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Originally Posted by Accyexplorer
Maybe it's because they feel like they might get singled out by some of the established members.
Maybe they have a quick look through the site and see there are certain members who talk like their 8ft tall,arms and legs like oak trees and have death rays coming from their eyes.
Maybe they think there are members who are just waiting to sting a new member like a angry wasp.
Perhaps they think there are members who will jump to assumptions about their intent,gender, and personal life.
Perhaps they think folk might discuss these assumptions rather than discussing the actual topic in question and they don't want the attention.
Perhaps they think if they write a comment that doesn't fit into certain members 'bubbles' they'll be challenged and if they hold their own, reinforcements in the form of other members (angry wasps) might also jump in and overwhelm them.
I've seen some of the things listed and I'm amazed that the offenders feel justified in attacking new(er) members somehow rationalising to themselves that their not bullying new(er) members but that their actually doing some sort of service for the site.
And the best thing is those members who take part in these bullying activities assume that the new(er) members don't have a life,when in most cases it's those members themselves that spend all day sat playing with toy train sets,on the internet etc and never really get out.
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Maybe you are making only one point ... restating it in different words (far too many words) doesn't make the point any sharper.
I was a new member once. Can't remember any serious hazing. Stating that certain members of some infamous (and non-existent) clique are lying in wait, ready to pounce, claws out, on those making tentative steps into an unfamiliar environment is a crock of horse manure.