I like your point of veiw
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I can come right out and admit I've been harsh or mean to new peoples >.< kinda regret it right now...
I know coming from experiance when I first joined I was 16/17 ish.. I asked the stupid questions and got flammed, but I deserved it. I was stubborn and stupid...
So, I think it all comes down to how hard a person wants to play, sure it seems easy to think/say "Man everybody on ASC are pricks!" and walk away.. but if you are determined enough to get involved I think you'd hit the books and realise you are in the wrong and need to follow some of the basic rules. But, if we all were a tad nicer
it'd probably help