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25. June 2005 @ 22:37 |
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When I first posted on the aD forums I felt a little noObish because it took me so long to find this great site. There are truly some great people around here that are willing to help out and lend a hand when your in need but then again the world is progressivly becoming more of a hostile place. 10 years ago you could walk down the streets without having profanities yelled at you from some little 12 year old but people just dont care about other people thesedays. Its great this is finally being noticed, good job!!
Such a true quote and definitely true for the Internet. There are some people with some real stupid problems on the Internet, they feel powerful I think by shit-talking. Well, we dont tolerate shit-talking here so sit back and relax! :-)
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andy2000
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25. June 2005 @ 22:41 |
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More true words have never been said. People feel so big and strong when they insult someone on the internet. *NEWSFLASH* It wont earn you respect, you will just become the outsider that no-one cares about. These forums are meant for people who want to give a positive opinion or help out a friend, the people who come on the boards just to mock and insult are the true noObs.
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25. June 2005 @ 22:42 |
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hi
dela you beat me! ;-])
excellant andy2000, and i hear you brother i hear ya!
thats the sort of thing that makes a good sticky!
Nothing here to see, move along folks.
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andy2000
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25. June 2005 @ 22:50 |
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Hello Rotary
There Dela, is a great member. Thanks for you help with my DVD's Rotary. You know what would be a great addition to the site, a commendation button so we could thank the people who helped us.
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25. June 2005 @ 22:52 |
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@andy2000, the force is strong in you my friend ;-) when you realise the situation with idiots on the net, it does tend not to bother you anymore!! just never take anything that someone says to u on the net seriously. its easy to say something when no1 can see you :-)
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andy2000
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25. June 2005 @ 23:00 |
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Very true,
Sticks and stones can break my bones,
But words will never hurt me.
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25. June 2005 @ 23:05 |
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hi
@ andy2000 no prbs chap... i like doing it...
someone helped me once, when i was at my wits end, i used to build / overclock my pcs and once got a dead motherboard = dead pc, so i put a thread on and asked for help on a certain site, this guy flew in out of nowhere and said simply "hold insert key down while pressing the powerup button, it will reset all defaults and hopefully boot..."
yup it did, boy did that save me some hassles...
i went back to thank the guy and lost his user due to site problems, so i set out to track this guy down and found him, and thanked him.
well just like the film PAY IT FORWARD i do, trouble is i got to like it ;-])
peace...
Nothing here to see, move along folks.
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andmerr
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30. June 2005 @ 01:02 |
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@ rotary: man thanks again for that ban button, Man i feel good now.
later
andmerr
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hap99
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13. July 2005 @ 22:53 |
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dRD, thank you for posting this. I clicked on a forum link from my email recently and became very discouraged. I am not new to this, but consider myself a rookie. I am still using the same 2 original, unupdated programs, (dvd shrink 3.1 and 123 copy dvd), with very few problems.
After reading the forums last week, I decided that I won't ask any questions due to the majority of the responses. There were a few usual users that tried to give advice to the qhestions that I read about, but the majority were busy making fun and being mean to the person with the question. In defense of these people, I can say that the person who asked the original question was a bit "foul mouthed" in the question he/she had.
I would like to thank you again for having these forums, and having these programs available for download. I will continue to come into the forums, and hopefully gain the knowledge I need so that I can help others in this group.
Thanks
hap99
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13. July 2005 @ 23:05 |
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"In defense of these people, I can say that the person who asked the original question was a bit "foul mouthed" in the question he/she had."
If I see a thread & the question is put rudely, why should I answer it? This is the whole problem, people come along, use all the gangster talk - complete with bad attitude, then expect to be helped.
We are all here in our own time & because we want to help people. Regularly someone will ask a question, we ask for information, that information is not forthcoming. So how & why do we help? Because we want to. If I have to ask a question more than 2 or 3 times I generally give up. If the person can't be bothered to give me the info then I cannot be bothered to help.
I have lost count of the times that people will argue the toss with the guys here, adamant that they know that media/software conflicts/hardware is not the problem. We cannot help people like this! I remember 1 who loved memorex & whatever you said they would simply not listen! AARRGGGHH!!
Pulsar
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andmerr
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13. July 2005 @ 23:22 |
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@ hap99:
you've opened a can of worms my friend maybe you'd like to point us to the thread in question.
@ pulsar:
that was a bit more direct than usual pulsar, we all know what you are up against.More often than not most people will be reasonable but then there is that % that isnt and thats why we have neph and flip
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14. July 2005 @ 14:41 |
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I thought that I was being diplomatic!! Crikey, I have a way to go then!! LOL!!
I'm a Yorkshireman, we tell it as it is!! No point in going round the houses!
