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Originally Posted by ferretchucker
It's not the lack of savvy for horror, but the lack of savvy of how to act on a forum that's scaring people about the new members.
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Oh, please, brother, let’s not get all preachy and dramatic. The brief time I’ve been here, I’ve seen new members attacked too many times to count. It all begins at the welcome mat. And progresses into every thread a new member posts in. True, some of the attacks are valid. People SHOULD read before posting. I do(as a matter of fact, I’ve read possibly more of this forum than a lot of Lifers have). I also read what I’m replying to, and double check to make sure I’m not reading anything into that post that really isn’t there. I make sure I post in the right area of the forum. And although I do crack jokes a bit, I also try to give serious responses to some topics. But some of you jump on a nOObs ass mercilessly, as if they’d just shot your dog, for every little screw-up. I have seen more infractions( serious ones) of standard forum practice performed by Lifers, than by nOObs. And the Lifers get away with it because they can(or at least think they can).
One member posts a pic that basically says STFU! almost every other day, always directed at a nOOb. I posted a thread with a few simple questions in it, yesterday, and got a barrage of bullshit. Other nOObs get the same thing(although some of the nOObs should ease up on starting threads, until they have really read the place better). Understandable that some of them get bent out of shape(although I think Scarilady was a little bent from the gate).
The difference between me and some of the other nOObs is, I can roll with the punches, and I give back as good as I get. If you treat me like dirt(no matter how well you sugar coat it), candy-covered dirt is what you shall receive. I’m not vindictive(if I was, I would have posted some kind of nasty comments in some of those private threads you Lifers hang out in, like Post Your Pic), and I do understand when someone’s just jerking me. I have a fairly sick sense of humor, myself. And there are Lifers who have a bit of a connection with me now(or, at least not ragging on me, every chance they get), so there is hope that, somewhere down the line, we can all be civil to each other. But others do not expect the hazing. And weren’t expecting it, minutes into the place. They came because they like the films, or want to learn more. Or just looking to talk(about anything).
I forgive these blatant flame tactics(by various Lifers) if they have shown a knowledge, presence or participation, in what this forum is all about, or have shown me that they possess reasonable intelligence. But there are some Lifers who haven’t posted one intelligent thing on this forum since I’ve joined, and the bulk of their posting is either here in Off-topic or at the Welcome Wagon. And usually argumentative. It’s all in your profiles. Some members rarely go beyond those 2 forums, but when they do, it’s usually to say something innocuous like “I liked it too!” or “Have you seen….is it any good?”(Crikey, go out and see the damn thing and tell us what YOU think). They seem to have no other purpose here, than to let everyone know the importance of being them.
I have even asked a few Lifers(thru PM) to back down, as they were obviously stepping over the line. Their replies basically told me to Fuck off. Which tells me that they are here to flame, and nothing more. And whether you have 50 posts or 50,000, you’re a troll if that’s your attitude. And if some of you old timers think that’s ”how to act on a forum” , then maybe you should be scared of what you’ve become.
Try acting more like a human, and less like the PC you’re typing on.