dammets
07.19.11 | List is just albums I bought a record store a few days ago.
They also had a limited edition vinyl of Angel Dust. I jizzed when I saw it. I think my brother's gonna buy it for me for my birthday next month. |
BigHans
07.19.11 | I try to be nice to new users unless they are an obvious troll attempt. |
SeaAnemone
07.19.11 | I guarantee you being "sputnik enough" has nothing to do with it |
ffs
07.19.11 | - dont be an insufferable faggot
- |
BigHans
07.19.11 | It certainly helps though. Im actually surprised anyone liked me when I was new, I was so unsputnik and still am for the most part. For example, 2 fucking sucks. |
dammets
07.19.11 | The not sputnik enough thing was just a joke. |
BigHans
07.19.11 | nah theres some truth to that. I guarentee new user A who posts the albums you did here in their first list would do much better than new user B who posts A7X/Eminem/Metallica etc. |
SeaAnemone
07.19.11 | ok... couldn't tell because I think some people actually believe that.
In all seriousness you should probably complete SBT first, basic training. You have to sign up with Jom, so ask in the Meds thread, but I'm pretty sure the next session is in the beginning of August (unless you're not in the US, then you'll have to find an alternative training program). Either way, Sputnik Basic Training really helps you get acclimated here, you come in with a head start. |
acorncheese
07.19.11 | wow this is just about the most ridiculous list i've ever seen |
Crysis
07.19.11 | Be open to criticism and generally don't be a douche |
dammets
07.19.11 | It seems that Sputnik albums like 2, Jane Doe, or any Opeth album get as much hate as they do love here. |
sniper
07.19.11 | hans when you joined there were way fewer retards on here than there are now. plus you're just funny. |
rasputin
07.19.11 | for some of us, it's not a differentiation between new users and old users, rather it's intelligent users with well formulated opinions and expression or retards |
Relinquished
07.19.11 | I'm with rasputin |
dammets
07.19.11 | The new user that posted a list earlier seemed ok. Wasn't an obvious troll or anything. Yet all the comments didn't seem to think that. |
bloc
07.19.11 | Regardless of your musical taste, Sputnik is a shark pit. Hell, I'm not even sure if people take it into consideration anymore with new users. |
Acanthus
07.19.11 | rasputin nailed it, also hate 3. |
BigHans
07.19.11 | hans when you joined there were way fewer retards on here than there are now
^ yeah but Progmaster was posting back then that evens it out. |
dammets
07.19.11 | @bloc
Then why wasn't I torn a new asshole when I joined, yet others were for pretty much doing the same thing? |
rasputin
07.19.11 | because it just didnt happen, i wouldnt read too deeply into it |
DiceMan
07.19.11 | oh shit I forgot about progmaster
also new users that try to be funny and aren't are the worst kind of users |
Dismantle
07.19.11 | yea that guy that made the best albums thing was a douche, therefore, Emim gave him the business |
bloc
07.19.11 | Like rasputin said, if you have a way with words then there is nothing to fear. |
omnipanzer
07.19.11 | Is the list good?
If yes there are fewer pushes but if no... it's open season
At that point it's all about how well they react. they roll with it and they will be fine but if they don't, they may not even last the list tbh.
It really just depends on whether they can weather the storm. Everyone gets hazed but how hard depends on them and what users are on atm.
I hate 2... |
omnipanzer
07.19.11 | P.S. letting your own list get steamrolled (like the other guy) is never a good sign js. |
OneMoreRoland
07.19.11 | Everyone can tell if a person typing is 14. That person doesn't do well on sputnik |
UnnamedOcean
07.19.11 | I can't even count how many "My Favorite Bands" lists I have seen from new users that go to shit because Sputnikers think their taste in music sucks. |
tkxxx7
07.19.11 | I don't even remember my first list. brb, gonna go bump it |
LetoAtreides
07.19.11 | There is no thought process when it comes to dealing with anyone on Sputnik. If there was any thought at all people would step back and realize "oh, I'm a tool." |
DominionMM1
07.19.11 | 4 is monumental. I'm strongly considering paying an outrageous sum to get it on vinyl. |
Blackbelt54
07.19.11 | I try to be nice to new users unless they are an obvious troll attempt. [2] |
anarchistfish
07.19.11 | all sputnikers have their douche regulators removed
that's how |
Maniac!
