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| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
This is something that worries me a lot, actually.
I don't know how TA compares to other forums, but there's something of a hostility towards newcomers - specially those who don't "fit in" for whatever reason - that drives away most innovation that could be positive for these boards. On the other hand, it's hard, as a moderator, to even consider suspending someone for "being unfriendly", as this is hardly a good reason for revoking someone's posting privileges. |
Yeah, I said it as a joke, but it seems to be a real problem as well.
TA is definitely the most hostile forum I've ever been on, though I haven't been on many. Compared to some of the subsections of Something Awful forums, it's pretty much anarchy here. TA sometimes feels like a madhouse run by its inmates (no offense meant). If it was modded the same way SA is, more than half of the folks here would be banned, the rest probably suspended. It's a hyperbole, but you get my point.
It's true that posting on TA may sometimes get a bit uncomfortable even if you're not a newcomer. I mostly try to bring some value, discuss something interesting and actually make an effort, but then when someone brushes it off with a lazy insulting one-liner and others just find it funny, then it can be quite demotivating. I sometimes wonder why do I keep coming back here.
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