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Just A Thought About Newbies
I was reading all the posts about newbies, how to treat them, and then a thought... "When is a newbie no longer a newbie?" The answer posted, "When they stop acting like one."
And that got me thinking. I know I joined this forum group because I was looking for like-minded people. I was looking for humour. I was looking to contribute to something.
Newbies need to realize that by posting on a board, by participating in something, they need to put aside a couple reservations about saying something stupid, about being criticized. We're all adults here - or we almost are - or we almost all act like - nevermind. You get the idea. We're all probably here to learn, to laugh, to enjoy ourselves, not to tiptoe around, scared of what might be said against us.
A newbie stops acting like one when they interact, when they learn, when they grow, when they become part of the group they join.
Has this already been said before BTW?
Anyhows... when i join forums... im looking for open minded people that are willing to contribute to society, or in this case the internet, im more words than just saying.. OMG ANOTHER NEWBIE!!!
We are all newbies ... otherwise we wouldnt' be 3|33t.. but try telling them that, is like swimming with no arms... tsk tsk tsk..
Some ppl ive met online are just too darn right ignorant and don't appreciate the input that many minds can contribute to something...
When I first joined, I rarely posted and I just read stuff. The first thing I did was search "best livesets" or something like that. After a while, I started posting but by then I felt that I knew enough that I was never flamed for asking n00b questions. Maybe the board was different back then.
Im finding it harder to contribute as well and Ive been here half of forever, just seems that there are a lot more people on the forums who are either extreamly arrogant and enjoy enforcing their 'holier than thou' opinions on each other. Sure, you can have your opinion by all means but it starts getting ugly when you cant see someone elses.
Guess thats a reflection of society in general, as forums are a cross section of that and you'll get the warts along with the nice bits.
But yes, the overall tone of the place here now I find being somewhat more unfriendly, more than a 'little' purile and juvanile for my liking.
quite well said, ppl.
and oh yea by the way... it's 31337, not 3|337, n00b!!!!!
lmfao!!! 
just kidding!
why do people think they are so cool because they have spent countless hours on an internet forum??
noob, veteran whatever.
get over your fucking selves.
stop flaming someone because what you think they said is stupid. to them, they are jus trying to get some information on something they haven't had the opportunity to be informed on.
if your all "adults" talk about something logical and enlightening not about being a n00b noobie whatever the fuck
Like I've said earlier:
Being a newbie isn't the date you registered/the amount of posts, it's a state of mind.
Some people here still act like newbies although they have thousands of posts...
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| Originally posted by montie why do people think they are so cool because they have spent countless hours on an internet forum?? noob, veteran whatever. get over your fucking selves. stop flaming someone because what you think they said is stupid. to them, they are jus trying to get some information on something they haven't had the opportunity to be informed on. if your all "adults" talk about something logical and enlightening not about being a n00b noobie whatever the fuck |
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| Originally posted by Lilith Im finding it harder to contribute as well and Ive been here half of forever, just seems that there are a lot more people on the forums who are either extreamly arrogant and enjoy enforcing their 'holier than thou' opinions on each other. Sure, you can have your opinion by all means but it starts getting ugly when you cant see someone elses. Guess thats a reflection of society in general, as forums are a cross section of that and you'll get the warts along with the nice bits. But yes, the overall tone of the place here now I find being somewhat more unfriendly, more than a 'little' purile and juvanile for my liking. |
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| Originally posted by montie why do people think they are so cool because they have spent countless hours on an internet forum?? noob, veteran whatever. get over your fucking selves. stop flaming someone because what you think they said is stupid. to them, they are jus trying to get some information on something they haven't had the opportunity to be informed on. if your all "adults" talk about something logical and enlightening not about being a n00b noobie whatever the fuck |
this is only a current issue about newbies and pepole gettin angry over the newbies not searching old threads...hey...why blame them... so what if they post a thread that has been done before???just say that its been done...
its all about "oooh look at me i have a customs status, u dont" nowadays on these boards and its really annoying...
aye, when i was a newbie i didnt post any stupid threads or make any overly contravertial comments as not to p[iss peopel off and get a general jist of the forum. and TA was the first ever time i used a forum.
then i became the **** i am today 
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| Originally posted by Dumonde Trancer aye, when i was a newbie i didnt post any stupid threads or make any overly contravertial comments as not to p[iss peopel off and get a general jist of the forum. and TA was the first ever time i used a forum. then i became the **** i am today |
well, I'm sorry I'm not adding anything to the subject, but I was like that too in the beginning... I started posting threads a short time after I joined, but I mostly hung out in the DJ forum, and it took me quite a while to actually start interacting with people here.... now I browse almost every forum in TA, post like crazy, even if the post is just "lol" and/or smilies..... I actually interact...
for example, I wouldn't be writing this post if I didn't have the confidence in here that I have today...
TA is my first furom expirience (even before the AG message boards...)
and I must say it has been a great expirience so far...
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| Originally posted by bassaholix I sense a slight panic pulse here.. are you ok? sounds like you need to release sum steam... i suggest going down to boggie.. and then... hmmm ur gf might help you there.. |
Lots of "n00bs" have used other forums before, so they're a little more mature in terms of that "netiquette." With these people, the only way you can even tell that they're new is by the "tranceaddict in training" label under their name. However, some people act downright ignorant and annoying, and their newness is a very strong reason for it. Imagine going to a coffee shop with a few friends and having a polite conversation, then having some total stranger sit down at your table and start shouting at you about you're a total asshole and you're making no sense. Even if you are a total asshole and you aren't making any sense, it's still totally inappropriate!
N00bies are the ones that hop on the bandwagon when they see someone else get flamed, in a pathetic attempt to gain favour with the "winning team" because they have no other friends. They're the ones that post threads that have already been posted 10,000 times because they can't find the "search" button. They're the ones that seem to think they know everything about anything despite their arguments making no sense at all. They're the ones that get into heated personal battles with people they've never even met.
Lots of new members don't act like this, and lots of old members do act like this. But I think you're more likely to find that behaviour coming from someone who's new - mainly because the typical "n00b" (as described above) tends to stop posting after a few weeks because everyone hates them. However, some of them just don't give up... the answer to this, my friends, is atomic wedgies.
Anyway, bottom line is that the word n00bie refers to someone's behaviour and not the age of their membership. However, it's based on a stereotype of new members that has proved true in many cases. Most new members don't get flamed, but most "n00bies" do. We were all new once, and I'm sure a lot of us acted dumb - I know I did, and still do sometimes!
Okay, all the time... 
Purrrrrfect example (name deleted to protect the guilty):
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| omg nutman... i have yelled at you before for your obvious misconceptions about a TA's heart condition, but now you have outdone yourself once again... do you know anything about neurology??? I have studied it for over 4 years now along with other anatomical sciences in pre-med...so please if you choose to talk out of your ass, make sure the subject is exotic enough that others haven't had the opportunity to study the field in MEDICAL SCHOOL. you dumb, ugly boy. |
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