Chris, just because you had bad experiences with a certain 'type'(for lack of a better word) of people (in your case, geeks and nerds) doesn't mean you have the right to berate all of them. Not all peeps in a certain 'type' are the same and yes no matter what 'type' of peep there is...their were always be the 'bad apples' that spoil it for the rest of the bunch.
Like Newbies for instance...many of them drive me nuts. But I know and understand that most or A: young and/or lacking some forum skills B: Just ignorant of the rules and need to be told them a few times.
Yes a small percentage we get are flamers and troublemakers and those are dealt with fairly quickly. A slightly higher percenage (from what I can see) are newbies that are experienced in 'how to act' on a forum board. (or as some might say...newbies that have an actual 'brain' in their skulls...)
My main point here is that everyone is different...some just don't know any better, some want to cause trouble, and others truely have their act together before the set foot here. We are all individuals...if we were all the same this board wouldn't be so active and just plain...well...boring. See it as a blessing we have such a diversity of views here...even if some of them seem to be idiotic...
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