by Pope_Alex_Kaeda_I » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:35 am
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 . 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 '' button, and on . 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.
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