Hi Welcome

[Lorien_the_First_One]

The -naut ending comes from the Latin "nauta" meaning sailor or traveler.

As the Argonnessen server is not on a ship or otherwise traveling and the DDO players who use that server are not physically traversing the innards of the server itself, Argonauts is definitely not appropriate.

These Argonauts don't look like they are on a ship to me, although he is kind of sailing:



These Argonauts probably enjoy sailing on large yatchs with rich older men:

[Vindraxx]

Someone should post this out to Urban Dictionary so the infection can spread.

I won't lie... I checked there first before making this forum post. Figured it was a long shot :P

[ArkoHighStar]

Hi Welcome started on Argonessen when some noob joined the party and typed it in party chat, as if both saying hello and welcoming himself to the party. He proved to be quite a noob during the quest.

It caught on immediately and was used as a joke on Argo for a while before it made it to the forums, where it has become somewhat of a phenomenon.

Alright I get the picture I'm a noob!

[synkos]

Thanks for posting this, I love to know the origins and history of things I use/see used.

I consider myself to be fairly new to the forums but as soon as I read a post with "Hi Welcome" in it I think I understood the feeling you were talking about.

Funny thing is I never actually connected it with ingame as I always use the phrase "hey, welcome" and not in a flat tone

[Mazeratti]

The -naut ending comes from the Latin "nauta" meaning sailor or traveler.

As the Argonnessen server is not on a ship or otherwise traveling and the DDO players who use that server are not physically traversing the innards of the server itself, Argonauts is definitely not appropriate.

hmmmm good point

What about Argonuts? or Argonessianians? or maybe Argonians? however this is a digression from an extremely informative thread.

[Bacab]

I always liked this term when used PROPERLY.

But I see so much fail with it being used improperly.

And by improperly I don't mean punctuation.

I mean like when someone posts in the Achievements (that is worthy) and someone says it.

Or in a marketplace thread where someone is asking to trade for Scales or something.

Hi Welcome is not like "First!" or "IBTL"

It is not something to toy with.

It is sirius bizness.

I see it most commonly used by newer players trying to fit in...but they do not realize the connotation on when to use it.

It is kinda like a drinking game.

Like you see hi, welcome?! and I just wanna say...DRINK NOOB...or Helloooo McFly....

Am I alone?

Also there other certain "unwritten rules" of the Hi Welcome

I am currently afraid to post them...I do not want to have the CUBE destroy my account.

Arkat is the Enforcer of the Hi Welcome

BUT the Cube is the Keeper of the Hi Welcome

I will say if you break the rules of the Hi Welcome

You will be alerted...

[synkos]

<snip>

Drugs are bad, mmkay?

[Arkat]

I always liked this term when used PROPERLY.

But I see so much fail with it being used improperly.

And by improperly I don't mean punctuation.

I mean like when someone posts in the Achievements (that is worthy) and someone says it.

Or in a marketplace thread where someone is asking to trade for Scales or something.

Hi Welcome is not like "First!" or "IBTL"

It is not something to toy with.

It is sirius bizness.

I see it most commonly used by newer players trying to fit in...but they do not realize the connotation on when to use it.

It is kinda like a drinking game.

Like you see hi, welcome?! and I just wanna say...DRINK NOOB...or Helloooo McFly....

Am I alone?

Also there other certain "unwritten rules" of the Hi Welcome

I am currently afraid to post them...I do not want to have the CUBE destroy my account.

Arkat is the Enforcer of the Hi Welcome

Yes

+1

BUT the Cube is the Keeper of the Hi Welcome

No

Drugs are bad, mmkay?

Yes

[Arkat]

Ok, for the Great News...

I just got approval from the Urban Dictionary for Hi Welcome

It should be appearing in a day or two.


Now the Bad News...

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php...07#post3194607


Evidently Tarrant, excuse me, I mean the Cube doesn't like my favorite toy anymore.

Use it at your own risk!

[Aspenor]

Ok, for the Great News...

I just got approval from the Urban Dictionary for Hi Welcome

It should be appearing in a day or two.


Now the Bad News...

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php...07#post3194607


Evidently Tarrant, excuse me, I mean the Cube doesn't like my favorite toy anymore.

Use it at your own risk!

The cube johnson-stomped Hi Welcome.

[ArkoHighStar]

The *****y cube johnson-stomped Hi Welcome.

fixed that for ya

[Bacab]

Ok, for the Great News...

I just got approval from the Urban Dictionary for Hi Welcome

It should be appearing in a day or two.


Now the Bad News...

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php...07#post3194607


Evidently Tarrant, excuse me, I mean the Cube doesn't like my favorite toy anymore.

Use it at your own risk!

I toldya the Cube was the KEeper of the Hi Welcome

are they seriously going to take it away?

I mean if Hi Welcome has to go

I want IBTL gone too!

[Borror0]

Ok, now that we've gotten that out of the way...

Here's the history of Hi Welcome Vindraxx:

Hi Welcome was first used in the DDO Forums way back on June 13th, 2009 in the Argonnessen forums by Milamber69. In the same thread Milamber69 posted it, other Argonites also used it. In the link below, note Tabun's form - probably the first time it was used in the correct form. HeavenlyCloud picked it up and then Raegoul picked it up immediately thereafter and ran with it, using it in its current, correct form - Hi Welcome exclusively.

There is some debate as to who was actually the originator as it could have been used in-game chat between certain AoK members before its actual first appearance in the Forums.

EDIT: According to Raegoul...



