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How often do you encounter rudeness here at DC?

Daily
1 (1.4%)
Weekly
0 (0%)
Monthly
3 (4.2%)
Very Rarely
35 (49.3%)
Never
32 (45.1%)

Total Members Voted: 71

Last post Author Topic: About Rudeness in Forums  (Read 19053 times)

Nighted

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Re: About Rudeness in Forums
« Reply #25 on: December 07, 2007, 01:35 PM »
You want rude? Just go to the DC IRC channel....talk about freaks.  :'(
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Re: About Rudeness in Forums
« Reply #26 on: December 07, 2007, 02:05 PM »
I've actually found the IRC channel to be a very friendly, funny, and often times action packed place to hang out.

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Re: About Rudeness in Forums
« Reply #27 on: December 07, 2007, 02:10 PM »
Aha, aha... ;D

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Re: About Rudeness in Forums
« Reply #28 on: December 08, 2007, 05:18 AM »
I went for DAILY, just to be the odd one :-]
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Nah, really, really friendly forum and people over here.

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Re: About Rudeness in Forums
« Reply #29 on: December 09, 2007, 07:46 PM »
Funnily, I started using a product I first heard of here, but when I asked a question on that product's support board, I got beat with the "condescending and rude" stick by the first responder.  I still will use the product, but I'll never go back to their support boards again.  I get better answers to my questions here at DC anyway!
happened to me many times.. bet they told you to read the FAQ or something.. :)

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Re: About Rudeness in Forums
« Reply #30 on: December 13, 2007, 09:06 PM »
I truly do not recall anything remotely approaching rudeness at DC. There might be an occasional misunderstanding or quick reply, but the level of respect shown others is exemplary. In my experience, tech forums are generally civil when the members are knowledgeable in the matters at hand. For incivility, try Usenet. alt.comp.freeware has good information, but it frequently nearly buried in the personal attacks of some of the posters (As you may well recall, Mouser)
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Re: About Rudeness in Forums
« Reply #31 on: December 14, 2007, 07:42 AM »
Heh, for incivility, try alt.lang.asm - you'd expect assembly programmers to be knowledgeable, but nah :)
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