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Ken'sPen [Sarcasm] Doesn't Live Up To The Hype [/Sarcasm] I should have stayed OVER THERE | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 5:38 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | I write this thread with a Veteran Newbies view on the "why is the board slowing" threads. OA.Com has a very definitive hierachy. At it's core are a diverse group comprising the board's star chamber. These are the posters from the beginning that know all the workings of the board and all the insiders knowledge: Who has multiple names, what banned member has a new moniker etc. These are the members that can crush newbies with their ire. After them come the lesser veterans. Still wielding awesome powers but not amongst the elders. I think I have just reached third tier status. The been around a few months, know a little of what's going on, have a few friends who will help me out if I am getting flamed. But sometimes it felt like I was swimming up hill to get here. As a productive contributor it does irk me that the elders rarely acknowledge my presence...... or when they do it is to inform me most members think me an asshole. When I came here I did not opt for adoption, cause I wanted to be me. I did not want someone to mold me into a clone. When someone writes something stupid - respond with Dillon. When you hate someone tell them to get in the coffin. etc. In the past I have seen newer members post a new thread and get the "We had that thread 6 months ago do a fucking search deek". I recently asked a question (which all elders should know) and got a response that " I wish there was a thread newbies could stay in till they got to know things around here" Well maybe that isn't a bad idea. Adoption failed, but there must be a way of incorporating new members into the fold. Cause currently all the elders say we need 'em, yet at the same time, view 'em as a nuisance. That is my 2 cents | ||||
Cunt-Twat I'm not a Cockblocker, I'm a COCKSUCKER! | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 6:07 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | if the newbies post intelligently to the topics, no one will tool on them. and suck it up, everyone tools on everyone here. grow a fucking back bone, sit back and enjoy the board. not everyone has to agree. have fun, and think before you post. it's really very simple, it has almost nothing to do with how long you've been on the board. ============================== Remember-Laughter heals. | ||||
Maynard | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 6:08 PM | ||||
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jan. 01 | I don't remember anyone ever ignoring you. Right from the start people either liked you or hated you. You have managed to turn a few of those people around, but you can't say you were ignored. BTW Ken, I am really upset with the title of this thread. When I clicked on it I was hoping it was a discussion about Cthulhu. :-( don't open your eyes take it from me i have found you can find happiness in slavery People suck. This message was edited by Maynard on 12-20-01 @ 6:12 PM | ||||
Ken'sPen [Sarcasm] Doesn't Live Up To The Hype [/Sarcasm] I should have stayed OVER THERE | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 6:14 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | quote: It was thread bait. Twat, I am happy with my board status right now. And I think I have done all you suggested in your post. I was simply stating there were a couple times when I almost cashed out and I was wondering what could be done to bring new members to the comfort level I am feeling right now. | ||||
Ants in My Pants Billy Prettiest Butterfly in the garden All Blow job poems ©Fez 2002-2003. I'm obsessed with Alkey's penis. | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 6:21 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Apr. 01 | quote:I agree with my little cunt-twat friend here. I don't think I ever got tooled on in my infant days, and even if I did, I would have just laughed it off and moved on. That's why I love the Ken'sPen and the IrishAlkey... they jumped right in, put themselves out there, and took their lumps like pros. | ||||
TheGooch Mullet Master Yo Gooch, Moron here... how's that for some fucked up shit... Fez is giving you status... Karma sucks, huh? | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 6:25 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Personally, Ken, I don't believe in board hierarchy. Don't get me wrong...there is some level of it there, but I came on this board ignoring the conventions, saying what I had to say, and did not ply for acceptance or come here to boost my own pittance of an ego. But, this board heirarchy is a perception, not a reality. The key is to have some measure of "board" social skills, some couth, a bit of tact, and have a reasonable and personal disposition to do it. That's my take. Here's a tip that will save you alot of grief and time... Don't believe in and depend on anyone but yourself. | ||||
fbdlingfrg wow, my name looks odd without 5 lines of type below it in bold and purple and red G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Red Wings Captain Cecil JBA~Remove the Pick & Click NOW! | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 6:31 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | the board does have a hierarchy, wether we want to admit it or not.if a regular member hates you at about 10 posts or so, you'll have an uphill battle to being liked, because people havent seen ennough to know you, but one person who they do know hates you, so you must suck.thats the highest level of the board.then comes the people without much influence, but the board knows them.they post often, have a personality, and are regarded as friends by one or two members.next comes those who i like to call "the unknown regs".they post often, but dont show much of a personality.people dont really know them, since they dont go to parties, either.these people frequently go to about 500posts before getting a status.finally, at the bottom, is the lowly newbie.doesnt know the people, the customs, or the workings of the board.these ranks do exist, but its not set in stone. and as for being ingored as a newbie, it doesnt stop.i've made a few, in my opinion, great posts, but they've gone completely unnoticed by the board.i'm not bitter about it, i dont care, but it does happen, to me and probably most of the board. | ||||
