Posted by andysith at gateway1.colt-telecom.com on March 08, 2002 at 12:39:15:
In Reply to: newbies posted by Jaclyn on March 08, 2002 at 12:28:58:
hey, newbie here..
i always take the time to lurk for a day or two before posting - it saves so much hassle i find..
but... no matter how prurient your postings, how much sense you make, you're invading in unknown territory. i know some people who only hang around boards so they can shout newbies down..
which is fine - everyone loves an initiation ceremony, and that's all it is, if the newbie is big enough and ugly enough to bare the brunt of a few posts they'll stick around and get on fine.. if they're not, no matter..
i love this sort of thing.. it's so 21st century - back in the day you'd be expected to steal a car to join a gang or something - these days you're expected to withstand some withering comment from 'nEWby h8r' or whatever yer man might be called...
fact of life - some people are dumb, live with it
btw - i've an IQ of around 140 - doesn't mean i'll necessarily make an interesting poster.