It has come to my attention increasingly, the ignorance of noobs. As a public service, I am going to try help some of you avoid common mistakes.
1 - Spelling matters. If you have difficulty with spelling, download and use
Firefox. Excuses such as "
I kin not speel soo gud, cuz i's goes 2 publik skool" will earn my contempt, and the contempt of others. Similarly "
this isn't school, so I don't have to use good grammar/spelling", and "
I was typing fast and didn't have time to check myself" are unacceptable. We're not looking for perfection - we are looking for people that we can understand, and who do not go out and try to look like retards.
2 - Playing Airsoft with springers in your backyard does not count as Playing Airsoft. Every single retard noob comes out and says "
oh yeah, I've been playing for 2 years . . . . " If you've been playing for 2 years, and I don't know you, or know of you - you're automatically a noob. It is possible to show that you're not one - by being intelligent, acting appropriately and showing to everyone that you're not a noob. Do not get offended. You're not innocent until proven guilty. You are a noob until you prove you're not. I know people who have been playing for years, who are still noobs in my eyes.
3 - Think before you post. Seriously! Think before you post. Write it out, then read it. Then re-read it. Do you really want to get into a pissing match with the big kids? Is what you are going to say going to help you or hinder you? I even do this - and I am almost known for just opening my mouth and letting the verbal diarrhea pour out. Imagine how much worse I would be, if I didn't think before I post. As you get older and more established in the community, certain things become more '
acceptable'. Example - I am less offended by KA-BAR or Knuckles calling me a dirty phony pony ho-bag, than I would be if Joe Noob came along and said the same thing.
4 - Read the Stickies. Do you think they're stickied because kendo had a bukkake party? There is so much information in the stickies, available by hitting the '
search' button, and on
Google. Make good use of those tools, and perhaps one day you will elevate yourself out of the '
Nooberhood', and into the fame and fortune.
There are other things, of course, and I hope that some of the older/more experienced people will come along and help expand on this post.
Remember kiddies - how you act, is going to colour how I respond to you, and how others respond to you. Remember this.