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Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: funked on April 23, 2001, 10:51:00 PM
Enough with the attitude.  I don't care how many umlauts or fake-ass titles you have, or what the planes flew like in the kiddie sim you used to play.  Shut up and fly.  You want respect?  Earn It.
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Wardog on April 23, 2001, 10:57:00 PM
Agreed Funked, but this goes to everyone, not just the newbies. Most here have my respect but there are a few that dont and im not talkin newbies.


Dog out.........
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: hblair on April 24, 2001, 12:30:00 AM
What funked said.
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: funked on April 24, 2001, 01:29:00 AM
Reading this again, it looks pretty hostile, so let me clarify.  I love newbies.  Newbies rule.  I can remember when some of my best squaddies were newbies.  If any new guys want help please message me on private in the arena.  I haven't done any training for a while and it would be fun.

[This message has been edited by funked (edited 04-24-2001).]
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Revvin on April 24, 2001, 01:50:00 AM
You're right Funked respect has to be earned but the problem is not just newbies, there are some people here who just because they've been around a while automatically think they should command respect. IMO its why another community went so sour so perhaps we should learn from it before this community goes the same way.
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: mrfish on April 24, 2001, 06:01:00 AM
eeeeyyyyyup.....and if you have to keep the tude for cryin out loud be a knight.....
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: StSanta on April 24, 2001, 06:47:00 AM
Respect funkeds authority, dammit!

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Von Santa
Staffelkapitän 9./JG 54 "Grünherz"
"If you return from a mission with a victory, but without your Rottenflieger, you have lost your battle."
- D. Hrabak, JG 54 "Grünherz"
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Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Brat on April 24, 2001, 03:13:00 PM
nice "tude" funked...

Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: easymo on April 24, 2001, 03:38:00 PM
  Glad to see you amended your post funked. The fastest way to gain respect from some one, is to treat them with respect. If you start out by calling them an a**hole, it wont go very far from there.

 I think too many people, worry to much, about being liked.  If I learned anything from the clinton presidency, it was that being well liked, and being right, are NOT the same thing.

  Personally, I am indifferent to the affections of other players. Given the choice of being liked, and being treated with respect, I will take the latter every time.

 

[This message has been edited by easymo (edited 04-24-2001).]
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: DRILL on April 24, 2001, 03:46:00 PM
 hmmmmm another BB post i like  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

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DRILL
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Hairball on April 24, 2001, 04:29:00 PM
Respect?

Try livin with a 2 legged fat assed moron that considers everything under 18 inches in height a 'rodent'. I had ta shred his pillow, toejam in his headphones, puke in his sneakers and give him a half a dozen 22 claw salutes to get him to show me a bit of respect... lived with the bum fer two years before I discovered that 'dammit' was NOT my name.

You jokers are lookin fer 'respect' from a text group on a computer monitor? Jeeeezus... and I thought the lard-ass that feeds me wuz stupid..

Hairball (you don't have to respect me.. fear will do nicely; thanks)
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: paintmaw on April 24, 2001, 04:33:00 PM
no need to trash Knights fishhead , unless that makes you feel superior    (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: SOB on April 24, 2001, 04:40:00 PM
Dammit!  err...Hairball, you little turd, get your arse back into the latrines with your fat-assed master where you belong!

"heads up, Hang!"
<BooT!>
"rrrwwooooooowwwwrrrr!!!!"
<thud>
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: SOB on April 24, 2001, 04:42:00 PM
 
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Originally posted by paintmaw:
no need to trash Knights fishhead , unless that makes you feel superior     (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

It's not trash talking Knits that makes Rooks and Bish feel superior.  It's not being Knits that makes Rooks and Bish feel superior.   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)


SOB
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Hangtime on April 24, 2001, 04:45:00 PM
Gawdammit; I'm tryin ta clean the toejam OUTTA this hole, and you toss that miserable cat in here..  wait... AhhHA! (hang grabs hairball by the tail)

HEY LOOK!!!! A NEW LATRINE BRUSH!

Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Hairball on April 24, 2001, 04:52:00 PM
MEOWWWWRRRRHISSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!(LEGGO MY TAIL DAMMIT!)

Somebody better call an ambulance and the milkman. Fatboy's about ta be dead shredded meat.

Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: LLv34_Camouflage on April 24, 2001, 06:45:00 PM
 (http://sweeet.com/epimages/gallery/Season_2/203_-_Chickenlover/203_depcartman.jpg)


 
Quote
Originally posted by StSanta:
Respect funkeds authority, dammit!

Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: milnko on April 24, 2001, 07:43:00 PM
 
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Originally posted by SOB:
It's not trash talking Knits that makes Rooks and Bish feel superior.  It's not being Knits that makes Rooks and Bish feel superior.    (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) SOB

Now that was cruel SOB, do you kick the cane out from under lil' ol ladies? Or laugh at the mentally handicapped?

