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ExpiredDeodorant t1_ixxh055 wrote

I'm looking through the ask thread and someone is just downvoting every question lol

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Psychological-Bug552 t1_ixy0sol wrote

I saw that last week and upvoted every question because of it.

It's like people here are actively trying to keep the hobby small. My motorcycle people are out there grabbing everyone we can get.

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LovingKindnessBot t1_ixzrzwv wrote

I don't understand the motivation behind gatekeeping.

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MechNoob251 t1_iy0qir9 wrote

the people who do it probably won't even be able to tell you why, but it only harms the hobby and those already in it. We need more consumers to lower prices and improve wait times.

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hungryyelly t1_iy9yzo6 wrote

Yeah, it can be really frustrating with the more niche communities. There's always some jackass who downvotes everything no matter what. The other thing that makes my blood boil is when people just tell you to "GoOgLe It" like motherfucker I most likely already did which is why I'm fucking asking now. This is why I stopped asking questions especially in the r/sffpc sub

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Psychological-Bug552 t1_iya5zoi wrote

Interesting sub. I would have expected small to be smaller than most of what I saw. We have some mac mini sized computers at work, and every now and then, I bounce the idea of getting one for home because it would take up less space on my desk than the laptop. These are all still too big.

It sucks they're like that too. I think PC building is harder for a noob than keyboards. Most stuff is plug-in-play here, and if it's not, it's solder and play. There's not much that's straight-up not compatible.

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GuyFromDeathValley t1_ixyfuls wrote

to be fair though, some motorcycle people can be elitist as well.. I got lots of shit and not so great comments just because my bike is a 125ccm.. its annoying and why I left that sub.

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LadyDalama t1_ixy76g0 wrote

I notice that with a lot of subs tbh. Like the older people don't want new people posting questions, and if they do they throw a fit about how "You can just Google it and find the answer" etc.

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PineAndApplePizza t1_ixyauqx wrote

Yeah, but we really don't need new people in "XHobbyJokes" asking noob questions and a lot of subs is about that. Inexperienced people making posts there make the experience bad. "XHobby" subs should be welcoming tho, but within a reason, people often can't google shit themselves and even if they try, but haven't found an explanation within 15m they start posting questions. If you're interested in something, then you can spend a few hours learning the basics. We are tired of people asking if they can fix their "A" key that doesn't work, there's a million videos how to fix a mech, just shut up and do it yourself, it's disrespectful of other's time and actually harmful for the community, because genuine questions are blended with spam all the time.

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WeEatBerriesYouFool t1_ixzfhkh wrote

"Ask ANY question, get an answer" is pretty straightforward. If you're tired of answering the same questions don't answer them, but don't gatekeep how much knowledge is needed before asking questions is allowed, that's ridiculous.

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squirtmmmw t1_iy06vju wrote

It’s hilarious people here think they’re hot shit over one of the geekiest hobbies I’ve seen. I still love the hobby tho

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