Evening gents.  This is my first post on the tippmann forum.   Perhaps I should have introduced myself prior to making such a negative post, but oh well whatever.  What I wanted to say is that I find it rather interesting that everyone is so quick to jump on the new player when they ask questions that have been answered in prior months.  Granted, I try to look around allot before I ask my question to attempt to find an answer.  I have an old car a 79 vette and I am a member of 1/2 a dozen forums that I use to find information, about maintenance events etc.  Therefore I know to look before asking.   But what I have noticed is that on those forums people are willing to help.  If I ask a question that has been answered.  They often will find the link and give it to me.   Or they will re-type what they have said in the past.  You see, the reason that is is because we realize that we are all members of a select community.  A group of people organized in protection, and maintaining things that we love.  Paintball is the same way.  So I am going to ask why people must be harsh and rude in their ignorant treatment of newbs.  I have never experienced this on any of the other forums to which I am a member?  Perhaps this is why paintballs reputation can at times be questionable.  What is a practical solution to this I ask?  I think it is simple, if people realize that they are not gods gift to the earth, and remember that at one point in their life they where newbie’s as well.  Furthermore, if we treat each other with humility and grace.  And truly try to help each other the PB community will begin to grow, become even more competitive, and draw in younger audiences, resulting in larger revenues for the pb developers, and fields.  This will benefit us through better equipment and better arenas.  So this is what I charge you with.  If you are enangered by repetitive post, then simply don’t read it or respond.  If you are so childish that you must flame those whom do re-post then grow up.  Help people for a change instead of showing your rear ends.  Just my 2 cents.  79 

also take in mind that 75% of the ppl on this forum are 12.

woot 300 posts.

srry this kinda seemed like the most appropriate place to post this.

Pariel, that was definately not needed in this thread. He made a thoughtful, intelligent post; his first post at that. You had to just go and knit-pick at it didn't you?

Darur, yes he was civilized. However, being civilized does not make it any more acceptable to be an ass to someone who did not deserve it. ElCid made an intelligent post and should be commended for atleast that. There was absolutely ZERO need to Pariel do say what he said.

ElCid, welcome to the forums. Keep up the posts as you have, and you'll go far (once the star system is fixed that is).

Okay, think about it...you are a new guy to this forum full of assholes and 12 year olds pretending to be 16-21.  Now, what did you think would happen?  Its twelve o' clock at night and I could tell that this was probably going to turn into what it is now.  Use some common since dude...I mean, seriously, what DID you think was going to happen...really.

I mean, i agree and all, but only people like 98coustomssuck flame everyone for everything, and if people on this forum flame, its for a damn good reason.  So, before your next post just stop, make a rough draft, then think veeeeeery carefully on the out comes of your post.  Unless you're like me, and the rest of the people on here and don't even give a crap what other people think...

So, if you think the responses to this thread would be good, then you're high...

okay, so if you don't care, then  why did you waste space making this thread?

Im not trying to be mean, im just wondering...

I hardly ever read flaming of the noobs (by regular members of this fourm). I do see alot of "Use the search button". I use that phrase alot myself. Im not going to track down a thread that the guy could have just as easily read the stickies or used the dang button.

Also, you say that we could just as easily not post and go on. Well the same goes for you, you are in all aspects Flaming this forum for flaming. YOU could have not made this thread...but you did.

And as before, you should have used the search button, this topic has been brought up many times before.

If you like, I could get you some links.

Ok here's a message to those who feel they need to piss on a perfectly good thread:

Go away.

Monk, re-read what I said about being civilized does not make it acceptable to be an ass. You know just as well as I do that this topic should probably be posted every damned day. Not enough people refrain from flaming others. In this case, he is not talking about idiots who don't use buttons, he's talking about those who just walk arround on the forums being morons.

I wasnt being an ass, I was just saying that its not our fault people get flamed.

I have yet to see a regular flame a noob. Threads like this will do nothing. Asses will be asses. Previous threads have proved that.

The only person I have seen that has been able to curb some of it, was KRL. Not saying I want him back, but it may do some good. And you know that that is true also.

ugh. Apperently you dont want to listen and respond to the opposing ideals.

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B_Wet A-5 wrote: also take in mind that 75% of the ppl on this forum are 12.

This notion is renforced everytime I go through the forum member picture threads.