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With yet another Notable election looming, so begins the usual wide-faced screams of self-promotion and attempts to gain some sort of popularity in order to achieve “Notable” status. I don’t know why it means so much to people, and before anybody starts getting red-faced, no I didn’t campaign or ask to be. It just happened so deal with it.
But instead of campaigning for Notable status, I suggest that quite a lot of people here should take a look at how they post and treat others.
This place, the FOG Chat Forum, has turned into a morass of utterly pointless, vacuous shrieking and retarded “flame-wars” over nothing. Whilst in other forums, discussions continue for weeks using long words, big sentences and punctuation.
I have noticed, of late, a trend of “newbie bashing”. Somebody arrives and posts something. Then a load of salivating, shiny-eyed eager-beavers proceed to try and demolish that person before they’ve settled in and found their footing.
Why?
What is it with a new face that makes so many of you turn into villagers-with-torches? Are you that timid and quiet in real-life that you feel the need to pick on the new kid? Does it give you a sense of self-worth and place in the world because you slammed somebody for spelling mistakes?
What you seem to forget is that sure, a lot of people begin posting because of GAD. They see the advert and think “Free games? I’ll have a crack at that” and do exactly what a lot of you do.
But because they’re new, or they spell something wrong, they are fallen upon with lupine glee and torn to shreds.
*slowly applauds*
Way to make people feel welcome.
But what really galls me is when somebody posts a damn good topic and is met with “I couldn’t be arsed reading that” or “boring” or “seen it before”.
Do you feel threatened that a *gasp* NEWBIE might take your GAD?
Well guess what kids, if a person writes better than you do? You deserve to lose. I’ve seen crying after crying about “Why didn’t I win? Waaah waaah waaah”.
Why didn’t you win? Because someone else posted something better than you that day.
The problem is, and it’s not really a problem, is that with more and more joining SR Chat, the ratio of sausage-fingered joeys will increase. And as with any mob, it degenerates into mindless violence and chanting. So we have anybody new that posts shouted down by drooling ninnies desperate to prove…what?...their worth to a bunch of other names on a screen?
It doesn’t make sense to me at all.
Plastic-coated is a good example. He posts an informative, humorous topic and is met with the sort of response usually reserved for dogs watching television.
Are well-written posts that much of a chore to read? Just because something is long doesn’t mean it’s not worth reading. I’d rather spend 5 mins reading something that has had some thought put into it than yet another “I played GTA3 and it didn’t suk” “Yea it does” “shut up” “no you shut up” thread.
The standard of the FOG has plummeted to levels that would make Darwin weep and tear up his notes.
And somebody wrote that it’s a Notable’s “job” to bring goodness?
Balls.
You should be doing it yourself. Instead of falling upon a newbie like a deranged bonobo, try and actually bother to explain the general protocol before screaming hysterically and soiling your nappies.
Jesus, even the staff think a hell of a lot of you are uber-goobers.
Try posting something interesting yourself before you criticise others. Topics like “My dad is a f****t” would get you punched in the face if you spoke like that to a grown-up. And nobody cares if you heard a “wikked joke”.
Just as nobody is interested in your mate’s website that has all the appearance of being constructed by Audrey Hepburn using photoshop whilst on a rollercoaster.
Grow up, empty some of that fluid in your skull and work harder on your own posts before you start slamming other peoples.
Especially when they’re better than 90% of the effluent that passes for chat here.
But instead of campaigning for Notable status, I suggest that quite a lot of people here should take a look at how they post and treat others.
This place, the FOG Chat Forum, has turned into a morass of utterly pointless, vacuous shrieking and retarded “flame-wars” over nothing. Whilst in other forums, discussions continue for weeks using long words, big sentences and punctuation.
I have noticed, of late, a trend of “newbie bashing”. Somebody arrives and posts something. Then a load of salivating, shiny-eyed eager-beavers proceed to try and demolish that person before they’ve settled in and found their footing.
Why?
What is it with a new face that makes so many of you turn into villagers-with-torches? Are you that timid and quiet in real-life that you feel the need to pick on the new kid? Does it give you a sense of self-worth and place in the world because you slammed somebody for spelling mistakes?
What you seem to forget is that sure, a lot of people begin posting because of GAD. They see the advert and think “Free games? I’ll have a crack at that” and do exactly what a lot of you do.
But because they’re new, or they spell something wrong, they are fallen upon with lupine glee and torn to shreds.
*slowly applauds*
Way to make people feel welcome.
But what really galls me is when somebody posts a damn good topic and is met with “I couldn’t be arsed reading that” or “boring” or “seen it before”.
Do you feel threatened that a *gasp* NEWBIE might take your GAD?
Well guess what kids, if a person writes better than you do? You deserve to lose. I’ve seen crying after crying about “Why didn’t I win? Waaah waaah waaah”.
Why didn’t you win? Because someone else posted something better than you that day.
The problem is, and it’s not really a problem, is that with more and more joining SR Chat, the ratio of sausage-fingered joeys will increase. And as with any mob, it degenerates into mindless violence and chanting. So we have anybody new that posts shouted down by drooling ninnies desperate to prove…what?...their worth to a bunch of other names on a screen?
It doesn’t make sense to me at all.
Plastic-coated is a good example. He posts an informative, humorous topic and is met with the sort of response usually reserved for dogs watching television.
