'nuff said.
What the cock are you doing still reading this?

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

Steady on, DX. Any community, whether online or not, requires a steady stream of new blood in order to survive and not become stagnant. It's not strictly new people that are the problem here, it's wankers.

I said n00bs, not new guests to our thriving community who choose to not annoy us, write funny comics, and generally add to the pleasing aire of the site.

Big difference.

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

I was thinking about posting something along the same lines last night, and then I decided against it. But now that this thread is here, I'll say my piece.

Before I get started on my rant, or whatever you'd like to call it, I'd like to point out that this is my opinion. Meaning this is how I feel. If I come off as sounding preachy, I'm sorry. I'm trying to explain what I'm thinking.

In the last couple years worth of posting in the forums we've talked about just about every topic under the sun. Religion, music, relationships... It's pretty obvious that we're a very diverse group. We've got people from different ages, sexes, countries, backgrounds, sexual preferences... You name it.

I'm always impressed when we really get into a topic, like the in religion threads. Everyone speaks their mind, and for the most part we get a great chance to learn quite a bit about our fellow forum members. It always make me feel good that with the wide array of different views we have on a particular topic, we're almost always tolerant with one another.

That's really the idea I wanted to bring up. Tolerance, not only of one another in our little community, but of everyone.

Like it or not, we are a little community. We live in a box in a server farm somewhere, but we're still a community. Sometimes I'm a little worried about how we as a community treat new people that tend to wander into our little realm.

Yes, I say 'we'. Imagine for a minute a bunch of us were hanging out in real life, chatting away in a pub. Someone walks up to one of us and says, "Hey, what time is it?", totally ignoring the giant clock on the wall right next to him. "THERE'S A CLOCK RIGHT THERE, YOU DIPSHIT!" someone yells. Maybe one or two of us snickers. The person turns beet red and walks off.

How do you think he feels about us as a group? He thinks we're a bunch of dicks most likely. So like it or not, every time a newbie gets flamed, it reflects on all of us.

Now I'm not saying that I think everyone needs to turn into huggy peaceloving beatnicks and never say a bad word to anyone. Some people are trolls. Some people are out just to be argumentative and pissy and want to make our lives miserable. I'm just saying that the next time you run into a situation like this, take a second and put yourself in that person's place. We've all done stupid things at one time or another.

My tolerance extends to everyone. If you think I'm off my rocker and don't think there's anything wrong with laying the smack down on the n00bs, then I respect your decision. I may not like it, or think it's very nice, but I'm not going to spend my life nagging you about it.

I just thought that this was worth bringing up once.

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

Plus, if you were in a pub and someone asked the time, you might start a bar fight with someone who could kick your ass...how fun would THAT be? :)

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Welcome to Bohemia. Population: a lot Cash flow: a little

The other argument is that the new people who annoy you are only encouraged by your hostile replies. Encourage the folk you like, ignore the rest. That's really the best thing you can do.

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www.bradsucks.net

I'm not against new people at all. I'm against morons who barge in and start making asses of themselves.

Imagine that same pub, and some asshole walks in the door, walking around asking everyone what they think of his new shirt. One or two guys say "I don't think that shirt looks quite right on you". The lovely new patron bursts out into a pit of agonizing angst directed at everyone in the bar, for a comment one or two people gave, and which he asked for. These are the n00bs. The morons, the sub_m7s, the people who can't take a joke, nor tell one.

So basically, I'm saying, there are two types of newbies. The cool people, who, when told their comics are less than satisfactory say "Well shitnuggets. I'll have to try harder." or "Oh well. It's not like I really do these comics for you guys. I do them for myself, and my friends who find them hillarious.
And then there are the n00bs. The ones who say "Please, judge my comics, be as critical as you like!" then when they get a negative response, they come at you like a rabid beaver with a dart in it's ass.

Certainly, some people do take newbie bashing a bit too far. I am guilty of this myself sometimes. This really shouldn't scare people off. I am sure I got flamed pretty badly when I first came to the forums, and on certain occasions, I was flamed even after I'd become a reg (remember my thoughts on Revisionism? HEH). It's all fun. Most groups do it. I get shit all the time from the people I hang out with, and in turn, give it.

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

New users here often get flamed even when they don't deserve it. That's sad. That's all I have to say.

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The what mentioned above is total fiction. Please don't take it seriously!

I agree, D.

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

I like this community. Hazing and all. But then again, I'm a shit-faced, donkey-raping cock-sheath n00b.

There's a lot of heart in this place, and even though I've annoyed the fuck out of people with my very first post, I hope I've at least challenged a few people to think. Heavy emphasis on the word "few".

