Pre Veteran Thread (2012)

**whiskey** · 12-31-2011, 09:51 PM

Welcome to the ECF Pre-Vet thread 2012 !

Hi all...Last year I started a thread for the Members that are close to becoming ECF Veterans...talk & chat about what we've accomplished and general, the fun we've had meeting people & helping out the new members...have at it Folks !

This is a new thread for 2012 !

A Pre-Vet is an ECF member that is about to have their status "Turn" to ECF-Veteran on their anniversary date.

This thread is where you can hang out (courtesy of Whiskey creating this thread) and celebrate becoming an ECF-Veteran with other ECF members. You have the option (but not the obligation) to have an Avatar Theme Celebration on your turning day. You select a theme, and many of the group here will help celebrate by changing their avatars. Kind of an avatar costume party. You'll also get a bunch of congrats and a welcome thread created in a sub-forum for vets that pre-vets can't even see yet.

If you want to have an avatar theme, start thinking about it! Try to give us enough advanced notice that we can dig something up for pics.

Welcome again. Please feel free to participate in the themes for others if you wish. The list is posted frequently.

Pre-Vet FAQ's:
Is this a requirement to become a Vet?
Nope! It's a fun time hosted by Whiskey and the crew here. You are not required to have an Avatar Theme, or Welcoming Thread, nor are you required to participate in others avatar themes. It's all totally optional. No pressure.

Who is invited? / I didn't get an invitation!/ What's the Deal?
Everyone that is within sixty days (give or take) of their 1st year anniversary with ECF is welcome to simply post here and say "Hi". We'll welcome you and take it from there. You may have received a PM if we spotted you "out there" on ECF. If we missed you, don't take it personally, we can't catch everyone! The more you post, the more we are likely to spot you. But mistakes can happen. So feel free to come on in and join up. Speak up if you don't see your name on the list! Try and give us at least a few days notice as a courtesy so we can prep our avatars.

Do I have to be a Pre-Vet to post?
Nope! Come on in and celebrate. Participate in the Avatar Themes if you wish. Or just say "Hi" or "Congrats". It's all optional and non-exclusive. Of course, the theme days/events are for those that "turn" on a specific date.

About Avatars
We save the avatars in the new Veterans personal thread. As such, if you use a normal ECF link to them, they will disappear when you delete them from your personal ECF folders. It has been suggested that people use an image host of their choosing to host the images in a more permanent fashion. The vets can paste them into the thread directly. However, pre-vets don't have access to the thread. So....they will be transferred for you after you post them in the pre-vet thread.

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**classwife** · 01-01-2012, 05:03 AM

2012 Pre-Vets !

Welcome and Congratulations !

**oldsoldier** · 01-01-2012, 05:05 AM

Wow this thread sucks. where are all the posts??? you folks better get busy

**jj2** · 01-01-2012, 05:05 AM

Please read the First Post in the PreVet thread, this post and PreVet FAQs.

For those starting Welcome and Sandbox threads: They should be started EARLY morning the day before. If that is not possible, the night before.

Welcome to the ECF Pre-Vet thread!

This thread was started by ECF member Whiskey and soon turned into a thread where members can celebrate obtaining their ECF veteran's status.
Besides celebrating this milestone day on this thread, we schedule the events and keep a schedule list.

No one is automatically added to the list so if you're a non vet, you have to request to be added. How to do this and to check out your options (which can vary), please visit. PreVet FAQs

All members, new and old, are free to join these celebrations. Vets can post in the Welcome threads in the Veteran's Forum but non vets can't because non vets can not see that forum yet. For non vets to get a post into the Welcome Thread in the Veteran's Forum follow the Sandbox instructions in PreVet FAQs.

I post this list frequently on this thread.
List can also be found here: PreVet List: Group News & Notices

NOTICE:
It would great if you added text for this in your avatar when we aren't doing a celebration.

National Vaping Day

JANUARY 2012

Jan 1 - Carless Welcome Thread. {JerryRM}
Jan 1 - minx - Avatar Party: cats, big ones, little ones, domestic and wild {FranC}
Jan 2 - fuzznut - Welcome Thread {CES}
Jan 2 - PastaMonster - Topic Theme: Top lessons and/or tips and tricks veterans/non vets have learned, favorite mods, or ecigs for experienced users, upcoming things in the vape world or what should change? {Whiskey}
Jan 4 - dopeh - Welcome Thread {CES}
Jan 4 - typocinnamongrl - Welcome Thread {Pokeygizmo}
Jan 4 - greymattergirl - Avatar Party: The late, great Hunter S. Thompson. Theoretical Physics was second choice. {Whiskey}
Jan 4 - pupmastermp3 - Welcome Thread {CES}
Jan 4 - Skye - Welcome Thread (personal reason prevent her from being here) Horses, {Fudgey}
Jan 6 - Bluesun62 Avatar Party: Sponge Bob Square Pants{tybin}
Jan 7 - porkchopsisgood Welcolme Thread {Pokeygizmo}
Jan 9 - sqirl1 - Welcome Thread {JerryRM}
Jan 11 - FatBill - Welcome Thread: Requested no Theme or Avatar but he likes motorcycles. {AlmightyGod}
Jan 12 - Pissy - Avatar Party: Kitty cat (big, small, skinny, fat, etc.) {FranC}
Jan 12 - toto1013 - Avatar Theme: Wizard of Oz ECF email 10:26 AM-CST.... {Fudgey}
Jan 14 - Skeeterkck - Topic Theme: paradise, sunsets, Hawaii {CES}
Jan 14 - Stifle - Topic Theme: Coolest thing another ECF member has done for you {Cranky}
Jan 17 - Delilah718 - Avatar Party: go with angels, baby angels are my favorites, especially cherubs, but all angels - except the one that went bad!

{mlinky}
Jan 18 - gramva - Topic Theme: Sex and the City tv show. Passions are classical music, good novels, vaping, casino gambling{salemgold}
Jan 20 - jbilod1 Welcome Thread {Whiskey}
Jan 21 - Pipeous - Avatar Party: fund raiser for cancer patients {JerryRM}
Jan 21 - skorpios1027 - Avatar Party: Farscape theme {CES}
Jan 23 - Silversmyth - {Whiskey}
Jan 25 - Beans - Welcolme Thread {JerryRM}
Jan 24/25 - JayTheGuy - Moose Is Loose (Moose images and/or funny Canadian images) {Dusty_D}
Jan 25 - Katdarling - Avatar Party: Hats, caps, T-shirts that say something about you, descriptive with words or just by what they are. {Seabrook}
Jan 27 - cags - Topic Theme: Pets {Brutus Buckeye}
Jan 27 - gregbrowne - Topic Theme: Good ole Rock and roll {FranC}
Jan 30 - OwnedbyaGrey - Topic Theme: African Greys {Cranky}
Jan 31 - the ob - Topic theme: cute dog (preferably) black lab {JerryRM}

Feb 2 - bmwjen - Paris Hilton

If you don't see yourself listed, or don't see a theme listed for you and want one, let us know. To choose an option please visit PreVet FAQs
Your presence on the PreVet thread is required if you requested an Avatar Theme Party. If possible, on your day, stay logged in so the Forum software can change your status.
If you can't spend time on the Prevet thread on your day then you can pick another option from PreVet FAQs.