07-16-2003, 03:48 AM
Your problem is your attitude whereagles,
You may have LURKED around this forum for quite sometime, however upon joining you seem to assume that you immediately deserve the same respect given to such long-time members such as Occhi, Nico, Roland, Shadow etc. etc. The problem is, just like NiteFox said, you enter a forum/message board as a zero, whether you like it or not. You must earn your respect (or lack thereof) over time by contributing to this community however you choose.
To give an analogy, consider starting a new job. You start as a lowly employee, it takes time to work your way on up. If by chance you are active enough, dedicated enough and work hard enough, after a very long time (and with a bit of luck) you might become the CEO. But you had to start low. The Lounge is made up of the people who post on these forums, play D2 games together, chat, or whatever else they choose to do. We are a community and the only respect you will get is from us. No matter how much you may like or respect yourself, you need to find someway to make us feel the same way before you get that respect you think you deserve.
Some people have been here a very long time, you have not. If you want to play hardball with them, be prepared to be on your own. We don't know you, we know them. The chances are we will support them over you. Wait a little while, if you're as great as YOU know you are then in time we will accept that too :P. I know it can be difficult, especially if you are coming from a position of greatness, perhaps within another online community, and having to start all over again. But that's how it is, deal with it or leave.
PKing/Grief playing is not a popular activity here among us Lurkers. If it is one of your favorite pastimes, then this is probably not the place for you. Are we narrow minded? Perhaps. But this is our forum, made of the people who use it. Its a private forum for a reason. If the forum doesn't generally agree with you or even dislikes you, then this is not the place for you. It's not personal, it's private, you might just be welcome somewhere else.
-Wapptor
You may have LURKED around this forum for quite sometime, however upon joining you seem to assume that you immediately deserve the same respect given to such long-time members such as Occhi, Nico, Roland, Shadow etc. etc. The problem is, just like NiteFox said, you enter a forum/message board as a zero, whether you like it or not. You must earn your respect (or lack thereof) over time by contributing to this community however you choose.
To give an analogy, consider starting a new job. You start as a lowly employee, it takes time to work your way on up. If by chance you are active enough, dedicated enough and work hard enough, after a very long time (and with a bit of luck) you might become the CEO. But you had to start low. The Lounge is made up of the people who post on these forums, play D2 games together, chat, or whatever else they choose to do. We are a community and the only respect you will get is from us. No matter how much you may like or respect yourself, you need to find someway to make us feel the same way before you get that respect you think you deserve.
Some people have been here a very long time, you have not. If you want to play hardball with them, be prepared to be on your own. We don't know you, we know them. The chances are we will support them over you. Wait a little while, if you're as great as YOU know you are then in time we will accept that too :P. I know it can be difficult, especially if you are coming from a position of greatness, perhaps within another online community, and having to start all over again. But that's how it is, deal with it or leave.
PKing/Grief playing is not a popular activity here among us Lurkers. If it is one of your favorite pastimes, then this is probably not the place for you. Are we narrow minded? Perhaps. But this is our forum, made of the people who use it. Its a private forum for a reason. If the forum doesn't generally agree with you or even dislikes you, then this is not the place for you. It's not personal, it's private, you might just be welcome somewhere else.
-Wapptor
"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true."
-- James Branch Cabell
-- James Branch Cabell