I suck real bad at forums...

lonelyplanetboy · Post by **lonelyplanetboy** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:48 am

WHY!? I always, no matter what forum I wind up on, end up coming off as a dick, even though I'm not in real life. I need serious forum users to teach me what the hell I'm doing wrong....PLEASE!

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:52 am

First off, don't start a bunch of pointless threads.

lonelyplanetboy · Post by **lonelyplanetboy** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:59 am

This is a serious one, I genuinely need help.

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:15 am

Breathe. Just chill and maybe do more reading than writing for now. Go look at some pretty pics. Read the survival guide - again. Start making connections with local burners. Find out what a regional burn is and where the closest one is to you. Make some art. Read the Bar thread from page 1. Burn your art and start over. Make a pact with yourself that you'll never start another pointless thread. Remind yourself that it's just a fucking camping trip. In short, less talk, more action.

And no whining.

lonelyplanetboy · Post by **lonelyplanetboy** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:20 am

Sensei wrote:Breathe. Just chill and maybe do more reading than writing for now. Go look at some pretty pics. Read the survival guide - again. Start making connections with local burners. Find out what a regional burn is and where the closest one is to you. Make some art. Read the Bar thread from page 1. Burn your art and start over. Make a pact with yourself that you'll never start another pointless thread. Remind yourself that it's just a fucking camping trip. In short, less talk, more action.

And no whining.

Thank you, THAT'S what I needed. Now I wouldn't be surprised or annoyed if someone deleted this thread, it's pointless and it's had it's run. Thanks Sensei.
-Adam.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:37 am

yeah, what Sensie said, but, feel free to relax and crack a joke or two........
don't let all the snarky old bastards scare you........this is "electronica".....you can take them with your quick wit..........hahhaha

and, one nice thing about pointless threads, is, they can drift into all sorts of fun things..........

bacon grease twister comes to mind.........

lonelyplanetboy · Post by **lonelyplanetboy** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:51 am

ygmir wrote:bacon grease twister comes to mind.........

Bacon grease twister? I'm intrigued...

OnceTheDustClears · Post by **OnceTheDustClears** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:38 am

You "suck real bad at forums"?

Why not try sucking something else?

Just trying to help.

wedeliver · Post by **wedeliver** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:38 am

I'll say it again loonlyplanetboy, get off the computer and go outside and play. It don't feel right all the posting you are doing. I don't care if it is the middle of winter, the night or there is 10feet of snow on the ground. You won't build a strong body typing to a bunch of people, most old enough to be your parents and a lot of us could be your grandparents.

You sound real smart and if you weren't 14...but you are 14, stop acting like a child. grow up. Get a real life.

This might sound harsh, but it's a form of tough love.

If you have questions about art, or the desert, or this camping trip you might find answers if you search, but as far as you "SUCK REAL BAD AT FORUMS" you have become a troll and, PLONK!

(come back next year when you arn't a pain in the ass, now go PLAY OUTSIDE with you) (you wil lneed very strong muskles to build great art in the desert, and right now only your fingers are getting any exercise)

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:27 am

It's easy to dash off a bunch of thoughts on the computer without thinking of the consequences.

Instead: Pretend you are hanging out with your coolest buddies - and you are! What would you say to their faces?

Post by **Elderberry** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:32 am

Ugly Dougly wrote:It's easy to dash off a bunch of thoughts on the computer without thinking of the consequences.

Instead: Pretend you are hanging out with your coolest buddies - and you are! What would you say to their faces?

This is GREAT advice.

JK

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:21 am

Ugly Dougly wrote:It's easy to dash off a bunch of thoughts on the computer without thinking of the consequences.

Instead: Pretend you are hanging out with your coolest buddies - and you are! What would you say to their faces?

That's not a good idea.
I am nicer on the interweb.

Boijoy · Post by **Boijoy** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:22 am

anything I have to say to JK, I'm saying "behind" JK.. he's due to explode ANY day now..

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:08 pm

He's making yoghurt on teh playa.

swampdog · Post by **swampdog** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:07 pm

LPB, I looked back at some of your posts. You don't sound like a dick, you sound like a puppy. Many (if not most) of the regulars here are older than 45 - myself included - and your puppy energy can be - wearing. You're doing pretty well here for a kid (assuming you're really 14). But puppies get cuffed by their elders sometimes, don't take it personally. I think you'll have more fun on this board if you try to channel your mature self. Don't be afraid to let your inner puppy run once in awhile, just don't be surprised if you get smacked back a time or three. And when you get to the REAL playa, let all your selves come out to play.

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:34 pm

Ugly Dougly wrote:It's easy to dash off a bunch of thoughts on the computer without thinking of the consequences.

But that can be half the fun!

Doh!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:09 pm

it may just take practice. And this board is held together by spit, *chime* community (drink), and snark. And most of us are older, slier, and have the vast reservoirs of decades of experience behind us. And everybody gets the once, twice or more-over when they enter this board. No one's called you a troll--or at least no one in my world--I have some personages plonked as a courtesy to the board. So, don't fuss so much. A place here is earned.