Interesting Stuff

[CuriousToyBoy]

Originally posted by Hell Puppy@Dec 11 2004, 08:51 PM
It happens in any online community regardless of the focus. Familiarity breeds trust. Someone who posts a lot will consequently often become seen as an "expert" in whatever the topic of the given forum is, so long as they aren't a total moron or asshole. And sometimes even that can work for you.

And ain't that the truth.

I loved this one dude on another board who carried on like 20-bob racehorse about some shit with me, it was fucking hilarious.

He was an affiliate on one of my proggies and didn't even put the 2+2 together and work that out, but he had like 4k in posts on that board.

Starting crapping on about how he only worked with such-and-such (my proggie) and how he was the shining light of all affiliates and this and that and how I was an obvious newb with no money and no brains and how I wouldn't last 10 minutes in this biz.....

I called him out on PM with a screenshot of his last month and asked if he thought that people knowing that $200 per week was hardly what I would call THE shining light and that maybe he should put his brain into gear before putting his typing fingers into motion... In fairness, I did also say his account was safe regardless of what he carried on with, because I don't let others drag me down to their level generally....

Anyway, that thread died, as did his posting ANYWHERE I was near.

That was about 6 months ago... he has like tripled his "light" and even hits me up for help, but he doesn't post boards anymore.

That's story in it's entirety will be chapter in the book I write one day......

It's all good fun until someone loses an eye.

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