Welcome to the New Forum! -- A Message from RedWolf

[RedWolf]

You are witnessing a new experiment for Vintage Computing and Gaming...a full-fledged discussion board.  It's not a new experiment for me personally, however, as I have moderated online bulletin boards in some form or another for the past 13 years.  Nonetheless, it's always exciting to start a new one and build a new community.

I hope this forum can have a loose, friendly, all-inclusive atmosphere.  I'm tired of forums that are filled with an elite, exclusive "old boys' club" attitude that shuns new members who don't know every esoteric detail about some computer / game system / whatever.  As a result, as this forum grows and we get more established, I hope you can be as tolerant as possible to new members and those who might come looking for help on a situation that might seem "dumb" or "obvious" to you.  Just remember that we were all in the same shoes once, knowing nothing at all about the world, much less computers and video games.  Some of us were lucky enough to learn through the kindness and generosity of mentors and teachers who freely shared knowledge with us without feeling threatened.  If you were graced with such fortune, think back and remember how it felt to be treated with equality and respect, despite your youth and inexperience.  Now it's your turn to pass on that knowledge, and that gift, to a new generation.  Now you are the mentor.

All forums will be moderated by myself (or trusted persons I choose in the future), so please try to stay on topic.  We have a wonderful place to talk about miscellaneous stuff called the "Off-Topic Forum."  If your post is not about computers or video gaming in some way, post it there.

Blatant personal attacks by members to other forum members will not be tolerated.  Disagreeing with each other (or me) is perfectly fine, but please be civil.  Once you hurl an insult -- no matter how subtle a dig -- or assign someone a negative label (i.e. call them a name), the flame wars are sure to begin.  Keep these things in mind so we can douse the fires before they spread out of control.

Any suggestions about the forum are welcome at any time.  Also, any help you can provide in getting us started will be incredibly, gratefully appreciated.  Thanks a ton in advance, and have fun talking!

RedWolf

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Editor-in-Chief
Vintage Computing and Gaming
http://www.vintagecomputing.com

[retro gamer 1312]

Hey, I like your idea. I personally have been to quite a few unnamed elitest forums, and I find it unfair to newbies/people who don't know as much as the elitests.

[Xerone]

Sounds cool to me!

I hate the forums that just have arguments over which is better. Ugh. This sounds cool.

Anyway, I hope the experiment is a great success!

[RedWolf]

Sounds cool to me!

I hate the forums that just have arguments over which is better. Ugh. This sounds cool.

Anyway, I hope the experiment is a great success!

Excellent.

By the way, welcome to the forum, Xerone!


RedWolf

[Konata]

I hope you can be as tolerant as possible to new members and those who might come looking for help on a situation that might seem "dumb" or "obvious" to you.  Just remember that we were all in the same shoes once, knowing nothing at all about the world, much less computers and video games.  Some of us were lucky enough to learn through the kindness and generosity of mentors and teachers who freely shared knowledge with us without feeling threatened.  If you were graced with such fortune, think back and remember how it felt to be treated with equality and respect, despite your youth and inexperience.  Now it's your turn to pass on that knowledge, and that gift, to a new generation.  Now you are the mentor.

I've been guilty of acting like this lately, I forgot that I was once a n00b (and in some ways I still am), so I'm going to be a whole lot nicer from now on...