Substance, chief, substance. I know it's a stretch getting out of your snark zone.

The same could be said about you.

Holy shit is this really needed? Honestly....

I'm not trying to get in the middle of this, but I do understand what Fuglystick is saying about new members.
Sometime, there is a serious lack of respect shown, or shots taken, just because folks don't meet the required time restraint to be "in" yet.

I don't think anyone wants a red carpet or anything, but common courtesy would be nice.
Just saying. We're all here because we love horror. How hard can it be to get along, and just hang out pleasantly?

If members wanna argue thats fine but keep it in private messages not on the board and if it gets too serious then, if you must, contact a mod.

Okay, chief, I'll break it down for you--

Part of the problem is that the members who want to contribute, and encourage others to contribute as well, is that we sat on our hands for too long while you and your posse were actively driving people away. It shouldn't be our job to keep members in check; moderators should be doing that. But they're not.

So, the next time one of you clowns want to fuck with a new member, we'll interject. We'll point out that the asshats do not speak for the rest of the board, but due to lax moderation, there is a small but shrill group of trolls camped out on the boards. We'll encourage them to make use of the ignore function, and then come and post as usual. More and more new members will stay when they are assured that they don't have to put up with the bullshit, and that the overwhelming majority of members aren't fucktards, and content and activity on the boards will improve. Meanwhile, your little bubble will get smaller and smaller, until you get on board or fall off like a gangrenous limb. Either way, the boards become a better place for those that want to discuss the horror genre.

There's the rub--moderators haven't been keeping the trolling and flaming in check. You're right, this shouldn't be hashed out here, but we don't have any choice. If the mods won't keep the douchebags in check, then the rest of us have to.

By making a thread about it? Don't think that was the right way to go about things.

I'm open to suggestions. How do we get rid of the trolls? Just ignoring them won't work, as they'll just continue to drive off the new members. We'll have to be more pro-active than that.

Actually being nice usually stops them. They are looking for reactions against them and threads like this. Try being nice to them.