Maybe I'll go make some comics now...

I always think.
Why do you think I am an insomniac?
Yes, there are a few cockbasters on this site, but for the most part, it's occupied by people with above-average intelligence.

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

Probably more that you might think. There are probably numerous people who've read everything but aren't jumping into the fray for one reason or another.

I hope you stick around. I think what you have to say is interesting. Anything that gets everyone talking can't be that bad.

Since you seem interested, take a gander at this thread. You can get to know most of us in one swell foop.

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

All he has to do to get to know me is get naked and assume the position.

And by "know" I mean "have sex with".

And by "have sex with" I mean "be anally violated by".

And by "be anally violated by" I mean "have his ass ripped apart violently by".

And by...
Oh fuck it, you get the idea.

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

So what the cunt are you doing still reading this?

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

Thanks, man. I'll take a peek at it tomorrow. Right now I have to go take care of my ailing wife (100.5 degree fever!) and feed my 3-month-old. Thanks again.

p.s. Glad you noticed the "get in the ring, bitch" comment. It added so much, don't you think?

Well I'm a newbie, considering I have only been here a week or so.

But I have found the community to be fairly easy to get into. I'm not popular yet or anything but I think if I do enough kewl comics I'll get some attention.

I'm not the message board social type, so I'll have to settle for the "his comics kick ass!" type.

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Peace and Love.

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I was thinking about posting something along the same lines last night, and then I decided against it. But now that this thread is here, I'll say my piece.

Before I get started on my rant, or whatever you'd like to call it, I'd like to point out that this is my opinion. Meaning this is how I feel. If I come off as sounding preachy, I'm sorry. I'm trying to explain what I'm thinking.

In the last couple years worth of posting in the forums we've talked about just about every topic under the sun. Religion, music, relationships... It's pretty obvious that we're a very diverse group. We've got people from different ages, sexes, countries, backgrounds, sexual preferences... You name it.

I'm always impressed when we really get into a topic, like the in religion threads. Everyone speaks their mind, and for the most part we get a great chance to learn quite a bit about our fellow forum members. It always make me feel good that with the wide array of different views we have on a particular topic, we're almost always tolerant with one another.

That's really the idea I wanted to bring up. Tolerance, not only of one another in our little community, but of everyone.

Like it or not, we are a little community. We live in a box in a server farm somewhere, but we're still a community. Sometimes I'm a little worried about how we as a community treat new people that tend to wander into our little realm.

Yes, I say 'we'. Imagine for a minute a bunch of us were hanging out in real life, chatting away in a pub. Someone walks up to one of us and says, "Hey, what time is it?", totally ignoring the giant clock on the wall right next to him. "THERE'S A CLOCK RIGHT THERE, YOU DIPSHIT!" someone yells. Maybe one or two of us snickers. The person turns beet red and walks off.

How do you think he feels about us as a group? He thinks we're a bunch of dicks most likely. So like it or not, every time a newbie gets flamed, it reflects on all of us.

Now I'm not saying that I think everyone needs to turn into huggy peaceloving beatnicks and never say a bad word to anyone. Some people are trolls. Some people are out just to be argumentative and pissy and want to make our lives miserable. I'm just saying that the next time you run into a situation like this, take a second and put yourself in that person's place. We've all done stupid things at one time or another.

My tolerance extends to everyone. If you think I'm off my rocker and don't think there's anything wrong with laying the smack down on the n00bs, then I respect your decision. I may not like it, or think it's very nice, but I'm not going to spend my life nagging you about it.

I just thought that this was worth bringing up once.

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I was thinking about posting something along the same lines last night, and then I decided against it. But now that this thread is here, I'll say my piece.

Before I get started on my rant, or whatever you'd like to call it, I'd like to point out that this is my opinion. Meaning this is how I feel. If I come off as sounding preachy, I'm sorry. I'm trying to explain what I'm thinking.

In the last couple years worth of posting in the forums we've talked about just about every topic under the sun. Religion, music, relationships... It's pretty obvious that we're a very diverse group. We've got people from different ages, sexes, countries, backgrounds, sexual preferences... You name it.

I'm always impressed when we really get into a topic, like the in religion threads. Everyone speaks their mind, and for the most part we get a great chance to learn quite a bit about our fellow forum members. It always make me feel good that with the wide array of different views we have on a particular topic, we're almost always tolerant with one another.

That's really the idea I wanted to bring up. Tolerance, not only of one another in our little community, but of everyone.

