smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
I use the smokescreen of a custom status to deflect attention from the general idiocy of my posts. Judging by the vast number of likes I get for my posts, it works.
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jefmcg
Guru
Obviously. But until today I thought that if it didn't say "new member" they'd posted a few times.
I never take any notice of that. If I'm not sure of a poster and how I should reply, I read their posting history to get a flavour. This happens with old and new members because you don't always interact with everyone so sometimes when you do, you need or I need, to remind myself of their style, that way I can reply appropriately; though not always, we're none of us perfect.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
You mentioned that the post in question "bore all the hallmarks of a new CC user". I'd suggest you should have trusted your instinct and checked their history, rather than allowing yourself to be misled by the status.
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jefmcg
Guru
Well, I thought status and number of posts were equivalent. Now I literally don't know what status means.
Hence my question.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
I've never thought of it as meaning anything. Your status as 'Guru' certainly doesn't convey any useful information to me that I can't glean from just reading your posts.
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jefmcg
Guru
To me there were three categories.
- New member - means, usually, has only made a few posts (there are new members here that joined in 2007)
- Active member - has made more than a few posts
- Everything else - they've been around long enough to get to pick their own epithet - or accept the default, guru.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Do you really feel as though you have the power to frighten someone away over the internet? I think you need to have power meter check I think.
classic33
Leg End Member
Guru isn't the default. It's just one in a series of five, unless you change it yourself.
Jody
Stubborn git
Some people get savaged on this forum for saying the wrong thing. I could easily see some new members not coming back.
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jefmcg
Guru
Not on my own, but if I joined bike forum like this and said "only an idiot would cycle without a helmet", that would probably be my last post. Being attacked by a dozen smug members would make me find somewhere else to go.
Not everyone is like me, but I think it's nice to make new members feel welcome until they get the hang of things.
- A "New Member" could be a first time cyclist, or a bike mechanic of 30 years who never posted here before. So it's irrelevant as to their knowledge and experience and so you should assume nothing.
- I read a lot, but I don't post a lot - maybe others do too. In fact, one of the last times I posted you objected me to posting a fact from my experience, making me wonder why I bother to begin with.
- A long term member deserves the same respect and no hostility as anybody else. They may still be a novice and lack confidence no matter how long they've been posting.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
You need to be a bit thick skinned to be on here
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jefmcg
Guru
Wow. My communications skills are averaging around zero today. Even the simplest thing I say seems to be misunderstood. Time to go do something else.
marshmella
Guru
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- Telford, Shropshire
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