death's blog: "Do you take me for a fool?"

Okay, I just joined a few days ago, so I'm considered a 'noobie' or 'fresh fish'. Has anyone seen the movie "Andersonville"? It's about a US civil war prison camp for Union soldiers. The movie follows a unit of Union soldiers as they are captured and sent to the camp. Pretty much upon arrival, they are taken advantage of by some of their fellow prisoners. That's how I feel some of the folks here on Fubar treat the 'noobies'. They believe that we don't know anything and will believe what they say. Of course, the vast majority of people here are nice to us or at the least, indifferent.

Here's what prompted me to write this. As many of you know, certain levels require folks to get 'noobies' to do things for them. I quickly discovered that many will only do the minimum to achieve it. No problem, all I asked is that they like, rate, and fan me first. Not so much to ask, I also need to do things to level up. A person wanted me to buy them a drink, so I sent that person a message with my requirements. They rated me, but then said that their 'fan' button was broken, and that they'd have to wait until they saw me on the ticker again. This person must take me for a fool, so I blocked them.