Pet peaves!

[DeepFreeze]

OK, I thought I would start up a thread for everyone to vent about their pet peaves. Remember, keep it clean, and no personal attacks.

One of my growing pet peaves on this site is related to either a lack of education, or a lack of caring how uneducated people look. I have seen a growing number of difficult to read posts because people can't write in English. In the past we had one or two people, and some people usually took their time to translate for those of us who speak English.

BTW, when writing about money a monetary figure is written as $1 not 1$. I don't know if they teach that in South Carolina. If not I thought I would share it with everyone.

[BoNeCrUsHeR]

I dont know about you, but i hate it when noobs blindfire all over the place. It really bugs me and i think i can speak for everyone when i say, IF YOUR TOO SCARED TO LOOK, DONT PLAY!

Also, when older guys talk like they are the best paintballers in the world. Thats just something that i cant stand, but its not just the older guys all of the time.

[Mikesac]

i hate it when ur hole team calls themselves out cause the other team is charging them

[bunkermonkey376]

Ya i agree like when i was playing today towards the
end of the round the kid next to me called himself out
because there was a guy like 10 feet away behind a
triangle. That really made me angry!!!!:angry6wn:

I really hate when like 10 noobs will sit behind
a bunker and not do anything, not even look out
to see where the other team is, which then induces blind fire

[Mikesac]

and dont u hate it when ur playing village and all the noobs jsut sit on the back house all piled up and someone runs to the glk house ans wastes them rofl

[El_Griton]

I dont hate that, I love it. cause im that guy!

[icemanja]

I dont hate that, I love it. cause im that guy!

and im a witness

i hate when noobs try to lane with a tippman off break and hit you in the back of the head

[DeepFreeze]

I knew people couldn't stay on topic without attacking someone else. It didn't even make it five hours before someone had to insult someone else.

[Mikesac]

lol i was thinking the same thing

Dont u hate it when a ref calls u out because they see a smeared hit from last game

[El_Griton]

I dont like it when people shoot me.........STOP THAT PHANTOM USERS! (much love hommies!)

[fatmattmark]

dang eric, you must hate alot of things. don't you also hate when you get bb'd in the back of the head buy some smart-alec kid.:laugh8kb: we both know who i'm talking about. and as for the things we hate, it's paintball it happens, sometimes you just have to deal with it. and mikesac, why don't you just do a better job wiping the hit off(after the game:wink0st: ) then the refs wouldn't call you out for them.

[mini ben]

i try but it stains in there and theres sometimes i get hit about 4 times coming out and dont whipe all of them

then thats your fault

[norsworthy]

I hate it when noobs sit way in the back and act like people are shooting at them. and you tell them to move up and they look at you like your crazy.

[rualldunn?]

i hate it when the refs actually do play omaha when they could be playing something else closer, if youre going to walk out that far then you should be playing teepees

[RecBallKing!]

all the noobs jsut sit on the back house all piled up and someone runs to the glk house ans wastes them rofl

you cant shoot the back houses from the GLK house...i should know. im glad that after years of playing we finally got a house named after us tho.

on subject tho. my pet peeve is i hate when kids who havnt played long at all call other people noobs. not gonna name any names but you know who you are...

[DeepFreeze]

you cant shoot the back houses from the GLK house...i should know. im glad that after years of playing we finally got a house named after us tho.

on subject tho. my pet peeve is i hate when kids who havnt played long at all call other people noobs. not gonna name any names but you know who you are...

I agree whole heartedly. Anyone with less than 10 years of playing time is a definate noob.

0-10 years (noob)
10-20 years (novice)
20+ (amature)

[El_Griton]

novice FTW!

[RecBallKing!]

0-10 years (noob)
10-20 years (novice)
20+ (amature)
lol thats a little extreme

[needmorecowbell]

I hate it when you go to a restaurant and the waiteress will not write down your order and then F's it up. (Wild Wings, Fatz Cafe everytime)

[bunkermonkey376]

I agree whole heartedly. Anyone with less than 10 years of playing time is a definate noob.

0-10 years (noob)
10-20 years (novice)
20+ (amature)

Ya that is a little extreme, I think that if you have been playing for at least
5 years then you're not a noob, I mean 10 years is a long time, and if you play like almost every weekend.....

[DM5GUNNA]

damn Deep, lol kinda extreme. i love the kids who think their ion is the junk and brag about it.

