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Where did the name "Baseball Think Factory" come from?
Is it really a factory? What do you produce?
What is a Primate?
How does registration work on BTF? How much does it cost?
How do you change handles on BTF?
What do you do if you forget your password?
What is the syntax for bold/italic/external links/internal links? Why doesn't my shit work?
How do I submit a suggestion for a news article (also known as a Clutch Hit)?
What are the keys?
What's the deal with double-posting?
What's the deal with the Primer Archives Beast? Why doesn't search work?
What is the Cybernanny and which words does the cybernanny ban?
What is the One Hour Rule? What is Dialing the Lounge?
Does BTF have real-time chat on IRC or elsewhere? What software do I need?
What is thread hijacking and why do Mets fans do it all the time?
What is thread velocity?
What's a Primey and how do I submit a nomination? What's an Insta-Primey?
Why did Bud Selig sign up for so many Web sites as bselig when he should be in his office doing his job?
Why are Primates constantly engaging in the snark business?
Can BTF's effect on the American economy be quantified? How many man-hours a year are lost as a result of posting to BTF?
What are BTF's Terms of Service (TOS)?

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Places within BTF

What's the Baseball Newsstand?
What are the Forums for?
What's the Primer Lounge for?
What's Game Chatter?
What's the Hall of Merit?
What's Sox Therapy for? Count the Rings? Gonfalon Cubs? (needs response)
Who or what is the Transaction Oracle?
What's Bullpen Mechanics for?

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BTF Lexicon/Running Jokes

What are, and how do I calculate, some of these alphabet soup stats that I sometimes see discussed on BTF?
What acronyms do people use on Baseball Think Factory and in IRC, and what do they mean?
What is RDF? MBS?
What does NSFW stand for? Why should I care?
What's a LOOGY?
What is a CSM?
What is hilaripus?
What is handstakingly?
What is a mento?
What's an interrobang?
What is Option J? Option M?
What is the BTF House and what does it mean to the US Government?
What should we never (forget)?
What the hell does "if I had an RC Cola" mean?
Who has Real Ultimate Power?
What does "Pass." mean?
What does "Concur." mean?
What's the deal with "Is that even legal?" (needs response)
What's the deal with answering a question with the word "Sand"?
What is a Lincoln Park Trixie?
What's a crypto-fascist?
What is a strawman and is this question leading us down a slippery slope?
What is groupthink and does it really exist on BTF?
What's a rimshot?
What is the Keltner Test?
What is the Mendoza Line? What about the Bowa Barrier? Enzo Watch?
What is a Soapy Massage?
What is an upton?
What do PWN3D and its variants mean?
Why is the Stats vs. Scouts article in Baseball America so popular with Primates?
What's the difference between stathead and SDCN?
Why should you do her in the butt?
What sorts of things have killed the Lounge?
Is F-Troop more than just a TV show?
Who is a big fraud who poops his pants?
Who is the biggest idiot ever?
What does Lock The State mean?
Who is the bearded wizard?
What's with the Yakov Smirnoff jokes?
Should you listen if ______ called?
Why ys thys sy fynny?
Is this a trap?
What's Danish Porn?
Why do people keep mentioning Madeleine Albright? What's an "Albright"?
Why does everyone think female dogs are illiterate when it comes to economics?
Where does "shit doesn't work" come from?
What does "throws chair" mean?
What does "selling jeans" mean?
What does "Put a milo on him" mean?
Does anyone care that his father is the district attorney?
Are any patients' lives being risked?
What the hell is a Girls Bluc?
What should I take to the Everett thread? When should I take it to the Foley thread instead?
Who's got heart and soul and how is this determined?
Who is meaty and manly and how is this determined?
What are the pros and cons of manscaping? (needs response)
Who or what is the Birdman?
What is dendrophilia and how in the world is it connected with baseball?
Who was Vincent and why do we care about Queens Park Rangers?
Why do detectives believe alcohol was involved?
What is IZR?
Won't someone think of the children?
What's this "Catorce" crap?
What is the origin of "this is the part of the _____ where I kill you"?
Who is 69.50 and why should bullies use him as a practice dummy?
What is douchebaggery? Who are Douchebags of Liberty?
Why should people have their children taken away from them?
Who is Mark Wohlberg and why should we catch him if we can?
What is the Lounge League?
Why is Billy Beane a city in Hungary?
Did whatshisname get at you yesterday?
What is a Pancake Flop?

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Great Primer Threads

.... BTF's greatest hits

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Actual Baseball Questions

Where can I get MLB salary data?
How does the Rule 5 Draft work?
What's the deal with arbitration, how do I know when a player is eligible based on MLB service time, and how does it affect amateur draft selections? (needs response)
Where can I get the truth about MLB finances?
When baseball owners remark that they're suffering staggering losses, what are they referring to?
How come there is no such thing as a pitching prospect (TINSTAAPP)?
What's a 10-5 player, and why do I care?
How do player options work? (needs response)
What's the BTF party line on general managers? How do they rank from best to worst?
How do I know which players are overpaid, and what does it have to do with dollars per marginal win? (needs response)
Why are closers so expensive, and are they worth paying for? (needs response)
What's the party line on optimal bullpen usage? (needs response)
What's replacement level and why do Primates study it so intently?
How does the luxury tax work? (needs response)
Where can I get scorecards online?
What's the Pythagorean formula and how is it calculated?
What is the status of the Braves' current division title-winning streak?
What does ROE stand for?

