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Laser Essay: Types of laser hobbyists on LPF.

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Yep, spam and necropost trolling I think. However, I read this post for the first time today. I just wish he would have used spaces between paragraphs! Easier to read that way:

TYPES OF LASER HOBBYISTS ON LPF

Laserpointerforums.com is an online discussion group put together to discuss lasers and the building, repair, and use of them. *There are three different types of laser hobbyists which are defined by mannerisms, forum activity, and general knowledge of lasers: the newbie, the veteran, and the elite.

The newbie is the most annoying of the laser hobbyists. *They join the form primarily to get enough information to build a laser pointer, without understanding the skills needed to accomplish the task. *The newbie is generally bumbling. *They ask questions that have been asked before and don't use the search feature to search the forum and see if the question has already been asked. *Their general understanding of lasers is rudimentary and needs the most basic things explain to them, or they have no desire to learn the things they need and would rather have it done easy and wrong instead of harder and right. *Some newbies are on the form for a short time, while some stay and move on to the next: stage the veteran.

The veteran is considerate, confident, answers a lot of questions, contributes to the hobby by asking good questions, and knows a fair amount about lasers and the skills needed to build them. *The majority of users on the form are veterans. *A veteran uses the search feature to find the information needed and when they do will contribute in the discussion going on. *I have been a veteran of the forums for over a year and love to pass on the knowledge that was passed on to me. *Without the veterans there would be no forum.

The last and rarest of forum-goer is the elitist. *The elitist has been involved with lasers since they were invented in the 1960s. *The elitist rarely contributes to the forum and when he does, goes on at length to show how superior they are, with wordy and technical explanations showing beyond a doubt that only God is more insightful. *The elitist is usually very argumentative and rude, especially when the information they deign to provide is called into question. *Never would you see an elitist use the search feature as they already know everything and has no desire to further everyone else's understanding of the blasphemous “pointer”. *Thankfully since the laser elitist is so unpopular there aren't very many of them.

Laser pointer forums.com is a thriving and active forum, were a wealth of information on lasers can be found. *Without the three distinctly different forum members, I doubt how popular and active this hobby would be. *Each member brings to the forum of mixture of new information as well as old ideas and techniques that nobody has considered, and camaraderie that binds even the most annoying qualities of everyone. *I cannot imagine laser pointer forums.com without them all.
 





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It's been a long time since I've read this thread. Alaskan, you are correct, spacing those paragraphs makes the reading easier and more inviting to read in the first place. :yh:

Those definitions of the 3 types of Laser Hobbiest, are still pretty spot on today!
 
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Yes, I did. That's why it might be spam, could just be someone giving kind advice, but for a necro? I don't think so.
 

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Yep, especially since that is the guys very first post!
 
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Yea, we see a few first posts with questions for laser stuff on ebay I am very suspicious of being spam too. Can't tell, could be a noob, but when they don't come back and join in with more discussion it's minced canned ham garbage with too much salt added.
 
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That was way back when Kenom was
someone on the Forum... Times have
changed...

I don't read Bricks of Text..
If the author can't take the time to space
his thoughts... I can't be bothered to do
it in my head... More important things to
deal with in life..

Jerrry
 
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