I Think I'm Here to Stay

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I'm really surprised at how respectful everyone here seems to be. I've been on other marketing forums where the members are rude, obnoxious know-it-alls who love stirring up problems and instigating arguments.

For the past six months, I've been frequenting the Digital Point forums and to be honest, it's a cesspool of animosity, arguing and disrespect. It's so bad I don't even like creating or responding to threads because it's inevitable, as soon as you do, some obnoxious jerk will be telling you how stupid you are.

I've been developing websites for about 9 years now and I've developed well over 200 sites in that time. I not only do SEO and marketing as a hobby, I work for a company that pays me $42k a year to do it; I make an additional $5-$20k a year on freelance work. I also have a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration in Marketing. Not trying to say I have this perfect knowledge of marketing, web development or SEO, but I do know enough and it really bothers me when some immature 19 year old kid with a website that might get 100 visitors a day tells me I'm an idiot because I say Alexa rank is measure primarily by the number of people with the toolbar installed who visit a website.

In any event, I'm just ranting a bit. I'm really glad the folks who frequent Warrior Forum seem more mature and level headed that some of the other marketing forums out there!
  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
    Originally Posted by jameyson72 View Post

    I'm really surprised at how respectful everyone here seems to be. I've been on other marketing forums where the members are rude, obnoxious know-it-alls who love stirring up problems and instigating arguments.
    You just haven't spent enough time down here in the OT yet, Jameyson. This entire section of the forum is filled to the brim with obnoxious know-it-alls who love stirring up problems and instigating arguments (myself included). That's what makes the OT so much fun.
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    • Profile picture of the author jameyson72
      Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

      You just haven't spent enough time down here in the OT yet, Jameyson. This entire section of the forum is filled to the brim with obnoxious know-it-alls who love stirring up problems and instigating arguments (myself included). That's what makes the OT so much fun.
      I think any large forum will have its obnoxious area, but when it gets spread throughout the entire site, it messes everything up.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        members are rude, obnoxious know-it-alls who love stirring up problems and instigating arguments
        Usually when you see that behavior here it's because someone tried to stir up problems - do that and it will dump right back on you in here. Treat others with respect and you usually get the same respect back at you. Not a bad deal!

        Other than that, we are harmless - crazy, but harmless.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    The ones here who usually get flamed or rude treatment are people who are either trying to spam, game us, or are rude themselves.

    OT is the exception. Stay out of heated controversial topics if you can't take the heat. lol.
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  • Profile picture of the author laurencewins
    Yes, Kay and Suzanne are right. If you do the right thing, you'll have no trouble here at all.
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    • Profile picture of the author BigFrank
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      Just follow my lead. You'll do fine. :-)

      Cheers. - Frank
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      • Profile picture of the author positivenegative
        Originally Posted by BigFrank View Post


        Just follow my lead. You'll do fine. :-)

        Uh, here's your lead Frank. You dropped it.


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      • Profile picture of the author HeySal
        Originally Posted by BigFrank View Post

        Just follow my lead. You'll do fine. :-)

        Cheers. - Frank
        Sure. That'll work.

        You just reminded me I need more flux for my soldering iron.
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        • Profile picture of the author BigFrank
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          Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

          Sure. That'll work.
          Translation: 'To know him is to love him.'

          Cheers. - Frank
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      • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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        Originally Posted by BigFrank View Post

        Just follow my lead. You'll do fine. :-)

        Cheers. - Frank
        lol. You evil, evil man.
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        • Profile picture of the author BigFrank
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          Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post

          lol. You evil, evil man.
          Morning Suzanne. While I greatly appreciate your flirtatiousness, I'm afraid that my heart belongs to another.

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