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We have all been Newbies once in our tiny little SR membership - even the Grand Old Sheepu was once that annoying shade of red - So why do we all hate Newbies so much? Are they a threat to us? Do they plan to come around to your house and steal your children? No (Unless we get a nut case of course, which has every possibility on this site), they simply want to get in on the fun. There are many reasons why we should welcome new members with open arms, and I'm going to address just a few of them in this post.
For one, they are the future of this site. Yes, they may make spelling mistakes and ask stupid questions, but most of us did when we first joined this humdrum, it is all part of a learning process. Most Regulars now seem to think that newbies should acquire all knowledge of GameADay upon registering, which is far off. Yes, the information is all there, ready for anybody interested enough to read them, but think - If you've just been offered the chance to get free games, what are you going to do? Scour the site for ages to try and find out about it or jump straight in hoping to get some of the jackpot?
Secondly, on the Text Talk Subject, all you have to do is look at Sniper for an example of where that language is acceptable. Yes, Snipe may be a notable and all, but he could just well have been a newbie who'd just joined the site and had been put off by the members being too stuck up to attempt to read a shorthand reply. Just think, if we hadn't have been so ignorant, we could have had lots more people around these forums, and a lot more interesting posts. Yes, Text talk may be quite annoying, but if you ignore that scruffy exterior and look at what they are trying to say, then you could just find a gem of a member.
Try and give Newbies help. Instead of just brushing off a new member as 'trash' and leaving it as that, you could try and give them some hints and tips as they take their first tentative steps towards Regularism. Advise them to put effort into their posts, and to not just give snappy one word replys, and they could become your own little protege, as well as gaining you a friend
You see the amount of newbies we've had on the site these past weeks? That is all because of this new competition from SR that is promoting Game A Day. We should have this amount of new members EVERY WEEK! People should be falling over themselves just to join SR, never mind attempt to win a GAD, because the idea of Game A Day is such a fantastic one, and we need to get the word about.
You may think that, if more members join then your chances of winning GAD will fall. I'm not going to lie to you and say this isn't true - of course, if more people enter you chances will drop, but think of all the fun that you'll be getting from these new posts. Yes, it may not compare to a free game, but Meka will probably have beat you to it anyway.
So come on, help N00bs, give something back to the SR community, and hopefully they'll get their friends in, so we have a bigger and better site for everybody.
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For one, they are the future of this site. Yes, they may make spelling mistakes and ask stupid questions, but most of us did when we first joined this humdrum, it is all part of a learning process. Most Regulars now seem to think that newbies should acquire all knowledge of GameADay upon registering, which is far off. Yes, the information is all there, ready for anybody interested enough to read them, but think - If you've just been offered the chance to get free games, what are you going to do? Scour the site for ages to try and find out about it or jump straight in hoping to get some of the jackpot?
Secondly, on the Text Talk Subject, all you have to do is look at Sniper for an example of where that language is acceptable. Yes, Snipe may be a notable and all, but he could just well have been a newbie who'd just joined the site and had been put off by the members being too stuck up to attempt to read a shorthand reply. Just think, if we hadn't have been so ignorant, we could have had lots more people around these forums, and a lot more interesting posts. Yes, Text talk may be quite annoying, but if you ignore that scruffy exterior and look at what they are trying to say, then you could just find a gem of a member.
Try and give Newbies help. Instead of just brushing off a new member as 'trash' and leaving it as that, you could try and give them some hints and tips as they take their first tentative steps towards Regularism. Advise them to put effort into their posts, and to not just give snappy one word replys, and they could become your own little protege, as well as gaining you a friend
You see the amount of newbies we've had on the site these past weeks? That is all because of this new competition from SR that is promoting Game A Day. We should have this amount of new members EVERY WEEK! People should be falling over themselves just to join SR, never mind attempt to win a GAD, because the idea of Game A Day is such a fantastic one, and we need to get the word about.
You may think that, if more members join then your chances of winning GAD will fall. I'm not going to lie to you and say this isn't true - of course, if more people enter you chances will drop, but think of all the fun that you'll be getting from these new posts. Yes, it may not compare to a free game, but Meka will probably have beat you to it anyway.
So come on, help N00bs, give something back to the SR community, and hopefully they'll get their friends in, so we have a bigger and better site for everybody.