Indeed, as I suspected, it started in in-game chat. Please make sure you guys PM Milamber69 as Raegoul suggested.


Anyway, here's the link to the meme's first appearance in the DDO forums:

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php...85#post2237185

(Note the primitive incorrect form; also scroll down for other Argonites' usage of it)


Here's the first time HeavenlyCloud and Raegoul ever used Hi Welcome:

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php...04#post2258604


After a few months, it started to catch on. Raegoul started its common use but a few of us really started to run with it. I started using the meme in a different language (Spanish) - Hola Bienvenido. Strakeln wrote it backwards - Emocle Wih. Emili started writing it in Irish Ghaelic and others have translated it into French - Bonjour Bienvenue and Chinese - Ni Hao HuanYing. Other languages have been used as well.

When I first noticed the meme, I saw Raegoul using it and thought it was quite clever in its simplicity. The form was simple and elegant but its meaning was somewhat elusive to those who wished to put it into words. To get a grasp of its concept, you really need to have an intuitive understanding instead of a firm one. You either "know" when to use it or you don't.

So, Raegoul started to really use it. I picked it up and so did others. The problem was the others who picked it up may have gotten the idea of when to use it but they rarely used the proper form which is where I really come into the picture. Besides having used the meme in different languages first, I am the one who is MOST responsible for seeing that it is written correctly.

Just to review the form quickly, it should always be written with a capital H and a capital W. No punctuation is permissable either. It should always be written - Hi Welcome and no other way. If you're writing it in another language (and assuming the language has capital letters), only the first letter of each word should be capitalized and again no punctuation is used. The lone exception to the "only the first latter in each word is capitalized" rule is for the Chinese form not written in characters. In this case Ni Hao HuanYing is correct. This is due to a peculiarity of the Chinese language.

While I have done the MOST corrections, it is quite gratifying to see others are picking up the ball and doing it as well.

As to it's meaning, while KKDragonLord has made an attempt to quantify it above, it is much more than that. Some would call it a "slam" or some sort of "snarky" reply. While that can be true it is much more subtle than that. It's meaning is more of a feeling than anything else. How can one possibly define Love adequately? They can't, of course, and likewise, no one can adequately define Hi Welcome

As I said previously, you either have the intuition necessary to grasp its meaning and use it in correct situations or you don't. I suppose some (those without the intial intuitive grasp of it) have figured it out eventually but they most likely observed its use over a long period of time and in a large number of posts. Some have never "gotten" it and probably never will.

Good luck on your quest.

Great, now add this to the wiki: http://ddowiki.com/page/Hi_Welcome

[stainer]

Great, now add this to the wiki: http://ddowiki.com/page/Hi_Welcome

Thank you.

[Borror0]

Thank you.

I didn't put it there. I just linked to the page where it would belong, in the hope someone would add it. Someone else saw my post and immediately copypasted Arkat's post on the wiki (which is fine). The presentation is a bit rough, which is fine for a forum post, but less so for a wiki article.

Hopefully someone else will fix that to give Hi welcome a nice DDOwiki page (and to mention it has been "johnson-stomped").

[stainer]

I didn't put it there. I just linked to the page where it would belong, in the hope someone would add it. Someone else saw my post and immediately copypasted Arkat's post on the wiki (which is fine). The presentation is a bit rough, which is fine for a forum post, but less so for a wiki article.

Hopefully someone else will fix that to give Hi welcome a nice DDOwiki page.

I posted it, but my wiki fu is not that good. Hopefully Arkat or Antir, or both will go fix it up.

[Arkat]

I didn't put it there. I just linked to the page where it would belong, in the hope someone would add it. Someone else saw my post and immediately copypasted Arkat's post on the wiki (which is fine). The presentation is a bit rough, which is fine for a forum post, but less so for a wiki article.

Hopefully someone else will fix that to give Hi welcome a nice DDOwiki page (and to mention it has been "johnson-stomped").

I cleaned it up Borr, what do you think? Should I do some more work on it?

[stainer]

I didn't put it there. I just linked to the page where it would belong, in the hope someone would add it. Someone else saw my post and immediately copypasted Arkat's post on the wiki (which is fine). The presentation is a bit rough, which is fine for a forum post, but less so for a wiki article.

Hopefully someone else will fix that to give Hi welcome a nice DDOwiki page (and to mention it has been "johnson-stomped").

I believe it has been fixed now, Borror0. Is it to specs?

[Maegin]

im still stunned that they actually banned posting it lol

[Mazeratti]

I always liked this term when used PROPERLY.

But I see so much fail with it being used improperly.

And by improperly I don't mean punctuation.

I mean like when someone posts in the Achievements (that is worthy) and someone says it.

Or in a marketplace thread where someone is asking to trade for Scales or something.

Hi Welcome is not like "First!" or "IBTL"

It is not something to toy with.

It is sirius bizness.

I see it most commonly used by newer players trying to fit in...but they do not realize the connotation on when to use it.

It is kinda like a drinking game.

Like you see hi, welcome?! and I just wanna say...DRINK NOOB...or Helloooo McFly....

Am I alone?

Also there other certain "unwritten rules" of the Hi Welcome

I am currently afraid to post them...I do not want to have the CUBE destroy my account.

Arkat is the Enforcer of the Hi Welcome

BUT the Cube is the Keeper of the Hi Welcome

I will say if you break the rules of the Hi Welcome

You will be alerted...

OOooo.... i didnt know it was a bad word now... honest *puppy dog eyes*