Hi ATS!

I've been a long time reader of ATS, never really had anything to post until now. I'm 16 years old, and really trying to educate myself on the corruptness of my country (US), for the future. Hopefully by the time I have kids, the country will be in a better situation then it is now.

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Welcome

Welcome to ATS...it's very refreshing to see someone as young as you, looking to better the future of their future kids...

Des

heya budy, welcome onboard.

looking around now, i can say our kids' futures are looking very grim.
you might want to re-think having kids lol

Thanks. How do I upload a profile picture?

tools and then ATS uploads

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Hi back at ya!

Beware the madness...

What do stars and flags mean?

flag something that you think is important so it get to stay on the front page longer

star people for the quality of their posts

thats how i see it

Originally posted by cleaningupyourmess
Thanks. How do I upload a profile picture?

Best advice already given by other member. TOOLS on bar at top of page.

Welcome!!!!!

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Welcome to ATS, cleaningupyourmess! I like your username.
Looking forward to seeing you around.

Hope you find what you’re looking for
Just don’t go too far down the rabbit hole it hard to come out sometime

Just my nickel worth

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How do I flag a post

Originally posted by cleaningupyourmess
How do I flag a post

After you've gotten 20 reply posts under your hat (Very easy, just go to everyone elses intro thread and say HI and welcome). Then you'll be able to see the Flag graphic on the threads..

Okay thanks

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