Originally posted by Damien8086
First of all "piracy" has nothing to do with my post. I posted a question regarding piracy on another board, but I never condoned it or anything else so perhaps you should fully read my posts before responding to them.
Secondly, I\'m not trying to start an argument. I am stating my opinion. It\'s that simple. If you dont agree with it then fine.
Thirdly, just because someone is new to a particular board it does not mean that they are A) a new gamer 
they are new to gaming boards or C) they are new to computers in general.
and finally Fourthly one should not have to "adapt" to a frigging message board. It is just a message board. LoL. I will continue to post my opinions and any questions if I have any. I will not change how I post or "adapt" my posting to fit into the accepted norm around here. That would make for some boring topics if everyone did that.
I don\'t see how anything I have posted is so outlandish as to warrant the type of responses that I have received. I think some of you are just narrowminded and take too much stock into the quantity of your posts. No one really cares how many posts you have. Dont let the fact that this is simply a message board escape you.
First of all, I think you\'re missing a lot here. It, in my experience, is not the number of posts you have that matters. It is how long you\'ve been here, and how you\'ve posted while you are here.
You topic was asking why a topic about piracy was closed, if I remember right. Had you taken the time to read the newbie FAQ, you shouldn\'t have even had to ask. People were frustrated that you were making a topic that was unnecessary, and pointed out that you didn\'t take the time to see the rules here.
As for stating your opinion, that\'s fine. That\'s what the boards are for. But if you are going to support your opinion, you have to be ready to have others attack it. That is how they will enforce their opinion, should it contradict yours
As for your third point, I know it doesn\'t mean any of those things. It does however mean that the people here don\'t know anything about you for sure. We can\'t just assume such things. It makes it even harder to assume such things, when you post topics pointing out how you don\'t know how things work here.
As for adapting, I simply meant that you would learn the rules here, and see how to fit in better. That doesn\'t mean changing your posting style. That wasn\'t what I was trying to say. If you want us to have an open mind towards you, then have one towards us.
One major point still stands from my first post though. Respect has to be earned. You can\'t come to a place where no one knows you, and just demand it. If you post good, interesting posts, it will come to you in time.
