Correcting newbie's can be done in a nicer way using a polite approach

[KingsDen]

There are two ways to your topic:

1. Some old users have been here for more than 5years, and these set of users have witnessed so many kinds of newbies (old generation and new generation). They have seen similar pretence, similar unnecessary questions, similar merit phishing posts. So, when a certain newbie comes with a style they have known already, they will unleash a certain attack on them as they are tired seeing replica of newbies.

2. Some newbies mistake constructive criticism for being hardened on them. This is especially newbies that have not experienced cyber bullying. So, any statement that does not please or praise them is mistaken as an attack.

Nevertheless, there are people who delights in attacking newbies and there's nothing we can do about that. So, according to my senior colleagues here, newbies should learn to develop thick skin. This corresponds with the statement of a certain bird, "As men has learnt how to shoot without missing, we have also learnt how to fly without petching".

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[Marykeller]

Human being has different ways they approach questions. Some can be blunt or cool when correlating or answering a question from a newbie.
Am yet to see in this forum where a newbie is prejudiced against his or her questions without giving him or her a reasonable answer.
Different questions and answers from all angles(newbies to legendary members) are been tolerated here except for those that aim to scam, racism, and abuse fellas in this forum.

[Pmalek]

Ok, here are some corrections in a polite way.

- If you want to be taken seriously, act like a human being and not like a bot. Participate in the discussion threads you are creating. I have gone through most of the threads you have written on the first page of your profile and they all have one thing in common. Only the OP is from you, and you never return to your discussions to engage the community in normal discourse. Talk with the members on Bitcointalk like you do with your friends and family. You don't start the day by saying a couple of sentences to them and then go quiet for the rest of the day. 

- Stay out of the off-topic boards. People who mostly post in off-topic usually have ulterior motives. They are building up their activity points with posts that have nothing to do with Bitcoin and crypto. A Bitcoin forum is about Bitcoin, hence its name. There is no problem talking about off-topic things, but that shouldn't be the main focus. If someone comes here to discuss cotton candy and living room chandeliers, maybe there are better online communities for those people.

Genuine people are in 99% of the cases not treated unfairly on Bitcointalk, no matter their rank.

Enjoy your stay!

[nagasaki23]

Personally I'm a newbie and I've always gotten constructive criticism and didn't feel disrespected. I've always gotten help when I needed help. But I also try to do my own research and learn on my own before asking for help. Almost everyone here is here because they want to help. Id be annoyed if it felt like a newbie was asking a simple question easy to find on their own before they even tried and I have a feeling that's more often than we'd like to think. It doesn't pay to be given the answers and an experienced user knows this. I guess in short one I think common scenario is "if you ask a stupid question you're gonna get made fun of a little bit" - Dwight Schrute.

[AakZaki]

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Nevertheless, there are people who delights in attacking newbies and there's nothing we can do about that. So, according to my senior colleagues here, newbies should learn to develop thick skin. This corresponds with the statement of a certain bird, "As men has learnt how to shoot without missing, we have also learnt how to fly without petching".

If I understand the members of this forum then there are a variety of different characters in writing. I don't know anything but at least I know how they write or warn. They have their own characteristics so I think it's not them who have to adjust to the circumstances that are reminded, but we who have to be able to adjust to them. Sometimes we also have to know that sometimes the language of writing looks loud but maybe if we speak directly maybe it is more soothing. Although I know this is a writing form forum.

[hatshepsut93]

This is a very polite forum, no one here is calling each other names, outside of meta drama topics. I never seen a newbie or anyone really being offended for making a supposedly bad post or something. What I did see is some newbies thinking that if someone disagrees with their post, they must be personally attacking them. But disagreeing and providing arguments is the whole point of an online discussion platform.

[isaac_clarke22]

2. Some newbies mistake constructive criticism for being hardened on them. This is especially newbies that have not experienced cyber bullying. So, any statement that does not please or praise them is mistaken as an attack.

Nevertheless, there are people who delights in attacking newbies and there's nothing we can do about that. So, according to my senior colleagues here, newbies should learn to develop thick skin. This corresponds with the statement of a certain bird, "As men has learnt how to shoot without missing, we have also learnt how to fly without petching".

This is true to be honest. It applies not just in this forum, but to the whole internet as well even in video games. The tone of the sentence also adds up and people think that the sentence that the one that gave the criticism is categorized as being aggressive. This is why sometimes I try to use emojis to point out that I am not being too harsh on my criticism, so that I can tone out the mood of what I was trying to say.

Though to be honest some people need to thicken up their skin in the internet. It's plenty of strangers and trolls out there and you can't avoiding encountering one.

[uchegod-21]

Personally I'm a newbie and I've always gotten constructive criticism and didn't feel disrespected. I've always gotten help when I needed help. But I also try to do my own research and learn on my own before asking for help. Almost everyone here is here because they want to help. Id be annoyed if it felt like a newbie was asking a simple question easy to find on their own before they even tried and I have a feeling that's more often than we'd like to think. It doesn't pay to be given the answers and an experienced user knows this. I guess in short one I think common scenario is "if you ask a stupid question you're gonna get made fun of a little bit" - Dwight Schrute.

You made a very nice point mate. One of the most contributing factors of this being polite or not polite from the senior members is because of some questions that newbies ask at times.
You can see a newbie ask a question like "What is bitcoin", "what is the difference between bitcoin and bitcointalk" or worse scenario, you can see a newbie post that he wants to teach people how to post on bitcoin 
These are the type of posts that offends the senior men in this forum and they will descend on that very newbie in different ways.
So, it is important that every newbie do some research on their own and try use the forum search button.

[MetaMii]

People who tell you the truth, bitter truth are helping you.

Do you think the head admin criticizes newbies with this message

• Welcome message
• Signature campaign guidelines (read this before starting or joining a campaign). How about this too?

Let's not pretend that we don't understand what this OP is trying to say here, there are few cases of high rank members saying harsh words to newbies, especially new comers that don't know much about the forum, this have happened to me too but I was able to cope because the harsh words are coming from one or two members and there are many more who welcome me anyway.