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On 17 Sep 2008, at 00:27, b.n. wrote: |
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> In any case, even if r0bertz is a clueless idiot, the only sane |
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> approach is even in this case to calmly and rationally explain (or |
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> providing links to information) why what he was doing was, in your |
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> opinion, wrong. |
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To be completely fair, if you deal with other peoples' problems on IRC |
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on a regular basis then you will know the number of idiots to be quite |
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staggering. There is an unending supply of them - if only we could |
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fuel automobiles with idiocy! - and always another one ready to pop |
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out the woodwork the moment you've dealt with the last one. It is |
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staggering how many questions on IRC can be answered with a simple |
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Google. |
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IRC is an informal medium and maybe someone just had a bad day. |
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I'm not saying the reaction of the devs in that IRC log was right - |
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I'd probably get the hump, too, if I were the subject of such rude |
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dismissal - but maybe treating the user that way was an understandable |
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mistake on the devs part. |
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In many ways being told you're an idiot is better than simply being |
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ignored, because at least it gives you the chance to say, "ooops, am |
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i? can you explain what i did wrong, please?" |
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Finally, I might add that the log we've seen posted was taken without |
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any context. Perhaps the user is known on the channel for his idiocy, |
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for winding the devs up, for asking stupid questions on a daily basis |
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and not listening to advice given? We don't know. |
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Stroller. |
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