If you say IRC is like that. Myself, well, #pygame is the only channel as bad as this that I visit. My only experience with crude IRC members is with spammers and #pygame.
But, hey, it's IRC. In any case, if #pygame can get off because it's IRC, fine. It's Pygame's decision to moderate it, not mine or anybody else's. I'd much rather it be a proper channel, something more professional like the other channels I visit. Maybe it's just my selection of channels, but I've never had the troubles you say are rampant on IRC. I expected #pygame to be like the rest-- I guess you'd call that my first taste of 'the real IRC'? On 2/19/08, Noah Kantrowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lets can the euphemism please. You think some of the #pygame regulars > (most often piman) are offensive and crude. You are 100% correct. > Different forms of communication have different tones and cultures. This > mailing list, for example, is generally quite civil. IRC is a _much_ > more casual environment. If you dislike this environment, don't use it. > #pygame is not the public face of Pygame, and I don't think anyone wants > it to be. Speaking generally, you will also find that people on IRC will > warm up to you very fast once you demonstrate that you aren't some > random kid off the street who thinks he can make The Next Great Game > (tm). The internet is a dangerous place, tread lightly. > > --Noah > >
