Telling people you're nice convinces no one. Being better at something than others doesn't make you friendly. The only way we get a good reputation is by helping those who show up here, holding our tongue when we don't have something helpful to say, and by acknowledging that our way is not always the best way to do something. There are some really smart people out there building awesome things with Dojo, jQuery, and others...
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Philip Thompson <[email protected]>wrote: > That was a little history lesson I enjoyed... Thanks Aaron. > > [digress] > I know to my friends and coworkers I'm somewhat of a MT-snob, but I feel > it's for good reason. I completely agree that one should use the tool that > helps them get the job done (and hopefully the right way) - I just happen to > believe that MT is the right tool 97% of the time. =P I jest. I'm not > really a dick about my enthusiasm for MT, but I do enjoy spreading the MT > gospel. I think the right approach is to educate others about the advantages > (and even disadvantages) of MT and let them decide what's best. > > From what I've seen with this group over the past 3 years, for the most > part, people have been super helpful and I'm glad to say I'm a part of the > Mootools community. Keep it up, people! > > Oh, we should create a website: MootoolersAreNice.com - it's available!! =D > [/digress] > > ~Philip > > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Aaron Newton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Years ago (around 2006) MooTools had a forum hosted on mootools.net. This >> forum was originally for people to talk about building the framework as the >> framework was still in beta. The people talking there were mostly >> experienced JS developers. As the framework grew more popular, users started >> showing up asking for help *using *the framework. On a daily basis we'd >> get posts to the effect that "Accordion doesn't work" from JS novices. At >> first these people were helped but over time a few members grew exasperated >> and where less than helpful. As this problem grew worse we moved the forums >> to Google groups, moved the developer discussions to a different forum, and >> things generally improved. When Piotr built jsfiddle for the community, >> things got exponentially more friendly, as now the response to "Accordion >> doesn't work" isn't "it does, you're just doing it wrong" is "show me on >> jsfiddle and I'll help you fix it." That early 2006-ish reputation is the >> one that persists, despite all the friendly people here. I don't think I've >> had to moderate a single comment on these boards in the last 4 years or >> more. >> >> -a >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Philip Thompson >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Aaron Newton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Simply be better than everyone else.... =D >>>>> >>>> >>>> lulz. the irony. >>>> >>> >>> Actually, I'm more curious, "who/what community" says that Mootoolers are >>> snobs? >>> >>> ~Philip >>> >>> -- >>> http://lonestarlightandsound.com/ >>> >> >> > > > -- > http://lonestarlightandsound.com/ >
