Are we all being serious

[rujoeking]

I have always been a regular visitor to GBAtemp,
I am an active member in the hacking community and was heavily involved in the original DS "passme" development and testing.
I have signed up with an "anonymous" alias as I felt I needed to speak and know I will be shot down in flames.
I know this is the "Hacking and Homebrew" section of the site and I know that this is not in line with the Forum Topic, however, the correct target audience are here so I do think this is the most relevant place to post.

The attitude of some people in the forum is atrocious.

You do nothing but flame other people while sat on your high horse adding nothing to the community yourselves.
You are a disgrace and an embarrassment to the hacking community of which I would normally say I was proud to be a member of.
People come on the forums for help and to try to contribute, WE ALL HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE, all they get in return are sarcastic comments and bi**ing it is disgusting.
would it be so hard to direct people in the right way and politely advise them when they have done something wrong?
no... it wouldn't. if you spoke to people in the street like you speak to them on here... I would imagine you would have broken arms and legs...

People deserve respect, there is not a lot of that in this community.

I'm just as entitled to post my opinion as all the flamers in here so I have...

let the flaming begin.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

This should be in General Discussion, and front page news (especially in place of what IS front page news).

You're just jelly that you can't frontpage news.

If you don't like the game then don't play it.

What the hell are you talking about?

Second comment was at the OP, not at you. Basically if you don't like how GBAtemp works, then don't go here.

But you were clearly jabbing at me frontpaging news that you don't find worthy.

 

[Langin]

Well, if you have ideas and you know you get flamed; WHY DO YOU POST HERE? Post somewhere else where you are sure people will think oww lets try that! I am not a fan of hacking anymore since I love Nintendo and I love to buy their products.(Not everybody is a pirate but still some can't hold themselves in XD)

 

[_Chaz_]

This should be in General Discussion, and front page news (especially in place of what IS front page news).

You're just jelly that you can't frontpage news.

If you don't like the game then don't play it.

What the hell are you talking about?

Second comment was at the OP, not at you. Basically if you don't like how GBAtemp works, then don't go here.

But you were clearly jabbing at me frontpaging news that you don't find worthy.

Didn't even notice it was you. But no, I don't find it worthy.

 

[retKHAAAN]

while this is being discussed...what exactly qualifies as "worthy" frontpage news? It's not like there's a whole lot happening at the moment...

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

Well, the thread has been here for an hour.
I hope some of the relevant parties have taken notice of it and will now follow us to Site Discussion.

 

[_Chaz_]

while this is being discussed...what exactly qualifies as "worthy" frontpage news? It's not like there's a whole lot happening at the moment...

Personally, I'd like to see news.

 

[Slyakin]

while this is being discussed...what exactly qualifies as "worthy" frontpage news? It's not like there's a whole lot happening at the moment...

Personally, I'd like to see news.

But what better news then news of the industry? There really is no news of hacking yet... The handhelds are still fairly new.

 

[retKHAAAN]

while this is being discussed...what exactly qualifies as "worthy" frontpage news? It's not like there's a whole lot happening at the moment...

Personally, I'd like to see news.

seeing as it's a Gaming site, all of the frontpage news is gaming related as it should be. I'm not seeing the problem.

 

[koimayeul]

good point OP but there ARE also useful members.. actually most, if not trolls still useful to put a wide smile on our faces once in a while.. really

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

Well, if you have ideas and you know you get flamed; WHY DO YOU POST HERE?

If the guy was afraid of flaming, honestly, he might not post ANYWHERE on GBAtemp these days.
It's a sad state of affairs. And it's one that I've tried to remedy in the past.
Unfortunately what I've found is that many of the most knowledgeable people around here also tend to be the most rude at times.
Can't kick out all the smart/rude people. Otherwise we'll just be left with well-intentioned idiots.
(That's why not everything you might see as a "flame" gets removed.)

Fortunately there are a few people here that don't fit that mold.
FAST6191 quickly comes to mind.
And tj_cool.
Unfortunately they're a minority.

