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Seriously...
By Eregion2 on 04/04/2009
Make it a requirement for intros/applications THAT THEY LEARN FUCKING ENGLISH.
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| i joined rs in October of 07 when my little sister told me about it when i started i got addicted to playing rs soon after that i decide to go after a 99 in late 08 and by the beginning of 09 i had 99 cooking i have been in a couple of official clans with my little brother rj13106 but got burned in them. i got my rs name a long time ago by my friends because i always liked wolfs and it stuck with me ever since. |
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| all i like to do is pvp atm cuase i sol my armourto go do any other fun stuff, the name of y acc came form one of my cousins suggestions |
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| (my rs account no clue22 was given to me a while back after manny tiems i got hacked my freind gave me his acc no clue22 at lv 87 and now its 118 i've been perm muted 4 9+ months i like to train and and make money. my freind gave me his acc with only 1 mill but now i worked and tranied and got it up to 50+mill thanks to 99 wc.) |
That's the first three paragraphs from the top three introduction topics currently on the forums. THIS IS BAD! And so minimal? We had to actually write essays when I first joined up. At least that was a deterrent to anyone under 50IQ.
By Kyle on 04/04/2009
If only if only. 
By Indivi2you on 04/04/2009
They're worse than moosetalk.
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By Randy on 04/04/2009
I've always hated that. It's basically a signal that they have no idea why they're applying.
By Quikdrawjoe on 04/04/2009
It is annoying, reminds me of Chap when he talked.
By Jayson on 04/04/2009
| QUOTE (Quikdrawjoe @ April 05, 2009 09:36 am) |
| It is annoying, reminds me of Chap when he talked. |
that
By Spicy63 on 04/04/2009
http://elitistjerks.com/f75/a34-forum_rules_updated_1_28_09/
This is in no way what I feel should be implemented, just thought it was relevant to the topic at hand.
This is in no way what I feel should be implemented, just thought it was relevant to the topic at hand.
By Eregion2 on 04/04/2009
I don't even post on EJ because I'd get castrated. 
Same with XKCD, I got involved in ONE topic there and totally had my reasoning skills handed to me on a silver platter. 
Same with XKCD, I got involved in ONE topic there and totally had my reasoning skills handed to me on a silver platter. By Pazenon on 04/04/2009
Haha funny shit 
By David on 05/04/2009
I totally agree.
There was one intro I read where the guy said he was 14, which is about 8th grade. He couldn't even make a single sentence...
It's definitely a pet peeve of mine to see people completely butcher the English language. I could understand if the person is not American/English but the dude was from the USA and STILL couldn't structure a sentence.
There was one intro I read where the guy said he was 14, which is about 8th grade. He couldn't even make a single sentence...
It's definitely a pet peeve of mine to see people completely butcher the English language. I could understand if the person is not American/English but the dude was from the USA and STILL couldn't structure a sentence.
By Colinwarrior on 05/04/2009
| QUOTE (Jadi Simondz @ April 04, 2009 10:41 pm) | ||
that |
+1
I don't think it's terribly difficult to at least use proper sentence structure, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. They are trying to get into this clan. It's like a job interview. You want to look and sound your best. When I see this crap, I know they really don't know what they are getting themselves into, and I'm sure they don't care either.
By RobbieThe1st on 05/04/2009
I completely agree. I for one think we should implement a bit of this as some new and or changed rules; I looked at that EJ rules page and while I don't agree with -everything- there, I do think that we could take some ideas from them as far as what is acceptable and what isn't.
I would like the reimplementation of long applications, and the out-of-hand rejection of anyone who doesn't follow some simple guidelines on proper posting.
I will admit that this extra application work will reduce the number of applications, however with any luck what applications we do get will be people who care enough to help make WG a better place. This will also help the maturity level(WG is supposed to be all about the community, right?), and should effectively reduce the amount of flaming due to the above reason.
Just my 2c.
-RobbieThe1st
I would like the reimplementation of long applications, and the out-of-hand rejection of anyone who doesn't follow some simple guidelines on proper posting.
I will admit that this extra application work will reduce the number of applications, however with any luck what applications we do get will be people who care enough to help make WG a better place. This will also help the maturity level(WG is supposed to be all about the community, right?), and should effectively reduce the amount of flaming due to the above reason.
Just my 2c.
-RobbieThe1st
By VEPHYSAURAS on 05/04/2009
It is a very good point. They should structure their sentences at least in a clean way. It is almost disrespectful to post incoherently like that. To post at least something that looks like it has some effort would be nice. Few minutes more of time to write clearly shouldn't be that hard really.
By Nick on 05/04/2009
I really like how people that sometimes don't worry about the structure of their sentence really make the effort to write in complete, thought out sentences with decent, if not near perfect punctuation and grammar. 
Lower the combat requirements, increase the maturity requirements, and add a defense requirement. My 3 cents.
Lower the combat requirements, increase the maturity requirements, and add a defense requirement. My 3 cents.
