Treatment of New Members

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  1. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    I have noticed lately that many new members do not participate because people are very harsh on these forums. I do not think many users expect to be immediately classified and then thrown into massive debates. I also think that we should not be so harsh about telling new members to leave and stuff (as has been done). The reason for this is I believe we are scaring off new members who could be good forum and clan participants, and just making them lurk the forums. Its not good, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. Anyways, give me your thoughts guys (and girls), and I'm also going to tag @slydessertfox because he recognizes the problem as I do.
  2. LampRevolt Well-Known Member

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    We don't need white knights, we need intelligent members who will contribute to the community in a meaningful way. Do you expect everyone to hold new peoples hands and tell them it'll be all right? This forum is not a PG-13 forum last I checked . Go find your nice family environment at a local chucky cheese.
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    This should also be no forum of douchbags who scare away new people.
    regarding the two of the new members, the fascist guy and the guy wanting to convert us all to conservatism, i have to say they kind of deserved it, one is just trolling and the others opinions need to be better researched( to put it kindly).
    However this is no reason to go all douchbag on them and tell them to gtfo (especialy if you are a mod).
    If you don't like someone that is fine, but it doesn't give you the right to become a douchbag.
    Remember new guys have the same rights to be here then you, no matter their opinions.
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    Yeah I agree with Sirdust. Also, I think it's good that we are actually getting conservatives to join these forums in the first place just for the sake of adding diversity to the forums. The last thing we need to do is start telling them as soon as they get here that we dislike them, hate their ideology, and tell them to die and leave the forums.
  5. LampRevolt Well-Known Member

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    Yes they do have the right to express their opinion and the right to tell others that their opinions are dumb . Just like me. If their tiny brains can't handle the stress of other contradictory information to their world view then they can leave. It's natural selection.
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    But telling them to get off the forums because they have a different opinion is not the way you gain a diverse and interesting forum. One of the reasons the forums are nowhere near as good as they used to be is because they lost the large diversity they had in the very beginning.
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    The reason new members are treated badly is because they are unanimously retarded. No intelligent human being would even consider joining this website as it is now.
    For the record, most of you are no better.
  8. LampRevolt Well-Known Member

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    Wrong, we don't have a INTELLIGENT population anymore. As crazy and stubborn as Che was he wasn't stupid and he had no issues with self asteem and that's why he was interesting. These people who shall remain unnamed are just retarded, not "diverse".

    If you can't put up with people who don't like you because of your idea's you shouldn't post. We don't owe these people anything and I refuse to give them the satisfaction of thinking what they said was even the slightest bit intelligent.
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  9. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    And then you and others complain the forum's aren't better anymore? GEEEEE I WONDER WHY THE FUCK THAT IS????
    I'm not saying we need white knights, I want intelligent members too. But as slydessertfox said, we don't need to be telling people to fuck off because we disagree with their ideology.
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    Argue with them. Say you dislike what they stand for. But dont try to force them off the forum just because you think they are stupid.
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    It's because you're all stupid, as evidenced by your post.
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    1 guy tells someone to go die and you guys flip shit. Calm yourselves if the opposition to that thrilling argument had any balls at all they would laugh and carry on with their day.
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    It serves them right for having the audacity to create an introduction thread.
  14. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    The longer people stay on these forums, the more intelligent they will get. Believe me, I learn a hell of a lot more here everyday than in school. So, you disagree with them nicely at first, and as they stay longer on the forums they may change their views or you can bash them. But give them like a month or two before you bash them. Give them a chance!!!

    Oh, and I frequently talk about some people on the forums being jackasses. One of them, I'm sure you'll be surprised to know, is Link.
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    White knight all you want bro, I'm not stopping you.
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    Maybe this forum needs a white knight :D
    JK, all it needs is less jerkoffs.
  17. LampRevolt Well-Known Member

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    If we were all overly sensitive mid teens the world would be full of unicorns, rainbows and bubble gum.

    Seriously grow up. Holding peoples hand will just guarentee that we keep around a bunch of stupid people to spread their stupid idea's and make this forum a embarrassing place to be. Frankly, I will not let retards go unchallenged. This is not a dictatorship of the mentally challenged feelings, and no one will miss them when they go.
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    That may be how you feel, but if thats the case then you, I'm afraid, are the retarded one.
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    Oh, I was unaware that this WAS infact a dictatorship of the mentally retards feelings which was the only fact presented for you to say is retarded.

    I'm glad I'm trying to get this point across to the intellectual elite .
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    Mosh makes a good point that people learn a lot after being here for awhile. I remember when I first came o here, I hated Obama, thought Obamacare was for the rich, and was a borderline tea party conservative because the only information I had really gotten about politics was from my insane step-dad who thinks the government is like some communist dictatorship. After being on here for about a month, I finally started to get a better understanding of politics, and now I love Obamacare, and think Obama is doing a pretty good job, while despising the tea party. Now if people had forced me off as soon as I got here, I would have never been able to open my eyes to the real world and would still believe all that crap my step-dad said.

    My point being, give people a chance.
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