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Originally Posted by Cmd'r&Chief
Exactly. Through my experience on any forums. These cliques are usually a group of "veteran users". And 9 times out of 10 , those who bully on forums, are much like real life bullies. Low self-esteem, unpopular, gets made fun of, shitty lives with shitty jobs. . . forum bullying is a way for them to vent. And also feel like they matter, like they have authority. It's honestly very sad and pathetic. But it's the internet, so unlike the bullies I choose not to take it seriously. Because I actually have a life outside of the internet.
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Most forums that I've been on expect you to lurk for a while and to read old threads to get a feel for the place and for topics that have been hashed to death. The main problem here is when someone signs up and immediately launches into something we've beaten to death for the last few years (like moving Albert to guard). The long timers are sick of it and respond in kind.