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In regards to the newbie forum, I dont think it should neccesarily be a "newbie forum" because if they KNOW they have to prove themselves and show they arent here to fuck off, then theyll put on a front until they get behind the castle walls. Simply dont make the high-n00b-traffic areas visible to all newcomers. It WOULD be hard to track, but yanno what, if you want this site to be better then you're gonna have to make some sacrifices and bite some bullets.

In regards to some of the flames - I cant imagine how much of it would be cut down if folks actually used their PM's. Again this comes back to the "gang mentality" where one person draws blood and the rest of the sharks come on it. We've seen it happen OVER, and OVER, and OVER again.