[CruelJustice]

(I tried collaborating one from the top... ahwell...)

Playing SC on Bnet for n00bs:

-The red bar near your name is not good. It's another indication of lag.
-The number next to your name is the download progress. If it goes too slow, get out and rejoin.
-When beginning a game remember your allies if you have any then ally them immediatly.
-Another thing to consider at the beginning is to set the network latency to Extra High.
-If you lose, save the replay and learn from those who vanquished you.

No's and Don'ts:
-Don't try to play games with red or even yellow bars; lag = bad
-If you see the same group of letters placed the same way as the other guy (ie. SGt.[Venom] and SGt.[Shadow]) you're playing with, they are in a clan and WILL bs you whether you like it or not. Get out of there.
-Usually, the host (and the second guy) of a comp stomp game will bs you and everyone else they don't like.
-If you lose a game, don't request a hack from the guy who owned you or anyone else. Including myself, they love to screw over n00bies like you.
-Getting banned from a session does not mean you cannot play on bn anymore.
-Don't attack a guy unless you have backup. If you rush early and have a suck base, everyone will kill you, even your allies.
-"Fairplay" means nothing on bn, because those who know how to cheat without getting caught, rule. Deal with it.
-If you want to join a game, don't be a loud mouth aoler. Nobody likes that kind of chatter and will boot you.

Vocabulary:
Stacking (v.) - It is used to place buildings on top of one another for more life. Again, those who know rule, is it cheating? What do you think?

Lag (n.) - 1 The slowness of your crappy connection during the game. "Lag sucks"
(v.) - 2 The process of slowness your machine is undergoing. "That guy's lagging..."

BS (v. abbr.) - Bull Sh*t; To fool or to cheat one or more people playing online; to betray an ally.
(n abbr.) - Betrayal, cutthroat, doublecrossing; "No bs!!!"

TVB (abbr.) - Top versus bottom

n00b (n.) - If you don't know what this is, then it's you. (Tw@t!)

newbie (n.) - New to a group, but informed enough to play.

ran (abbr.) - Short for Terran.

toss (abbr.) - Short for Protoss.

racks (abbr.) - Short for Barracks

lot (abbr.) - Short for Zealot

Cannon Rush (n./v.) - Where a protoss player sends in a probe to build photon cannons in an enemy base. Cheap shot but fun to do.

Metal (n.) - Where a terran player blocks a choke and builds marines and tanks to ward off enemies.