well, i never thought i would say this, but i believe i am officially fed up with newschoolers.com.
i am member number 9623, have been a member since oct 02, have never been banned, dont have any alias', and have been around for the spork, tub girl, and countless other classics.
newschoolers has provided me with 7 YEARS of entertainment, enlightenment, education and even friendships.
however as of late every time i sign in there is another call out to some member who ripped another kid off. seems like everyone i have ever spoke to on this site has been ripped off in one way or another, except for me, until yesterday.
yes fellow ns'ers, i was ripped off for $6us, which i sent via paypal to a member who will remain un-named.
i ask, what the hell is this site coming to? its $6, if you needed $6 that badly i would have sent you another $6 just so you send me the stickers and could keep the other 6. im a nice guy like that
i know, i know, its $6, there is other people on this site who have been ripped off for hundreds of dollars in a single transaction. or who have been sent merchandize not as described.
its the morality of it though. through out my 7 years of membership i credit newschoolers with the ability to even ALLOW me to ski as i am not a rich kid, do not have rich parents, and every dollar i earn goes to bills and education which is not provided for me by anybody but me. with what every little money i have left over, i spend on my favorite hobby. you guessed it, skiing.
if it were not for reasonable members selling reasonable equipment at reasonable prices, i would not own twintips, have oakley goggles, own a ozone colored jacket etc etc, which are not necessary for skiing, but do come in handy, and have helped me to partake in my hobby.
ive even gone as for as buying and selling laptops, cameras, lenses, and other non-skiing related equipment.
normally as societies grow, they thrive. newschoolers however is the exact opposite. the more this site grows, the worse it seems to be getting.
dont get me wrong, content wise this site is fantastic, and stronger then it has ever been.
but member wise its a fucking joke. everyone screws everyone and no one can trust anyone.
obviously this is a generalization and there is still alot of members out there who are not out there to rip off fellow skiers.
however as your reading this, if your reading this, have you been ripped off?
what happened newschoolers?
why cant i trust you anymore?
maybe im just getting older?
or maybe this sites members are not here for the same reason i am.
goodbye six dollars
