This article is from the rec.arts.bodyart Welcome & Netiquette FAQ, by Heidi Anderson with numerous contributions by others.
or, Why are you all a bunch of assholes?
This gets asked quite often. RAB has developed a culture that has a
low tolerance for twits. If you find yourself asking this question,
instead ask yourself "have I been a twit lately? did I just ask a
group of strangers to do my research for me or choose my tattoo for
me? did I ask for info to be emailed to me since I can't be bothered
to look back at the group for the answer to my question? did I just
ask a question that gets asked on a weekly, or even daily basis and/or
is answered in the FAQ? did I post a binary when this is clearly a
non-binary group?" etc, etc, etc. People who immediately go on the
defensive and start lashing out at the regulars are the most likely
to ask this question. So, don't be a twit, and read the FAQ, and
you'll surely find that RABbits are not, in fact, all assholes.
 
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