Like it or not, we are a little community. We live in a box in a server farm somewhere, but we're still a community. Sometimes I'm a little worried about how we as a community treat new people that tend to wander into our little realm.

Yes, I say 'we'. Imagine for a minute a bunch of us were hanging out in real life, chatting away in a pub. Someone walks up to one of us and says, "Hey, what time is it?", totally ignoring the giant clock on the wall right next to him. "THERE'S A CLOCK RIGHT THERE, YOU DIPSHIT!" someone yells. Maybe one or two of us snickers. The person turns beet red and walks off.

How do you think he feels about us as a group? He thinks we're a bunch of dicks most likely. So like it or not, every time a newbie gets flamed, it reflects on all of us.

Now I'm not saying that I think everyone needs to turn into huggy peaceloving beatnicks and never say a bad word to anyone. Some people are trolls. Some people are out just to be argumentative and pissy and want to make our lives miserable. I'm just saying that the next time you run into a situation like this, take a second and put yourself in that person's place. We've all done stupid things at one time or another.

My tolerance extends to everyone. If you think I'm off my rocker and don't think there's anything wrong with laying the smack down on the n00bs, then I respect your decision. I may not like it, or think it's very nice, but I'm not going to spend my life nagging you about it.

I just thought that this was worth bringing up once.

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Spunkbandit.

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I was thinking about posting something along the same lines last night, and then I decided against it. But now that this thread is here, I'll say my piece.

Before I get started on my rant, or whatever you'd like to call it, I'd like to point out that this is my opinion. Meaning this is how I feel. If I come off as sounding preachy, I'm sorry. I'm trying to explain what I'm thinking.

In the last couple years worth of posting in the forums we've talked about just about every topic under the sun. Religion, music, relationships... It's pretty obvious that we're a very diverse group. We've got people from different ages, sexes, countries, backgrounds, sexual preferences... You name it.

I'm always impressed when we really get into a topic, like the in religion threads. Everyone speaks their mind, and for the most part we get a great chance to learn quite a bit about our fellow forum members. It always make me feel good that with the wide array of different views we have on a particular topic, we're almost always tolerant with one another.

That's really the idea I wanted to bring up. Tolerance, not only of one another in our little community, but of everyone.

Like it or not, we are a little community. We live in a box in a server farm somewhere, but we're still a community. Sometimes I'm a little worried about how we as a community treat new people that tend to wander into our little realm.

Yes, I say 'we'. Imagine for a minute a bunch of us were hanging out in real life, chatting away in a pub. Someone walks up to one of us and says, "Hey, what time is it?", totally ignoring the giant clock on the wall right next to him. "THERE'S A CLOCK RIGHT THERE, YOU DIPSHIT!" someone yells. Maybe one or two of us snickers. The person turns beet red and walks off.

How do you think he feels about us as a group? He thinks we're a bunch of dicks most likely. So like it or not, every time a newbie gets flamed, it reflects on all of us.

Now I'm not saying that I think everyone needs to turn into huggy peaceloving beatnicks and never say a bad word to anyone. Some people are trolls. Some people are out just to be argumentative and pissy and want to make our lives miserable. I'm just saying that the next time you run into a situation like this, take a second and put yourself in that person's place. We've all done stupid things at one time or another.

My tolerance extends to everyone. If you think I'm off my rocker and don't think there's anything wrong with laying the smack down on the n00bs, then I respect your decision. I may not like it, or think it's very nice, but I'm not going to spend my life nagging you about it.

I just thought that this was worth bringing up once.

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Spunkbandit.

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Personally, I can't stand the French.

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"In the end, everything is a gag." - Charles Chaplin

Yeah, they're always standing on top of building and flinging cows at the English.

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

I'd rather smack YOU down, but you'd tear my arms off.

But really... DX was being a little ironic here. And when newbies are too serious, I do enjoy smacking their titties around until they either lighten up (as "assmen" or whatever has) or spiral into self-destruction (can't think of any examples of that).

I don't even think of hazing the ones who show up just going "here's my comics." The crap ones, I ignore. When I read a good one, I often applaud. But the blowhards need to be flamed. OK, maybe Brad is right, and the blowhards need to be studiously ignored. Anyway, DragonXero is my eternal laundry woman.

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What others say about boorite!

Insightful, Boo.

You whale felcher.

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

There's too many n00bs. Brad oughta shut off the creation of new accounts, and occasionally say that you can get an account for twenty dollars, but never tell anyone where to send the money, then hide all the pages explaining why you can't sign up so that only people who already have accounts know.

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"I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown." -- mrjass@mindless.com

Or just ignore them.

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.