The "newbies" and their wisdom

[swissie]

Have you noticed? Newcomers on this Forum know everything (usually less than 100 posts). Knowing everything ranging from Thai-Legislation up to the Seasonal-weather-patterns in Thailand.Disregarding the fact that only between Nov and the end or March the weather is nice. Otherwise its a Finnish sauna with no escape.

I rest easy. Confident, that some well-educated-newcomers will show us old expats the way in Thailand.

Cheers.

[kevvy]

I see that many only have a short number of posts ... They could have been living here for many years and decided to join a forum with their knowledge to share with us ..

[David48]

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... or maybe they are indeed Buddhists and living proof that reincarnation* exists ...

* Acquired knowledge over many lifetimes on Thai Visa.

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Edited December 4, 2013 by David48

[MJCM]

^ 5555555555555

Banned but not lost

[chiang mai]

100% agree with the OP, it's very painful at times.

[canuckamuck]

Every year I know less and less

[MichaelJackson]

New to this forum does not neccesarily mean new to Thailand or indeed other forums. Maybe have only just discovered or decided to participate in this forum.

OP, with just over a thousand posts in 7 years hardly makes you an active contributor, I notice.

Perhaps you too enjoy sitting on the sidelines rather than participate ?

Edited December 4, 2013 by MichaelJackson

[mca]

Worse than that are the old-timers who've been here years and still spout absolute <deleted>.

[bocceball1]

Swissie....It seems to me that the smartest people are the ones who are willing to admit they know nothing and always willing to learn....

You for example state

" Knowing everything ranging from Thai-Legislation up to the Seasonal-weather-patterns in Thailand.Disregarding the fact that only between Nov and the end or March the weather is nice. Otherwise its a Finnish sauna with no escape."

Well that statement MAY be true in many parts of Thailand but NOT all....For example I live in Rayong on the beach ....and the weather year round (excluding the hot months of April and some of May)...Is fantastic ....Humidity is low (always a nice constant sea breeze)...In fact I actually enjoy the rainy season better as there is cloud cover to help abate the heat and nights are generally "nice and cool" and it really doesn't rain that much!

So, as you can see, intelligence is not gaged by the number of posts....if anything it sometimes shows some arrogance of superiority and misses the point that this is a forum and ALL comments are welcome (or should be) ....even if its rehashes of "same-same"

[khunpa]

No I had not noticed...

But what I noticed is the wisdom, experience or expertise when it comes to Thailand, has nothing to do with how many posts you have on TV. Posting 800 stupid and negative answers here, does not make anyone an expert on Thailand.

Edited December 4, 2013 by khunpa

[chiang mai]

It's not about intelligence, smartness or willingness to learn, it's about experience on the ground and trying to pass that along, not one upmanship, simply knowledge transfer, too often it's rejected/ignored in favour of popular myth and rumour.

[MB1]

100% agree with the OP, it's very painful at times.

Not half as painful in Pattaya and other places listening to some of the old crooning farts telling storys to some of the newcomers about how knowledgable they are about all things Thai...

"Now pull up a sand bag sonny and let me tell you a story..

When I was in Bagdad, you was in your dads bag"..

[stedyedy]

Every year I know less and less

Heres some trippy stuff youtube david hudson ormes conference he and a organisation have been testing and perfecting what they call food of the gods(manna)for the last 12yrs and you can eat a gram and a half of this stuff and live for a thousand yrs be a superconductor(light body)move in and out of the vacuum(dimensions)know all that was,is,and always will be at will but hmmm whos there in the vacuum that may not want you there and a whole heap of evidence there to back it up

Exodus 31:1.1 It was the goldsmiths not the bakers that made the show bread(manna-tears of horus)the illuminatti big secret.

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[mca]

Every year I know less and less

Heres some trippy stuff youtube david hudson ormes conference he and a organisation have been testing and perfecting what they call food of the gods(manna)for the last 12yrs and you can eat a gram and a half of this stuff and live for a thousand yrs be a superconductor(light body)move in and out of the vacuum(dimensions)know all that was,is,and always will be at will but hmmm whos there in the vacuum that may not want you there and a whole heap of evidence there to back it up

Exodus 31:1.1 It was the goldsmiths not the bakers that made the show bread(manna-tears of horus)the illuminatti big secret.

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Food of the gods is a black pudding, bacon, sausage, fried egg and mushroom bap so obviously David Hudson is talking out of his arse.

[canuckamuck]

Every year I know less and less

Heres some trippy stuff youtube david hudson ormes conference he and a organisation have been testing and perfecting what they call food of the gods(manna)for the last 12yrs and you can eat a gram and a half of this stuff and live for a thousand yrs be a superconductor(light body)move in and out of the vacuum(dimensions)know all that was,is,and always will be at will but hmmm whos there in the vacuum that may not want you there and a whole heap of evidence there to back it up

Exodus 31:1.1 It was the goldsmiths not the bakers that made the show bread(manna-tears of horus)the illuminatti big secret.