Ken'sPen [Sarcasm] Doesn't Live Up To The Hype [/Sarcasm] I should have stayed OVER THERE | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 6:33 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | Mr. Gooch, If this is not the first time you have replied to me it is among the first few. That is my point. Most conversations you and other mods\elders have are among yourselves. Seph has said a few words to me. Kid replied a couple times. VG once said "no". The point to my thread is that it takes a long while for a newbie to feel some degree of inclusion and being part of the game. If I was a super genius I would have a solution. But I was merely trying to help identify a piece of the problem. | ||||
TheGooch Mullet Master Yo Gooch, Moron here... how's that for some fucked up shit... Fez is giving you status... Karma sucks, huh? | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 6:41 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: nothing wrong with the thread. somehow i think this thread comes from a place far better than the negativity shit that another member likes to drop time to time. my basic thought is people don't post as much as they used to...especially the elders, and tend to stick to posts & threads on who they know, even though the read most of the stuff. There is nothing worng with this, b/c I tend to do it too these days. There was a time when this site was addictive, and one had to check in every few minutes b/c so much went on. But, alas, that was never permenant...and what people fail to recognize is that this current state of the board was always the norm, and the past just a temporary abberation. Here's a tip that will save you alot of grief and time... Don't believe in and depend on anyone but yourself. | ||||
Sephiroth | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 6:56 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | Honestly, thats just how things work around here. Once people get recognized for the quality and not the quantity of what the post, you'll get more respect. If you're here long enough and you dont fuck up really bad, it's not that hard to become a "Elder God." And Yes Ken, I've noticed you. It's just a habit of mine to poke fun at people's failures then praise them for their successes. Thats why I never had anything excessively negative to say about you.
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Maynard | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 7:53 PM | ||||
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: You've mentioned 4 elder posters here. What about the other 25 or 30? don't open your eyes take it from me i have found you can find happiness in slavery People suck. | ||||
MotleyCrue | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 7:56 PM | ||||
Hanger-On Registered: Oct. 00 | Ken'sPen, what are you bitching about? I have less than 20 posts, and I haven't had any problems. | ||||
slackjaw The Cunt-Twat is my WORLD! The Great Pumpkin | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 8:18 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Son of a bitch, I just had this beautiful reply all set up that would have explained everthing exquisitely. Of course my dumb ass clicked post reply before I copied, and the entire work of art is lost. I am entirely too lazy to retype all that, so you will all have to continue living in darkness. Fuck Gonzo, fuck SLASH, I am all about the Cunt-Twat now! | ||||
QuickStop I won the last OA.com Sig contest & all I got was this cheesey status... Who is driving? Oh my God! Bear is Driving! How can that be?!? G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Kickflip b/s Tailslide Strike Team | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 8:18 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | quote: as far as i know (out of the active posters on the board) i hold the title of "Most posts without a real status boy," so i understand what your saying. on one hand, you can say that i have not made anyone hate me, which is a plus. On the other hand, you can say that no one knows who i am. so there. AIM | E-MAIL My grandmother always said, "Why buy the cow, when you can get the sex for free?" | ||||
This status is sponsored by: P®oJë©T M@¥hέm I Mod VG's ass! | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 8:28 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote:Fuck You NEWBIE!!!!, Die... Get in the coffin... quote:You could've hit the back button on your browser...it should still be there...I do it all the time... and as far as status on the board...well, i've seen a few people who've gotten close to 1000 posts, if not more, before ever getting a custom status... and some of them, still don't have any status... | ||||
The Sleeper Being a Minor is a Threat to my Social Life PoseUr i ahve 2 threads at teh top, i feel like maynard | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 8:39 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote:If you post a decent amount, people will know who you are. Just because not all of your posts are replied to or you don't have a status doesn't mean you aren't noticed. I understand the feeling that a lot of people have that they or their posts are ignored becasue of post count, lack of personality, not goin to parties, etc. The solution is simple. Post for yourself, not anyone else. Think about it, if you are amused by what you post, why should you care how other people percieve it? You tell me that I'm better, You just hate yourself You tell me that you like her, You just wish you did You tell me that I make no difference, Well at least I'm fucking trying What the fuck have you done? | ||||