Are well-written posts that much of a chore to read? Just because something is long doesn’t mean it’s not worth reading. I’d rather spend 5 mins reading something that has had some thought put into it than yet another “I played GTA3 and it didn’t suk” “Yea it does” “shut up” “no you shut up” thread.
The standard of the FOG has plummeted to levels that would make Darwin weep and tear up his notes.
And somebody wrote that it’s a Notable’s “job” to bring goodness?
Balls.
You should be doing it yourself. Instead of falling upon a newbie like a deranged bonobo, try and actually bother to explain the general protocol before screaming hysterically and soiling your nappies.
Jesus, even the staff think a hell of a lot of you are uber-goobers.
Try posting something interesting yourself before you criticise others. Topics like “My dad is a f****t” would get you punched in the face if you spoke like that to a grown-up. And nobody cares if you heard a “wikked joke”.
Just as nobody is interested in your mate’s website that has all the appearance of being constructed by Audrey Hepburn using photoshop whilst on a rollercoaster.
Grow up, empty some of that fluid in your skull and work harder on your own posts before you start slamming other peoples.
Especially when they’re better than 90% of the effluent that passes for chat here.
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Wonder if Tony will be around to inforce the ideas he mentioned last notable election.
Drunk Cow wrote:
> I don't bash newbies. I actually talk to them and pet their gentle
> heads slowly.......well no but I do talk to them. ou can't get to know
> someone if you dont get to know them...uh
Umm... When they post crap all day, that's the signal to let you know that you know them too well. And that patting thing, that's really disturbing, tho i can't deni i've never done it.
> I don't bash newbies. I actually talk to them and pet their gentle
> heads slowly.......well no but I do talk to them. ou can't get to know
> someone if you dont get to know them...uh
Umm... When they post crap all day, that's the signal to let you know that you know them too well. And that patting thing, that's really disturbing, tho i can't deni i've never done it.
I don't bash newbies. I actually talk to them and pet their gentle heads slowly.......well no but I do talk to them. ou can't get to know someone if you dont get to know them...uh
I think that's how most people deal with em, but when ya get people like Callum, and GRAYFOx, it really p1sses people off.
I'm a newbie-basher and I admit it.
But only newbies who are incompetent and uninformed children. Other than that I'm generally nice. Or at least I like to think so :-)
But only newbies who are incompetent and uninformed children. Other than that I'm generally nice. Or at least I like to think so :-)
El Blokey wrote:
> maddmun wrote:
> *Hopes EL BLokey was being sarcastic*
>
> Re-read Goaty's post, see if you can find any hints.
I have found loads. i agree with you, to an extent. This is FOG, it's where all the game freak people come to reply to a funny topic, it's where n00bs are shouted at, it's where great things happen. It's FOG.
*Applause*
Seriously though, there is nothing wrong with it, we're just having fun, even if it isn't completely related to games.
Stop bitching.
> maddmun wrote:
> *Hopes EL BLokey was being sarcastic*
>
> Re-read Goaty's post, see if you can find any hints.
I have found loads. i agree with you, to an extent. This is FOG, it's where all the game freak people come to reply to a funny topic, it's where n00bs are shouted at, it's where great things happen. It's FOG.
*Applause*
Seriously though, there is nothing wrong with it, we're just having fun, even if it isn't completely related to games.
Stop bitching.
I thought the Darwin comment was genius, actually.
Goatboy wrote:
> The standard of the FOG has plummeted to levels that would make Darwin
> weep and tear up his notes.
I'm surprised he hasn't already, they're obviously wrong. {:)
But that's for the Life Forum, not here.
I love the WWE Forum, that place rules.
> The standard of the FOG has plummeted to levels that would make Darwin
> weep and tear up his notes.
I'm surprised he hasn't already, they're obviously wrong. {:)
But that's for the Life Forum, not here.
I love the WWE Forum, that place rules.
I was never a retarded newbie, mainly because I'd been at other forums before this one. People who act retarded, regardless of the colour of their name, should be cracked down on.
SR should enforce a new forum rule - "stupidity is a bannable offence".
SR should enforce a new forum rule - "stupidity is a bannable offence".
Instead of just humiliating noobs, why not just teach them nicely, so one day they may turn into an asset to the forum.
Okay, so someone telling you to 'go muk your hairy bum' is without hope and should be rejected, but if someone tries a topic, that is sensible and raises a discussion, but isn't original, you should help them along. They've tried to start a discussion, so play along, reply properly and make them feel welcome. That way, they will stay attracted to the forum, and learn the ropes, leanr what is unoriginal and learn how to write well, and one day you might find yourself laughing at something they have said and talking to them on MSN as a mate.
You were all retarded as newbies - and most of you turned out okay. Why not let others turn out okay as well?
Okay, so someone telling you to 'go muk your hairy bum' is without hope and should be rejected, but if someone tries a topic, that is sensible and raises a discussion, but isn't original, you should help them along. They've tried to start a discussion, so play along, reply properly and make them feel welcome. That way, they will stay attracted to the forum, and learn the ropes, leanr what is unoriginal and learn how to write well, and one day you might find yourself laughing at something they have said and talking to them on MSN as a mate.
You were all retarded as newbies - and most of you turned out okay. Why not let others turn out okay as well?
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