By Bambaleo on 05/04/2009
and that's why you need application managers like MEH
like MEH By Planolocal on 05/04/2009
ahha woh i laughed win i saw tis
By Kiwi011 on 06/04/2009
| QUOTE (Spicy63 @ April 04, 2009 10:45 pm) |
| http://elitistjerks.com/f75/a34-forum_rules_updated_1_28_09/ This is in no way what I feel should be implemented, just thought it was relevant to the topic at hand. |
lmfao i was just about to post that. Thats exactly why I don't post on EJ though.....I don't no anything about what i talk about, I just like to talk =P
By Big Al 002 on 06/04/2009
| QUOTE (Pazenon @ April 04, 2009 06:11 pm) |
| Haha funny shit |
LOL YEH
By rachellove9 on 06/04/2009
| QUOTE (Bambaleo @ April 05, 2009 06:33 am) |
| and that's why you need application managers like MEH |
Bam was the best at that. Joe tries to be one too. He auto declines them. I don't get what the problem is with having application managers. (Other than it is a crappy job with little to no benefit to the person.) By Tmal34 on 06/04/2009
I LAF UR IN FAICE WAYNE.
Yeah though, I'm 20 and my patience for 10 year old maturity only goes so far. I'd love it if we got some more competent intros
Yeah though, I'm 20 and my patience for 10 year old maturity only goes so far. I'd love it if we got some more competent intros
By Tmal34 on 06/04/2009
Edit - So my computer felt like posting twice.
By Eregion2 on 06/04/2009
| QUOTE (Tmal34 @ April 06, 2009 10:33 am) |
| I LAF UR IN FAICE WAYNE. Yeah though, I'm 20 and my patience for 10 year old maturity only goes so far. I'd love it if we got some more competent intros |
That top one was supposedly written by a 21yo. Maybe he goes by dog years.
By Eregion2 on 03/03/2010
Bumped in an ongoing campaign to protect my sanity.
http://www.wildernessguardians.com/forum/i...showtopic=16542
*sigh*
http://www.wildernessguardians.com/forum/i...showtopic=16542
*sigh*
By Jayson on 03/03/2010
what shits me more, is when people dont remove the (type response here)
By WG_Keanu on 04/03/2010
Dear god.
An old clan of mine had a requirement, "Must not be an asshole". Should add something like that. We're renowned for our community, and making a first impression as a retard is an insult to that. I don't think that intros/apps realise how important it really is to show that you're not some 10 year old with the maturity of a hedgehog when you apply for a clan.
An old clan of mine had a requirement, "Must not be an asshole". Should add something like that. We're renowned for our community, and making a first impression as a retard is an insult to that. I don't think that intros/apps realise how important it really is to show that you're not some 10 year old with the maturity of a hedgehog when you apply for a clan.
By 30 Str 0wnz on 04/03/2010
Uhh, I joined when I was 13 and I probably had the same language and sentence skills as the example...and now I've been here 4 years or so and my grammar has dramatically improved.
At the moment we can't be so nitpicky towards our members as to deny them based on the amount of periods in their paragraph. Yes, before, when we had a 100 members we could really choose who we wanted and didn't want, but just like you can't only hire people graduating from Berkley if you are the manager of Taco Bell, you can't deny someone in WG because they dunt type gud, or at least, we shouldn't if we want to grow.
At the moment we can't be so nitpicky towards our members as to deny them based on the amount of periods in their paragraph. Yes, before, when we had a 100 members we could really choose who we wanted and didn't want, but just like you can't only hire people graduating from Berkley if you are the manager of Taco Bell, you can't deny someone in WG because they dunt type gud, or at least, we shouldn't if we want to grow.
By Majeic on 04/03/2010
Shouldn't be based on grammar, but on effort.
By sgtswordfish on 04/03/2010
how about we write an example application as a template for others to use?
By JC on 04/03/2010
| QUOTE: sgtswordfish March 04, 2010 03:44 pm |
| how about we write an example application as a template for others to use? |
By Eregion2 on 04/03/2010
I'm not implying we should immediately turn down anyone who uses a singular grammatical nuance incorrectly, but at the very least we should be saying "hey, welcome; please rewrite that so it's half-way legible."
By Kiwi011 on 04/03/2010
can we at least spell anticipated correctly in the Clanniversary banner?
By sgtswordfish on 04/03/2010
add a spellchecker on the forums. lawl
By Eregion2 on 05/03/2010
| QUOTE: sgtswordfish @ March 04, 2010 06:08 pm) |
| add a spellchecker on the forums. lawl |
Get Firefox.
By sgtswordfish on 05/03/2010
firefox isn't trying to take over the world. Microsoft is.
stick with IE and join the MOVEMENT!
stick with IE and join the MOVEMENT!
By WG_Keanu on 05/03/2010
| QUOTE: Kiwi011 @ March 04, 2010 11:04 pm) |
| can we at least spell anticipated correctly in the Clanniversary banner? |
Lmfao just noticed
Every banner we have seems to have a spelling mistake somewhere Back to Topic Index