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"Treatment of newbies."

No... really. Seriously. Stop laughing.

I know I've been a main culprit of this, and I really shouldn't be the one to speak, but this is getting out of hand. Some intelligent newbies have been appearing over the past month, and they are still being treated like cheatguru. I've got nothing against people taking the mick out of people like that, I mean they're disabled, and can't fight back, but this is silly. These newbies really ARE human, and it's not nice.

I did it differently to M16.

I started posting on FoG straight away, jumped in at the deep end, and found swimming quite easy.

I would just recommend to newbies that they dont post stuff like: "It must be true, my mate told me," etc etc, and they should be fine.

Lately all this has really got out of hand.

I know that when people post bad grammar it gets up people’s nose, but I suppose that can’t be helped.

When I first joined SR I found the idea of posting on FOG a little daunting (don’t ask why) so I spent most of my time on the “less crowded” forums such as the PS2 one. There, I met a few people, improved on my grammar and generally got a bit of knowledge between my ears.

I think that if a few more newcomers to what I did, instead of rushing into the deep end, they will be find and everyone will be happy.

Yes, you get a few idiots but they don’t last for long. As long as us regulars, notables, bright newbies and staff keep the standards up, all should go well.

(Oh that worked bloody well, now Grieg think's that you think he's an idiot.)

No he isn't, just bad timing...

Hey, where did you come from?

(I snuck in the back entrance.)

What... oh. Please, please God, don't tell me.

Or Grieg.

It's good to have a notable on our side. And besides, you're not the main culprit, Grix Thraves. I havent seen you poking at newbies as much as turbonutter. It is also good to see someone noting that it is not just newbies that can be thick.

Is bad spelling a sign of dumbness? If so, can there be dumb regulars as well?

:-P

If somehow Tony, you could get the database to order the topics in the order in which they were created, BUT NOT as an alternative, IE a choice thing, then all the old topics will be found easily.

I use the word "easily", because my name isn't webmaster@sr.

If dumn newbies are to be treated badly, then why not dumn regulars? All they have proven is that they can write a lot.

Grix Thraves wrote:
> I'm also agaisnt thick regulars, if it makes it any better for you, Tony.

Grix, this is the first time you have ever posted something which confuses me. Possibly you thought you were your brain when you posted it?

oopsies, i mean message.
i should really check my posts before i post them