Another Gem
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Aamir Butt wrote:
I am a very occasional poster but I roam here a lot and I have seen an old-timer(Nish) vehemently trying to take people away from here (to Indian forums) just because some of the old-timers really like to make fun of others because of such things. Why not stand up to that then? Something is really not right here, don't you think so
Fair point, and the advent of the Indian Lounge is one of the aspects of CP that I don't like. Let me explain before you get too upset - I have been known to mock others, and it's a character trait that I don't like so I have tried to moderate it (not always successfully). Sometimes this has been seen as an attack on a person based on their race, and this is purely down to language differences with me saying something that I meant to be taken in one way, and somebody taking it in another - this is nothing to do with them; if I'd been clearer or less mocking then it wouldn't have been an issue. The point is - this was bad behaviour on my part and not one I'll excuse in myself. So, why don't I like the Indian Lounge then (I'm going to call it the IL from now on)? If the IL was only a place where Indian speaking people went to chat about things that were of interest to them then I'd be all for it. The fact that it is seen to be a necessary training ground to teach people how to survive here in the Lounge or the forums is not a good thing - it does not reflect well on CP or the CP community. If somebody is a troll, then fair enough - ignore them/mock them if you want to feed their fire, but if somebody has come here to seek help then help them. Sometimes the help won't be what they want - but it might just be what they need which is just as important (e.g. directing them to the appropriate forum). The danger that I see is that CP will become fragmented - I've spent a lot of time here and I plan on spending a lot more time here, but if it becomes an "us against them" site, I will walk away.
Aamir Butt wrote:
I would really like to see people respond with such enthusiasm when a serial poster mocks somebody on such a thing.
I may be wrong (I don't think so, but I could well be), but I do believe that there has been less tolerance for the mocking lately irregardless of who the poster was.
I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be
Forgive your enemies - it messes
Hey Pete, Do read my response to Aamir below. I don't personally believe that sub-forums like the Indian forum will lead to fragmentation. I honestly feel that the forum has helped quite a few relatively newer Indian members improve their forum etiquette. Or maybe improve is not the right word, I'd say it's more correct to say that they've been helped with adjusting their behavior to a manner more appropriate for a global audience such as that on CP.
Regards, Nish
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One day not in the far future, we'll have chimps doing the our jobs.
Two heads are better than one.
Norm .net wrote:
One day not in the far future, we'll have chimps doing the our jobs.
Hopefully, they'll have better typo/grammar filters in place. :rolleyes: [Sorry Norm, couldn't resist!]
Regards, Nish
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Norm .net wrote:
One day not in the far future, we'll have chimps doing the our jobs.
Hopefully, they'll have better typo/grammar filters in place. :rolleyes: [Sorry Norm, couldn't resist!]
Regards, Nish
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BTW every one of your posts in this thread have been univoted, Mr Popular! :-)
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Mocking is an integral part of test driven development. I think it's completely appropriate on a dev site.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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BTW every one of your posts in this thread have been univoted, Mr Popular! :-)
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Mocking is an integral part of test driven development
derision.FTFY
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
5! :laugh:
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I prefer mocking the idiot questions from other sites. But try to keep it anonymous :)
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IronScheme - 1.0 RC 1 - out now!
((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Editionleppie wrote:
I prefer mocking the idiot questions from other sites. But try to keep it anonymous
Except when the other site is SO? ;P
Regards, Nish
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Aamir Butt wrote:
I have seen an old-timer(Nish) vehemently trying to take people away from here (to Indian forums) just because some of the old-timers really like to make fun of others because of such things.
Okay, that is a very inaccurate statement there. There are various reasons why Chris decided to start country/language specific forums here and I will not go into those reasons. He asked me to moderate and help fine tune the new India-specific forum, and I have been doing that quite enthusiastically the past several weeks. I do NOT take people away from this forum. The core idea of the India specific forum is to help orient newbie Indian members with general forum etiquette and posting guidelines. Incidentally I haven't asked any one to stop posting here and to move over there. Rather, the idea is that once they spend some time there, they will be better conditioned to post in the general forums without fear of backlash.
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
without fear of backlash
This is exactly what I am talking about. Why is there such a backlash in the first place. Only because of cultural differences? Can't we be tolerant enough to let people talk according to their own respective cultures?
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Okay, that is a very inaccurate statement there.