[DeepFreeze]

Someone had to put requirements on it. How often do we hear someone calling someone else a noob who doesn't even have a clue what Camille is? The only reason some people don't like the requirements I posted is because now they may now be the noobs.....lol Labels hurt don't they?

[bunkermonkey376]

Ya i do understand that someone had to put requirements on it and thanks for establishing those grounds, but 10 years is quite a long time to be considered a noob. I mean what if someone ihas been playing for like 4 years and already plays pretty well?

:confused1bb:

[Mikesac]

ya i agree even tho ive been playing for about a year, some pro's only been playing not even 15 years

[PBKingman]

I agree whole heartedly. Anyone with less than 10 years of playing time is a definate noob.

0-10 years (noob)
10-20 years (novice)
20+ (amature)hey just because we have not been playing for over 10 years or whatever, does not mean that we are noobs, just like me, im not bragging, but i have had my share of comments on how well i have played i the past and i only have played for 4 years, i think i am speaking for all of us younger people that some of us may not be noobs just because we have not been playing for 10 years or more, and yes i am one of those people who hates when you have someone who has just started out and calls someone that is really good a noob and the same way for when a very good player calls a person who has not been playing for as long as they have a noob, they might actually be pretty good.ok now im done

[Mikesac]

hey just because we have not been playing for over 10 years or whatever, does not mean that we are noobs, just like me, im not bragging, but i have had my share of comments on how well i have played i the past and i only have played for 4 years, i think i am speaking for all of us younger people that some of us may not be noobs just because we have not been playing for 10 years or more, and yes i am one of those people who hates when you have someone who has just started out and calls someone that is really good a noob and the same way for when a very good player calls a person who has not been playing for as long as they have a noob, they might actually be pretty good.ok now im done

lol
dude were all noobs to someone in the wrld like none of us are beter than pro's probly

[PBKingman]

lol
dude were all noobs to someone in the wrld like none of us are beter than pro's probly
yah lol i understand that but just because we have not played as long as some other people does not make us noobs u know what i mean?

[DeepFreeze]

It looks like I have struck a nerve as intended. In the beginning of this thread all everyone was talking about was "noobs" without any qualification of what a "noob" was. Now everyone seems to be upset that they are being grouped in with those they were degrading earlier.
Second, at what point did I ever say a "noob" wasn't any good. The qualifications I posted were for playing time only. At no point did I ever say that someone who hasn't played "x" amount of years isn't good. That was something that others implied.
Lastly, I didn't bring up the topic of pros, because you can be a pro the first day you play. It is just a matter of being paid for what you do.

[PBKingman]

no im just saying that just because some of us have not played for as long as say, you does not make us noobs, we may not be pros but that does not mean we suck,
i just dont like when people say that someone who has not played as long is a noob or sucks, expecially when you probably have not seen me or anyone play.but hey im not trying to change ur mind but im just saing what i think.

[smitty187]

I hate when people talk about stupid stuff like noobs.

[PBKingman]

im done on the topic.

[DeepFreeze]

Please read my second point on my previous post PBKingman.

[PBKingman]

ok, usually when you call someone a noob ur saying they suck, i took the wrong idea, my bad.

[DeepFreeze]

I have never said someone sucks because they are a noob. Where did you get that idea?

[PBKingman]

I have never said someone sucks because they are a noob. Where did you get that idea?no usually when someone calls someone a noob they are saying they are not good at something.im not saying you did.

[DeepFreeze]

Which brings me to another of my pet peaves. People not taking responsibility for their actions or statements. First off, this isn't directed at you PBKingman, but rather at our society as a whole.
I went to a class in the Navy years ago and one of the things we discussed were "I statements." These are statements intended to reflect on the first person. I was amazed at how many times people talk in third person about themselves. Think about it. How often do you hear yourself or someone else say, "When you "insert verb" it can be "insert result". i.e. You know, when you put in your time on the practice field you get better. Meaning, when I put in my time on the practice field I get better. This isn't the best example I could come up with, but it was the first one that came to my mind.
If you want to see what I am talking about, just turn on any news or sports channel and watch it for five minutes. You (meaning you) may be surprised.

