Airsoft Arizona
General Airsoft Arizona => General Airsoft Discussion => Topic started by: Airsofter1 on December 04, 2005, 02:41:09 PM
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As most of the forums users here know, you must have 10 post before you can start your own topic.
Lately there have been quite a bit of new forum users making 10 quick post just so they can start a new topic, either so they can post something for sale in the For Sale area or because they are too lazy to use the search function to find an answer to a question they have.
So we have done this: The 10 post requirement for starting new topics has been removed. Newbies can now start new topics till their fingers bleed - or not.
Here are some rules/guidelines that I recommend to everyone new and old before they consider clicking those two little tabs "New Topic" or "Post Reply":
1) If replying to a topic, consider if it will contribute to discussion at hand. Post such as "thats sick man!" or "yeah, thats cool" will be deleted immediately.
2) The search button is your friend.
3) If you want to tell someone to do a search, you must also provide an answer to their question. If you cannot, then do not post on the topic. Brief responses only saying to do a search will be deleted on sight.
4) Don't be afraid to fill out your profile and introduce yourself. Feel free to post something about yourself in the Introduce Yourself! (http://www.airsoftarizona.com/forumbb/viewforum.php?f=94&sid=3b392a1e61308f2a756bd75fba5bfdb2) area. You may find yourself more welcome by all if we know a little bit more about you.
Good luck and happy posting!
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;) good it may help clear up some of the BS posting by noobs
HEEE opps typo
I am like the Mikey of Music
(http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6955/mikey1ls.gif)
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I should have added this too:
5) Proper grammar and spelling will go a long way. Liberal use spell check is highly recommended.
edited for propper grammer
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6) No one cares what your post count is if all you've posted is garbage.
This is an informational source, not a message board to leave insignificant comments.
The Airsoft Arizona forums are one of the largest and most complete airsoft forums on the internet. Do a google search for something airsoft related, and the odds are you will get a response from these forums.
Because of that, users from across the country, perhaps the world, come here to find solid information. Of course, locals visit AA to check up on the latest game info as well.
Do you want someone to come here and see 500 posts of gun/gear compliments and unanswered newbie questions? I don't.
Feel free to post away, that's what the forums are for. Just keep it topical and informational in nature. Small talk is best saved for Private Messages.
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I should have added this too:
5) Proper grammar and spelling will go a long way. Liberal use spell check is highly recommended.
edited for propper grammer
And grammar check! as in " liberal use OF spell check....." Hey, somebody had to get the shot.......
Good points all around, though.
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Hey thats probably directed at me, Sorry about that .....Just want to play and get started, I have read some of the info and is all good. Again sorry..rb
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Hey thats probably directed at me, Sorry about that .....Just want to play and get started, I have read some of the info and is all good. Again sorry..rb
Couldnt have been direct at you personally as this sticky was for all and it was started last year before you arrived. ;)
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As most of the forums users here know, you must have 10 post before you can start your own topic.
Lately there have been quite a bit of new forum users making 10 quick post just so they can start a new topic, either so they can post something for sale in the For Sale area or because they are too lazy to use the search function to find an answer to a question they have.
So we have done this: The 10 post requirement for starting new topics has been removed. Newbies can now start new topics till their fingers bleed - or not.
Here are some rules/guidelines that I recommend to everyone new and old before they consider clicking those two little tabs "New Topic" or "Post Reply":
1) If replying to a topic, consider if it will contribute to discussion at hand. Post such as "thats sick man!" or "yeah, thats cool" will be deleted immediately.
2) The search button is your friend.
3) If you want to tell someone to do a search, you must also provide an answer to their question. If you cannot, then do not post on the topic. Brief responses only saying to do a search will be deleted on sight.
4) Don't be afraid to fill out your profile and introduce yourself. Feel free to post something about yourself in the Introduce Yourself! (http://www.airsoftarizona.com/forumbb/viewforum.php?f=94&sid=3b392a1e61308f2a756bd75fba5bfdb2) area. You may find yourself more welcome by all if we know a little bit more about you.
Good luck and happy posting!
I tried posting in the INtroduce yourself section as well as some other places and was denied 3 times, now #4 I'm replying to this post that says I should be able to post :(
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Dont make a new post, reply to one of the two threads that have already been started.
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Dont make a new post, reply to one of the two threads that have already been started.
