf on June 9, 2009 at 8:55 AM
another long time lurker joining all the fun and games
goldwing_1 on June 9, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Man, have waited a long time. Hope I can contribute. Reading without commenting sucks!
Tanker on June 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Thanks, I’ll try to control myself, even with the most pathetically transparent Obamapologists.
WordsMatter on June 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM
long time reader, first time poster. hello!
picklesgap on June 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM
+1
Yep, there goes the neighborhood.
Ya know, my wife sat down to read an HA a thread this weekend because 1) she likes Palin, and 2) she’s from Auburn, NY. By the time we sw the thread, it was into page 6, so the first thought is “Wow, 6 pages of thoughtful commentary, we better get caught up!…” But then, it turns out much of it was a lot of “I know you are but what am I?…” Frankly, it was unreadable & rather embarrassing. Mission accomplished libs.
I really enjoy reading and participating here, but I, and I’m sure many others, don’t have time for that kind of nonsense. So libs, if you wanna participate, please have something thoughtful to contribute, as challenging as that may be.
I just know some Soros agent is recruiting trolls on some college campus somewhere to flood this site with juvenile nonsense, thereby making it unreadable and killing it. Michelle/Ed/Allah, please don’t let that happen.
ornery_independent on June 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM
This can’t end well.
Turn it off. Turn it off. TURN IT OFFFFFFFFF!!!!
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Happy Day! I have been waiting for what seems forever to get onto this site!
proudteadrinker on June 9, 2009 at 8:58 AM
Hello! Now I can LOL.
spacewife on June 9, 2009 at 8:58 AM
.
I will give an example of what a good troll does:
This will suffice for all you nubeese on how to “borderline” support this site and yours – simultaneously.
.
papa_giorgio on June 9, 2009 at 8:59 AM
So happy to be here after reading the blog for such a long time.
ajsp on June 9, 2009 at 8:59 AM
Approve me :^)
cathode on June 9, 2009 at 8:59 AM
Hey “Madi”, hear tell, you resemble all of the above… No?
“Let’s Roll”
On Watch on June 9, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Registration is now closed. Really. Go away.
Akzed on June 9, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Not sure but i think was was Rickrolled
Sular on June 9, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Welcome, all ye new folk. Don’t bunch up, keep your hands to yourself, and no running in the hallways.
Limerick on June 9, 2009 at 9:01 AM
It’ll be fine…I think.
ladyingray on June 9, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Is there instructions on how to respond to a comment? Puter challenged!
Tanker on June 9, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Unless you are a nice lady and want to put your hands on me
blatantblue on June 9, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Hold the bat firmly. Face the pitcher. Keep your eye on the ball and swingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg.
Before you know it you’ll knock that ‘puter right over the Green Monster.
Limerick on June 9, 2009 at 9:04 AM
I thiunk so too
itll be obvious who the old trollz are
blatantblue on June 9, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Uh-oh. What have I gotten myself into now? Hello from West Texas.
Eren on June 9, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Welcome to the newbies! The more the merrier … I think.
darwin on June 9, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Drag it (the quote in question) into the dialog box, highlight it and click the quote button. Then type your response…
doriangrey on June 9, 2009 at 9:04 AM
In my experience, HotAir commenters do not call Eugene Robinson inappropriate names, so watch who you’re calling a kindred spirit, please.
BigD on June 9, 2009 at 9:05 AM
First, you hit “quote” button. Then paste the text you want quoted.
Then hit quote button again
That will end the quote.
Then you can respond
blatantblue on June 9, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Quote –> Control-C –> Control-V –> Quote
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 9, 2009 at 9:05 AM
I am in!…no wait…I’ve been here.
EnochCain on June 9, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Oh and I forgot, tanker
when you finish
you pray to Allah (peas be upon him)
And thank him for his mighty wisdom in inventing computers
blatantblue on June 9, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Swinging wildly only gets you a strike. I like your comment though!
Tanker on June 9, 2009 at 9:07 AM
Oh no, not again.
Kjeil on June 9, 2009 at 9:08 AM
First, unplug your computer.
Akzed on June 9, 2009 at 9:08 AM
I am looking forward to objecting to the socialist hope and change crowd.
bluegrass on June 9, 2009 at 9:08 AM
A couple of weeks ago, AP offered to independently register one of his tweeties. She’s a raging moonbat but I’ve yet to identify her.
Blake on June 9, 2009 at 9:09 AM
It was allah that invented computers? I thought it was Al Gore. No wait, that was the internet or maybe electricity or something. No no, now I remember. Al Gore invented the carbon offset protection racket.
trubble on June 9, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Mr. Darwin, I think artificial inflating this gene pool is going to have unintended consequences. No?
Survival of the fittest? Not so much.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 9, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Welcome new commentators. New trolls, let me be the first to say, bite me.
conservnut on June 9, 2009 at 9:10 AM
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