something irritating ive noticed

there should be some kind of rule on the type of comments people make, ive noticed a lot people love to make people feel dumb and act as sarcastic as posssible. i just think its a little odd having to think over asking a question for the possibility you might get bashed into oblivion because apparently you missed last weeks news or something

also, people need to realise this is a forum, not an encyclopedia and stop saying 'search for it' instead of just taking the time it took to type that and just answer the question since they already came across it. sure the search feature can do wonders, but chances your question is a topics name are pretty slim, and having to go through all of those posts of mostly just off topic dumb replies is a damn hassle and pretty damn boring.

most of the time after a bunch of people leave some sort of insult of your knowledge and/or sarcastic replies (why? seriously, why would someone asking a question get to you so much that you have to go out of your way to post some stupid sarcastic remark just to burn them in hopes of embarrassing them and/or to make people laugh? hopefully they'll do it to someone with a bad temper and a hard fist)someone will just realize that just answering the question took thirty seconds and somehow didnt feel the need to think of something dumb and *try* to make someone feel like hell for no reason at all except their own amusement.

im not saying people are planning mass murders, but why would a site tolerate such immaturity that instigates arguments that they have to close in the end anyway

i guess if anyone agrees with me i think there should be a rule that basically says 'dont make sarcastic remarks to hurt others and doesnt contribute to the topic', whatever, something along those lines. like i said its just something ive noticed and has bothered me, it just makes new people afraid to post and existing members...i know i sound like a dorky idiot here but its the only way i can put it without being an ass myself :P

I totally agree with you, everyone who has been on this site for a long time seems to think they are better than everyone else, and they take pleasure in bashing the "newbies".
We don't have time to read through the entire site just to see if a question was already answered....
and everybody was new at some point, everybody has to learn. I just think there's a lot of people on this site who seriously have nothing better to do in their lives than get on here, and make fun of people who are just trying to talk about something we ALL enjoy, ROLLER COASTERS.
Let us remember that that is the point of this site.

Just as you would rather be lazy and not do any research on your question by not wanting to go through previous topics, we don't want to see the same topics pop up day after day.

If you have a specific complaint, contact a moderator and we'll deal with it. We don't "tolerate" anything, but we don't sit around waiting to read every post either, especially on the weekends.

Dude, people have different personalities. Some people are just naturally sarcastic. If you have a problem with people's remarks on a forum, you're taking the internet WAY too seriously.

If someone personally attacks you (and by personally attack, I don't mean calling you stupid or making a sarcastic remark.) then I could see your point, but you still don't need to post these "please everybody, leave me alone." threads.

If you have a real problem with someone, maybe you should PM them and talk about it like a human being.

-Josh

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*** Edited 8/23/2004 2:39:33 PM UTC by Raven-Phile***

case in point....
we're not saying everybody "leave me alone", we're just asking people to be civil (which we thought was common sense).
Just because someone's new to the site is no reason for putting them down or calling them "newbies" or whatever.
and no, its not being lazy.
Just like Jeff said above, people just don't have time to go through all the threads looking for an answer. Thanks for supporting us Jeff!

Common sense? there's the problem - common sense is lacking among a majority of "newbie" posts.

Like I said, stop taking the internet so seriously. Go outside, have some fun - do something, and don't worry about people's posts on a forum.

(GUYS, I KNOW the internets are serious business, but it's cool to relax and hang out okay:) )

-Josh

Case in point, I have tried to stay away from posting on the site for a while, but the complete lack of logic and sense has brought me back because I just can't believe how idiotic some people can be at times.

#1 - I doubt Jeff was agreeing with you, I think his point was if you have a complaint about a comment made to you, contact a moderator, not complain about it here. His comment about looking through threads means the mods have better things to do on weekends (as should you) than look through every thread on the board 24/7

#2 - In case you haven't caught on yet, this place is like a fraternity. You don't just whip open the door of your local SAE and say "hey you guys, I'm here, like me!" they'll laugh your ass out the door. Similar setup here. Lounge around a while, get to know the members, learn the lingo, learn the mannerisms and put your well-thought out (or at least well thought out in your own head) input into the conversations. If you don't knee-jerk react to everything and take every comment to heart, you'll learn a lot and most of hte time get the information you seek without even having to pipe up.

Bottom line, this place isn't civil, it's a little rough around the edges, but it keeps it interesting. Face it, there's not a whole lot that goes on with coasters, there's a few "base facts" that people ask about from time to time and about 2-3 months out of the year, there's buzz over new rides and announcements. That'd make for some pretty boring conversation if we didn't rag on each other, roast a few trolls from time to time, and play out the inside jokes. And yes, not searching and not using Google (or your preferred search engine) is plain and simple lazy. It's a whole 5 minutes of your time to see if this is a rare topic (which most won't mind being brought up again) or something that gets discussed ad-nauseum every 2 months!

So if you don't like it, just go away. Your contributions are not necessarily missed because someone else will probably say the same thing as you anyway in time (something I noticed in my whole ... 9 days away).