So we have done this: The 10 post requirement for starting new topics has been removed. Newbies can now start new topics till their fingers bleed - or not.
Okay, just trying to make a point that I couldn't do what the board said I could do, and thought maybe we might want to fix that...
Wasn't that the process somebody put in place to keep newbies like me from posting aimless replies instead of a valuable post or two?
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The debate has gone back and forth about the merits of such. But the main object was to disalow new members to the boards from making new subjects untill they may have been familiar with the search funcitons or read the boards and found their question was answered already. But we just found that if you want to sell something, you dont need to fill up the boards with 10 usless posts to do so. We just ignore dumb new threads and let the mods get to them when they can.
You can post an intro, you just cant create a new thread about yourself. And you are right the rules dont specifically designate a particular thread wherewhich to post an intro, just an "area" which could be misinterpreted.
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Yes, you can post an intro (in one of the exsisting threads there), you just cannot make a new thread.
You need to have a minimum of 2 post to be able to create new threads. This was done to thwart spam bots.
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Cool stuff.. I'm new to this site, so thanks.
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what if i'm just posting to not be a newbie so in can acually access the sites internals? too late
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what if i'm just posting to not be a newbie so in can acually access the sites internals? too late
It is generally frowned upon, unless you can actually provide meaningful posts as opposed to one shot spammy posts.
Oh and rank doesn't mean anything, its just a visual accoutrement.
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Last time i tried to introduce myself i got a nasty PM from some idiot cursing me out, so now im kinda embarassed to even post anything :(
this is what happens when you go to the introduce yourself forum (for me at least
Just leave this place. I am going to make sure you are banned
Sent to me by some guy on here named Silver logic
he was upset becuse im a noob and i had no idea how old the topics where
so he told me no one cares about me and i should just leave the forum :cry:
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There is a clear reason why I pm'd you .. resurrecting 3 year old posts.. and posting all over like a forum troll on old posts. clearly there was a reason you were banned from here before. Dont place your blame on anyone else but yourself bud.
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first off stop be littling me
secondly i didnt place blame on anyone else
i didnt know what i was doing
i didnt know they kept outdated topics
it wont happen again
best regards
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first off stop be littling me
secondly i didnt place blame on anyone else
i didnt know what i was doing
i didnt know they kept outdated topics
it wont happen again
best regards
Yet it was within your power to lurk for a while to see how the posting environment is around here. You're not the first n00b this board has ever had and you won't be the last. But mouthing off to someone who was trying to help you isn't the way to go.
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first off stop be littling me
secondly i didnt place blame on anyone else
i didnt know what i was doing
i didnt know they kept outdated topics
it wont happen again
best regards
I agree with SilverLogic, my friend if you didn't know what you were doing then who posted those messages in 3 year old threads? You also stated that you were here before, were you here so short that you forgot out protocol? you are to blame for making useless posts in useless threads, someone got annoyed by your lack of caring in what you posted, i see no wrong in what he did. In fact he probably beat me too it. Im not going to say that I'm a good poster, but i do have my moments. however Ive never resurrected a 3 year old thread, for a sentence that if i recall correctly didn't do much for the topic. YOU are responsible for what YOU post.
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I understand and i called a truthes with SilverLogic and appologized
On my first account i didnt post anything virtually, i joined here before my parents allowed me to actually join so...
the reason i mouthed off was becuase i was startled be a stranger giving me a PM
I appreciate the advise and i appologize to all
To clarify what happend to my old account was that my signature was very offensive.
Sorry all
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You need a reality check man,
First off you dont need to even be on here if your going to just post shit. Secondly, he probably was trying to help you. Please just leave this forum, you dont even need to be here if you cant even buy a gun. You've harrassed enough people
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^
You aren't off to too great of a start either...
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sorry
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Was turned onto this site recently. We use airsoft for training... and, its a heck of allot of fun. You guys sure know the ins-and-outs of the various systems out there...
Good info here.
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Welcome, Yancey.
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Was turned onto this site recently. We use airsoft for training... and, its a heck of allot of fun. You guys sure know the ins-and-outs of the various systems out there...
Good info here.
Some more than others. :P
Also, as I'm sure you'll find for yourself, there is more to be done here in separating the wheat from the chaff than, say, LFer.
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Oh, yeah...Ive seen that already...
