Then may I know who would dare to create a monthly thread if
anyone that does so is scolded? A "senior" or a moderator? If its a
senior, then this will be a vicious cycle, because the seniors will
always see themselves as "seniors" and the younger/lesser
experienced ones as "juniors", then these "juniors" will never have
the chance to learn or for that matter,
show their knowledge (if they're better than a
senior), because they are limited by the scope of the
"senior". It's like the theory of "a student cannot be smarter
than the teacher, or someone of a higher qualification level."
A "junior" member here to shows his knowledge is
treated as "showing off",
while a "senior" member here that shares the exact
same thing is "sharing his
experience". A "junior" member here that
posts/starts a thread or posting in a certain topic is seen as
"kiasu" while a "senior" member here that does it
is seen as perfectly alright and okay. A "junior"
member here that does something wrong such sharing the wrong bus
schedule is seen as having committed a grave mistake that is
horribly "wrong", while if a "senior" member does
it, its seen as perfectly fine or something that can just be looked
over upon - oh, how ironical. It's like as if the senior members
prowress over the juniors - which will always stay as a junior in
their eyes.
If the moderators create it, wouldn't they be
Kiasu then? Besides, as a whole forum, it
wouldn't matter who creates the threads. If someone is so free as
to create a thread for a new month, so be it then. Why must it be a
moderator that does it? A moderator is one who takes care of a
forum, not runs the forum. A forum is dead if it just contains
moderators - essentially, members run the forums
themselves based on self-moderation. Moderators are here to make
sure nothing goes wrong and to deal with the occasional
troublemakers - it's like a government and its people.
It's not like SBS2695H created a thread for the sake of creating
one, but he actually posted pictures in his first post. If he did
it like in the past months where he just posted without any
pictures, then yes, I fully agree with you that, that may be a
problem.
We need to stop squabbling about all these. We aren't
any better if we look at how we give "second chances" to
SBS2695H/TTS/whoever else that the "seniors" deem irritating.
Whilst I'm not a senior (as per the current forums context of the
word senior) or whatsoever, this is definitely not the way to go
still.
Okay... Let me enlighten and answer back your questions 1 by
1...
1. Then may I know who would dare to create a
monthly thread if anyone that does so is scolded? A "senior" or a
moderator?
I do not mean that the 1st post must
be a senior or moderator in every thread. Basically everyone has
the rights to make the 1st post in any thread. It is just that
whether they have the attitude of being KIASU or not.. This kind of
thing, over the months we all can observe and roughly know who are
the ones who have this kind of attitude.
2. If its a senior, then this will be a vicious
cycle, because the seniors will always see themselves as "seniors"
and the younger/lesser experienced ones as "juniors", then these
"juniors" will never have the chance to learn or for that matter, show their knowledge (if they're better than a
senior), because they
are limited by the scope of the "senior".
I also hope not to see any such
barriers as juniors and seniors, and to be judged (be it biased or
not) whether he/she is qualified to be senior or junior.. I hope
the juniors here do not be limited to what they can do in this
forum, but also, they should also not go to the extent that it's
really too much for all of us here to tolerate..
3. A "junior" member here to shows his knowledge is
treated as "showing off", while a "senior" member here that shares the exact same
thing is "sharing his
experience".
No I do not agree to
that...
4. A "junior" member here that posts/starts a thread
or posting in a certain topic is seen as "kiasu" while
a "senior"member here that does it is seen as perfectly
alright and okay.
No I do not agree to that too... My
KIASU here does not pin point on the
whatever-you-guys-called-it-as-junior here, but as a
general/overall.
5. A "junior" member here that does something wrong
such sharing the wrong bus schedule is seen as having
committed a grave mistake that is horribly "wrong", while if
a "senior" member does it, its seen as perfectly
fine or something that can just be looked over upon.
Perhaps some people here may see it
this way, but definitely for myself, I believe that everyone do
make mistakes, and that usually I do not want to post anything that
is negative down here because I believe that they would be able to
realise their mistakes (i.e. post wrong stuffs, etc..) somehow down
the road.. Some people just need more chances, and we should try to
be as forgiving to those people as possible, and at the same time,
PM or MSN him/her to make him/her wake up his/her
idea..
6. oh, how ironical. It's like as if the senior
members prowress over the juniors - which will always stay as a
junior in their eyes.
Well.. This does not apply to me... I
have to admit that..
7. If the moderators create it, wouldn't they
be Kiasu then? Besides, as a whole forum, it
wouldn't matter who creates the threads. If someone is so free as
to create a thread for a new month, so be it then.
If you insist on thinking this way...
Let you be...
8. Why must it be a moderator that does it? A
moderator is one who takes care of a forum, not runs the forum. A
forum is dead if it just contains moderators -
essentially, members run the forums themselves based on
self-moderation. Moderators are here to make sure nothing goes
wrong and to deal with the occasional troublemakers - it's like a
government and its people.
Agree with you..
9. It's not like SBS2695H created a thread for
the sake of creating one, but he actually posted pictures in his
first post. If he did it like in the past months where he just
posted without any pictures, then yes, I fully agree with you that,
that may be a problem.
We need to stop squabbling about all these. We aren't any better if
we look at how we give "second
chances" to
SBS2695H/TTS/whoever else that the "seniors" deem irritating.
Whilst I'm not a senior (as per the current forums context of the
word senior) or whatsoever, this is definitely not the way to go
still.
I
wouldn't comment it much because I am not the type who gives
negative treatment to those who needs second chances or more.. But
I still agree that there should not be a form of dispute or
quarreling here just because people make
mistakes.. 
