I'm going to rant, just for a second:
I'm not a returning poster. I get the self proclaimed sleuths around here have this dire need to label anyone who comes out guns blazing as a returning poster, but you know what? It's REALLY not hard to just jump in with both feet as a new poster. If anything, all it leads to is infractions and miscommunications. I've had my share of both. I've talked trash to some of the more respectable posters here and been shamed for it, which is totally fine, because I simply did not know. I'm fine with taking lumps, but this whole "returning poster" narrative is kind of ridiculous. It's fine if you think that, but constantly having to mention things like "oh you outed yourself!" and "oh yeah well you're a returning poster so your opinion is blegh" is just childish and tired.
I mean come on puckluck, you publically welched on a bet, everyone has seen the evidence and knows you did it, and YOU are going to go around accusing people of things without ANY evidence? Yeah, see how far that gets you. Whether you're just having a laugh or not, it's old, I'm over the humour portion of the idea.
Trust me, if I get banned (and that's entirely possible, I know I go too far sometimes) I will be more than happy to leave sneaky clues about the fact that I was once strombad. However, this remains the very first account I've posted with on CP. I enjoy posting on CP, so I do it quite a bit. Posting at a high rate and with a bit of sandpaper once in a while doesn't automatically mean someone was here before.
To believe that every new poster that goes in heavy is a returning poster shows a complete disregard for the popularity of this site. This isn't a mom-and-pop site where the membership is small and it's a tight community, it's pretty f'n big. New people will come and go. You'll like some, and you won't like others. Just because someone comes in and walks the line of good taste doesn't mean they've been banned before. If anything, you'd think someone who had been banned would LEARN.
I'm cool with the returning poster garbage once in a while for brand new people. Make your guesses, let it go. But it's been like 6 months. Get over it already.
TLDR: The "returning poster" narrative that some people lean on RGMG. Get over it, ya bunch of wannabe Sherlocks.
