What was the great n00b revolt?

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-16-2008, 08:20 PM

Led by Mr. FAX?? I've heard mentions but never a specific story.

SPchief · 01-16-2008, 08:26 PM

I'm offended.

RustShack · 01-16-2008, 08:28 PM

Go n00bs!

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 01-16-2008, 08:39 PM

I was the forefather for which the great n00b revolt occurred.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-16-2008, 08:44 PM

Well...??

FAX · 01-16-2008, 08:49 PM

There really wasn't much to it, Mr. 'Hamas' Jenkins. In those days, the veteran posters were mean as hell, rude, and intolerant of any new people. Fascism at its finest. N00bs (sp?) couldn't post what they wanted, start threads, or participate in conversations without being attacked, demeaned, and insulted.

Anyway, several disenfranchised yet daring N00bs (sp?) decided to take over the board and Mr. Phobia threatened to ban everybody in sight which put an end to things pretty quickly. But, in actuality, the movement died out because so many N00bs (sp?) were willing to stand passively by and watch their fellow N00bs (sp?) led to the slaughter thinking it would never happen to them. That unresisting, supine culpability was, by far, the saddest aspect of the entire episode. It is my belief that, had the N00bs (sp?) held together, things would likely have been a lot different.

FAX

kstater · 01-16-2008, 08:54 PM

So Mr. FAX, it wasn't necessarily a revolt, but a Bataan like Death March?

**J Diddy** · 01-16-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by FAX

There really wasn't much to it, Mr. 'Hamas' Jenkins. In those days, the veteran posters were mean as hell, rude, and intolerant of any new people. Fascism at its finest. N00bs (sp?) couldn't post what they wanted, start threads, or participate in conversations without being attacked, demeaned, and insulted.

Anyway, several disenfranchised yet daring N00bs (sp?) decided to take over the board and Mr. Phobia threatened to ban everybody in sight which put an end to things pretty quickly. But, in actuality, the movement died out because so many N00bs (sp?) were willing to stand passively by and watch their fellow N00bs (sp?) led to the slaughter thinking it would never happen to them. That unresisting, supine culpability was, by far, the saddest aspect of the entire episode. It is my belief that, had the N00bs (sp?) held together, things would likely have been a lot different.

FAX

viva la revolution

**Skip Towne** · 01-16-2008, 09:00 PM

FAX was the best n00b EVAR. He didn't get much hazing because he kept us entertained with his limericks. He did, however, run amok and threatened to organize the n00bs into a viable force. Since the regulars were outnumbered at the time we beat a hasty retreat. Discretion is the better part of valor.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-16-2008, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FAX

There really wasn't much to it, Mr. 'Hamas' Jenkins. In those days, the veteran posters were mean as hell, rude, and intolerant of any new people. Fascism at its finest. N00bs (sp?) couldn't post what they wanted, start threads, or participate in conversations without being attacked, demeaned, and insulted.

Anyway, several disenfranchised yet daring N00bs (sp?) decided to take over the board and Mr. Phobia threatened to ban everybody in sight which put an end to things pretty quickly. But, in actuality, the movement died out because so many N00bs (sp?) were willing to stand passively by and watch their fellow N00bs (sp?) led to the slaughter thinking it would never happen to them. That unresisting, supine culpability was, by far, the saddest aspect of the entire episode. It is my belief that, had the N00bs (sp?) held together, things would likely have been a lot different.

FAX

How did you attempt to take over the board? A frontal assault, or did you try to hack the server??

onescrewleftuntwisted · 01-16-2008, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FAX

There really wasn't much to it, Mr. 'Hamas' Jenkins. In those days, the veteran posters were mean as hell, rude, and intolerant of any new people. Fascism at its finest. N00bs (sp?) couldn't post what they wanted, start threads, or participate in conversations without being attacked, demeaned, and insulted.

Anyway, several disenfranchised yet daring N00bs (sp?) decided to take over the board and Mr. Phobia threatened to ban everybody in sight which put an end to things pretty quickly. But, in actuality, the movement died out because so many N00bs (sp?) were willing to stand passively by and watch their fellow N00bs (sp?) led to the slaughter thinking it would never happen to them. That unresisting, supine culpability was, by far, the saddest aspect of the entire episode. It is my belief that, had the N00bs (sp?) held together, things would likely have been a lot different.

FAX

ah.... the good old days when one bad post and your rep went from 4000 to -100000 in less than 24 hours it was a great time but you learned what not to post and what needed to be made fun of and what you left the f*** alone

**Rain Man** · 01-16-2008, 10:02 PM

Maybe I don't remember right, but I thought that the board put a tax on whiskey and then started destroying the stills of the posters who were trying to not pay the tax, who happened to mostly be noobs.

**Skip Towne** · 01-16-2008, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Maybe I don't remember right, but I thought that the board put a tax on whiskey and then started destroying the stills of the posters who were trying to not pay the tax, who happened to mostly be noobs.

Yeah, that's the way I remember it.

FAX · 01-16-2008, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

How did you attempt to take over the board? A frontal assault, or did you try to hack the server??

The pent up frustration exhibited itself primarily in the form of new threads, Mr. 'Hamas' Jenkins. Prior to this time, N00bs (sp?) had been discouraged from starting their own threads and doing so could result in a seemingly endless barrage of neg rep. So, when word of the effort spread, N00bs (sp?) hit the submit button in droves. Imagine thousands of starving refugees rushing the first rice-laden Red Cross truck to reach the camp in months. It was like that.

FAX

SPchief · 01-16-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FAX

The pent up frustration exhibited itself primarily in the form of new threads, Mr. 'Hamas' Jenkins. Prior to this time, N00bs (sp?) had been discouraged from starting their own threads and doing so could result in a seemingly endless barrage of neg rep. So, when word of the effort spread, N00bs (sp?) hit the submit button in droves. Imagine thousands of starving refugees rushing the first rice-laden Red Cross truck to reach the camp in months. It was like that.

FAX

What a glorius hour that was. Unfortunatly it opened the gates to hell and the n00bs (sp?) today abuse that power.

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01-16-2008, 08:49 PM	#6
FAX testing ... 1, 2, 3 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee Casino cash: $6753759	There really wasn't much to it, Mr. 'Hamas' Jenkins. In those days, the veteran posters were mean as hell, rude, and intolerant of any new people. Fascism at its finest. N00bs (sp?) couldn't post what they wanted, start threads, or participate in conversations without being attacked, demeaned, and insulted. Anyway, several disenfranchised yet daring N00bs (sp?) decided to take over the board and Mr. Phobia threatened to ban everybody in sight which put an end to things pretty quickly. But, in actuality, the movement died out because so many N00bs (sp?) were willing to stand passively by and watch their fellow N00bs (sp?) led to the slaughter thinking it would never happen to them. That unresisting, supine culpability was, by far, the saddest aspect of the entire episode. It is my belief that, had the N00bs (sp?) held together, things would likely have been a lot different. FAX
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01-16-2008, 08:54 PM	#7
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01-16-2008, 09:00 PM	#9
Skip Towne Supporter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: T-Town Casino cash: $10004900	FAX was the best n00b EVAR. He didn't get much hazing because he kept us entertained with his limericks. He did, however, run amok and threatened to organize the n00bs into a viable force. Since the regulars were outnumbered at the time we beat a hasty retreat. Discretion is the better part of valor.
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