WOW Classic: Why Mana Isn't Regenerating

The Solo MMO Player is getting lots of folks asking him why their mana isn't regenerating in PvP.  This is due to the five second rule (often abbreviated 5SR).  This is the most concise explanation I've found.
http://wow.allakhazam.com/wiki/Five_Second_Rule_(WoW)

Basically, if you cast a spell (or things like hunter shots) that uses mana, you will lose the mana the spell cost and none will regenerate for five seconds.  If you cast two spells that use mana in a row, you will lose the mana for both and the timer that started to count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 after the first spell was cast will be reset to 1 again when you cast the second spell.  This delays the building back up of your mana.

You need to figure out how to space the mana-eating spells so that you don't delay the return of mana unnecessarily.  This article has some tips to help you.  Read the Comments for more help and clarification.  This article is from 2007 so it likely will be helpful for Classic WOW players.
https://www.wowhead.com/forums&topic=2081

If you are interested, there is an add-on to help you track mana. It is called Five Second Rule.  The Solo MMO Player does not use this so I don't know how well it works.
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/fivesecondrule

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The Ability Queue System

Button mashers, beware!  Many thanks to Currents Turn Awry for this link.
http://thegrumpyelf.blogspot.com/2010/10/problem-with-aimed-shot-new-ability.html

Tobold lays out the problem in simpler fashion.
http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2010/10/wow-patch-punishes-button-mashing.html

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BBB's Cooldown Management Strategies

The Big Bear Butt lays out how he manages cooldowns and asks for Comments.
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/08/24/managing-cooldowns/

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Addons for Fishing, Cooldowns, Noise Abatement

This week's WOW Insider column about addons covers three of them:  SquawkandAwe timers for Balance Druids, OmniCC which is a nifty cooldown timer that counts down on top of your action bar buttons, and Fishing Buddy which helps you cast your virtual line one-handed.
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/22/addon-spotlight-grab-bag/#continued

As a bonus, a reader of  WOW Insider has sent in a link to a way to turn off the buzzy sound when you can't cast a spell.
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info10162-Noerrorsound.html

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Addons For the New Player

WOW Insider is starting an Addons 101 series to help the new and confused.  As always, I'll update this blog entry as more is writtin in this series.

Part One:  The Basics
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/30/addons-101-the-basics/

Part Two:  The Default Interface and Different Types/Categories of Addons
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/07/addons-101-interface-elements/

Part Three:  DPS and Threat Meters, Raid Warnings, and Cooldowns
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/14/addons-101-the-other-essentials/

Part Four:  Customizing Interfaces
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/21/addons-101-the-basics-of-customization/

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Cooldown Management in Icecrown Citadel

How to handle cooldowns in Lower Spire.  Note that although this is a WOW Insider regular column for enhancement shamans, the information is relevant to all who have to deal with cooldown periods.
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/19/totem-talk-cooldown-management-in-the-lower-spire/

http://www.wow.com/2010/06/26/totem-talk-cooldown-management-in-icc-part-2/

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Improving DPS By Stacking (Hunters)

An explanation of how stacking cooldowns and procs can drastically improve hunter DPS.
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/14/scattered-shots-stacking-cooldowns-and-procs/

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Rogues and Their Cooldowns

All about rogues and their offensive and defensive cooldowns.
http://www.wow.com/2010/04/21/encrypted-text-the-cooldown-class/#continued

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Death Knights and Cool Downs

How cooldowns effect death knights.  Tips on abilities and which you have to have your back to an opponent to use.
http://pwnwear.com/2010/01/22/which-abilities-require-the-gcd-or-facing-opponent/

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Counting Down (Addons)

If you are interested in an addon that you can customize in many ways to monitor your cool downs for buffs and spells, you'll want to read about forteXorcist on the Stock UI site.
http://www.nostockui.com/2009/12/a-timer-for-everything-fortexorcist/

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Warriors and Cooldowns

A discussion of warriors and how they use cooldowns.
http://www.wow.com/2009/10/22/the-care-and-feeding-of-warriors-cooldowns/

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