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People in Baseball and Baseball Writers

Is there a list of ballplayers that are frequently mentioned on Primer and the attitudes of Primates on these players?
Is Barry Bonds on steriods?
Who is ICR?
Who is The Run Fairy?
Who is The Professor?
What does this have to do with Frank Tanana?
Who is John F. Mabry?
What is Operation Shutdown?
Who is Ichiro! and why does he have his own exclamation mark?
Who are the White Jays?
Was Beatagan a BTF creation, who does it refer to and when did it become part of the baseball lexicon?
Who is Francesca!?
Tell me about Doug Pappas and his legacy.
Who is the Poison Dwarf? CHB? Steinling? RoboThal?
Who is Dayn Rand?
How old is Minnie Minoso?
How old is Julio Franco?
How old is Albert Pujols?
What does and Mike Crudale mean?
Is Chris Truby really a Satanist? And why is everyone sick of Albert Belle?
Why do people keep mentioning Jose Lima's wife?
Did Billy Beane really write a book?
What does Anna Benson have to do with the Mets?
What are Carl Everett's feelings on dinosaurs?
Why is Buster Olney sometimes called "Wrong Hole"? (needs response)
Why do we like Todd Hollandsworth for hitting home runs for the Cubs?
What can pitching coach Rick Peterson do in 10 minutes that you cannot?
What's the deal with Rob Neyer's flannel shirt?

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BTF Members: Directories

Is there a list of primates who have their own wikipages here?
Is there a list of Hall of Merit voters past and present who have their own wikipages here?
Are there fans of my team who post on BBTF? (add your rooting interest)
How do you pronounce everyone's name? (add yours)
Do actual celebrities ever visit/post?
Have there ever been any actual professional ballplayers posting on BTF?
Who are some of the old Neyer Boarders and why did they migrate to BBTF?
Is BBTF merely a refugee camp for baseball fans who were rejected by Sons of Sam Horn?
Was/is there a thread featuring pictures of some of the Primates?
Are there any female posters at BBTF?
At any given time, how many BTF regulars are regulars because of chronic underemployment?
Who are some of the lawyers on BBTF?
Who are some of the golfers on BBTF?
Who are some of the Canadian Primates?
Who are some of the Asian Primates?
How many Dans and Daves are on BBTF?
Who are some of the anti-Primates and why do they visit the site?
What does The Union label stand for, and who belongs to it?
Who are some of the disappeared primates and why did they leave?
Is there a such thing as a BTF Rolodex? You know, where specialists in various areas are named for referrals and the like?
Who are the lesser primates?
Who are the Chicagoland Mafia?
What are Ron Mexico names, and which Primates have them?
Who are the most frequent posters on BBTF at various points in time?

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BTF Members: Aggregate

Why are so many Primates into indie rock bands like Wilco and the Pixies?
Why are so many Primates into old-time rockers like REM, U2, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan? Do these guys still rock?
Are there many Primates into jazz? What do they like?
Is there a list of bands discussed here?
Is there a list of TV shows discussed here?
What baseball movies do Primates like to watch?
What great works of literature do Primates read, when they're not reading Primer articles and posts?
What are some Primates' favorite recipes? (needs responses)
Is Baseball Primer politically neutral? (needs 2000 responses)
How many Primates don't RTFA and just read the threads?

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BTF Members: Meet the Primates

Who's Nelly?
Is Artie Ziff a bot?
What are some of Repoz's old handles?
Why don't I understand any of Repoz's article intros?
Why is Jon Daly always blamed for everything that goes wrong?
Why is Eric Enders definitely immoral?
Why does Smitty hate pants?
Who is Shredder and why does everybody talk about him so much?
What's with sjohnny and the slightly drunk, slightly overweight cheerleader?
Why does Backlasher hate Vörös so much?
Who was RossCW and is he really Backlasher or not?
Who is Mark Garber anyway?
Why does Guy LeDouche refer to himself in the third person?
Tell me a little about primer greats TangoTiger and MGL. What team does MGL work for?
Does TOLAXOR'S keyboard have some keys that stick? Why is he always SHOUTING?
Is it a good idea to go Snorkeling with Meatwad?
What really happened to Rich Rifkin?
What really happened to the Primer Chimp?
Why doesn't Mike Piazza post here any more?
Why doesn't Paul Kilgus post here any more?
What really happened to Yun Taragoashi?
Is that the real Larry Bowa?
Who is Jack Vincennes and why is he idolized?
What's the deal with Meatwad and raccoons? What about Meatwasted?
Good heavens that's a terrible story. Are there any life-affirming stories involving a Primate and a raccoon?
What's the deal with MNP and cats?
What is a "Backlasher Thread" and why should I avoid it?
Exactly how old is Harvey's Wallbangers?
What is a vortex of dissipation?
Who is the Beah Guy and how does he know so much about beer?
Who is the Score Bard?
Who is Jack Keefe?
Who is Dan Werr, and how many things does he hate?
Why was Dan Werr called "Mug," and why is he now called Meg?
Is a certain Primate's fondness for Marmaduke comics purely ironic?
How did RMc get to be President of the United States?
Which two Alous does TwoAlous like?
Is Gagne 55 for real?