07.19.11 | The new guy got ripped to shreds because he fell for trollbait. Keep calm and you'll survive. |
BigHans
07.19.11 | all sputnikers have their douche regulators removed
^ Thats not a nice thing to say about Maniac |
Maniac!
07.19.11 | How clever and original, Hans. |
Inveigh
07.19.11 | just because you get ripped doesn't mean you have to leave though
I mean ButcheredChildren is still here |
anarchistfish
07.19.11 | I lol'd and idk why @hans |
tiesthatbind
07.19.11 | The treatment of new users could definitely be improved around here, but you can generally get along just fine here regardless of your taste (for the most part). It's got more to do with attitude than anything else. I came in here listening to mainstream rock and nothing else and I never got hazed or anything. I was open to recs, wrote some reviews, generally posted intelligently, and made friends here within a few months. |
Satellite
07.19.11 | i'm nice to everyone who seems to have a modicum of intelligence and isn't a giant douche
new users like that are few and far between, though |
WeepingBanana
07.19.11 | Usually with a new user I'll give them a tiny tiny amount of shit and joke around with them. If they take it super seriously then I hate them forever. If they give me shit back in a light-hearted manner or are generally cool about me giving them shit in the first place then I respect them.
Essentially, as long as they don't take the internet too seriously they're cool. This goes for all users. |
IleftyspankedU
07.19.11 | I think sputnik should have a disclaimer for new users.....no more than 1 list per day. Everyone makes that mistake because, at the beginning, you don't really know what else to do here |
taxidermist
07.19.11 | I'm usually just cool with everyone. Sometimes I'll throw in a sarcastic comment like "get out right now," or "shut up newbie," but I don't expect anyone to take them seriously. All insults I throw are usually in a joking/sarcastic manner. Other than that I'll just say "welcome to the site, expect A B C." |
porch
07.19.11 | the site is nowhere near as intimidating for new users as people in this thread seem to think so i'm sure anyone who isn't an idiot will be able to deal with the resident 14 year olds |
anarchistfish
07.19.11 | "The treatment of new users could definitely be improved around here, but you can generally get along just fine here regardless of your taste (for the most part). It's got more to do with attitude than anything else. I came in here listening to mainstream rock and nothing else and I never got hazed or anything. I was open to recs, wrote some reviews, generally posted intelligently, and made friends here within a few months."
I didn't get this experience |
omnipanzer
07.19.11 | "the site is nowhere near as intimidating for new users as people in this thread seem to think"
No shit, go try posting at SA and see how long it takes you to get a new asshole. |
porch
07.19.11 | stadium arcadium |
Satellite
07.19.11 | sodomites anonymous |
omnipanzer
07.19.11 | ^ lol
http://forums.somethingawful.com/ |
anarchistfish
07.19.11 | "I'm usually just cool with everyone. Sometimes I'll throw in a sarcastic comment like "get out right now," or "shut up newbie," but I don't expect anyone to take them seriously. "
it's qute hard to work out if someone is being serious or not on the internet |
Satellite
07.19.11 | yeah but something awful is nothing but 15 year olds who resort to meme recital and other stupid shit, unlike this s--
oh |
omnipanzer
07.19.11 | They are also roughly 10 times harder on a n00b than we are... no competition. |
botb
07.19.11 | "I try to be nice to new users unless they are an obvious troll attempt."
^^^ this
and it's best to ignore sonic he has the sense of humor of a 4th grader |
anarchistfish
07.19.11 | "They are also roughly 10 times harder on a n00b than we are... no competition."
