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"First of all, the most important ability in a forum community is the ability to discuss subjects. Without that, you're pretty superflous to the future development of the player base."
Way to go, Shits. Managed to miss the first point in the first sentence.
I would say that I am the nicest person on this board. I'm kind to all races and types (except fucking gypsies, eat it smooth), shit I'll mate with all of you right now if you want.
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I dunno man, I just get this bad VIBE from you... 8-)
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Interesting post, for me it differs per forum.. also it's wether i am sincerely interested in what one posts or not. :)
What if i told you, i did read that sentence and then posted that "didn't read"-pic? :shock:
Of course it differs from forum to forum, it has to do with the number of assholes in a community, or the amount of bad behaviour. In this, nice guys will stand out, as they are the very opposite of an asshole. Usually when people are fed up with something, they will start supporting its extreme opposite. In this community, people like GTX make people like Gurnisson and Tor look good, hence why people respect them way more than people respect GTX. And besides, he has 465 infamy and less than 100 renown, not to mention a title that says "Coward". :lol:
Then you don't know the purpose of the picture properly?
I try to be a nice guy.
Or... I tried.
But fuck you guys.
Being a ninja = insta-hate, so... just fuck all of you.
Assholes can be Nice Guys; Nice Guys can be Assholes. Don't be so srs.
I don't want to be associated with the trash that can exist on the internet eitherThen stop posting here, forever, please?
You moved on to Goats now as your attempt at forcing your own cRPG meme? Good luck with that ;DActually I ain't the main original Goatspriest, so shut up heathen!
Oh god, there is Bjord once again picking up the concious good guy act, care.
USA is still the best country in the universe.OMG. :rolleyes:
I like telling people that they're wrong in an edgy way, it's more effective and it sure is a hell of a lot more fun.
"wrong" is a tricky subject, and this is where many forum users become assholes - many people assume that their personal opinion is "right" and the other person's is "wrong". Wrong is very subjective depending on the subject.
This "niceness" you mention I just call "decent human behavior"... but I suppose on the internet where everyone is a trolly douche, decent human behavior is something of merit :)
"wrong" is a tricky subject, and this is where many forum users become assholes - many people assume that their personal opinion is "right" and the other person's is "wrong". Wrong is very subjective depending on the subject.
In real life (face to face) people are MUCH more conservative about proclaiming that they are right and everyone else is wrong...the bold (and not validated) proclamations of truth found on forums are a symptom of the anonymity of the internet.
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Your post is interesting though - starts out saying basically "being cordial is more effective and better for the community", but then it goes on to say "well, being an ass is more fun, that's why I (Bjord) do it, but I can be nice too!". Then you say "treat others as you would be treated" having just mentioned you prefer to act like an ass most of the time, so you want people to treat you like shit? :?:
Then the tl;dr is basically "Everyone's a dick (us assholes aren't that bad), stop taking it so seriously and deal with it"
Overall I like your post, but this apparent shifting of message is sort of confusing....
I would say that I am the nicest person on this board. I'm kind to all races and types (except fucking gypsies, eat it smooth), shit I'll mate with all of you right now if you want.I got gypsie blood for fucks sake :(
AFAIK, I've tried to communicate that I'm not a perpetual asshole maybe twice, but yeah.
And I always laugh when I see Ad1no minus my posts, god bless his soul and his endurance. :D
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It was meant to be a joke. :(
It was meant to be a joke. :(
But mine was out of pure hatred? :D
But mine was out of pure hatred? :DFips, meet Bjord, a master in having different standards for himself than he has for others.
Fips, meet Bjord, a master in having different standards for himself than he has for others.
Now you're being a hater, Joker!
Fips, meet Bjord, a master in having different standards for himself than he has for others.
Not unless you are a fan of Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus or any person which is not a white protestant. I am a loving and tolerant person.
I would love to see a nice and friendly community only one single time, but I fear the internet just makes people assholes.
When a community is founded, you need strict forum rules to make people used to a certain behaviour, and then enforce it strictly. That way, after some time, when the wrong persons have already be sorted out, you will have a backbone for the community which consists of friendly persons who care for each other, and this would hopefully create an atmosphere which acts contagiously on new members. And I bet this is possible, because all of us who are active in several forums know that your behaviour changes from forum to forum.
