ORIGINAL: space_cowboy

I would say that 99.237% of the people on this forum are good to great - and I like CJ too. But there are a few users whose posts always get me down. I dread seeing them. Everything they say is negative to down right bitter. Some of them are heavy posters too.

Come on you 0.773% of the people, life is what you make it. Have at least 1/4th as many positive moments as you do negative ones. If you are so frustrated with life, change something.

ORIGINAL: Danny Danzi

ORIGINAL: space_cowboy

I would say that 99.237% of the people on this forum are good to great - and I like CJ too. But there are a few users whose posts always get me down. I dread seeing them. Everything they say is negative to down right bitter. Some of them are heavy posters too.

Come on you 0.773% of the people, life is what you make it. Have at least 1/4th as many positive moments as you do negative ones. If you are so frustrated with life, change something.

You know what sucks space? Some of those people that would fall into the "negative/bitter" category....I sometimes want to put on ignore. The problem there is, when they DO share something, they really know what they're talking about so I'd only be hurting myself in doing so. And when they go into "help mode" they're the ones who share in depth and really go out of their way. They just don't do it enough unfortunately.

Hey none of the respondents are blocked. So you know who is ruled out.

ORIGINAL: strikinglyhandsome1

Forums reflect the outside world.

Hence all the weirdos.

Do people actually block people? That's kinda funny.

ORIGINAL: PaulsAcademy

To paraphrase what a comedian once said in more "colorful" terms, jerks are jerks. That's their job--to be a jerk. So let them do their job and don't worry about it. Eventually, someone has to clean every toilet. So just let them do what they do best.

Still, it is frustrating to see rude and belittling posts. It really bothers me when people shoot down a question right out of the gate by saying "Why don't you research this before posting questions here?" Especially when it's the person's very first post to a new forum (good luck getting them to return/contribute). We don't know their level of expertise at finding info on the web, or even in a forum. So why ball them out right from the get go? I've found that those comically simple-minded questions often lead to interesting and informative discussions, which turn up in search engines later, and deliver new people to a forum.

To me, asking questions IS research. If you don't like the question, don't respond and move on. But taking the time to put an inquisitive person down just because their idea of "research" is different than yours seems like an attempt to boost your own self-esteem by belittling someone else, rather than making a productive contribution. I could easily live without that kind of nonsense.

ORIGINAL: cryophonik

ORIGINAL: strikinglyhandsome1
Do people actually block people? That's kinda funny.

Oh yeah, I do it all the time:

I hate being disliked for being me...I HATE it!!!

ORIGINAL: jamesg1213


This is so true. It always amazes me to see someone being told 'go away and search the internet, there's tons of information out there' - as though this forum is somehow exempt from Google.

ORIGINAL: SteveStrummerUK
To those who seem happy to point newbs straight to Google etc and actually offer no real help I'd say two things:

1) Go and look around other forums - even forums about a subject you know a bit about. Look around, it's a bit daunting isn't it? You won't know the protocols, you might even find it difficult to work out how and where to ask a question. Then think about those who come in here who probably feel the same way and find themselves in the same predicament.

2) Don't bother - give an 'real' answer or just don't post.