Originally Posted by
jimmytango
Dear Scrod,
What is the likelihood that we will lose potentially valuable members due to the perpetual hazing that is given to new members by members of the forum, including myself? Honestly, people do ask stupid questions here and often we, instead of explaining why it happens to be stupid, we just troll them until they give up and go away. I am guilty of this as much as anyone, so no one reading this should think that I'm simply pointing fingers. I know that to a point it help to weed out complete morons, but at the same time, everyone has to learn somehow.
/rant
I honestly don't think the dude who said this:
Originally Posted by
cluna
well i is now able skid stop kinda just looking for a easier way how bout 47x16
will ever amount to a "valuable member of the forum" (but that's really not for me to decide). As a mod, I try to diffuse as much as I can - although it often backfires and I end up leading the hazing - and I almost always send the new user a PM explaining that he's not being picked on or ganged up on. So far, it's worked and the ones who want to stick around do.