Whats going on with AO's friendly , helpful attitude?

[punkncat]

I am noticing more and more here lately that AO is beginning to get a bit unsociable. Many of the new users posts recently have been "turn on the noob flame fest". This behavior coming from long time posters , people who should be upholding our good reputation.


Lets all try and be the informative friendly group that we HAVE been known as. This new thing is WAY too PBN.

[cphilip]

I agree. Glad you brought it up. Seems like some new users don't know the tradition. And it takes them a while to realize it. Please point this fact out to each of them when you see them. We don't want this to become a habit.

[Gr0dy]

yea, i have been seeing a lot of new posters saying bad things to the more long time posters, don't get me wrong, i still consider my self a new poster, but i mean like the new new posters

[punkncat]

yea, i have been seeing a lot of new posters saying bad things to the more long time posters, don't get me wrong, i still consider my self a new poster, but i mean like the new new posters

I don't know that its too unusual for us to have some noobs come on the boards , not knowing anyone , and being confrontational like is common so many other places.

What troubles me is how many of our seasoned posters are jumping on the bandwagon and being just the same. WE should know better. WE should use our better judgement and steer these people in the right direction , and give them a tast of what makes this place different , not live up to their worst expectations.

[HoppysMag]

eh, respect has to be earned. il be nice , but still take anything they say with a grain of salt.we have had an influx of members who dont really contribute anything, some times they take away from the quality of the forum. iv yet to see any flaming of innocent new members. but i havnt been looking for it. so. in conclusion, we need new members to like take AO101 or sumthing

[coolcatpete]

This is one of the many reasons I left AO for awhile and now I am kinda back but havent played in forever.
Pete

[bornl33t]

what happened to the anouncment at hte top of the forums? I think that should be left there, it's a good thing to remind all of us.

[Target Practice]

You know, all but a very few of us were FNGs at some point. They current FNGs can deal with it, like we did. It's a trial by fire; if they don't like it, that's just too damn bad.

IMHO, of course.

[Glickman]

heh yea this has been pointed out from time to time over the past few weeks.

but i think the flaming part is getting a little better, more posts seem to involve information rather then flaming.

i think the real flaming problem is the new people who dont contribute positively

but those who are new, and just ask questions to further their knowledge, they are mostly not flamed (ie. whats that? answer- thats a pull pin) yay no flammage!

[Gitaroo Man]

Well, a lot of the newer members that you never have seen before but somehow have 1000+ posts are posting random useless comments instead of helping with the thread topic and acting like Mango. I mean Mango posting that stufff is funny once and awhile but then like 50 people doing the same thing.... ...it'd be nice if people would stay on topic in the threads and respond to the question

[MagMan5446]

AO has changed a lot over the years.

I liked it best when we had the paintball chicks holdin mags....

[1stdeadeye]

I am noticing more and more here lately that AO is beginning to get a bit unsociable. Many of the new users posts recently have been "turn on the noob flame fest". This behavior coming from long time posters , people who should be upholding our good reputation.


Lets all try and be the informative friendly group that we HAVE been known as. This new thing is WAY too PBN.

Bite me!



Feel better? Newb didn't attack you.


What are you going to do? It is an open forum. As much as Phil and the others crack the whip, you are always going to have morons. I mean look at Pyro.

[Glickman]

Well, a lot of the newer members that you never have seen before but somehow have 1000+ posts are posting random useless comments instead of helping with the thread topic and acting like Mango. I mean Mango posting that stufff is funny once and awhile but then like 50 people doing the same thing.... ...it'd be nice if people would stay on topic in the threads and respond to the question

was wondering about that as well.


i only just realized how mango posts so much funny stuff so quick...


clones! the anti-mango has come to live among us for 7 years!

[Mango]

[WicKeD_WaYz]

i totally miss the old friendly corner where i could read all kinds of smart debates between college boy and shartly and many others. Most of these topics were meaningless to me at the time but it was still fun to read. There was heated subjects but it was mature arguments.

now its a lot like PBN. Thats why I dont post too much anymore. Theres a lot of people that are umm well...annoying.