I would definitely have to agree with this, especially the parts in bold. Below are two of my previous posts from another thread, the message is the same.


There's no need to be nasty to newbies. You may not realize it stringfellow but a considerable amount of your posts have become very immature in nature & filled with personal attacks. I didn't expect that these kinds of posts would come from you, coz you're very knowledgeable and a lot of your posts are actually very very contributive. Knowing a lot is very good, but it does not give you the right to be nasty to the new ones. Don't go saying I'm new here I don't know how it feels like (which has repeatedly been your excuse to be rude). I know what it's like. Repeated threads suck. I just ignore them. Please lah. The people at Genius Bars know a whole lot more than you, I'm sure they face newbies all the time and get bombarded with repeated questions day in day out. Do they have the right to be rude? NO.

MODERATORS, in my opinion you guys should react more promptly when repeated threads pop up. You'll have to be firm with the newbies as well. Point them to the relevant threads, then delete the repeated ones. The merge function is also there. If you guys leave it as it is the so called 'professionals' would just flame, flame, and keep on flaming.

Everyone here: moderators, 'professionals', newbies, should check out the rules and regulations at MacTalk Australia.

Allow me to quote several parts that I think would be applicable here in LYN:
I'm not saying that I'm perfect. I wouldn't be surprised if someone here would dig through my past posts and find some faults, quote that post, and say 'practice what you preach'. In fact I'm expecting it already, based on how things have been going in here. Happy hunting.

May Apple Byte and its iPhone sub-section be a better place.
-lailaikatong-

Very well said, stringfellow. Just so you know, I feel the same about almost everything you've said.

Really agree with these parts:
-I dont like people spreading misinformation, I dont like people going about things like a headless chicken, and I dont certainly dont like people who are irresponsible with their purchases.
-these bombardment of questions are like eyesores. (definitely eyesores. I don't understand why those who have the merge/lock buttons don't use them)

It's true that we don't get paid, I expected this response when providing that genius bar example but I couldn't think of anything better that's Apple-related..lol.. You're not tussling words with me, you're just stating how you feel and I respect your ability to do that to me without being offensive. You do have the capability to state how you feel without being offensive or personal, so there's no reason to be offensive to others. Flame posts are eyesores as well. Just hit the report button and *hope* that the powers up there do something.

I have several stages of being subtle before I blow. If my subtlety isn't working, what i meant to say in that paragraph dedicated to the mods is that YOU MODERATORS HERE AREN'T DOING YOUR JOB TO KEEP THINGS IN CHECK. With great power comes great responsibility so be responsible to do what needs to be done lah.

I've quoted the MacTalk rules & regulations coz the netiquette culture there is top-notch. I do hope that everyone here could learn from that.

@frozzbyte.
What you said is definitely true. I don't take what you said as an attack at all. I understand how all of you feel, I hate repeated threads as well. I actually really really understand why there's a lot of flaming going on, I just believe that the flaming is unnecessary. I'm voicing out against flaming because you guys are way smarter than that, don't be like them.

You might ask why I'm not voicing out against the hit-and-run newbies. It's because I don't think they deserve the attention, they don't deserve to have the iPhone. They just buy it because they can. I don't bother to help undeserving people, so why should I bother voicing out against them. Ignorance is bliss, no need to get stressed out with these kinda people coz they don't deserve your stress.

@davidgary73
I've always been an observer in this forum, and would actually love to contribute more to this sub-section. I share the same passion and love for the device as you guys do. The main reason I don't post here is because of what I've stated above. Ignorance is bliss

To all the iPhone sifus in here, keep up with the quality posts. Keep the flaming down.

Sorry if you take it that way, I know some of my posts have been directed at you but the reason I did so was not to imply you as the bad guy. I just wanted to make you realize that you were doing things that would just cause more stress to yourself. I wouldn't have given a hoot if a retard posts stuff that don't contribute, but from what you've posted before this fiasco began and after all the noble stuff you've been doing to the iPhone community here, I know you're on a different level altogether. I respect you, and I didn't want to lose that respect that's why I stepped in and voiced out my opinion.

Again, apologies for anything I've said that has offended you.

Can't be said any better than this. It's not that I'm a carefree person. I'm still a human being that cares, to stuff that deserve to be cared.

I'm glad I'm now aware of where my lines should be. The reason why I have a line is because I used to be a person that cared too much, until I realized that it was not worth all the trouble. It's not about "Who the hell cares", it's about "Why should I care about that?".

@nokia2003
I would be pleased to meet you as well. Perceptions we make about people online can be deceiving. Do tell me if you're heading down here