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Originally Posted by btimbit
That's fair.
I just think the hate around here for this particular poster has gotten out of hand. He seems young, maybe a tad immature at times, but comes across as genuine and seems to just want to be helpful.
People need to lay off the guy.
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Really? I don't see it that way. I don't see it as as hate. I see as being annoyed, like when you're little brother is being a goof around your friends because he's trying to impress or fit in. You have some that have put him on ignore. Does that really help him understand the cultural norms of the board, or just encourage him to continue down the same path his is on? If people didn't care they would put him on ignore and move on. But to be honest I personally see something in him that could lead to good things, especially as a journalist. He just needs guidance. Sometimes the best guidance is a good smack upside the head. So I think this is a really good learning opportunity for him, because he needs to develop a story filter early. Otherwise he could do incredible damage to himself, and the site he is reporting for, if he releases faulty information that gets blown out of proportion and takes a life all unto itself. To me, the ignore list is the easy way out.