What's wrong with noobies? [Food for thought]

SarahtheBoring · Post by **SarahtheBoring** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 10:56 pm

No, it would be Translation: STOP WHINING AND ENJOY YOURSELF.

God, I swear some people aren't happy unless they have something to complain about. "And so the newbie is silenced." It's an internet message board. Lighten the fuck up.

Declan_Vee · Post by **Declan_Vee** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 11:35 pm

I think what a lot of people are forgetting is that the newbie flaming isn't half as bad as it has been.

I get the feeling phade may eventually want to employ a "Post a stupid question, get banned" system. Saves veterans from getting pissed of and leaving, and also smartens up the noobs, if they understand the consequences of being an idiot, they won't be idiots.

OK, maybe that idea is far too elitest to work. Worth a test run though.

R-A-N-M-A · Post by **R-A-N-M-A** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 11:37 pm

Hah yeah noobie flaming was great.

::Dusts off noob chef apron::

Oh the memories...

Declan_Vee · Post by **Declan_Vee** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 12:25 am

Well I was thinking pre-phpBB, but yeah that kitchen was pretty bad to.

emp|typ|athetic · Post by **emp|typ|athetic** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 1:30 am

SarahtheBoring wrote:No, it would be Translation: STOP WHINING AND ENJOY YOURSELF.

God, I swear some people aren't happy unless they have something to complain about. "And so the newbie is silenced." It's an internet message board. Lighten the fuck up.

sarah your avatar is making me all depressed like

OmniStrata · Post by **OmniStrata** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 11:20 am

Thick Skinned Noobs survive........

The rest perish. It is the law of nature. ^_^

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 11:25 am

OmniStrata wrote:Thick Skinned Noobs survive........

The rest perish. It is the law of nature. ^_^

Absolute truth. On one hand, a lot of noobies do end up upset, disappointed and pissed at the forum and even the org in general if they get treated harshly upon coming in. On the other hand, this is truly the survival of the fittest - because the noobs that are weeded out in their first week or so are often simply not fit or in any way prepared to deal with the forum.

It might be harsh, but it does manage to keep the really noobish noobs out of social contexts where they don't belong.

Still, I'd be a bit more welcoming to noobies, especially those that show some signs of intellect. A lot of them really do grow up to be productive form members.

Ashyukun · Post by **Ashyukun** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 12:40 pm

Personally, I think there should be a waiting period when new people join the forums between when they sign up and when they can first post so they have a forced lurking period where they can learn things by reading other posts. And/or perhaps something like the EULAs on software that they have to say that they have read through some certain things (forum rules, basic guides, etc.) before being allowed to post/join (the forums, not the 'org in general). That way, if someone asks a question like "Why does Premiere keep crashing when I import my downloaded DivX footage?" they obvoiusly should have already known this because they said they had read everything they were supposed to and they're fair game to be flamed.

I would tend to agree that people who are serious about this and aren't just doing it because their friends told them "d00d! Make an AMV! U gets lots of chiX0rs!" are going to shrug off the initial flames and get the help they want/need. Anyone that's thin-skinned enough to not be able to take a few flames around here may want to reconsider whether or not they are ready for this whole internet-thing... from what I've seen, flames around here are pretty tame, and half the time people will answer the stupid question in the flame...

EarthCurrent · Post by **EarthCurrent** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 1:07 pm

And questions are raised as to why newbies are generally treated so poorly...

Here's one reason...

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/phpBB/v ... hp?t=15482

Ashyukun · Post by **Ashyukun** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 1:16 pm

At least it was (apparently) posted in WOT and not General AMV or Video Software Help... that's probably up there for the number one most-often-made newbie mistake, posting something in entirely the wrong forum...