[Mikesac]

i thought noob ment new player thats wat people on online games say

[Rapchizzle]

I, and apparently others on this forum, hate punctuation. :dodgy:

I also am not a fan of when people post stupid threads asking aout what the store has to offer when it would be much easier to call and ask.

[SuPeRmAn]

i hate people who so much energy it makes me tiered
i hate people who think the are sick at something when they suck
i hate people that flaunt there money
i hate people pestering me about things that can only lower my already low IQ
i hate people that know everything about something and nothing about something else
i hate people that know so much that it makes me look stupid even if i dont have to say any thing

thats just some

[DeepFreeze]

i hate people who so much energy it makes me tiered
i hate people who think the are sick at something when they suck
i hate people that flaunt there money
i hate people pestering me about things that can only lower my already low IQ
i hate people that know everything about something and nothing about something else
i hate people that know so much that it makes me look stupid even if i dont have to say any thing

thats just some

That would be pretty much everyone in the world....right?

[RecBallKing!]

It looks like I have struck a nerve as intended. In the beginning of this thread all everyone was talking about was "noobs" Now everyone seems to be upset that they are being grouped in with those they were degrading earlier.

precisely...Deep i think you and i are on the same wavelenght. even tho i havnt been playing for 10+ years :dodgy:...ill change my name to RecBallNoob!

[Imnotmexican]

i have been playing paintball for 6 years...im not a noob

[bunkermonkey376]

i have been playing paintball for 6 years...im not a noob

same here, I've been playing paintball since pbc was at their old field

[SuPeRmAn]

how long has it been since 2k idk just leave me to think

1 finger 2 finger 3 finger
i lost count

[DM5KILLA]

Deep, so does that make you and people like ob1 Paintball GODS?...

[bunkermonkey376]

I was just agreeing with him Superman what's up with that
1 finger 2 finger 3 finger
i lost count stuff

[SuPeRmAn]

i cant member how long ive been playin i know since 2k but didnt feel like counting

[bunkermonkey376]

Oh my bad, for some reason i thought that you were insulting me

[Mikesac]

same here, I've been playing paintball since pbc was at their old field

u can be playing for like 5 years and u can stilll be bad its all about ur actions you do in the game's

[bunkermonkey376]

Ya i understand that your actions are what say if your a noob or not, not the time you've been playing pb

[Imnotmexican]

i hate when people invade a thread and start talking about how they arent NOOBS, when in reality they are...

[DeepFreeze]

i have been playing paintball for 6 years...im not a noob

Like this? lol

[El_Griton]

oh snap!

[DM5GUNNA]

hmm. just to clarify, theres alot of pros that have been playing for like as low as two years, but most have not been playing 10 years...and they wouldnt be pro if they were "noobs"

[DeepFreeze]

Why can't they be professionals if they are noobs? Noobs are just someone that hasn't played for 10 years. A professional is only someone who is paid to do a specific job. I know of plenty of professionals in other fields that are professionals their first day on the job. A garbage collector is paid the first time they are on the job and they are professional garbage collectors. A librarian is paid the first day she organizes books and is paid. What is the difference?

[Skeeter]

What I hate is: People who don’t take the time to read and understand what others post here!!!

Jami, I miss ya, man.

What Deep posted had absolutely nothing to do with playing time on the field. It was a post to make you understand that labeling people is the equivalent of judging people. Think about that for a second. It is no fun to have the label of a “noob”, which means that someone has judged you, probably unfairly. Hurts, right? Even if the assessments are correct, what gives that person the right to judge you anyway?

For everyone writing about “noobs this, noobs that…”, you are both labeling AND judging others. What gives you the right to judge other people, even if your assessments are correct? You don’t want to be judged by others that have no authority over you, right? Show the same respect to others.

Just take a few minutes to think about what you write, before you post it. Proof it, correct it if needed, then hit the submit button.

Deep. I apologize that our players didn’t quite get the lesson you were trying to teach. It was a noble try, but apparently a little beyond some of them. The lesson is better learned when it is “discovered” independently, and not spoon fed to the students.


PS: I will be amateur next year! Woot!

[DeepFreeze]

Skeeter you novice....I was wondering when you were going to speak up. I guess I was a bit too subtle for the younger generation. Then again, I am the kind of person that has always been able to argue both sides of a topic, no matter how mundane.
BTW, I just found out my radar class is scheduled for September or October, so my October trip will be delayed. I will let you guys know when I am going to be in town.