But From my perspective I’d say on the whole (but yes sadly there are a few exceptions that do go straight for the humiliation) when ever I've seen an add posted up on Mac’s they usually start with more of a light hearted ‘oh dear someone’s being a bit of a plonker !’ Vib to it rather than a nasty one .
With any kind of forum (not just Airsoft) that has a core of regulars your going to get some sort of a ‘clicke’ feeling to it wether you like it or not . When you’ve been bouncing back and forth with other likeminded social rejects for a good while it’s going to happen and any new members are going to feel left out or even excluded just because of the way the older members banter back and fourth , when you’ve been indulging in bullshitery and piss taking with others for a good while you may do so with new members with out even realising it and this can often lead too ‘offence’ or just general butt hurt on there part .
Plus on here there are a fair few older players who may not be as tolerant (hands up me 100%) of younger/new players asking boneheaded questions or starting new topics on subjects that could have easily been found with even the most rudimentary of forum/internet searches , or even just simply not being able to take a ribbing at all . I’d most definitely put these down to ‘an age thing’ , some people take offence a LOT easier than others do ?
for example, only this week we've had yet another "what first gun to buy" thread, I'm not even bothering to read them if I see a title like that & I'll pretty much read everything (small print on bog rolls !), I'm not elitist or clickey when it comes to new members, but most of the current wave either wants to be spoon fed, or just wants the use of the classifieds to shift their tat, & always react badly to even mild criticism, even if its meant to be constructive.
part of the reason I think the Mack thread is a good thing is that the more knowledgeable members will quickly spot & highlight the dubious threads, those that the owners claim have only been test fired in the garden but with closer inspection they look like they've been thrown from beachy head or driven over by a tank etc.
if those kinda were to slip through through without comment, as they do on other forums, its likely that a noob whos desperate for a rif will buy them, take delivery of an unfixable money pit, the seller most likely disappears as quickly he signed up, & the buyer may possibly be deterred from staying in the game because of the whole experience, especially if PayPal doesn't support their claim when the seller points out its a "gun".
without Macks or similar threads, what's the alternative, a post count limit before you can access the classifieds like on Arnies ?, that's just gonna turn people away from the forum.
personally I'd rather see 10k honest community spirited quality members than 50k chancers & chavs spreading discord & negativity ?.
if that means experienced players have to sometimes "police" the posts, even be a little bit salty with some if them, so be it, I'm sure the mods will reign it in if it goes to far or is not warranted.
Gotta try though right if not this place will just become a horrible elitist little clickey forum. It is getting close now so how about just once in a while we go back to trying to educate rather than just berate. If they don't listen then gloves off it is.
