> Of course I am committing hipocrisy and simply perpetuating this thread > by replying here, which is why I usually just fume silently. Sigh...
Sadly, that is often the only way people learn that their useless, off-topic, unfunny, byte-wasting drivel is not wanted or appreciated by the members of a community that actually want to use that community for its intended purpose. > PS: Hound is right. Those Windoze lam3rs on the HLDS list are much > better behaved than a lot of the people here, and the list generally has > a much higher SNR. Interesting. In my experience, Linux users can't resist the temptation to tell everyone how wrong they are about everything. I totally agree with Simon, and I've voiced this several times in the past and I do it every few months - if you're posting useless stuff, you're making harder for server admins to make the most of this list. Before you post something, try thinking to yourself a bit: "Man, I know this witty one-liner is the FUNNIEST thing anyone is EVER going to read on the Internet, ever. I really should post it to the guys on the hlds_linux list; I know they love a good larf. But then, that list isn't really for this sort of thing - maybe I should just not post it so the people on that list that are there for the actual hlds talk can get about their business. Maybe I could go to another community where my wit will be appreciated and share these gems with other fellow people of mensa-like cranial capacity!" Discussing grammar in relation to mailing lists, news posts, forums - its been done. Let it go. Noone is perfect. If you don't like their spelling, you don't have to tell them, let alone every other person on the list. It is really embarrassing that people even bother correcting each other's communication skills. If the majority of your post isn't related to hlds on linux, please - spare the rest of us, especially now when a huge new HLDS-related product is about to hit the scene and it would benefit everyone to keep the signal-to-noise ratio at reasonable levels. -- trog _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
