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allynfolksjr
Administrator
Posted: 15 Jun 2005
19:21 GMT
Total Posts: 1892 | Judging from some recent posts and topics today, I feel compelled to say a few things. One is the right of all mankind to practice free speech. As I am a strong believer in this concept, along with the other members of this site, we have allowed many topics that would have been closed long ago on other forums to continue. However, we may have stepped over an imaginary line today.
I would like to point out that anything that staff members said was strictly their own viewpoints, and are in no way a reflection of either this site’s beliefs or its attitudes towards others. I allowed this situation to get out of hand, and I’m truly regretful of the result it. Speaking for all staff members here I can say that we are truly sorry for what transpired today.
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JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 16 Jun 2005
07:21 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | Don't worry, all is forgiven, and nothing got too out of hand, unlike some other things way in the past that kinda... well... should've been locked and deleted a LONG time ago. |
KermMartian
Marine
Posted: 16 Jun 2005
08:44 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | Apology accepted. And I'm glad to hear that CalcGames.org has a policy of respect and at the same time, free speech. I look forward to any dealings and communications with you guys in the future. |
Andy
Administrator
Posted: 16 Jun 2005
17:22 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | After having some time to settle down and just plain think, I realize yeah I was a bit too harsh. But I still stand by (most of) what I said. Let me put it this way: If some new user would have posted that, and you didn't know it was a staff member, would you have reacted in the same way? I don't think so. Your interpretation of the words was biased by who posted it.
Anyway, I still wouldn't deem it newsworthy matieral, what with the bugs and glitches and just plain inadequacies I saw. Not to mention it wasn't *cough* uploaded here *cough*.
I may not like you as a person, but if requested to I will grant an unbiased review of your work. |
BullFrog
Wraith
Posted: 16 Jun 2005
23:05 GMT
Total Posts: 623 | The following is my opinion.
Your freedom of speech stops when you are using it to provoke me. If you are stating what you believe and I get mad because I don't agree, that's my fault. If you are saying things to make me mad and it works, that's your fault.
Just my two cents...
Edit: By the way, that's said without any idea of what happened. Just fyi.
[Edited by BullFrog on 17-Jun-05 08:05]
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"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." -Franklin D. Roosevelt |
KermMartian
Marine
Posted: 17 Jun 2005
08:26 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | Cool. And yes, I would like to withhold the news request until I finish fixing all the bugs you guys found. So far I exterminated 2 of the 4 bugs. |
Andy
Administrator
Posted: 17 Jun 2005
16:23 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | Yes.... If, when you get it working, you would want us to take a look at it, I'd gladly do so. I really am trying to not be biased here. I may not like the way you act or some of the things you do (too tired to try to think of specific things right now), but I'll grant unbiased reviews etc for the site.
And yes, I was harsh. I know that. I'd've done things differently if I'd've known then what I know now. |
BullFrog
Wraith
Posted: 17 Jun 2005
22:07 GMT
Total Posts: 623 | Sometimes, the best way to learn things is the hard way. You remember them better that way.
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"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." -Franklin D. Roosevelt |
KermMartian
Marine
Posted: 18 Jun 2005
07:16 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | That's a very good point. Yay platitudes. :) |
greenorange
Goliath
Posted: 18 Jun 2005
16:13 GMT
Total Posts: 199 | Criticism is not always a bad thing. However, it certainly is not helpful unless it is constructive. I enjoy criticism on the most part, including "flames" or death threats (well, not really). Usually I can extract some constructiveness out of them. "I hate you" does not count. "I hate your damn slow game" is a little better. "Your program has way too many bugs, like (place bug here) and (place bug here). I hope you can fix them" is the kind of comments that are taken the best. Hopefully we can stick to the third type, and make a better community that way. |
BullFrog
Wraith
Posted: 18 Jun 2005
22:07 GMT
Total Posts: 623 | The only problem is that most people nowadays like to just yell at you and call you stupid... Without giving reasons. Rarely do you find someone who adds why they hate you. (Even rarer is people that actually work things out with you.)
I think that if someone has a problem with another person, they should work it out in private. No need to make things public...
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"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." -Franklin D. Roosevelt |
JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 19 Jun 2005
04:01 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | >>>Even rarer is people that actually work things out with you.<<<
That's why I like this site. The people are like that. :) |
TI Freak
Probe
Posted: 19 Jun 2005
09:05 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | If I find a problem with a game or program, I try to say hey, here is a bug, and this is the best way that I know how to fix the bug. Or here is a site that tells how to take care of that...
I try not to be evil like that, unless you have to tell them more than 3 times what it is... lol
Patience only goes so far... |
KermMartian
Marine
Posted: 20 Jun 2005
07:30 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | I agree. If you flame someone, they're just going to be mystified what your problem is, but if you take the time to say 'Your program is terrible because...', that's much better. |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 20 Jun 2005
17:03 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | Nvm. this post, for all intenesive purposes, does not exist.
[Edited by Lunchbox on 21-Jun-05 02:06] |
allynfolksjr
Administrator
Posted: 20 Jun 2005
17:33 GMT
Total Posts: 1892 | Ya know, you can delete your past post. |
Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 20 Jun 2005
17:36 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | This isn't meant as a flame or anything, rather as a constructive comment, as I have experienced this same confusion in the past as well.
It's not "intensive purposes" (or "intenesive purposes"). It's "intents and purposes."
I used to think the same thing until I realized that the words didn't make any sense.
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-Barrett A |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 21 Jun 2005
08:54 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | ... I think I covered this... hold on... lemme find the link... hrm okay I'll use the one at omnimaga (it's a copy word for word of mine here.) here
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
KermMartian
Marine
Posted: 21 Jun 2005
09:17 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | Looks good, I checked that out.
Interesting, I never knew about the ticalc.org/ti-files thing... |
