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Originally Posted by Gunman69
You are right on the money, MPM. Most of the people who come onto our site "mean well", but they are relatively cocky. They "think" they know everything about guns (or at least, a great deal), but I can see why it gets to be a pain when you have to CONSTANTLY revert their edits.
That being said, I think that that's just how newbies are. They're going to be cocky starting out. Then once someone (or a few people) let them know that they are wrong (not gloating, but explaining), then they will get the hang of it. They'll start understanding more about 1) guns in general and 2) the principles of our site. Although I didn't start editing things left and right when I first came to the site, I thought I knew a lot about guns, but I learned much more after spending several months here. So I think if we just give the newbies time, they'll come around, and they'll become valuable members of our site.
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Well, there are the newbies who make honest mistakes who will turn out to be stellar and professional members. And there are the dumbasses
I was mostly referring to the dumbasses. LOL. The guys who are just reckless and annoying. But you are right. It is sometimes hard to tell unless we give them time.......
BTW: I am gratified at how the newer members actually READ the rules. We've been operating without formal written rules for so long, that I now feel guilty for slamming guys for not 'psychically knowing' what the rest of us knew through experience. Doh!