Reading: The Most Difficult Thing EVAR

 This blog post is pretty much a mini-rant.  I probably shouldn't complain about this because I am fortunate to have so many members wanting to join Shimmer, but it gets annoying after a while.  Let me begin by saying that I am as nice as I can be to new members with reason.  I answer their questions, tell them how to code certain things, direct them where they need to go, and so on.  At my worst, I use a bit of sarcasm... and that was to a n00b who stole some of my art and became a pack enemy.

But, I have come to notice that, in general, they lack basic reading skills.  It's not just a minority, no, rather a hefty amount that ask questions first and read... well, never.  No joke, I get at least 15 messages a week from people asking to join Shimmer that do not meet our requirements.  That's not counting posts on our recruitment thread or in our cbox.

How difficult is it to read our recruitment info? It's on the pack profile and recruitment thread.  If they are going to take the time to message me, you would think they would not want to make fools of themselves.  Wolf-Haven is for older people that should definitely be able to read at their age.  Don't you wish it actually was that way? (Aside from the underage members that are awesome like Rhi~) Assuming that they are the correct age, maybe they were in a hurry or missed it, but still.  I guess it's not a big deal, but I must say it gets tiring after a while.  Worst still is when you tell them they cannot join and they are persistent in asking, despite the fact that you clearly explained to them a stronger member will not be kicked to allow them to join.  They should take that persistence and shove it up their a-... err, apply it to the map so they will be able to join eventually.  Or they could work on improving their grammar.

Oh my, first negative blog entry?
This isn't a newb-hate blog.  No, no, it's a fight for literacy!