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Speaking as a newbie, I hate that some think the quality of horror.com has suffered because of the "new blood." Although I don't think any of your previous posts have been aimed at me, I do understand where you're coming from. I, in the short time I've been a member, have noticed that more and more of the posts are just plain stupid or mean or indecipherable.
When I first joined I was intimidated by all of the members with thousands of posts, so I was careful when wading into conversations. I basically used the same rules I use for face-to-face conversations:
1. I only posted when I felt I had something meaningful to add to the overall conversation.
2. I learned from other newbie's mistakes. If one of them got slammed for starting the 18th thread for a topic, I made sure to search for threads before I started one of my own.
3. I refrained from personal attacks and still do. If what I type would get me beat up in real life, I rephrase or run away....really fast.
4. I only disagreed with someone if I could do it in a relatively polite fashion and back up my opinion. I'm not talking about citing sources...just more than "that sucks" or "you suck." Of course, my temper can get the better of me from time to time, but at least I recognize that fact and am working on it.
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