I am supposed to have 300 words a post. How do I count how many words Ive written?

Good question. We can do this simply by looking at the bottom of the reply box or going on to word and going to tools, then word count. If this is too hard for you, I suggest leaving. Seriously. Its not that hard.

How do I become a staff member?

Another brilliant question, Lynn. This can simply be done by BEING ASKED, or if you offer to do something for the site i /MIGHT/ [and i use that term very loosely!] give you temp. powers. But, at this point in time, I really dont need any more staffers. If I do, I will make a boardwise post.

Lynn, why don't you have a secret word to post in the application thats hidden in the rules?

It's simple, really. 1. I dont feel like editing the word out of ever app so people just cant cheat and get it off of other people's. 2. It wouldnt be that hard to tell if someone isn't obeying the rules, and/or hasnt read them.