KNITS can't help how they are. And we should pity them, not remind them of thier short comings, it's just plain mean to tell em how ugly thier sheep are or how thier flying is  like dried out and tossed cow floppies.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) <J/K>
<G,D,R>
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: paintmaw on April 24, 2001, 07:54:00 PM
I feel so abused  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif)
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Hangtime on April 24, 2001, 08:02:00 PM
 
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Now that was cruel SOB, do you kick the cane out from under lil' ol ladies? Or laugh at the mentally handicapped?

Now thats a DUMB question if I ever heard one. Ask him fer his girl scout pictures. The guy is twisted... warped I tells yah..

(psssst.. SOB, I lost my set; send me another)

 

Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Staga on April 24, 2001, 08:21:00 PM
Theres lots of Rooks and Bish I respect. People like... hmm...  uh.

Nevermind...
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: -tronski- on April 24, 2001, 09:26:00 PM
Why would any newb play, when until you've past some magical mark set by the self appointed "old sweats" you have to sit in the  corner and shutup.


 Tronsky
  (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Skyrats/files/TempV486a.gif)
 486 Sqn (NZ),"Hiwa hau Maka"

[This message has been edited by -tronski- (edited 04-24-2001).]
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: mrfish on April 25, 2001, 12:08:00 AM
 
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Originally posted by paintmaw:
no need to trash Knights fishhead , unless that makes you feel superior     (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

well you'll see....someday i'll get more than just a proximity kill on you and you'll feel (and smell) the magic.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)


Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: SOB on April 25, 2001, 01:02:00 AM
 
Quote
Originally posted by Hangtime:
Now thats a DUMB question if I ever heard one. Ask him fer his girl scout pictures. The guy is twisted... warped I tells yah..

(psssst.. SOB, I lost my set; send me another)

ooohhh man, jus...just loook at those coookies!
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: paintmaw on April 25, 2001, 02:22:00 AM
I believe thats already been done fish <S>
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: hazed- on April 25, 2001, 08:58:00 AM
hairball by any chance are your inane sounding ramblings actually quotes from an old underground comic called the freak brothers?

all your cat stuff sounds very familiar.



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Hazed
3./JG2 (http://members.home.net/winyah999/3jg2.htm)
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Hellflint on April 25, 2001, 11:15:00 PM
Wow.

Uhhhhh...Squadron Commander...

...about my membership application...

Respectfully,

HELLFLINT   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/eek.gif)
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Hairball on April 26, 2001, 12:24:00 AM
Clue:  War of the Cockroaches.
 (http://www.chivian.com/chivian/FatFreddysCat6.gif)

I opted fer better living conditions and a maid, but I gotta tell yah; one Fatboy's pretty much the same as the next.   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)



[This message has been edited by Hairball (edited 04-26-2001).]
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: funked on April 26, 2001, 11:25:00 AM
Freak Bros. Rule!
Remember, Peed Skills!!!
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: J_A_B on April 26, 2001, 12:10:00 PM
"Newbies drop the 'tude"


That's the funniest thing I've read in quite awhile.  It's some of the "vets" around here who have an attitude problem, and it's bad enough that quite a few newbies go elsewhere to fly.

J_A_B
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: sling322 on April 26, 2001, 12:46:00 PM
Wait a minute J_A_B....is it the attitude that drove you away or the fact that HT wouldnt let you put those damn underscores in your handle?
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: funked on April 26, 2001, 12:55:00 PM
Yes JAB a lot of the vets have attitude problems too.    (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif)

I guess I could have chosen a different title for the thread.  I posted this after logging from the Arena in disgust, after listening to two new guys verbally abuse every pilot who shot them down for about three hours.

There are a lot of guys coming in here and getting whomped on their first few weeks, cursing out any player who shoots them down, then trying to blame it on the FM or the gunnery model and God knows what else.  

For the guys who aren't like that, new guys who are here to learn to fly and fight, and treat the other people in the arena like humans, then I welcome them and salute them, and offer whatever assistance I am capable of.

But the fact remains that there is a very high rate of abusive new pilots, and these guys need to be kept in check.  I know for a fact that this kind of BS has driven away many prospective AH subscribers.

[This message has been edited by funked (edited 04-26-2001).]
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Betown on April 26, 2001, 01:10:00 PM
You get two types of newbies. The ones who think you are an amazinhunk no matter what you do. And the ones who respect you if you help them. After hanging out in the TA and helping people out, you can gain a lot of friends and a whole lot of respect. But there is always one who will come along and ruin your session because he thinks he knows it all. There are a few I could mention.

