newcomers

[jrf134]

this is sumthing i have been seeing happen a lot lately,it happens in waves i suppose.newcomers coming on,posting in others intros,not introducing themselves,or just asking for a buffet of tattoo and building techniques handed to em after only being here fer 2 posts.maybe i was the same when i first came here,but i do remember reading all or at least as many backposts as i could before my eyes bled.this one is fer newcomers i guess,take the few days before posting to check the backposts on the questions you have.post as you will,but don't get all ticked off and lose your temper if folks who haven't gotten to know you don't reply,or don't reply favourably.trust takes a while,it won't be earned in 2 posts.it may be months before you become a trusted or at least more favourably welcomed poster in the threads,it may be more may be less,depends i guess on you and what your made from.one thing i can say this site has given me so much more than i couldv'e ever expected,not only peers and trusted comrads from all over the world who i earnestly seek posts from day in and day out,but a real support in my efforts to reach my goals and gain my footing in the tattoo community,it is all up to you how you move along,but i do not regret any aspects of what this website has brought to my table,and i only hope my posts have given back at least a small portion in return.so to all the newcomers,before you ask a useless question of very wise and learned experience,read the back posts,and if you ask for advice,if you want to continue being trusted with knowledge from those able and mostly willing to give it,earn your keep and give back respect by holding back before you post sumthing out of line,monotonous,or just plain ridiculous,that extra few minutes of thinking before reacting may be the turning point of your future here,and as i have said,it has been worth it to me for over 2 years of coming here,mostly to see my buds and there perspectives

[Old Skool]

Jack, never a truer post brother.
And for the record you've been a friend and a big help in my time here. I can say you were one of the first to offer any advice but I see now you did it by fight club rules. Thanks dude. This place is the dogs and even though I aint met people personally yet I consider a lot in here friends. I'm humbled by the talent & knowledge in here and so appreciate that I was allowed to learn in here. People need to realise this aint a meal ticket or a get rich quick scheme, its a life and a love. It demands respect. Newcomers need to think of it as prospecting for a bike gang. In the early days ya gonna be dirt, get beaten down, have no rights. Eventually you gonna be accepted but not fully trusted. One day ya gonna get your rockers then the slog will become worthwhile.
I love this this place.

[David]

Originally Posted by jrf134

...and trusted comrads...:

you trust Comrad? He's nutz! I've become fearful that he's gonna show up at my door wearing nuthin' but a squirrel!

[busaboy23]

jacks on one again


y'know if you breathe between typing and maybe press the enter button on ya keyboard once in a while ya get a lil space betwen your sentences.

like this


or this






or even this

and we can read your posts without going cross eyed

[jrf134]

content seemed more important than the format at the time,lol,but yeah i go off on a tangent once in a while,just alotta newcomers recently

[jrf134]

i'll climb down from my soap box now

[comrad]

Originally Posted by David

you trust Comrad? He's nutz! I've become fearful that he's gonna show up at my door wearing nuthin' but a squirrel!

two squirrels, unless its cold out!