You're Gooby? Wow, didn't see that one coming. Well, I accept your apology. Hopefully we all learned something: it isn't ever easy to be a newbie. Especially a younger one; and that we shouldn't be mean to newbies. They're trying to learn how to use the forum, and it's even harder for them when users aren't nice to them. It's basically a pecking order. It happened to me, and I know that it has happened to many, if not most or all, of forum users. The moral = treat new users with respect. You never know who is behind that computer, iPod, or God knows what. Could be an easily offended kid.
Rand, that was an interesting experiment with a risk of getting suspended or worse. This experiment has taught us so much about how hard it is being a newbie. It was very hard for me, and I feel their pain. So, my New Year's wish is for people here to be, well, nicer to new members. Although it probably won't happen, please be nicer to newbies, even if they annoy you. As stated before, I was having an ever-so-difficult time because older users were giving me a hard time. They were cruel, like they were to "Gooby". And one day I hope that changes. No one should be treated like that. So guys, please be nicer to newbies.
^This. I'm sure everyone has learned from this, though...
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I'm actually kind of glad Rand O M made Gooby. So when an actual oversensitive brat comes along and does something like this, you guys can learn from this and ignore whatever they say that might piss you off. I have a friend who told me to my face that he thinks inter-racial marriage is an attempt to get rid of white people. Using me as an example because I'm half white, that I'm probably going to marry an Asian woman. That really pissed me off. A lot. But it's really hard to change people's views on things and in my honest opinion there's really no point in trying. All it'll do is start an argument. So I hope Gooby helped some of you learn how to deal with situations like that.
^This, as well.