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"Attitude towards newbies"

I hate to bring this up again but, like MJswerve said "Newbies need a second chance" some of your attitudes towards certain newbies and in some cases even regualrs, it's just horrific. Like for instants if a newbie posts a topic to try and win GAD you always manage to find something wrong with the topic like spellling mistakes and things like that then you let 'em have it.

Or if someone posted a review in the topics forums because they couldn't find it anywhare in the database you do the same thing. Even spammers have to have a second chance. I admit I was a spammer when I first joined and I regret it, but I was given a second chance by two certain members of this site you could say they were my role models. and I learned that if I posted completely useles topics they would get ingored and if I osted good topics I got some decent replies.

That's the way you need to treat spammers not by being horrible or unfair. If you ingore them they might come up with something decent if they learn the way I did.
Some poeple may even be special needs so how do you think they feel when you are mean to them.

So what I'm saying is stop this attitude you have towards newbies and spammers and give them a second chance.

Bonus wrote:
> We should burn them all at the stake, and hope that they all instantly realise
> that if they used corect grammer and punctuation, and no NET speak, that their
> feet wouldn't be on fire........... This is exactly what

I mean this horrible attitude. If you insult them It'll only make things worse and may even result in banning, you wouldn't want that now would you?

Your Honour wrote:
> Doughnut Monster wrote:
> yes the punishment being getting ingored. Not by
> nasty remarks.


But then if they are ignored, they post even more to try and
> get some attention.

It's best to tell them straight, then they know and can
> change.

You did it, why can't others? True but you could tell them politely. Perhaps I could set an example.

It was hard for me at first but I learned and now most of yourespect me wich i'm sure you do.

We should burn them all at the stake, and hope that they all instantly realise that if they used corect grammer and punctuation, and no NET speak, that their feet wouldn't be on fire...........

Some people just don't have anything to talk about so they come up with something stupid so they can get in on the action. I mean who wants to just sit at home and read what other people have to say. Some people just have more mental skills then others but if the want to get in on the action I see no reason to deny them their right.

I know, but it tends to be Newbies.

There are one or two newbies who spam relentlessly until they become regulars but they tend to get a bad reputation as a result and decide to change themselves.

That's not saying that all newbies are bad by the way.

Some are stupid, some are good writers.

It quickly becomes apparent which catagory you fall into.

Fair point, but this could apply to anyone, not just newbies.

Think of it from a readers point of view.

They see a certain newbie posting something stupid.

Are they going want to spend their time reading thi newbies spam, or are they going to search elsewhere for interesting discussion.

If newbies do some thing stupid then they have to earn respect. If they post something good then they get respect for it.

Being ignored is not a deliberate punishment, it's just if you lose a readers trust, do they want to waste more time on your posts?

Well put. This is only my first night on here and I have found some really interest subjects on here and this about the only good place that I could just come and talk about games and someone accually be interested.

I personally haven't had any problems as a newbie, but I think that there is to much emphasis on number of posts and peolpes stats.

I come here quite regular like, but I'll only post when I think I have something worth saying, I notice there aer others that post, as it would seem just for the hell of it, and to bump up there stats.

Generally I find most I have good interesting comments to make, some of the debates being my favs.

Fat <- an old newbie

Well I'm just here to talk about games not make fun of anyone or get made fun of. I don't care if you make fun of me I can take it and if you guys don't like what I have to say then just don't look at it. Same goes for the people who think video games cause violence, they are wrong video games help release violence in a good productive way like stealing a car and cramming it into a police head quarters and blowing it up.



Man you gotta love that game (GTA3)