>>25045307let me indulge you about image boards;
All of them have a certain theme; this theme may be a general one (Video Games) or very specific (Pokemon). The very specific ones are not for people unfamiliar with the theme. If you go into such a board, its expected that you know something about it. And with something I mean more than just "Oh, I used to see/play/do that as a kid!". This is why people always make fun of reddit-esque posters (like you for example), because they embrace the people who arent as dedicated to the theme as them. Now in that themed image board there are different topics to talk about. To not clutter up to much space, they are collected in so called "generals" (you are in one, for example). If you go into a general, its expected that you know the know-how of how a general works: the OP always keeps one up-to-date with all the important information. If you are new to the general, you are supposed to read the OP first. And the /shuffle/ OP has a shit ton if information at hand. Abd if every new player would read the OP, we would be a bit slower, yes, but we would also be a lot better off.
inb4 lol autism, you do realise that we are on /vp/, right? 