And after meeeelions and meeelions descend upon the Coasterbuzz capital lawn, the leaders are let into Jeff's kitchen and negotiate an agreement with the man hiding under the table.

Did anybody read alla that into it? I didn't.

All Jeff said was complain in a private message, not out here. And cite something specific.

The last person on earth to complain about civility is someone who implies that other people on the board aren't attractive, isn't that right CedarPoint82? Did anyone ask you to do that? Was it on topic at all? You have absolutely NOTHING to add to a thread about civility.

Practice what you preach by apologizing to the posters you've snubbed. There's no hiding behind Jeff's skirts for you here.

As for bellyaching about the site and people on it...lemme tell you, it's been done before. Here, lemme link you to the 53-page opus.

-CO
*** Edited 8/23/2004 5:35:39 PM UTC by CoastaPlaya***

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Lounge around a while, get to know the members, learn the lingo, learn the mannerisms and put your well-thought out

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Good advice for any online community. Jumping in without learning the flow has been a problem since the early Usenet days.

wow, ya'll need to go get drunk or something....instead of wasting your time here.
that's where I'm going!!!!

As one of the very few Females on this site, I find it naturally harder to fit in and to be taken seriously and to get in an internet sense, "respect". For all of you people that think the "Older"/ have been here longer people are picking on you or given you sarcaastic remarks or tell you to do the search. Don't take it personally. Were all hear to have a good time and were all here because we all have something in common. LOVE FOR COASTER'S!

I admit, I've seen some pretty stupid post in the past and it does help to do the "SEARCH" before you post a new topic. As more new people come to the site (like me) there will be a lot more repeat topics its inevidable(sp?). So for all you more experienced members on the board, help us "newbies" out. We want to enjoy this site just as much as you do and we all want to make it fun and Kick Ass!(yes I said it..lol)

Wiat for me CedarPoint82! *** Edited 8/23/2004 3:56:26 PM UTC by Alizabeth***

Very well said Alizabeth. There seems to be lack of support for the newbies. I enjoy this board, but unlike most of the people on here, my career doesnt allow me to sit by the mouse and the keyboard, searcing for new coaster news every 30 seconds of the day. I rarely post here simply because I think that the bashing can be a little unnecessary. I mean, its great to have a hobby and love coasters, but some people on this board DEFINITELY need to get a life. If someone missed last week's news, or last 30 second's news, get over it. Granted ive seen some stupid posts too, but repeating topics isnt that big of a deal, Like i said, alot of us have real jobs, real careers, and cant sit on coasterbuzz or the internet 24/7 to find out whether Dragster's cable snapped, Hydra's lift hill topped off, or some support for Great Adventure's rocket coaster arrived to its site. Thanks for listening to my 2 cents :)

I don't search for coaster news at all. I post on forums. I post on somethingawful all day, too.

This forum has a lot of great people on it, and we all share a common intrest. It doesn't mean we're all "searching for coaster news" all day. I come here to chill and discuss things, plain and simple.

-Josh

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davidnc25 said:
...unlike most of the people on here, my career doesnt allow me to sit by the mouse and the keyboard, searcing for new coaster news every 30 seconds of the day...alot of us have real jobs, real careers, and cant sit on coasterbuzz or the internet 24/7 to find out whether Dragster's cable snapped, Hydra's lift hill topped off, or some support for Great Adventure's rocket coaster arrived to its site. Thanks for listening to my 2 cents :)

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Does this real career require chugging on Da HaterAde, or is that another hobby?

Just because my job of the past 10 years (or Gator's) lets us sit at desks in front of PCs doesn't make them make-believe jobs. They have yet to start paying me in Monopoly money, ya know?

Nor do you see me hatin' on folks whose jobs require travel and therefore ride coasters on their companies' dime. Yeesh. Lighten up!

-'Playa

*** Edited 8/23/2004 5:06:40 PM UTC by CoastaPlaya***

And something irritating I've noticed is when people don't use proper punctuation and capital letters. (cough). But maybe that's just me. ;-) - sorry, I'm stuck with the mac.

hmmm, I'm usually guilty of not using caps, though I'll be sure to type them in this post :) Like Alizabeth, I'm a newbie female to this forum. I don't know the technical jargon on a lot of subjects. However, I find a lot of interesting and useful information here. So like was suggested, I've done a lot of sitting back and reading, and posting only when I feel I have an appropriate or worthwhile bit to say.

A lot of the "criticism" I see is usually to people who are speaking out their butts on things they don't know, or people who have been negative to others for no apparent reason, etc. So to call someone out at times like that doesn't seem so wrong. Maybe this forum can be "rough around the edges", but its the best and most interesting roller coaster site I have found!

Keep up the good work :)

Wow.

If I still rolled in the Minivan of Justice she'd have to get a seat.

I wonder who I'd toss out tho? The last two seats were so vigorously fought for....

-CO

There's been an unusually high number of new female members I've noticed ...

... are the planets misaligned or something? No offense ladies, just not too many of your kind usually hang around us freaks and geeks who enjoy the adrenline rush on the rails ;)

I'm a woman trapped in a man's body.