Joe-kun wrote...
I wasn't going to reply to this, but after seeing that at least someone had enough bravery to speak his mind, I figure what the hell? I agree with practically everything in the original post. You might say something along the lines of "You CAN'T agree with it, you don't know people, you haven't been here enough, etc." (Yes, I've heard it before.)
There's a reason that some members post maybe 10 or so times and just leave. It's because this forum is rather intimidating. If someone isn't well-known, doesn't lurk in the IRC, or doesn't kiss the ass of everyone who says something to them, then they pretty much get a giant "fuck you" and find somewhere else. I honestly don't see how in the hell I gathered up as many posts as I have now - I switched to a different forum for some time (And still go there on occasion,) because the folks over there weren't total fucking assholes to each other. Tell me to get lost if I don't like it, flame me, do whatever serves to make your e-peen larger in the eyes of yourself and your fucking fanboys.
I used to AVOID coming here because of some of the shit I got for being a Lolicon (which now I just fucking ignore because half of the people who reply to the threads only have half a fucking brain to start with,) so when I started coming back only to see that NOTHING had changed, I questioned even coming back to begin with, although after seeing this thread I think there's at least SOME hope for change.
And it's not like IRC's any fucking better. I'm not asking for people to say that I've been in there and said "whatever" because yes I've been in there and tried to make a few friends, and yes I did somewhat suck-up because I wanted to actually be someone and, you know, having a fucking good time. It's a shame that a person has to try and kiss-ass or change themselves just to be accepted on a damn forum, something that shouldn't even need to happen in the first place. I stopped going into the IRC because I was always ignored - And I'm not saying BOO HOO NO ONE TALKS TO ME, I'm saying that seriously. I'd try to contribute to conversation and just get ignored. Friendly atmosphere my ass.
After reading the first post and FINALLY getting my opinion out as well, I guess I feel a bit better now. I gave you guys PLENTY of flame fodder, so have at it. I won't bother replying, so don't worry about an argument.
It's about time people start speaking up.
You talk about kissing ass and sucking up an awful lot, and after seeing you admit to partaking in it yourself I can't help but wonder if this is all some kind of self-hate that you're trying to project onto everyone else. I mean, if you post something interesting people
will reply. And even if there are cliques and elitests there will always be fellow nublets, so you can't victimize yourself too much.
As for IRC, speaking from experience, it's not all that difficult to strike up a conversation. Granted, I've only been in there half a dozen times, but still - I'm a bigger nobody than you are.
Overall, I think you're suffering from a lot of suppressed rage. And when you're really angry it can make a person see things irrationally and that leads to them blowing matters way out of proportion.