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Commonly Referenced Non-Primates

Who is Rowing Girl?
Who is Sleepover Girl? What about No-Sleepover Girl?
Who is antbody?
Who is EV-9D9? Yun-9D9?
What's the joke about Craig Calcaterra's wife?
Does Bernal Diaz's wife really like watching porn?
Who are the Friends of Jon Daly?

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Controversial Topics

What other actions have been taken by the editors in enforcing the terms of service?
Is there a feud with Baseball Prospectus?
Does leadership exist in baseball? What about clutch hitting, veteran presence, or other so-called "intangibles"?
If intangibles mattered, how would we know?
Is Barry Bonds on steroids?
Is Jason Giambi on steroids?
Is there any chance that I could get an unbiased summary of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs or is that just a pipe dream?
BTF members must spend a lot of time thinking about baseball. Are they any good at forecasting player performance?
Why are stathead Primates always explaining things using luck? I always heard you don't need luck if you're good.
Who is the greatest baseball player of all time?
What is the greatest baseball team of all time?
What is the greatest postseason of all time?
Who is the greatest hitting catcher of all time?
Was there really an anal sex flamewar?
How do Primates feel about gay marriage?

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BTF Outages

What's the deal with all these upgrades?
Oh no! Baseball Think Factory has disappeared! What the hell happened?
Do you have any suggestions for managing BTF withdrawal?
I think that I have a database error, and can't connect to the database. What the hell is going on?
I'm getting a Disallowed key characters message instead of the site? What characters are disallowed?
Is there a List of Notable BTF Outages?

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ETC (everything else)

Whose idea was this FAQ? (now contains an FAQ on this FAQ)
How do you pronounce Primer?
What is TDiH? The Primer addendum to TDiH? TDiBH?
Et tu, Brute?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
If God is benevolent then why does he allow cruel things to occur?
All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
How come whenever you dig a hole, there's never enough dirt to fill it back up?
Did man get here by evolution or creation? Is there any way we can be positive?
What are the worst album covers of all-time?
What jokes are part of the worst stand-up routine of all time?
Who was Deep Throat?
What did one sagging breast say to the other sagging breast?
Who is in the Beautiful Women Hall of Fame and the Beautiful Man Hall of Fame? And why do the titles use "women" plural but "man" singular?
Where should Primates eat on the road?
Where do I go for BBQ around the country?
If I were buying liquor, where would I start?
Does Steven Goldman rock?
What is rsb, also known as rec.sport.baseball?
Why were University of Idaho and Boise State University students banned from using Primer?
How can I figure out the total number of posts that have been made to BTF?
What's the GeoSense game everyone's obsessed with? The penguin game?
What the heck is Strat-O-Matic, Diamond Mind Baseball, etc?
How do I install Dan Szymborski's ZiPS projection disk for Diamond Mind?
Does Tim McCarver really have sexual fantasies about Derek Jeter?
Could portions of my posts appear in advertising for products we don't completely endorse?
What makes long distance companies think I'd be eager to switch carriers when they interrupt me in the middle of sexual relations?
Does self-abuse cause insanity?
Will a Baseball Primer thong help you to "get some"?
What's the deal with Cheetos? Fiddle Faddle?
Why is any random dope allowed to edit this page? Is this one of the worst decisions in modern history?
What's the logo history of this wiki? Who is that in the upper-left-hand corner?
How can we help make BTF more self-referential?
Why are we instructed to Watch this page (below) when it's obvious that we already are?
What is the time cube? Have I really been educated stupid?
Who plays what position in Abbott and Costello's Who's on First? routine?
Who played where in the comic strip Peanuts?
Who played where in the Simpsons episode Homer at the Bat?
Are there any Primer songs or poems?
In what thread was BBTF's 1 millionth post entered? 2 millionth post?
Why is Gus Zernial's 1952 Topps Baseball card legendary?
What is Quiz Bowl and why are Primates so successful in it?
Whatever happened to the bi-monthly reports and divisional diaries?
Whatever happened to Al's Baseball Tidbits? When will it be updated?
Who are history's greatest monsters?
What are the crimes of Steve Garvey?
What is the Primer TV Network?
What is so funny about a big red bird with fuzzy pink feet?

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