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Originally Posted by harridan
Yes, maybe you're right for yourself. But you need at least a little self-confidence to get over the insecurity. I can lurk around the board for years and still not have the courage to say anything meaningful because I'm afraid that somebody won't agree with my opinion and send me in the land of the banned. Sometimes I see people with awful reputation and it's just because they show an opinion. It can be quite stressful to think all the time "What will they say?", "Will they hate me if I say this or that?". I hope someday I'll get used to this place and stop being afraid...
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Firstly, you've just joined and you're already posting your opinions. You're ages ahead of lurking. I lurked for a year and a half before I started posting. The only trick to posting is to be respectful.
Most of the time when you see someone with bad reputation, there's an awful lot of the story that you're missing out on. You can trust those red dots. The mods and admins work very hard to keep this place running in a proper manner, they really don't advocate banning people for debatable reasons. Often those that make a mistake, and then continue to make mistakes to get that bad reputation don't listen to those telling them what they're doing wrong. Don't worry so much; you're worrying for the wrong reasons and over the wrong things.
Just be respectful.