i will say this : as a n00b, way back in the day, i was treated very well by everyone on the boards. 'dingo and boo were right there for me at the start.
it's odd to see such weird infighting because of something i found innocuous.
i personally have been involved in what i feel is a light hazing, but only of the more outspoken, freaky n00bs. (one only needs to think back to bltsandwich, rubberchix and funnykid.)
but, i have never thought that those comments/posts/comics have been malicious in nature. even the blt stuff was pretty tame compared to theforum or somethingawful, where i'm a regular as well...
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