I understood it...I think
I think sonicandamy was saying that by breaking a world record, you would have somewhat of a mental boost in self esteem, so the next time someone on here badmouths you, you wouldn't have to necessarily say to them "oh yeah, well I have world records!", but you could just remind yourself that you are a world record holder and that alone makes you special or unique or something magical like that
which I don't really agree with by the way...
In regards to the whole cake thing, I'm going to try to explain to cake as best as I can in my current state this whole situation. keep in mind that I'm running on about 2 hours of sleep from the past 60 or so hours and I've got a huge math final to stay up and study for, so excuse all my grammar errors and sentences that don't make sense.
Anyway...
As knuckles said, I can understand from your perspective why you would get angry. I mean, after all, you meant no harm to the community. You were just another sonic fan that was interested in learning more about competitive gaming and came here to not only learn, but to have fun. After trying to be friendly and have a good time, you get yelled at for what seems to be no apparent reason other then the harassing of a new member and got angry.
I don't think you ever really took the time to look at this from our perspective though
um...ok, time for Taco's bad analogies!
Cake, I have no idea how old you are (though we can always assume something lower then 10 based on some of your reactions) so I'm not sure if you've ever had a legit job before or are even old enough to have a job. Regardless, think of this place as a company, and you are applying for a position here.
When you apply for a job in real life, you usually have to fill out an application. Should the company be interested in hiring you you will most likely be contacted through one of several means (telephone, email... whatever). This is usually followed by an interview to make sure that you meet the standards that the company is looking for to fulfill that job position.
Maybe I'm just doped up on sugar and sleeping pills (which don't FRICKING WORK!), but I think TSC can be related to that of a business corporation.
Like any company, when you apply to become a member of TSC you need to fill out the application, asking for all of your basic contact details. There's also the rules and guidelines statement you need to read as well, in order to know how the company/site functions, what is, isn't allowed, and other various thingamadooders. Once you've completed your application for TSC, you'll usually (instantaneously) get a reply from us in your email inbox, to confirm that you are who you say you are and to show that yes, we are interested in hiring new members. In regards to the interview portion of applying for a job here, there used to be a validation forum where members would demonstrate that they were capable of being mature enough to post on this site, but it was taken down recently (not entirely sure why). So lucky you! You don't have to do an interview with Rolko (or SM <_<)
Now, the first few days of any job can be hard. This makes sense, as it's your first day, and you're getting used to the duties that need to be done as well as the enviorment and community that make the company what it is. Certain actions, however, simply cannot be tolerated when it comes to the business world. If an employee were to be acting immature, making poop jokes, and not fulfilling their expected obligations, than no doubt, the company would not be pleased. Sure, you're trying to fit into the community, but there's a thing called first impression. Having a bad first impression during a job interview or your first few days of work by acting immature is not a good thing. Just like working for a company, acting immature and causing toilets to overflow in The Sonic Center bathroom facilities is not a good way to make a good first impression. Doing this will make us assume that you are not intelligent and deem you not applicable for TSC member status.
Now, I can't say that I've never acted immaturely, because I have. In fact, I do it all the time. I'm also not that smart of a guy compared to many of the other regular members here. My IQ is probably equivalent to that of the number of records I still hold (which shouldn't be that many by now). The reason I, along with many members, can get away with this level of immaturity though is because we are part of the community and are familiar with each other. We know each other well enough to be able to trust one another, and when a job needs to be done, we know we can count on the others to do their part. There's nothing wrong with having a little fun every now and then, but if you're just going to come over here and have fun by spamming the forums with pointless topics without contributing even a percent of intelligent discussion, than you might as well have posted all that in TSS forums...
^ack...all of that above came out so much better in my head...it looks so unorganized above, but whatever...^
ok, so in regards to your current positions here at TSC right now. It's not looking too good for you. Many of the members view you as an immature trouble maker. Mainly because your career highlights include yelling at other members who have been a part of this community faaar longer then you have, and making irrelevant posts. Now, if you want to still be a part of the community, you can change this, but it will be a fairly long journey for you. It might take alot of convincing to change the other member's views on you. At this point, I honestly think it might even be easier to break a world record or two then to convince the community as a whole that you are a smart and intelligent individual who is mature. I'll give you credit where it's due though, and I can see that you have been trying to do better here, but I think you're trying a bit too hard. You do not necessarily have to reply to every post here. Half the time I don't know what these nutbags are talking about, so I just stay out of the conversation. If it's something that regards my interests however, then I show some of my own input. Your posts shouldn't be forced really, they should just come from you, the mature side of you.
Just take it easy, take a deep breath, acknowledge the fact that you could of perhaps acted a bit more maturely your first few days here, and just...yeah...take it easy dude. I know what it's like, I was in the EXACT same position you were in quite a few years back (at a different forum of course). I know and understand how it feels to have practically the entire community against you. It's really not a great feeling at all...so I'm cutting you some slack. I think you should look back at some of your posts though. You might see them from a different perspective then the day you wrote them in a frusturated or angry mindset.
Some sites are just not for everyone. I think this is one of them. If you can't look back and admit wrongly to your mistakes and fix up your act, then you honestly just might be better off sticking to sonikku forums.
