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Originally Posted by SMC0007
Yes, this post exactly. Call out long time members of the board for ruining the board that you just joined. If anyone has suggested you are Cadbane it was probably for a good reason....and there was a reason that no one liked him.
Some people take a little pride in joining and trying to make a name for themselves immediately by going extremely against the grain. Bitching and whining about the team, the moves, were doomed etc. It annoys a lot of the members and no one even really cares if you have decent sports opinions after that point. Similar to a new kid at school walking in and just tipping peoples lunch trays over and kicking backpacks...who is gonna like that guy?
As far as the MavOutlaw posting new threads. I don't personally care about superstitions n such but regardless of that, it's customary that the GDT is started on game day, typically by the one who won the last game. Not too difficult to comprehend. I don't think it's being a follower or lacking individuality to adhere to that. Maybe not starting a new thread about something that happened 2 weeks ago as if it were happening tonight. It doesn't take much to see how things are going before you launch in and your first few posts ever make such a huge splash that no one takes you serious.
CAll it running people off if you will...but people coming here and getting ridiculous really early usually end up as a part of natural selection.
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Ahhh, the old forum death model. Tried and true, over and over and over.
A group of old timers who've let the world pass them by and can't handle it. They get so jealous when others are impeding on their territory by allegedly "trying to make a name for themselves". Can't have that better piss all over your territory like a dog.
Then the old timers complain when anyone "against the grain" or has an opinnion "about the team, the moves, were doomed etc.". Just shutup newb and quit taking the spotlight from Old Dawg. It's his territory and Dawg can't have you making his points or it'll cost him some precious reputation.
And don't forget about those Old Timers and their unwritten customs that must be met or the forum will fail. Instead of politely letting new posters know that something isn't welcomed, they shit their pants complaining about inactive capital M Moderators who don't ban someone for infringing on their E-Territory by sitting at their morning coffee table. Run 'em off!
Then the old timers get so bored after running off all the fresh meat that they start creating alt accounts to talk to. This of course becomes obvious after a while and the old timers become even more paranoid of every new poster. They must be "trying to make a name for themselves" and "no one even really cares if you have decent sports opinions after that point".
So yeah, tried and true. Maybe it's time you reevaluate your contributions to this dying forum.