I've seen the head strong teenagers argue because their uncle/dad/cousin was in the airborne lunch-box repair battalion...kind of reminds me of my kid, honestly...
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What about necromancing (bringing back really old topics)? It's frowned upon, right?
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It is called, Necroposting and yes it is frowned upon.
Read the whole thread and the dates of the posts and think critically if your post will contribute before submitting a reply.
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Like Ganef said, think critically before posting. If you have something of value to add like experience dealing with the subject then your good, if you are asking a legit question about the topic that you really want to know then your good.
Some members on here like to go out of their way to point out a necro post just because of dates are not close, as long as your post is relevant then don't worry, they just have to much time on their hands. I rather have you continue on a old post then start a whole new post. That way when you do a search you can find info in few posts then getting a bunch of crap pulled up.
Just avoid making commentary posts like "that is so cool" or "I want one of those"
For those that like to correct others for reviving a post when they are being legitimate about it, adding knowledge or asking further questions, get past it, I promise you will be able to manage.
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I think the problem with some n00bs is that they necropost simply to get rid of the n00b tag. That's when people start getting pissed off because these n00bs didn't put any real effort into getting rid of the tag in the first place.
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In my opinion, necroposting itself isn't bad - As long as it is pertinent. Posting something that is not pertinent well after the conversation has ended is in bad form, I think. However, what irks me more than just that is the usual resulting mini-mods attempting to tell that necroposter that he just did something wrong. If the one post is out of place and incorrect, the 3 more that random people post to point that out is 3x as bad.
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Hey I want to know how to make and register a team and register for tournements if you can help me out E-Mail me at Blackopskiller13@yahoo.com
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Hey I want to know how to make and register a team and register for tournements if you can help me out E-Mail me at Blackopskiller13@yahoo.com
Well, you need a minimum of five people.
You need a squad leader, a rifleman, an antitank soldier, a medic and a sniper.
Ideally the squad leader would have a couple unlocks so that your team can be really good. If you have the patch and website unlocks that's even better.
After that, pick a cool tag and you're half way there.
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Hey I want to know how to make and register a team and register for tournements if you can help me out E-Mail me at Blackopskiller13@yahoo.com
Well, you need a minimum of five people.
You need a squad leader, a rifleman, an antitank soldier, a medic and a sniper.
Ideally the squad leader would have a couple unlocks so that your team can be really good. If you have the patch and website unlocks that's even better.
After that, pick a cool tag and you're half way there.
Ok so the antitank uses a LMG if im right?
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Well, in airsoft, an anti-tank guy would need at a minimum an m203 or an m79 but more likely some type of rocket launcher like a at4 or law or something. Basically something that launches a foam rocket and will count towards killing a vehicle like truck or Humvee or something.
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DONT FORGET THE SAW GUNNER!!! [-X
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I dont understand the rules of a tank how can it get out.
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Well, in airsoft, an anti-tank guy would need at a minimum an m203 or an m79 but more likely some type of rocket launcher like a at4 or law or something. Basically something that launches a foam rocket and will count towards killing a vehicle like truck or Humvee or something.
This is how a tank can get taken out. Using the term "tank" rather loosely, this mostly refers to APCs, half-tracks and other vehicles.
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This is how a tank can get taken out. Using the term "tank" rather loosely, this mostly refers to APCs, half-tracks and other vehicles.
What is an APC and Half-track. Also how much have you guys spent on airsoft.
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O wow.....
APC!
(http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m113a3.jpg)
(http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m113-marshalled-pierside.jpg)
Halftrack!
(http://blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/WhiteHalftrack_resized.jpg)
(http://www.rowanpix.com/reenactments/images/wGerHalftrack.jpg)
and finally....!
(http://minutillo.com/steve/weblog/images/tank-cat.jpg)
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Huh, thanks for posting this even though I had no intent to be one of those internet addicts whom all they have to say is nothing but complete idiocracy, Also can anybody tell me when there is going to be an event where minoritys could attend that not require your parent to be there with you? I'm 13 and can't find any events that i qualify to attend.
-Thanks
-Joe
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You might want to check out marauders. i think there age limit is down. Here is the website so that you can check it out. http://marauders.us/
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Nice clears the air of BS
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minoritys
You mean MINORS! English is alive and well in our public school system.
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You mean MINORS! English is alive and well in our public school system.
Which public school system are you referring to?