QuickStop I won the last OA.com Sig contest & all I got was this cheesey status... Who is driving? Oh my God! Bear is Driving! How can that be?!? G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Kickflip b/s Tailslide Strike Team | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 8:39 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | quote:thank you for consoling me in my moment of sadness :) AIM | E-MAIL My grandmother always said, "Why buy the cow, when you can get the sex for free?" | ||||
av8er OA.com's taint with wings. | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 8:47 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Well, I can certainly relate to what Ken is saying here. I've been an active member here for over a year and I went virtually unnoticed until my brother decided to wear leather pants at a comedy club and I brought it up on the board. Then there was my "K1d becomes a mod" page that everyone loved. I think it's just a part of "earing your "stripes". It's that way in all phases of life. Most people just accept it and move on. This place is a fun place if you don't take yourself too seriously. Av8er Radio [ AIM ] [ ICQ ] [ E-Mail ] | ||||
fbdlingfrg wow, my name looks odd without 5 lines of type below it in bold and purple and red G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Red Wings Captain Cecil JBA~Remove the Pick & Click NOW! | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 8:50 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote:coughcoughAUSTINcoughcough excuse me...i seem to have a cold | ||||
Nay. We are but men. ROCK. The man with the plan. | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 8:50 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Here's my take on it. In ye olden days (a year ago), the board would gain membership at an insane rate. Sometimes 100 a day, sometimes 100 an hour. Remember, this was before the days of nicey-nice. When a newbie joined, he got fucked with. It was the way of the board. And when you have so many members coming in, there are bound to be a few that are thick-skinned enough to make it and become a regular poster. Still others, like myself, would sit back, reply to threads, make a name for themselves that way, and eventually everyone just knows you. Hell, I remember ripping on a little newbie that went by the name of "i_rooned_it". That guy got torn to shreds, by tons of people, all over the place. Later he changed his name to Grumpy Ass Bastard..... you now know him as Grumpy. It goes to show - you don't HAVE to be nice to people to get them to stay.... it just takes a certain caliber of person to stick around. And that caliber of person is the type who is still around as a pre-nicey-nice member, or has left the board entirely once they got sick of it as it is. Basically the board is becoming what they/we all used to hate. MYLTF is a perfect example. And if she wants to argue that, I don't fucking want to hear it. "Miracles and lucky charms made the girl of my dreams the girl in my arms." - Dr. Frank | ||||
Cunt-Twat I'm not a Cockblocker, I'm a COCKSUCKER! | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 8:58 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | my god, this is a stupid message board, stop reading into it so much!! if you don't annoy the hellout people, they will like you, and if they don't, get over it. welcome to reality, not everyone likes you.quote:it's ok dear, i'm sure it was really good :) ============================== Remember-Laughter heals. | ||||
Pompous, Arrogant, Enigmatic, Bitter, Quirky, Misanthrope with a Weird Sense of Humor and an Iron Clad Memory while flooding the board with my Stream of Consciousness UFC STRIKE 3 (I'm a dick and I like to ruin people's plans) | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 9:51 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00 | quote: I made you motherfucker, and I will break you. Show me some motherfuckin' respect before I bust a cap in yo ass! Ken Ken Ken, will it help if I said I really think you are swell? Because I do... I do... AIM: SmarterChild Write To Me Here
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av8er OA.com's taint with wings. | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 10:08 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | BRING IT BITCH!!!! Av8er Radio [ AIM ] [ ICQ ] [ E-Mail ] | ||||
slackjaw The Cunt-Twat is my WORLD! The Great Pumpkin | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 10:19 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Now that's fucking funny av8er! As far as the back button goes, I did hit it, but I got the old "page expired" rhetoric! :) Fuck Gonzo, fuck SLASH, I am all about the Cunt-Twat now! | ||||
The Sleeper Being a Minor is a Threat to my Social Life PoseUr i ahve 2 threads at teh top, i feel like maynard | posted on 12-20-2001 @ 10:22 PM | ||||
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Well I just had the funniest response ever to this thread. I swear you would fall over and choke to death from laughter if you had read it. But oh that damn log-in problem. You tell me that I'm better, You just hate yourself You tell me that you like her, You just wish you did You tell me that I make no difference, Well at least I'm fucking trying What the fuck have you done? | ||||
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