My other site, (note i have been banned from posting on the forums for over a year because i picked fun at one of the admins, and i quit his tribes team, and i was one of the better players 
), tribalwar.com/forums is riddled with want-to-be adults looking for attention at any possible length. Part of this is in the flaming that they do of eachother. Note that i had been playing Tribes (a first person shooter) since its release, i had played for top teams, and i had been one of the people that everyone knew. I personally look back on it and i wonder why i wasted so much time on a stupid game. However, i did meet alot of nice people, some of whom i have met and i have enjoyed their company.
Today i goto http://www.tribalwar.com/forums , browse the main forum for the first time since february, and see something that makes me wish i could post, and wish that these guys had something better to do with their time.
This weekend is UVA5, which i did purchase a ticket for, however i am not attending. http://www.uvalan.com
I read that a 25 year old tribes addict, well known to the community, and respected for that matter, assaulted a 15 year old child because of "flaming" that went on in an ONLINE FORUM. Please help me understand what is wrong with the "adult" population of america. I am 20 years old in 1 month and 6 days, and i pray that in 5 years i do not have the angst to attack someone half my size, and nearly half my age because he acted like a punk in an online forum.
Adults have a certain amount of dignity that they carry with themselves, however i now feel as though this must be earned, because i severely doubt the online "communities" of the world, and whether there are "normal" people browsing, or if they are strictly a group of individuals who lack the social skills to retain a life outside of the realm of cyberspace.
And note, that in the event that i EVER attack someone at a LAN party because he called me a douche on a internet forum, please, i give you distinct permission to kill me.
my $0.02
-Erik
), tribalwar.com/forums is riddled with want-to-be adults looking for attention at any possible length. Part of this is in the flaming that they do of eachother. Note that i had been playing Tribes (a first person shooter) since its release, i had played for top teams, and i had been one of the people that everyone knew. I personally look back on it and i wonder why i wasted so much time on a stupid game. However, i did meet alot of nice people, some of whom i have met and i have enjoyed their company.Today i goto http://www.tribalwar.com/forums , browse the main forum for the first time since february, and see something that makes me wish i could post, and wish that these guys had something better to do with their time.
This weekend is UVA5, which i did purchase a ticket for, however i am not attending. http://www.uvalan.com
I read that a 25 year old tribes addict, well known to the community, and respected for that matter, assaulted a 15 year old child because of "flaming" that went on in an ONLINE FORUM. Please help me understand what is wrong with the "adult" population of america. I am 20 years old in 1 month and 6 days, and i pray that in 5 years i do not have the angst to attack someone half my size, and nearly half my age because he acted like a punk in an online forum.
Adults have a certain amount of dignity that they carry with themselves, however i now feel as though this must be earned, because i severely doubt the online "communities" of the world, and whether there are "normal" people browsing, or if they are strictly a group of individuals who lack the social skills to retain a life outside of the realm of cyberspace.
And note, that in the event that i EVER attack someone at a LAN party because he called me a douche on a internet forum, please, i give you distinct permission to kill me.
my $0.02
-Erik
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