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Why do we have members like this!?
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Which brings me to my point. What gives anybody the right to not only treat new members like that, but as well to be such a rednecked ****y American to be such an asshole to someone who has English as their, more than likely, 3rd, 4th, maybe even 5th language!? I'm sorry if this post is pointless, but personally, I am Polish. My ENTIRE family is Polish. We all have English as our 2nd language. And getting treated like this is ****ing ****ty and horrible! And on a smaller note I've been a part of FFR for 4+ years and absolutely HATE seeing disrespect like that where it is obviously never due! *Sigh* I think I just needed to rant. Sorry guys. Feel free to elaborate And by the way, this is a shoutout to my new best friend of the day, Fab-Rice. Really. Welcome to FFR! And I'm sorry that you were greated with such horendous disrespect! Much love fellow European
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09-18-2007, 10:48 PM | #2 |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
my ancestors are from europe.
redneck americans are stoopid. zajac ftw.
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09-18-2007, 10:49 PM | #3 |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
sex much?
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09-18-2007, 10:57 PM | #4 |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
Or you could simply let it alone, note the fact that he did say sorry for his rudeness, and be on your merry way as you walk away and say to yourself "Boy, that person is an idiot."
Just an idea. I know you like to stand up for new members in the community, but, there's a point where it just becomes ridiculous. You're correcting a person's grammar who corrected a person's grammar. A bit much, yes? |
09-18-2007, 11:03 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
No. Like I said. If he wants to point out importance of spelling and grammar so badly, then so be it... I can too to him... Irony anybody? haha
But yeah... There are certain things that people do, I walk away saying "Moron. Effing Moron.", but then there are certain things that are very sensitive subjects, such as very hotty racial slurs in the forums. This is no different. ...y'Know? ...That and I didn't see the appology when I initially made this thread... But I'm glad it's there
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09-18-2007, 11:06 PM | #6 |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
I'd say 95% of the people using this website are Americans.
That being said, it's easy to generalize. It's just as easy to cover up for your mistakes in the event that the 5% present themselves. Just a simple "Sorry, I didn't know." I have no indication that either of the two people you're referencing are from outside of this country. |
09-19-2007, 12:01 AM | #7 |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
Yeah, it's safe to assume that anyone who comes here is a native speaker of English. If they're not, they should let us know and they get a pass on their grammar. It's happened twice to me before, when I got onto people in CT.
I agree, though, that if you're going to criticize someone's grammar, you should have good grammar yourself. --Guido http://andy.mikee385.com |
09-19-2007, 03:44 AM | #8 |
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This guy doesn't sound like a foreigner, he just sounds stupid.
I find bitching about spelling to be very pretentious, and it irks me when conversation takes a backseat to criticism about grammar or spelling. If it's absolutely terrible like "hi u r ppl n wat r up?", then it's worth a mention. If the person spells "Floccinaucinihilipilification" incorrectly, just shut up and stop being such a twat.
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09-19-2007, 05:17 AM | #9 |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
also, public forum, freedom of speech, don't be a communist, etc.
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09-19-2007, 05:28 AM | #10 |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
Took the words straight from my mouth. But there's no easier way to say it.
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09-19-2007, 04:10 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
I do agree that greek shouldn't have been an ass to the new member, but don't be so nitpicky. =].
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2 start should be in lowercase 3 wanna is not a word 4 yourse? 5 three should be spelled out 6 should be to show 7 to should be of 8 OK and okay are both slang (not real words). Plus, most of the post is one enormous run-on sentence If you want to be rediculous I could start with tenses, verb-noun agreement, conjunctions (are not supposed to be used in "proper english"), etc. I'm sure you can find a ton of errors in my post as as well, but you're not writing an essay in every post. so just relax a little bit. =] ps; organism, he said his first language was french. =/ pps; Underground Concept has made FFR radio 1000x cooler. |
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09-19-2007, 04:28 PM | #12 |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
I already knew what he said. It's no excuse. I spoke French and Bulgarian before I learned English. I can understand a spelling mistake or something of the sort, but the fact that English is not his first language does not give him a free pass to break forum rules as well. You can be a foreigner without being stupid.
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. Originally Posted by jewpinthethird[link]: "If you get stung by enough bees you turn into a bee, because the venom gets into the blood stream which spreads bee DNA throughout your entire body... changing your genetic structure into a bee's. Every year roughly 125 people in America are turned into bees this way." Originally Posted by MrRubix[link]: "Do you basically bukkake-paint your walls every time you jack it?" Originally Posted by All_That_Chaz[link]: "My pity-sex depreciates at a rate of 5% annually." |
09-19-2007, 07:20 PM | #13 |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
My name is zayonce
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09-19-2007, 07:50 PM | #14 | |
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09-19-2007, 07:59 PM | #15 | |
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09-19-2007, 08:00 PM | #16 |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
Too many assholes on the internet
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09-19-2007, 10:11 PM | #17 |
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
Seriously. Zajac only made that post against Greek to show the Greek needs to stop being such a bitch to new members about grammar mistakes, since he wasn't exactly a perfectionist himself. And then you come in and try to one up Zaj by correcting him? Quite a few of your points are fairly stupid. For example, he put the word start in capital letters to put an emphasis on it. There is nothing wrong with that on a ****ing internet forum. Get over yourself.
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09-19-2007, 10:27 PM | #18 | ||
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Re: Why do we have members like this!?
Just because it's a public forum, doesn't mean it can't have tyrannical rules. The constitution doesn't apply to forums. Almost all places on the internet have the hierarchical-type "hazing." Go to any forum and expect to see older members treating newer members a bit worse than if they were there for a while. It's just the way it works. No sense in complaining about it.
And zajac, you seem to be quite the close-minded person yourself. Calling all Americans rednecked pussies. Not all Americans are redneck, not all Americans are pussies. Also, other nationalities have a tendency to be "rednecked pussies" as well. So don't just pick on Americans. [Edit] For example, I play an MMO called Silkroad Online. Before there was a Vietnamese ban, 99% of all the Vietnamese players were complete and total assholes, sort of like the way Greek acted, except much worse. Now I know Vietnamese people aren't all assholes, and cannot be judged by the way those who player SRO, just like you can't judge all Americans by the way some act on the internet. And seeing that you said you were Polish, brings me to my next point. Almost every single Polish person that plays the game, are complete self-centered assholes who have no tolerance for any other race except for themselves. You will see them act like a douche-bag to any other player, even if the player was just trying to help. Now, I know you're not like that, so I'm not going to judge you by the way Polish people act on the game. So uh, don't be a douche-bag about other races, be a douche-bag about other people
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09-19-2007, 10:36 PM | #19 |
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True, it could have strict rules. But it doesn't. So people really do need to chill out with the grammar. If it's really that bad, okay, have some fun with them. But don't be a bitch about a single mistake.
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