Forum mentality

[Dasein]

Actually I posted this as more of a vent toward that forum. I posted a question regarding a concept and if they had stumbled across any stock that might be useful and they went to town on me. I guess each forum has certain ettiquette that must be obeyed.

Oh well bugger 'em. I found what I wanted on my own.

[Hollywood]

Graphic Designers tend to be stingy. They don't like to give out their resources because they are always afraid that someone may turn out to be better than them. The Graphic and Web Design field is so competitive... they don't like to share the tiniest bit of information with someone they aren't familiar with. Oddly, they find comfort in sharing with someone who's art they are familiar with.

In other words, if some GD's never see your work... most likely they won't help you. Some GD's want to know your artwork because if some see that you are better than them, some will befriend you because they can either learn from you or steal from you. I mostly learned this from my Best Friend Darren. He is an Interactive Graphic & Multimedia Production Artist and he had those problems coming up in the Graphic World.

[Dasein]

Interesting comment made by Cain on the bet thread...

"It never ceases to amaze me when people that don't matter try to insult a regular."

[shh!]

I believe that was aimed specifically at OV. I suppose it could be interpreted poorly by a non-regular, though.

[LadieNisha4u2nv]

Actually, it was towards doppelganger.

Doppelganger had made a comment towards Cain that made me say "And you are...?". That was the same scenario I based my post in this thread off of. When the newcomers come and speak to you like we know each other, it gets ackward. Had it been a regular though, Im pretty sure Cain would have probably joked back, because he knows the person on a different level than he does the new person.

I dont see it as something personal, I just see it as I dont know you so dont talk to me like you do know me.

[ecojeanne]

c'mon this is a forum, most people don't know anyone but are expressing themselves....why should a newbie be held more accountable than a regular. There have been 3 specific instances i've seen of real bullying on this forum, where two of the people being bullied felt they should leave.....not nice at all.....and both of those times i got flak for sticking up for them, the third bullying happened to be someone in the clique of regulars and i made my point clear to the bullies.....but ye know the sayin....what goes around comes around. You should be nice to newbies. They may think differently than what is considered the norm on here....but isn't that a nice thing surely.....of course majority of regulars are great....but there are a few that just can't help themselves

[Gribble]

Personally, I don't even acknowledge the existence of most new posters until after they've proven themselves in some way. Either by having a hot picture or by saying something poignant and grammatically sound.

[shh!]

Actually, it was towards doppelganger.

???
The newbie with the cool avatar?

[Junket]

Im pretty sure Cain would have probably joked back, because he knows the person on a different level than he does the new person.

I dont see it as something personal, I just see it as I dont know you so dont talk to me like you do know me.

Doppleganger is someone incredibly familiar to this forum, he's really not new at all.

[lesa]

Yes it exists.

One day old or 1000 days old...I don't care. I treat everyone the way I want to be treated.

[ecojeanne]

yes you definitely do lesa....i think you are fab

[DoesntMatter]

I treat everyone the way I want to be treated.

Then why aren't you giving me oral

[doppelgaenger]

Then why aren't you giving me oral

LOL it speaks for itself!

[lastwish]

Some posters just loves to argue and won't stop till they have the last word to everything. It makes them feel better about themselves. So I let them. Just post what you have to say. Conserve your energy and ignore their silly attempt to dominate every argument.

[IndiReloaded]

Speak your mind, any part or all of it. Whatever you got. Its an online forum. What the hell have you got to lose??

Its good training for real life. You gotta sift lots of sand to find the nuggets. If you don't like something, improve it, change it, or ignore it.