All I know is that perhaps I haven't always been the nicest person some time ago, but now I try to stay friendly and respectful, and - most important of all - I try to understand the opinion of others.
You don't need to feel their opinion, but at least having an idea what they mean and understanding that it can be fun/right is important. I find model trains boring as hell, but at least I can understand how someone can enjoy creating a small world with his own hands, his dexterity and his patience, realxing while doing so and enjoying one's peace. I also don't feel any urge to free climb mountains or do bungee jumping, but I can also understand that the adrenaline and having survived this extreme experience can create and enormous push of joy, making you finally feel alive again after a long time.
Most people can not understand such things by default, neither can I, but I am confident if most of them would TRY it, they would quickly understand what is driving the others, and suddenly their opinion isn't as strange or awkward or wrong any more as it used to be a few moments ago.
The other side of the medal is to accept that you are not always right. If you read my posts carefully, you can see they are full of "in my eyes" "I think" and "in my opinion", as I try to not state my opinion as fact. When I think something is a fact I point it out that way, usualy by adding "That's a fact." at the end. Another good hint is to not tell people they are wrong, unless you can't avoid it. Better say "I think differently" or something like that. And even if I have to say they are wrong, I often try to explain that I understand how you can get to that wrong opinion. That way people don't lose their face and are more open for other (=my) opinions. And the same applies for myself. I don't like hearing that I am wrong, because this implies I am stupid. And if someone calls me stupid I have to defend myself and prove that I am not. That's why my opinion HAS to be proven to be right. And this is where constructive discussions usually end.
Another big problem I see is the modern "lazyness" on the internet. People are not willing to read or to think about certain matters, some time ago I read somewhere that if people try to find some information out of curiosity they give up if they don't find it within 15 or 30 seconds of googling. That's the reason for posts like the first two answers in this topic, which actually deserve a "-" from me, but I won't, because, you know, I'm a nice guy :wink:
That's the problem I suffer from. I like to post "finished" products/thoughts, so that everyone who reads through it knows what I mean. I want to prevent misunderstandings, and sometimes I seem to mention quite obvious things, but from my own experience I know that while reading you are not always concentrated, or fully engaged with trying to understand what the person wants to say, that sometimes you don't get implied information. This usually leads, like in this case, to my famous walls of text. It's a goddamn miracle (AND SHAME!!! :mad: ) I still don't have a custom title.
I guess there is little to do about. You can suggest people to read "How to make friends" by Dale Carnegie, it's not a weird ass self help book for losers like I imagined when I saw it and read into it for the lulz, it's the basic concept of living with others and should not only be set book in school, instead of all those ancient domestic novels, it should be the base of an entire school subject which is called "social behaviour" and taught from 1st to 8th grade or something like that. The man wrote this at the beginning of the 20th century, in the days of Rockefeller, Roosevelt and John Dillinger, and still ALL of it applies to our modern society.
Other than that a few forum rules would be nice, like making "Lol didn't read"- and "tl;dr"-posts an offense leading to a mute, but I guess people would feel hindered in their freedom of speech and trolling :rolleyes:
I bursted out in laughter after seeing -25 on GTX posting the exact same thing as 2 others before him.
Dat GTX hate
I bursted out in laughter after seeing -25 on GTX posting the exact same thing as 2 others before him.
Dat GTX hate
lmaoRenown whore
Renown whore
Says the guy who posts gifs. on every single thread in hope of getting some upvotes :mrgreen:Seen this?
So let me get this straight. You act like a twat, you say that you like being a twat and than you say that you dont want people to think you are acctually a twat?
One more thing:
In my opinion, twat is worse than asshole. It sounds so bitter. Asshole is just some guy that likes raging at stuff and other people.
...I'm not necessarily a hostile person, I just like teasing people a bit. I think I recall saying something along the lines of "I do it because I like you". Strange way of showing respect, I suppose, but hey, at least I meant what I said.
It's what other people think that matters.
The truth is irrelevant.
It's what other people think that matters.
The truth is irrelevant.
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