Please don't be so childish!

[EvilDragon]

This has nothing to do with the GP32 itself and should've been posted in the Off Topic Area, I know. But I think it is quite important - so I post it here.

In the last days I found a bunch of quite aggressive and insulting posts on the forum.
Please mind your manners.

I know we have a lot of newbies - I expected that around christmas.
Those newbies don't know how to handle things and ask questions which may appear stupid for you... but this is NO excuse to post insulting and aggressive answers!

I don't want to read anything about "Your avatar is stupid, that's why you are a moron and nobody wants to answer you" or "You don't know how to handle it? Why did you get a GP32, you dumbass" or similar.

GP32xtreme is known to have a nice and warm community, so insulting people are NOT very welcome here.

Here are a few suggestions for all of you:

1. To the newbies: Read the FAQs on this site first before posting questions. IF you still need help, feel free to ask and most of the guys here will be happy to help here.

2. To all the others: Remember: You once WERE a newbie. Some people don't need any help, some do. But there is NO reason to insult someone. If you don't like a post - don't answer it before adding some swearing!

Okay, thanks for reading!

 

[Max]

Agree. I don't have to add anything else.

 

[Seijuro]

Then why do you post here, you little du...erm. Yeah I agree, we should offer newbies the same help that maybe we were once offered...this can only improve the community if we are all helpful, especially around christmas.

 

[NssOne]

There should also be a sticky in the General Talk area title 'NEWBIES: READ HERE FIRST BEFORE POSTING' or something along those lines I know I wish I would've had something like that at first when I was just a n00b to these boards.

TO THE MAAAAAXXXXX!!!!

 

[Feeblez]

"Your avatar is stupid at that's why you are a moron and nobody wants to answer you"

Guilty! I was thinking out loud, i realise now i should have kept it to myself, no point in provoking someone like that, and that wasn't really my intention anyway, so lesson learnt.

 

[EvilDragon]

Thanks
The forum is more fun for everyone if we like each other

 

[RoboJoe32]

Yeah, Keep the forum cool...

Or it turns into gamefaqs, and you know how THAT turned out....

 

[BenRoshi]

Yeah I've been on this forum all month and I'm still clueless so I know how the newbs feel ^^.

 

[Ritley]

Well, every forum will have their n00bs, and it's odd that I'm a n00b of a forum once again. But it all depends on how the person phrases their questions and posts. I mean perfect grammar isn't always neccessary but AOL-speaking isn't really going to get you serious responses. And yes, at least this isn't GameFAQs.

But I could understand someone 'flaming' someone who's first post/thread sounds something like:
"OMG WEN SI FF7 CUMING TO GP32 KEKE LOL OMG WTF!!!!111111"
(I'm surprised you guys haven't alreadt had an influx of people like that.)

But for the most part, this community does seem VERY nice overall, especially since I haven't seen anything intolerable/ignorant.

Also, my avatar does suck, and it will continue to suck. I don't know when I'll actually get a real avatar, maybe in 6 months or so. =P

Also to BenRoshi, it's not really that bad, most video game themed messageboards have a small learning curve.

 

[centrlink]

Hear hear

 

[blipped4]

undefined don't want to read anything about "Your avatar is stupid, that's why you are a moron and nobody wants to answer you" or "You don't know how to handle it? Why did you get a GP32, you dumbass" or similar.

Lol!I think i know who sed that!

 

[bringoutthegimp]

lol

 

[rpgchocobo]

Lol, I posted newbish questions before too.

 

[Rico]

Good call.

I think the insults etc. have been caused by the influx of newbies, some people are getting frustrated at the questions being asked. Especially when some pinned topics are being ignored. Hopefully this will pass.

*pinned*

 

[frolik]

I see a trend where newbs ask questions and someone will reply with nothing but a :blink: or a :rolleyes: or something really unhelpful then it turns into a fight between good & evil!

it's as bad as a pc+1 if you ask me

 

[trooper]

lol

Trooper

 

[blipped4]

Ok ok all i know i have been really nasty and everythi this week, it because im upset coz my grandma died.Im sayin here now if anyone notices i am being nasty or horrible please say about this post im gonna reqlly try and nbe nice ok?

 

[Axeman]

This has been an issue before, and hopefully, this is the last (though probably not) time it'll have to be brought up.

Lets all just enjoy it without some of the bickering thats been going on in recent days....

Cheers!

 

[Shaking Spirit]

/me pokes Axeman.

If you are going to qupte Monty Python at least quote correctly

 

[blipped4]

What the hell is monty python its always on at 5am and i always fall asleep before i can watch any one?