Not all newbies are bad infact a lot of them are really great guys who appreciate what help we "Vets" give them. But unfortunately they are often shadowed out by some of the utter tossers that grace us with there presence. You think the arenas are bad?? Talk to artlaws. He will tell you some MEAN stories about H2H  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)


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Chris "Betown" Bradbury

- XO 7/KG26 (hostile shores squadron)
- 332nd Flying Mongrels
- AH Training Corps
"Hoorrrahh"
Lt Cooper Hawks
Space Above and Beyond
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: J_A_B on April 26, 2001, 09:32:00 PM
You're absolutely right Funked.

And Sling, you apparently don't know what you're talking about--I'm still a paying member of AH.   Of course, you wouldn't know that since my in-game handle is quite stupid and signifigantly different from "J_A_B".  I DO want underscores!  

Actually your attitude is a good example of what's wrong here..."I don't give a damn about anyone's issues but my own". Thanks for providing the example.

J_A_B

[This message has been edited by J_A_B (edited 04-27-2001).]
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Grayeagle on April 26, 2001, 10:51:00 PM
LOL Funked..

Then there's a lotta guys who were already 'here' that wail and whine about gettin blasted by anyone at all ..ROFL ..*very* similar to AW's relaxed realism arena's.

Where the kids play.

I just blow off attitudes.
Like yours, f'rinstance.

I enjoy a good fight and look forward to them.
I also don't shy away from laughing at an attitude on ch 1. Them chains are easy to pull!
All part of the game.. and has been for years.

-GE (I have somethin you can keep in check .. LOL)
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: funked on April 26, 2001, 11:27:00 PM
 
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..*very* similar to AW's relaxed realism arena's.  Where the kids play.

That's what I'm worried about.   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif)

[This message has been edited by funked (edited 04-26-2001).]
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: J_A_B on April 27, 2001, 12:42:00 AM
GE, you're quite mistaken.   Lately, AW's "RR" arenas are nowhere near as full of whining and chest-thumping as the AH MA.

J_A_B
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: SOB on April 27, 2001, 01:02:00 AM
 
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Originally posted by J_A_B:
Actually your attitude is a good example of what's wrong here..."I don't give a damn about anyone's issues but my own". Thanks for providing the example.

Or perhaps part of what's wrong here is people like yourself who can't take a little good natured ribbing without getting your panties in a bunch and flinging insults.  

Lighten up Francis.


SOB
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: J_A_B on April 27, 2001, 10:09:00 AM
What he said does not appear to be "good-natured".  If he intended otherwise, he should clear things up.

J_A_B
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: sling322 on April 27, 2001, 11:21:00 AM
Well J_A_B_____...the tone of your original post led me to believe that you were no longer a paying customer.  And if ya cant take a joke then grow thicker skin or piss off.

Have a nice day!
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Grayeagle on April 27, 2001, 11:56:00 AM
 
Quote
Originally posted by J_A_B:
GE, you're quite mistaken.   Lately, AW's "RR" arenas are nowhere near as full of whining and chest-thumping as the AH MA.

J_A_B

I haven't been in the RR arena's for at least two years ..-grin- so I have no idea what they are like 'lately' ..all I know was what they were like since they were first dubbed 'RR' to the summer of '98, when I began playin EQ.

They had been the same all that time.
Lotta raggin on ch 1, lotta whinin.. and a LOTTA macro's.

It was fun to go into RR now and then and wack some seals :)

One of my last forays I apparantly wacked some yahoo who was a points leader and I was told in no uncertain terms it was a lucky shot.. so I dueled him 5 times.. 5 kills later, all just after the merge, all with different openers.. he finally got the message. -evil grin-

-GE (doolin is still boring ..gimmee a low furball to play in everytime :)
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Brat on April 27, 2001, 11:58:00 AM
I like the veterans in the game...they've been very helpful at offering their advice and keeping me entertained.

Especially after they begin thumping their chests for shooting me down...

I just don't have the heart to tell them I've played maybe a total of 3 hours combined...
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Mr. T on April 27, 2001, 12:03:00 PM
 
Quote
Originally posted by Brat:
I just don't have the heart to tell them I've played maybe a total of 3 hours combined...

5 hours, 7 minutes and 6 seconds to be exact.
<G>
-SW

Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Brat on April 27, 2001, 12:46:00 PM
You counting the 30 minutes in a PT boat driving around wondering if I could figure out a way to waterski off the back?
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Mr. T on April 27, 2001, 01:04:00 PM
Yeah, that's cumulative for all 4 categories. Fighter, Attack, Bomber and Vehicle/Boat.

You can go to the scores page (main HTC site, left hand side a bit down... says "Scores" click on that and go to "pilot score") type in your in game handle. It'll give you  your scores and time and other stuff there.
-SW
Title: Newbies Drop the 'Tude
Post by: Brat on April 27, 2001, 02:22:00 PM
Heheee...cool...now I can see how bad I really am...

Thanx

<groan>