I have to test this
tell my family I love em guys
lol nt rly they suck |
botb
07.19.11 | i was bored :)
and is that harle from chrono cross in your picture? |
dammets
07.19.11 | Yup |
omnipanzer
07.19.11 | "I have to test this"
Go for it, it's a pay site but it's not much. People generally lurk there for years before posting. The rules are strict and they have their own language. |
omnipanzer
07.19.11 | Some of the threads are great reading though if you get bored. If the topic you're reading is hot a page can fill up in a minute. They have a very large user base. |
anarchistfish
07.19.11 | money nvm |
toxin.
07.20.11 | Yeah, uh, good luck. Lots of nice people here, but a lot of the frequenters are unfriendly at best and douches at worst, and their trolling posts get a disproportionate amount of weight as a result. |
foreverendeared
07.20.11 | A lot of users are dicks just to be dicks for amusement. I do it sometimes. The important thing to remember is when a user is being a dick, don't take it personal and just go with it. |
toxin.
07.20.11 | ^Ehh, that's definitely true, but I don't think it really justifies being a dick.
Especially to a new user who doesn't know anyone, they probably could be driven off by it. People who could be cool guys |
foreverendeared
07.20.11 | Well, I think it's more like, If you are really going to be driven off of the site because of what a stranger on the internet said, then well, ta-ta |
JamieTwort
07.20.11 | Two of my mates joined and were both dirven off within a week of joining. |
foreverendeared
07.20.11 | But I also agree, there's too much douchbaggery, like 77.6% too much. |
toxin.
07.20.11 | Well foreverenderared, I don't mean like
"Oh my God, people are calling me mean names. :'( I'm never coming here again"
I mean more like,
"Well the people here are assholes, and it seems like more trouble than it's worth. I'd rather do other things in my time." |
Puzzles
07.20.11 | It's a three-step process: We assess their music tastes, aim... and fire. |
Puzzles
07.20.11 | Besides, your first list was titled "Top 20 Faith No More Songs". I mean, that says it all: FNM are the pinnacle of everything Sputnik. |
illmitch
07.20.11 | fuck with them for saying dumb shit |
foreverendeared
07.20.11 | I hear ya xtoxin, I hear ya. |
jdennis31
07.20.11 | I posted a list with bands I see get hated on all the time. Surprisingly, it was well accepted. Only problems I've ever had on this site are from metal heads who got super pissed off because I said metal was generic. I then asked for some recs so that I'd stop hating on metal and apparently they don't "give recs to fags who 5 thrice albums" then again it could be my broad generalizations for people who listen to only metal that coulda gotten me into it. |
FrankRedHot
07.20.11 | Just avoid me and you'll do fine. |
AlonsoHarris
07.20.11 | don't ever talk bad about third eye blind. or megaDEATH...learned that the hard way |
illmitch
07.20.11 | its spelled deth you fucking idiot |
wabbit
07.20.11 | all of you are dumb it's really easy:
Step 1) see new user list
Step 2) go on new user list
Step 3) don't look at albums/bands/songs on the list just open the comments at the bottom
Step 4) crtl f "qwe"
Step 5) you have now determined whether or not the new user is retarded or not.
|
DeadStarShine
07.20.11 | I guess every person should get treated with dignity, regardless of being a retard or not. In the best of choices, one can always ignore a bad comment, but there's never a reason to insult someone. Also, it's not one's fault to enter this site without knowing as much about music as a staff or a contributer. That's just an opinion though. |
mvp
07.20.11 | hi guys |
mvp
07.20.11 | anyone else sad disturbed broke up |
Discretion
07.20.11 | No. |
Sanders
07.20.11 | I think I got off fairly lightly, I'm always treated with indifference or ignored, which is better than being flamed for being a retard and/or douche! |
mvp
07.20.11 | anyone else love blinks new song |
dammets
07.20.11 | I like Disturbed, but I don't think they're really broken up. |
WashboardSuds
07.20.11 | "douchbaggery"
lol
yeah basically everything that's been said up there^
I try to be nice, not to trolls/douchebags, respect people that are open minded/don't take stuff serious/personal, musical taste doesn't matter unless they're close minded and proud |
illmitch
07.23.11 | trolls/douchebags are the only worthwhile people on this site |