Tribute (c)
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The Eternal Shadow wrote:
> Man it's like a freakin colour issue on here... 'Your a newbie so
> you're thick'. 'Your a notable so you rule'. I admitt the colours are
> cool but some people just take things a little too seriously! Just
> because my name is not purple doesn't mean I am illiterate or know
> nothing about the games industry it just means I am new to these
> forums. People jugde newbies like every other, everyone gets painted
> with the same brush. Some of the regulars on here are extremly funny
> in the way they do things on here, the way they look down at the
> newbies... Oh how it makes me chuckle. There are however some great
> guys and girls on here.. some real interesting people but then there
> are people who just thing they the .... around here.
hee hee
> Man it's like a freakin colour issue on here... 'Your a newbie so
> you're thick'. 'Your a notable so you rule'. I admitt the colours are
> cool but some people just take things a little too seriously! Just
> because my name is not purple doesn't mean I am illiterate or know
> nothing about the games industry it just means I am new to these
> forums. People jugde newbies like every other, everyone gets painted
> with the same brush. Some of the regulars on here are extremly funny
> in the way they do things on here, the way they look down at the
> newbies... Oh how it makes me chuckle. There are however some great
> guys and girls on here.. some real interesting people but then there
> are people who just thing they the .... around here.
hee hee
Kyz22 wrote:
> Goos post, I was lucky as a n00b (the only one in history who could
> spell from day 1) Parr, bazzman and tribute took me under their wing
> (and I have won more GADs that the lot of them put together)
Yes, mostly GAD 3's thought - on GAD 1 we are drawing, and, as well all know, that is the one that counts! (Hates losing)
> - - - -
> Note:
>
> A propper copyright symbol © can be acheived by pressing
> "alt" (on the left of the keyboard) and typing 0169 on the
> numberpad (whilst still holding alt)
and a proper spelling of proper can be obtained be copying and pasting this - 'Proper'
No Offence.
> Goos post, I was lucky as a n00b (the only one in history who could
> spell from day 1) Parr, bazzman and tribute took me under their wing
> (and I have won more GADs that the lot of them put together)
Yes, mostly GAD 3's thought - on GAD 1 we are drawing, and, as well all know, that is the one that counts! (Hates losing)
> - - - -
> Note:
>
> A propper copyright symbol © can be acheived by pressing
> "alt" (on the left of the keyboard) and typing 0169 on the
> numberpad (whilst still holding alt)
and a proper spelling of proper can be obtained be copying and pasting this - 'Proper'
No Offence.
Man it's like a freakin colour issue on here... 'Your a newbie so you're thick'. 'Your a notable so you rule'. I admitt the colours are cool but some people just take things a little too seriously! Just because my name is not purple doesn't mean I am illiterate or know nothing about the games industry it just means I am new to these forums. People jugde newbies like every other, everyone gets painted with the same brush. Some of the regulars on here are extremly funny in the way they do things on here, the way they look down at the newbies... Oh how it makes me chuckle. There are however some great guys and girls on here.. some real interesting people but then there are people who just thing they the .... around here.
Goos post, I was lucky as a n00b (the only one in history who could spell from day 1) Parr, bazzman and tribute took me under their wing (and I have won more GADs that the lot of them put together)
N00bs deserve a little help instead of insults, but learning the hard way is always more effecting.
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Note:
A propper copyright symbol © can be acheived by pressing "alt" (on the left of the keyboard) and typing 0169 on the numberpad (whilst still holding alt)
N00bs deserve a little help instead of insults, but learning the hard way is always more effecting.
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Note:
A propper copyright symbol © can be acheived by pressing "alt" (on the left of the keyboard) and typing 0169 on the numberpad (whilst still holding alt)
Time_Warp wrote:
> Actually.
> If you were around here ages ago (like me and sheepy, etc) we were
> here before the ranking system. Therefore we went straight into being
> regulars...(:)
Well... He was still must have ben new here sometime...
> Actually.
> If you were around here ages ago (like me and sheepy, etc) we were
> here before the ranking system. Therefore we went straight into being
> regulars...(:)
Well... He was still must have ben new here sometime...
torticollis wrote:
> Don't you remember my post, which you blatently copied on this? Like
> two weeks ago?
'The important of being... Noobish?' I remember, there was a big arguement on it... I think mine whips yours...
> Don't you remember my post, which you blatently copied on this? Like
> two weeks ago?
'The important of being... Noobish?' I remember, there was a big arguement on it... I think mine whips yours...
Don't you remember my post, which you blatently copied on this? Like two weeks ago?
I'll admit that Newbies can sometime be a pain, but if you stick it out, I'm sure that they'll calm down...
Damn newbies.
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