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Nothing in the entire chapter 31 about show bread or manna. In the Bible when manna is mentioned, it fell from heaven every morning. No one was making it.

Not that that should make any difference when you are a superconducter, moving in and out of the vaccuum dimension. But they should have realized it from the fact that they they know everything that was, and always will be. And how do they know they will live a 1000 years, that is a tough one to test out?

[lovinglifeinthailand]

Op you may have 1,048 post, but for all I know 99% of them could be utter nonsense. Its about quality not quantity.

Or was it in your case when you hit the thousand post mark you turned wise and all knowing?

[Prbkk]

The easiest thing for anyone experienced /of long standing in this forum SHOULD be to know when to pass or ignore a thread, but instead, for more than a few, one of the most common contributions is: " Ah, that's been done to death already" . It intimidates some people who may not understand that the boring old fart writing it is not really any scarier , or wise, than the boring old new fart reading it.

[canuckamuck]

I think you mean new boring old fart.

[PeterSmiles]

How is the number of posts on Thai Visa related to knowledge or intelligence ?

[transam]

[MB1]

How is the number of posts on Thai Visa related to knowledge or intelligence ?

Ask Jingthing, I'm sure he'll come up with an answer after nearly 47,000 posts.

[Prbkk]

Indeed

I think you mean new boring old fart.

[jdinasia]

The easiest thing for anyone experienced /of long standing in this forum SHOULD be to know when to pass or ignore a thread, but instead, for more than a few, one of the most common contributions is: " Ah, that's been done to death already" . It intimidates some people who may not understand that the boring old fart writing it is not really any scarier , or wise, than the boring old new fart reading it.

Pegged yourself good there! Congrats!

[thehelmsman]

Op you may have 1,048 post, but for all I know 99% of them could be utter nonsense. Its about quality not quantity.

Or was it in your case when you hit the thousand post mark you turned wise and all knowing?

I perfer utter non-sense myself. Very few posters actually have a fair and balanced view of things. Next I wonder how many new posters are simply long time members trying to keep their thread running longer.

Keep up the good work all you Trolls - You're the backbone of common sense.

[Prbkk]

Hah! I knew you would appear ( this is where I would put one of those smiley things, but haven't worked out how to do it yet)....

The easiest thing for anyone experienced /of long standing in this forum SHOULD be to know when to pass or ignore a thread, but instead, for more than a few, one of the most common contributions is: " Ah, that's been done to death already" . It intimidates some people who may not understand that the boring old fart writing it is not really any scarier , or wise, than the boring old new fart reading it.

Pegged yourself good there! Congrats!

[n210mp]

I like Thai Visa just the way it is !

Maybe because it is so varied and complex.,

The proportion of prolific posters who say nowt or are vindictive, malicious, jealous or simply unhelpful in their posts are obviously a minority but never the less I must admit to being a bit impatient with a poster who adds nowt to a thread except an increase in his postings count.

Seems that the more posts this type of poster posts may well be a sign of loneliness, boredom and intellectual starvation, the more posts, the more bored the poster is!

I notice after trying to make some meaningful friendships in Pattaya with those in my peer group or age group if you like ( just acquaintances really) that I am better off shut in my room with my PC and the forums,

Attempting to make sense of this cesspit called Pattaya has me always looking and always disappointed for some kind of stimulation that doesn't include, a bar, a bar lady, a massage parlour or a free lancer less than half my age giving me the eye as I shop in the numerous 7/11s or the bigger supermarkets.

Reading through the minority of posts that are meaningless, nasty, flaming or just plain un- understandable is a small price to pay for the common sense, good advice, fantastic information that this forum gives out so freely

The forums are the way I sort of save my sanity!

[Rob8891]

@ Swissie

Well done..... BITE!!

[Nibbles48]

I see that the OP has actually just 'busted his duck' of 1000 posts and obviously is under the assumption that he has earned his stripes and is now allowed to freely criticize all newcomers, and his god given right to judge them on their intelligence level or knowledge of Thailand.

When I moved here 4 years ago, I studied Thailand online for an entire year before coming and felt as though I had been here years already. I followed the politics and geography, climate (in various parts) and the culture, and had a starting smattering of the language.

I didn't profess to be an expert on Thailand, but I had a good idea, and enough to have an opinion. I don't feel like I have to be part of a Thai forum to validate my personal knowledge of my location.

[canuckamuck]

Newbies are fun because they have all our old opinions.

[RtotheC]

Picking on the new people on Thaivisa. I didn't realize we were still in high school. Please enlighten us "newbies" with your vast amount of intelligence that you have aquired during your intense posting sessions.

Here's a piece of advice for you as well: If you think making a ton of posts on Thaivisa makes you cooler or smarter than other people, and you feel the need to try and put them down through the internet, then you sir have no life.

Cheers.