Welcome to the ZDoom forums <--READ FIRST OR YOU'RE AN IDIOT

[Doomguy0505]

read my first posts, they made me look like a bigger idiot

[DoomRater]

As long as I hold back my DESIRE TO BE THE INTERNET POLICE, I do fine on forums. (I have pity on anyone who takes up the title "Kills Trolls DEAD") I don't need to lurk much to post business, because business is simple courtesy. But OffTopic is a fine place to hang. Thankfully people played along with my poll whoring a little bit (that was fun though...) instead of totally telling me to piss off.

[Kirby]

It can be hard, but it's a good thing to be nice to noobs. Some of them will need straightening due to their behavior (Look at me, I'm better than all of you!!!!) but being nice can make for a better contributer to the community later on.

@jalla - I hate to be picky, but you misspelled recruiting and you used doesn't in the wrong context. (Replace it with don't )

[jallamann]

oopsie doodely

[Doomguy0505]

read my first posts, they made me look like a bigger idiot

quoted for great justice

[Belial]

@Doomguy0505: Read your last post, it makes you look like a bigger idiot.

[Doomguy0505]

*topics

Add a rule: Read the realm of old threads of peoples unfortunate flaming so you don't follow their path

[Nmn]

*cough*
I wanted to contribute a rule about not being a retard/idiot even for the sake of laughing at them (l33t talk, zomg haxrofl u have chits cool rofl, *insert [censored word] image here*)

but seing this is impossible to implement with the current level of intelligence I drop my contribution.

[Bio Hazard]

but seing this is impossible to implement with the current level of intelligence I drop my contribution.

I'm glad you realize that. It's too bad it will most likely not change in the future.

[Nmn]

Yep, this can't go unnoticed. Seriously, with the creation of the offtopic forum it appears people have just gone [censored word]. Many good users turned to either trolls, morons to show they are NOT or immatured flamers.

I'm not really the one to complain, but I must say I'm with Bio and those that wish that old regulars like LWM, Agent ME, Logic Deluxe, Sphagne or even Hotwax returned to the boards
Good thing Lexus, Enjay and Graf are still with us

[Graf Zahl]

There's a simple solution against retardedness in Offtopic: Close such threads, even if they aren't really flamewars or other evil things.

Honestly, what's the point of Google Image Wars? It isn't even fun to look at because it takes too long for all these images to load.

[Phobus]

The thing is though, not all of us new users are complete retards, just the vast majority. I do admit that I'd liked to have been here in 2003 to have seen what the 'good old days' were really like but if I went back in time, I think I might have more important things to do than go on forums (I don't know what, but stuff none the less). Also a lot of the good stuff that we have now wouldn't have been available (Many wads, .96x and a variety of other things.)

One of the main ways we're going to stop getting all of these irritating newbs and n00bs would be to set good, rigid examples of whats right and that way a total retard would stick out much better instead of being able to hide amongst the spurts of retardedness that are coomon occurances here.

[Nmn]

Obviously there are more interesting things than even caring about this stuff For me, the boards is a refreshment, a break when I'm working so I drop by to see some stuff, or, when I'm in need of answers or help I'll post a thread.

The "good old" days had much less idiotic and agressive behavior. Sure there were flamewars - see Hotwax, but they ended quickly and the whole place just seemed more like a helping spot.

As for newbs/n00bs-simply put, it's allowed. If people didn't even respond to n00bs before they say something that has sense or they ignored them immideatly rather than flaming the hell out of them-see Xavier's example-things would go away.
Fighting n00bs is exact the same as letting them be here-because subconciously You approve their presence and underline it with Your attention.

"Give me what I want and I'll go away (attention, [censored word] behavior or flame the hell out of me and make Yourself look like a turd)"- but we got nothing to give them. Simple.

[Zell]

The "good old" days had much less idiotic and agressive behavior. Sure there were flamewars - see Hotwax, but they ended quickly and the whole place just seemed more like a helping spot.

Heh, I remeber the old days. It much more of a helping spot, even with my noob-tastic posts I got the help I wanted and people were kind about it(I use to mix normal grammer with internet lanuage X_X). It's not bad right now, but meh.

[Bashe]

http://web.archive.org/web/200311291451 ... zdoom.org/
19 days after I joined
The day Apothem joined
"The good old days"