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HelpThanks so much
in reply to a message by Megan
for not just addressing me specifically. Gotta love the cowardice.
*Eyeroll*
The problem is that with a board set up this way, threads get bumped lower everytime somebody makes a new post. When a post that has already been discussed gets reposted like this, it wastes space and pushes other legitimate ones down. Anyone who has been here more than a day will know to search before posting about something like this that has most likely already had a thread started. We all do it, and the sooner the newbie learns to do it, the better off we'll be. It's not like I snapped or was rude, I just pointed out that we have a search engine. How this makes me an unhappy, pitiable person, I don't know, but you're awfully rude and cowardly for saying so without doing it as a reply to me specifically or even backing up or explaining why you think so.
I could understand it if we were snippy or rude, but we aren't. We're a big board and people join and leave regularly. We sort of self-police although there are designated mods to help. If you have a problem with this, say so to those you have the problem with instead of making general, rude complaints. How anyone could be offended at a system set up to help newbies learn the rules quickly, I don't understand. If you think it's so horrible that we gently correct people, then this isn't the place for you. We're not much for free-for-alls.
*Eyeroll*
The problem is that with a board set up this way, threads get bumped lower everytime somebody makes a new post. When a post that has already been discussed gets reposted like this, it wastes space and pushes other legitimate ones down. Anyone who has been here more than a day will know to search before posting about something like this that has most likely already had a thread started. We all do it, and the sooner the newbie learns to do it, the better off we'll be. It's not like I snapped or was rude, I just pointed out that we have a search engine. How this makes me an unhappy, pitiable person, I don't know, but you're awfully rude and cowardly for saying so without doing it as a reply to me specifically or even backing up or explaining why you think so.
I could understand it if we were snippy or rude, but we aren't. We're a big board and people join and leave regularly. We sort of self-police although there are designated mods to help. If you have a problem with this, say so to those you have the problem with instead of making general, rude complaints. How anyone could be offended at a system set up to help newbies learn the rules quickly, I don't understand. If you think it's so horrible that we gently correct people, then this isn't the place for you. We're not much for free-for-alls.
This message was edited 5/15/2007, 5:38 AM
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Again, I meant no harm. For the record, I did not feel the response was a "gently correct". It felt very intolerant and exclusionary ("we" versus "newbies"). Again, I really believed I was telling people something interesting.
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1. What you said was interesting. It was also a reiteration.
2. I was responding to Megan, not you. The "we" was meant to distinguish those of us she was pointing the finger at, those of us who correct people, in this post. She is the one who said you were a new person, and "newbie" is the internet term for a person new to a community. You *are* a newbie, so how that is offensive is beyond me. As to the "we" of my subject line, I meant "the boards" in general.
3. If you were offended, as mirfak said, that's your business. We said nothing in a rude or inappropriate way, "we" being Ariel and myself.
4. How things "feel" and how they are can be two different things. Your feeling excluded and untolerated is a case in point.
5. If you plan on continuing posting on any online forum, perhaps you should develop a thicker skin. Not everything is a personal affront, contrary to your apparent belief.
2. I was responding to Megan, not you. The "we" was meant to distinguish those of us she was pointing the finger at, those of us who correct people, in this post. She is the one who said you were a new person, and "newbie" is the internet term for a person new to a community. You *are* a newbie, so how that is offensive is beyond me. As to the "we" of my subject line, I meant "the boards" in general.
3. If you were offended, as mirfak said, that's your business. We said nothing in a rude or inappropriate way, "we" being Ariel and myself.
4. How things "feel" and how they are can be two different things. Your feeling excluded and untolerated is a case in point.
5. If you plan on continuing posting on any online forum, perhaps you should develop a thicker skin. Not everything is a personal affront, contrary to your apparent belief.
This message was edited 5/15/2007, 9:54 AM
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I did not call anyone a newbie, that was you in your first "Thanks so much"
Just to keep the record straight.
I did not call anyone a newbie, that was you in your first "Thanks so much"
Just to keep the record straight.
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