Originally posted by Frenchie
Because most n00bs aren't n00bs at all.
lies
ZeJayMan
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Originally posted by Frenchie
Because most n00bs aren't n00bs at all.
mezzir
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Originally posted by Ed G
The difference is that a member who is new to any particular forum may have more experience posting on forums than the most senior member. They may also be more intelligent, funnier, etc., yet the custom is to marginalize the n00b for as long as possible. While the act of hazing n00bs can be fun for it's own sake, it looks like primative territorial posturing. The irony is in elitist intellectuals behaving like a troop of chimps.
if you're saying this behaviour is a charactaristic, in and of itself, of forums, youre dead wrong
Psy-T
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Originally posted by Ed G
The irony is in elitist intellectuals behaving like a troop of chimps.
have you considered the problem might be with who you consider to be 'elitists intellectuals'?
Ed G
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Originally posted by tubularbills
why does the so called "n00b" feel the need to tell everyone that he/she is so great? so wise? so much more knowledgeable than the "elitests"?
sure, there is a chance that the n00b does know more about certain things. but is it possible for the n00b not to?
a freshmen in high school generally knows less than a senior. generally.
I was referring to noobs in general, not myself.
Yes, a senior knows more, but if a senior transfers to a different school he isn't put into freshman classes.
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Originally posted by mezzir
if you're saying this behaviour is a charactaristic, in and of itself, of forums, youre dead wrong
Seriously? Maybe I don't understand what you're saying.
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Originally posted by Psy-T
have you considered the problem might be with who you consider to be 'elitists intellectuals'?
Not sure what you're saying.
enferno
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Originally posted by wienerschnitzel
yeah it's quite often i flex my nuts around here..:stongue:
:wtf: :wtf: :haha: :stongue:
Ed G
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Originally posted by Fast Turtle
Look up 'seniority'.
1.The state of being older than another or others or higher in rank than another or others.
2.Precedence of position, especially precedence over others of the same rank by reason of a longer span of service.
Age isn't a factor obviously. Rank only means something if it is earned.
Sunsnail
So you think you've earned something?
tubularbills
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Originally posted by Ed G
I was referring to noobs in general, not myself.
well, why do n00bs in general do this then?
Fast Turtle
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Originally posted by Ed G
1.The state of being older than another or others or higher in rank than another or others.
2.Precedence of position, especially precedence over others of the same rank by reason of a longer span of service.
Age isn't a factor obviously. Rank only means something if it is earned.
Wikipedia:
"More generally, "seniority" can be a description of an individual's experience or length of service, and can thus be used to differentiate between individuals of otherwise equivalent status without placing them in a hierarchy of direct authority. For example, in the United States Senate, the senator from each state with the longer tenure is known as the "senior senator" and carries some additional responsibilities to their state's constituents, but they are not formally dominant (or commanding) in any way over the junior senator (unless, for example, the senior senator is chair of a committee on which the junior senator serves)."
Numerically, the simplest way to express this is with the following formula:
Experience/service = post count + number of days you've been on TA
For instance, you have an experience/service rating of 37. I, on the other hand, have an experience/service rating of about 3082, making me by and far your senior in the magical land of the tranceddict forum.
Ed G
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Originally posted by Fast Turtle
Wikipedia:
"More generally, "seniority" can be a description of an individual's experience or length of service, and can thus be used to differentiate between individuals of otherwise equivalent status without placing them in a hierarchy of direct authority. For example, in the United States Senate, the senator from each state with the longer tenure is known as the "senior senator" and carries some additional responsibilities to their state's constituents, but they are not formally dominant (or commanding) in any way over the junior senator (unless, for example, the senior senator is chair of a committee on which the junior senator serves)."
Numerically, the simplest way to express this is with the following formula:
Experience/service = post count + number of days you've been on TA
For instance, you have an experience/service rating of 37. I, on the other hand, have an experience/service rating of about 3082, making me by and far your senior in the magical land of the tranceddict forum.
The example of the Senate isn't a good one for our purposes, like the example of high school freshmen and seniors. The problem is that it assumes that a noob to this forum is a noob in general.
Post count has to be the worst way to assign status I can think of. Length of membership is a close second.
