Maybe exclusive cliquishness needs to stop.

[maggot]

OP: dont be uptight! we are all very cool! there are some characters in our community, but they're all very cool too! i think the clique you are talking of is nothing but a strong bond between senior members and cubers of much skill. a lot of these characters in our community will strike an argument at the drop of a hat over spelling and grammatical errors (cough stefan (even though he's gotten much more calm about it)), stupid stuff! but these characters are some of the most intelligent and interesting people!

there are millions of inside jokes, things other than cubing in which many people share interest (i.e. math= mike, chris, stefan, etc.). . . it is only natural. .

at competition, i assume that a lot of the segregation comes from relationships online, ability, and more importantly age groups. maybe im ignorant, but if i went to a comp, even if they were faster than me, i wouldnt be hanging out with a 12 year old kid.

for stachu: #rubik, cool people that make a name for themselves even though they arent WR holders clique, dans little brother clique

 

[Andrew Ricci]

this forum is a clique. if you have 100+ posts, you're immune to everything. You can post garbage, spam, be a postwhore, insult others, be inappropriate, break rules, and do whatever you please without being frowned upon. If you have less than 100 posts, you're treated as a pile of crap no matter what good you do. Everyone looks down upon you and moderators ban you for no reason because they think that every post you make is spam.

Don't assume so much. You may see a person flaming, spamming, etc. and the moderators say nothing, but if it is reported by someone, that person who posted will most likely be given an infraction. Just because there isn't a big scene doesn't mean nothing has happened and the person won't get consequences. I have accumulated two infractions and I highly doubt anyone has noticed.

Finally, 100 posts is in no way the threshold for never getting penalized. Both of my infractions were obtained after 200 posts. Spend some more time on the forum, ask, listen, and try not to judge without real proof.

 

[StachuK1992]

dans little brother clique

What?

 

[Dene]

this forum is a clique. if you have 100+ posts, you're immune to everything. You can post garbage, spam, be a postwhore, insult others, be inappropriate, break rules, and do whatever you please without being frowned upon. If you have less than 100 posts, you're treated as a pile of crap no matter what good you do. Everyone looks down upon you and moderators ban you for no reason because they think that every post you make is spam.

Lolcake.

 

[aridus]

OP: dont be uptight! we are all very cool! there are some characters in our community, but they're all very cool too! i think the clique you are talking of is nothing but a strong bond between senior members and cubers of much skill. a lot of these characters in our community will strike an argument at the drop of a hat over spelling and grammatical errors (cough stefan (even though he's gotten much more calm about it)), stupid stuff! but these characters are some of the most intelligent and interesting people!

there are millions of inside jokes, things other than cubing in which many people share interest (i.e. math= mike, chris, stefan, etc.). . . it is only natural. .

at competition, i assume that a lot of the segregation comes from relationships online, ability, and more importantly age groups. maybe im ignorant, but if i went to a comp, even if they were faster than me, i wouldnt be hanging out with a 12 year old kid.

for stachu: #rubik, cool people that make a name for themselves even though they arent WR holders clique, dans little brother clique

Yeah, I realize I was out of line a bit. I'm not very social by nature so I don't always "get it."

I just don't understand how people are some times. I'm pretty tolerant in reality except in extreme cases. I don't have many friends per se, but I can still associate even with people that I dislike in some way. I just don't get some kind of "connection" out of it; that is something I don't truly understand. I may not agree with how some people act, and some annoy me, but that doesn't mean I hate them or can't talk to them.

 

[maggot]

What?

LMAO i couldnt think of anything ; w; it seems noone is playing your game

 

[Dene]

I just don't understand how people are some times. I'm pretty tolerant in reality except in extreme cases. I don't have many friends per se, but I can still associate even with people that I dislike in some way. I just don't get some kind of "connection" out of it; that is something I don't truly understand. I may not agree with how some people act, and some annoy me, but that doesn't mean I hate them or can't talk to them.

I think you read way too much into comments. I'm pretty sure most people on these forums don't hate others around here. I mean, there would be some people that hate other people for whatever reason they choose, but that would usually be for something more personal that happened. Insulting someone does not mean that one hates that person. Most likely they are completely indifferent to who the person is, and are merely commenting on what they have said and are not too concerned with the person behind the comments.

 

[aridus]

Interesting. I'll try to keep it in mind.

 

[miniGOINGS]

Where can I find an application form? I want to join a clique...