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Originally Posted by BlakNWyte View Post
If you want true respect here, swallow your pride and be attentively humble. Treat others with respect, and you will find things start to give back in ways you never thought possible.

That's a very politically correct thing to say, but that's far from what I see. Not to call anyone out or anything, but take jalis for example. I like the guy, and I don't consider him an enemy, but he doesn't offer respect to anyone who isn't "important" enough for it. In fact, he's extremely elitist, and will spit on anyone who doesn't know as much about software as he does. He cursed me out the day we met and I don't even remember what I said. Now let me reiterate, he's not an enemy of mine, but someone who behaves the way he does would not have been placed so high in the social hierarchy here back in 2006-2007.

Then there's the underlying white supremacy of the community I see sometimes (primarily in IRC). Back in-what-2007, early 08', anyone who even implied anything racist, joke or not was immediately blackballed from the community. I can remember "Jewhunter" from the top of my head, oh how we keyboard-raged at him. But now, someone like him could spew the most racist shit ever (in IRC) and just cover himself by pretending he was joking.

Also, people aren't being infracted for flaming anymore in discussion. There are so many internet tough guys in here making a wall of text, but half of it being about how stupid the other guy is.

I mean, with all due respect Blak, this comment was true back in the olden days, but now it's nothing like that. (I'll probably leave again after the shitstorm arrives/passes.)
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One thing I have noticed is that native english speakers tend to be more popular aand the percentage of assholes is higher too among the nativespeakers.
Originally Posted by hoho123 View Post

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Pretty good thread, I hope people don't see me as faggot now - I always try to be as kind as I can.
I am sure you opened some peoples eyes and that's always a good objective.
this is why, when your learning something, you stick with the people who are as good as you (well, maybe not the most important reason, but whatever).

EG: Toribash beginner servers, true there can be a few idiots there, but since its people in the same band as you, they aren't as elitist.

Slightly OT: I find that people from.... not as developed countries (trying not be racist) like India, Phillipiens, Brazil and sorts are nicer and politer than from ... more developed countries like the UK, America. I find the same also applies to countries where english is not the first language (Germany, Italy, France etc...). Generally.

More OT: I had the same learning as the OP on skiing

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I really enjoyed this one.

It's been a while since I joined, but I still consider myself to be, if not new, at least in the middle. Also, I will not deny that I've had elitist moments, especially in my auction threads. However, I'd like to think that I've been treating others fairly. Have I? It's hard to judge myself.

Nowadays, I don't really see that much elitism because I mostly am in the clan board or looking at GATA stuff. However, in our recruitment thread, there is definitely some judgment based on join date/post count. It makes sense that a member who has stayed on tb for over a year would probably keep staying for a while though right? And one who has been actively posting would continue doing so? Of course, everyone is given their chance to prove that they would be good members.

And so we really should give the new guy a chance. After all, we all had to start there.

Is there really no more infractions for flaming in discussion btw? That sounds like a pretty bad idea.

Sorry for my incoherency. I gave blood yesterday at school, took the SAT this morning, and had a two hour violin lesson. Can't really think well right now.

Lovely post though, Cmon.
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Join dates do have meaning. Experience in a community is useful for dealing with people and not making a fool of yourself. A large part of elitism is just laughing at noob for making obvious fuckups. Also, I believe going into irc and getting the shit trolled out of you as a noob is one of the best things that you can do. It's like how a sword is tempered by fire to become stronger.
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Originally Posted by PlayerID666 View Post
Ahahahahaha.
Most of the well known people here got that way by being the loudest asshat in the room.

Ok, they are well known. but are they respected?