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Soulstice that was a little harsh... correction, very harsh. These kids are annoying, yes, and I know I've had a right old go at them in the past, but look at it this way; if you were on oddworld forums when you were 9 or 10 years old, you'd probably have been equally annoying, if not then more so.
Agh, I really think me going out on a crusade against these people with this thread was a bad idea. Just dealing with it in the usual way, like closing their silly threads, encouraging them to read the rules, and doing so calmly, has a much more desireable long term effect - I could be accused of being equally as annoying as some of these newbies at certain points in my membership here, but if it wasn't for the tolerance and patience of these people here, then I would've been banned. What's not to say that these people won't grow up to be decent, respectable, well spelled members of our forum here? It's happened to me before when I ran a forum, and it's probably happened here too.
I agree that we shouldn't hesitate to ban if the user earns it - we shouldn't be more lenient just because they're young. They're never going to learn to behave if they get leniency. But that doesn't mean that my earlier posts are justified, or that we should all have an uprising. They're annoying, stupid, closely resemble retards, but just remember that's how you were once, so have a chuckle, humour them a bit, remind them of the rules and just keep it fair and above the belt. K?
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I see what you mean, but multiple warnings from a lot of members hasn't rubbed off or changed anything. I know you see that too.
About the harsh thing, I'm a harsh person. Also, I could use correct punctuation and spelling when I was 6, possible even younger. To me, there's no excuse for the stupidity that these young members display. They should also know that the topics they're interested in don't necessarily interest the older members, and so therefore shouldn't post these annoying posts one after the other. Especially after they've seen their threads being closed and after receiving numerous warnings.
P.S. Being harsh is probably the only way to sort these young posters out. 'Above the belt' discipline hasn't had any effect, as we've all seen... They're a source of perpetual aggravation and cause more annoyance than anything else. At the end of the day, they're irritating. I'm not going to bottle my mouth to keep some infants happy, it's not the way I do things.