On Fri, 5 Jun 2009, Horace Heffner wrote: > Long term contributers of scientific discussion here are typically > tolerated more than newcomers,
I've noticed that it's not the length of time a person has been here. Instead, what makes all the difference is their willingness to become part of the community, versus remaining forever "outside." For instance, if several users criticize a newcomer, does the newcomer apologize and change their behavior? That's what group members do. That's how anyone can quickly become accepted. They submit to the will of the group, and they try to obey the standards of that particular online community. Or does the newcomer insult fellow users, ignore all criticism, or perhaps label it as manipulation etc? That's what individualist non-cooperators do. They spit on community standards; consider them appropriate only for "sheep," if they notice them at all. It's the solitary type, versus the normal humans who form teams/clubs/communities. Perhaps I should just add a few words of "community standards" to the greeting message (but no new rules.) (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website billb at amasci com http://amasci.com EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair Seattle, WA 206-762-3818 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci
