stylenewbie
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I always assumed that one aspect of style was one's manner and actions. However I have increasingly noticed certain people insulting and sometimes doing the online version of a screaming rant when "answering" less informed member's questions or statements. It seems that the default answer for many members is along the lines of "Why're you such an idiot that you don't know *blank*" or "Do a goddamn search!"
The thing is, I think many people forget that newer members have not spent 24hrs a day for the last 2-10 years reading up on the minutae and the operations of styleforum. Oftentimes a poster may have simply stumbled upon this site, and not yet spent the 5 hrs required to sift through all the posts on this site to find an answer. I think many members are trying so hard to be snarky and smart that they forget what it is to be a gentleman. As such I think we are really turning people off from what I believe is a very useful and otherwise supportive community.
The thing is, I think many people forget that newer members have not spent 24hrs a day for the last 2-10 years reading up on the minutae and the operations of styleforum. Oftentimes a poster may have simply stumbled upon this site, and not yet spent the 5 hrs required to sift through all the posts on this site to find an answer. I think many members are trying so hard to be snarky and smart that they forget what it is to be a gentleman. As such I think we are really turning people off from what I believe is a very useful and otherwise supportive community.