Originally Posted by Tom Stormcrowe

Hey, all, a little idea...

I tried to present the Road Cycling and posters here how I see them in the sticky thread for intro, but how about everyone here do a little give, as well as take. New posters help keep the forum from turning into nothing but the same old posters all the time, and they need a little time to learn the ways here as well.

How about a little bit of slack for the newbies? Remember, what you guys think of as friendly ribbing can be pretty intimidating at times to a newbie. You know you aren't trying to be over the top nasty, but do they? Remember that perception = reality, and there are no clues to indicate that you're teasing we normally use since this is a text base form of communication. No facial clues or body language.

Remember, I'm trying to help you folk out in preserving the edge you like, so how about helping back a bit and cutting the newbs some slack and teach instead of doing a dogpile?