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[IslandReefer]

Hello ; Here is a real rookie question.
How do you use this bulletin board?
ie Whats a sticky,,..mIRC etc, a bump?
I can work the basics but surely there is a cheat sheet or something
with instructions somewhere (...eg whats a emoticon and how is it used,
correctly if possible).
A little info would spare me a lot of embarassment and lower the hassle
factor for other users. I don't think a book is needed but a few pointers would be apprieciated.
Thanks
John