Mt. Moderator Erupts
In light of the recent buggery here in 
newengland_ue, all future posts will have to go through me before being viewed by the rest of the community. This is not something I'd ever intended to do, but my laissez-faire approach and faith in our ability to be cool to one another has left us vulnerable to the kind of childish buffoonery you'd more expect to find in one of those "OhMyGODthatHaircutIsSOlastMonth" rating communities. This will not fly. I have just a few very specific guidelines. Follow them, and there will be no trouble. Can't hang? Go elsewhere or get your ass banned. End of story.
Memberships will also have to be approved from this point on. So long as it's a legitimate journal, it'll be fine. Again, it's a damn shame. I have a healthy distain for rules and regulations just like y'all, but I think we can all appreciate the need to keep unwanted lurkers at bay.
And, so long as I have you here, I'd also like to take this opportunity to address an issue that's been under my skin for some time now. Most of you are not guilty of this, and I applaud you. You do much for my continuing faith in humanity. There are those, however, who would do well to read and understand the following:
This stealthier-than-thou "I'm a REAL urban explorer and you're not" elitist, antagonistic bullshit has GOT TO GO.
We all had to start someplace, right? Why shouldn't beginners be allowed to post questions without having to fear a barrage of sarcastic comments? So, you like to think you're the only one who does this, eh? You invented it. You sure did. That Urban Exploration thing? Yeah. All your idea. No one had ever entered an abandoned building before you and your buddies broke into that decrepit old factory behind the railroad tracks. Ok, fine. But if that's what you'd like to remain convinced of, why join a bloody COMMUNITY???
This is, of course, ridiculousness of the highest order and your reviled newbies have as much right to these places as you and I. Accept it and move on.
This community was founded as a meeting place for those of us with a passion for forgotten places to exchange stories, ideas, information, photography and the like. I thought that was enough common ground to inspire a certain level of mutual respect. I can scarcely express my disappointment that this, of all groups of people, should prove to be so factional and pretentious. Please. Get over yourselves. If we were doing this to be hip, well.. we'd probably be doing something else instead. We do it because we love it. We can explain it. Given the amount of people who are simply unable to understand why we do what we do, you'd think we'd make a greater effort to get along here.
Try to keep in mind that we're supposed to be on the same team here. We're really in this together, and the very laws of state and nation are against us. If you're just here for the pics, fine. Whatever. But hey- live and let live, huh? Seriously. Just play nice with the other explorers! That's not so much to ask, is it, folks?
newengland_ue, all future posts will have to go through me before being viewed by the rest of the community. This is not something I'd ever intended to do, but my laissez-faire approach and faith in our ability to be cool to one another has left us vulnerable to the kind of childish buffoonery you'd more expect to find in one of those "OhMyGODthatHaircutIsSOlastMonth" rating communities. This will not fly. I have just a few very specific guidelines. Follow them, and there will be no trouble. Can't hang? Go elsewhere or get your ass banned. End of story.Memberships will also have to be approved from this point on. So long as it's a legitimate journal, it'll be fine. Again, it's a damn shame. I have a healthy distain for rules and regulations just like y'all, but I think we can all appreciate the need to keep unwanted lurkers at bay.
And, so long as I have you here, I'd also like to take this opportunity to address an issue that's been under my skin for some time now. Most of you are not guilty of this, and I applaud you. You do much for my continuing faith in humanity. There are those, however, who would do well to read and understand the following:
This stealthier-than-thou "I'm a REAL urban explorer and you're not" elitist, antagonistic bullshit has GOT TO GO.
We all had to start someplace, right? Why shouldn't beginners be allowed to post questions without having to fear a barrage of sarcastic comments? So, you like to think you're the only one who does this, eh? You invented it. You sure did. That Urban Exploration thing? Yeah. All your idea. No one had ever entered an abandoned building before you and your buddies broke into that decrepit old factory behind the railroad tracks. Ok, fine. But if that's what you'd like to remain convinced of, why join a bloody COMMUNITY???
This is, of course, ridiculousness of the highest order and your reviled newbies have as much right to these places as you and I. Accept it and move on.
This community was founded as a meeting place for those of us with a passion for forgotten places to exchange stories, ideas, information, photography and the like. I thought that was enough common ground to inspire a certain level of mutual respect. I can scarcely express my disappointment that this, of all groups of people, should prove to be so factional and pretentious. Please. Get over yourselves. If we were doing this to be hip, well.. we'd probably be doing something else instead. We do it because we love it. We can explain it. Given the amount of people who are simply unable to understand why we do what we do, you'd think we'd make a greater effort to get along here.
Try to keep in mind that we're supposed to be on the same team here. We're really in this together, and the very laws of state and nation are against us. If you're just here for the pics, fine. Whatever. But hey- live and let live, huh? Seriously. Just play nice with the other explorers! That's not so much to ask, is it, folks?
