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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 2363571, member: 13650&quot;]I joined this forum when I was 28 and am now 35.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve taken breaks here and there but I&#039;ve always enjoyed coming back and reading various posts in most of the available areas here.&nbsp; &nbsp; IMO this place including the &quot;older folk&quot; is fairly tame.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; Whether you&#039;re young, middle aged, old, doesn&#039;t matter.&nbsp; There&#039;s a certain, unwritten rule/expectation that you try to do some of your own research and legwork.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some of the rudeness is likely a result of people just being lazy.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not all, but some.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Some people like to post just to post something.&nbsp;&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t start a new thread unless I thought it would be fairly thought provoking or at least informational.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I agree that this site is not dedicated to newbies.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; That being said, if someone is kind enough to share their time with a newbie that may or may not be here tomorrow, they could help that person get up to speed very quickly.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Some stuff you&#039;re better off doing your own research on your own time.&nbsp;&nbsp; A forum search here can be very valuable. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If you share pics and people are rude about it, well.... not everybody in life is gonna be nice or wants to be your friend.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not even here.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Some people may be having a bad day and take it out on a poster.&nbsp; &nbsp; Also, many times typed words come across harsher without having any vocal inflection.&nbsp; &nbsp; It seems like sarcasm is missed over half the time on forums often leading to unnecessary confrontation and unintended feelings.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To add to this, as others have stated, its likely in the nature of people that post here.&nbsp;&nbsp; Re-read the name of this place and think about who likely comes here.&nbsp;&nbsp; Let it truly sink in.&nbsp;&nbsp; lol&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s rare people that I dig but there&#039;s side effects.&nbsp;&nbsp; This forum is probably not the largest collection of socialites on the net.&nbsp; &nbsp; There&#039;s going to be the occasional awkward moment and off handed comment.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Other than that, I&#039;d say there&#039;s a reasonable expectation for both sides to be grown ups about things.&nbsp; &nbsp; This includes the person who feels offended.&nbsp;&nbsp; Usually not that big of a deal but anybody can turn it into one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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