Sorry if I understood that incorrectly. But my point still stands as I said above.
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Aamir Butt wrote:
I am a very occasional poster but I roam here a lot and I have seen an old-timer(Nish) vehemently trying to take people away from here (to Indian forums) just because some of the old-timers really like to make fun of others because of such things. Why not stand up to that then? Something is really not right here, don't you think so
Fair point, and the advent of the Indian Lounge is one of the aspects of CP that I don't like. Let me explain before you get too upset - I have been known to mock others, and it's a character trait that I don't like so I have tried to moderate it (not always successfully). Sometimes this has been seen as an attack on a person based on their race, and this is purely down to language differences with me saying something that I meant to be taken in one way, and somebody taking it in another - this is nothing to do with them; if I'd been clearer or less mocking then it wouldn't have been an issue. The point is - this was bad behaviour on my part and not one I'll excuse in myself. So, why don't I like the Indian Lounge then (I'm going to call it the IL from now on)? If the IL was only a place where Indian speaking people went to chat about things that were of interest to them then I'd be all for it. The fact that it is seen to be a necessary training ground to teach people how to survive here in the Lounge or the forums is not a good thing - it does not reflect well on CP or the CP community. If somebody is a troll, then fair enough - ignore them/mock them if you want to feed their fire, but if somebody has come here to seek help then help them. Sometimes the help won't be what they want - but it might just be what they need which is just as important (e.g. directing them to the appropriate forum). The danger that I see is that CP will become fragmented - I've spent a lot of time here and I plan on spending a lot more time here, but if it becomes an "us against them" site, I will walk away.
Aamir Butt wrote:
I would really like to see people respond with such enthusiasm when a serial poster mocks somebody on such a thing.
I may be wrong (I don't think so, but I could well be), but I do believe that there has been less tolerance for the mocking lately irregardless of who the poster was.
I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be
Forgive your enemies - it messes
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
The danger that I see is that CP will become fragmented
I totally agree with you here. Everybody should be more tolerant and less mocking(including myself :-O ) towards people who come from different cultures and might not be able to phrase/explain everything as perfectly as the native English speakers can. There should be a single Lounge and everybody should be welcome there.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
without fear of backlash
This is exactly what I am talking about. Why is there such a backlash in the first place. Only because of cultural differences? Can't we be tolerant enough to let people talk according to their own respective cultures?
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Okay, that is a very inaccurate statement there.
Sorry if I understood that incorrectly. But my point still stands as I said above.
Aamir Butt wrote:
This is exactly what I am talking about. Why is there such a backlash in the first place. Only because of cultural differences? Can't we be tolerant enough to let people talk according to their own respective cultures?
Well in an ideal world everyone would be tolerant, and the world would be full of Pete O' Hanlons, Elaines (Trollslayer), and Ravi Bhavnanis. But CP is basically a virtual reflection of the real world and there will always be intolerance. Practically speaking, it's nearly impossible to correct that, so the most workable solution is to attack the problem from the other end. Change people's behavior so that they do not stand out (culturally speaking) and thus do not get sidelined or attacked based on that.
Regards, Nish
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Hey Pete, Do read my response to Aamir below. I don't personally believe that sub-forums like the Indian forum will lead to fragmentation. I honestly feel that the forum has helped quite a few relatively newer Indian members improve their forum etiquette. Or maybe improve is not the right word, I'd say it's more correct to say that they've been helped with adjusting their behavior to a manner more appropriate for a global audience such as that on CP.
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
I don't personally believe that sub-forums like the Indian forum will lead to fragmentation.
That's my sincere hope. It's just the fact that some perceive that this is what the IL is for that concerns me - it should be an area where you can talk about things that make precious little sense to somebody in the UK, but which are really relevant to you (e.g. IPL).
I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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Agreed but how many of the lounge regulars haven't done this as well and they didn't get there noises shot off by the rest.
You get my 5 for that!:thumbsup:
"The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about. What is it? It's complete gibberish. It's insane. When is this idiocy going to stop?" -- Oracle CEO Larry Ellison
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Tom Deketelaere wrote:
Agreed but how many of the lounge regulars haven't done this as well and they didn't get there noises shot off by the rest.
It's just as inappropriate if a regular does this too.
Regards, Nish
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I didn't say it wasn't, just that they don't get the same harsh response when they do it. Of course most of the time there is some humor to it (message from out space posts anyone? :) )
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