I'd like to see people posting less if they have nothing to say.
I'd like to see more respect and patience given to the knowledgeable people trying to help out the entire scene, whatever scene it might be.
Because if they were to get this respect and patience from the beginning they might not feel the need to tear into people over the smallest things.
Maybe our best translators wouldn't feel the need to pack up and go elsewhere.
Maybe the people making fixes for games wouldn't feel so overwhelmed and quit.

But that's not the nature of the internet, I suppose.
What's the equation? Anonymity+audience=asshat?
It's becoming more and more prevalent around here, and I for one am pretty fed up with it.
I'm sick and tired of people seeing the term "troll" as a badge of fucking honor to be worn emblazoned on their forehead.
It's not quite so bad here, as this is a moderated community where the moderators will actually do something.
(And if you disagree with that, I'm more than happy to talk with you about it, in PM)
But as you can see there's only so much we can prevent.


With no real way to wrap up this train of thought, how about some food for thought?
(Thank you for this link, Lilsypha)

[youtube]cfwwHa-7Ux8[/youtube]

 

[DroRox]

I take to the OP.
People's ideas aren't considered here. People who have more experience are assholes to those who just started out and have fresh ideas. It's one thing to explain why an idea doesn't work and another to call someone a noob and make fun of them for trying to collaborate.

 

[Nujui]

Well, if you have ideas and you know you get flamed; WHY DO YOU POST HERE?

*Snip

You should just end the thread right there, that pretty much explains everything. (Especially that video.)

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

You should just end the thread right there, that pretty much explains everything. (Especially that video.)

*shakes his head* Nope. There's more to be said.
I didn't even touch on how crappily newcomers are treated around here.
And at some point somebody's going to remember "Heeey, isn't that Vulpes guy a dick sometimes, too?"
And they'll be right of course. But that's something I'm trying to change.

There's a lot more to be said, and much more to be done.

 

[machomuu]

I take to the OP.
People's ideas aren't considered here. People who have more experience are assholes to those who just started out and have fresh ideas. It's one thing to explain why an idea doesn't work and another to call someone a noob and make fun of them for trying to collaborate.

As you can see, Smealum has few posts and yet his Minecraft DS idea is vastly supported.

 

[Nujui]

You should just end the thread right there, that pretty much explains everything. (Especially that video.)

*shakes his head* Nope. There's more to be said.
I didn't even touch on how crappily newcomers are treated around here.
And at some point somebody's going to remember "Heeey, isn't that Vulpes guy a dick sometimes, too?"
And they'll be right of course. But that's something I'm trying to change.

There's a lot more to be said, and much more to be done.

Probably, but it explains it enough for right now, for what the Op was upset about atleast.

 

[Slyakin]

This is the main reason why I'm trying to be nicer... again. I really turned out to be a douche as I talk to newcomers...

If we can root out the problem one member at a time, I'm sure we'll see some change.

If I can not be a douche, lots of other people can.

 

[Deleted member 473940]

Which newcommer is being treated badly?

People who cant search for 1-2 minutes to see there isnt any flashcart that works on the 3DS..
or people who come up with their genius 3DS hacking ideas?
or people who ask for 3DS flashcart.. wait I said it already o.o

Anyway, I dont see where the problem is.

 

[Demonstryde]

Which newcommer is being treated badly?

People who cant search for 1-2 minutes to see there isnt any flashcart that works on the 3DS..
or people who come up with their genius 3DS hacking ideas?
or people who ask for 3DS flashcart.. wait I said it already o.o

Anyway, I dont see where the problem is.

flashcarts that support 3ds games, im sure you mean.

 

[Deleted member 473940]

Which newcommer is being treated badly?

People who cant search for 1-2 minutes to see there isnt any flashcart that works on the 3DS..
or people who come up with their genius 3DS hacking ideas?
or people who ask for 3DS flashcart.. wait I said it already o.o

Anyway, I dont see where the problem is.

flashcarts that support 3ds games, im sure you mean.

congrats you noticed

! lol

that was the whole point. There isnt any 3DS mode flashcart YET.

 

[Demonstryde]

maybe i'm an idiot, but the search engine has a terrible format, and never turns any results for me.... maybe if it were to be easier to use for newcomers , they would be more likely to use it..