Pulsar
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ddp
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14. July 2005 @ 18:47 |
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i thought it was beating the bushes. different countries different sayings for same thing
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14. July 2005 @ 23:43 |
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yeah, it's "beating around the bush".
edit- this bit didn't sound right before - i'm very 'tell it as it is' but not via email or posts, only face to face
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andmerr
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15. July 2005 @ 00:01 |
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diplomacy is what its all about and i guess we could all temper how we say thing s to each other then again what the hell..........
forget i said anything...........................lol
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ddp
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15. July 2005 @ 07:13 |
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what did you say
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15. July 2005 @ 11:28 |
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Beating around the bush & going round the houses are both acceptable euphemisms. It all depends on which part of the UK you live. Going round the houses is a common expression down our way.
But I am not getting involved in a debate as to which is correct. They are BOTH correct. I am surprised that you others have never heard of it!
Pulsar.
As for not doing stuff like that over the net etc, not my way of doing things. I will not shy away from speaking my mind. Don't care who you are, or what or who you represent. If people do not like it, that is their problem, not mine!
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15. July 2005 @ 14:43 |
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as i said to creaky a while back when he was getting quite a bit of stick for a while. i say it as it is, and if i'm out of order the mods will soon tell us. @pulsar:) some ppl do need talking to sharply when they ignore or argue with the answer/s given to a question they posed and did'nt know the answer to anyway.
not many ppl up till now, but appears to be on the increase i'm afraid. Geoff
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pa104inf
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18. July 2005 @ 12:49 |
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I agree that newbies may not understand the rules associated with this forum and that it doesn't help to do everything short of cursing at them. Some of these responses are almost to the point of offensive. When I see a post that may have crossed the border to the point of piracy, I usually tell them that they should read the rules for this forum and that they may have violated the rules. I also tell them that they should rephrase their posts and use non-piracy words such as backing up instead of copying DVDs.
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gear79
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18. July 2005 @ 19:03 |
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have'nt seen too many newbies post in here, but i'd like to ad this.........
excellent site, i now find myself addicted to it, everynight, i sit here for hours reading, learning, utilizing the knowledge from others to help me learn what i know today.
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I myself have come across some genuine computer noobs recently and try to go the extra mile to accommodate their newness to all things computer-related
cheers creaky, for being one of the ones who has shed light on me, kivory deserves cheers too, mort is another.(i know i left out a few, but you know who you are) (who has helped me)
i have not been given the cold shoulder by anyone in this site, although i have read a few posts where i can understand some of the more experienced members in here get a little hot headed about noobs asking same ole same ole questions. but as a noob myself, when i do use the search button, it does seem rather difficult at times. therefore, i just read as much as i can, in all the forums. i just want to add, i love this site, i would have been lost without it, and believe it or not, i found it through google !!!
cheers all
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hap99
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18. July 2005 @ 21:55 |
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I did not mean to offend anyone. I am also not new to computers or "backing up" dvd's. I thought I would watch to see the responses. I can't believe the way I was calmly attacked, (basically told I was a troublemaker and idiot), because of the newbie title next to my name. If you will all recall, you started out as newbiess in this forum. You got to the point that you are at by responding often. That means that you have a comment on everything when it comes up.
I have come to the conclusion that I am privilaged to be part of this community, but I will leave things up to the experts, and when I get through reading all the smart ass remarks, and slams at people who have legitimate statements or questions, I will finally see one person who will actually give an answer.
I am sorry if I have offended people, but, I thought that my original statement was a legitimate one, and I was not rude in any way.
I truely appreciate those who are willing to offer their knowledge to help those of us who ask questions. Thank you very much.
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18. July 2005 @ 22:40 |
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@gear79 - cheers for the kind words.
@hap99 - it's all about how ppl ask things, nothing to do with status. if someone rants and raves for no reason, or starts thowing tantrums around or whatever, or even blatantly arguing with someone's knowledgable opinion/reply, then ppl are not gonna want to help that person, especially as it's in their free time that they're being attacked. Plus some of these ppl who sign up to sites like this, scream for help ASAP, then get mad when their reply hasn't been dealt with as quick as they'd like. That could be down to different time zones/or simply that ppls reply to so many posts that they can't dedicate the time/detail to everyone's posts. These are things that quickly put ppl off helping others
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18. July 2005 @ 22:48 |
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I can't believe the way I was calmly attacked, (basically told I was a troublemaker and idiot), because of the newbie title next to my name.
hap99,
I just searched your threads ... I saw nothing of the sort. Post me a link where that happened.
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18. July 2005 @ 22:50 |
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flip, i meant to say in my reply, that i also searched hap99's posts (out of curiousity) and saw nothing either..
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meta1
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10. August 2005 @ 01:25 |
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There are very few members here who "attack" the newer members of the forum, many of us are here to help and enjoy it.
I know I myself am still basically a "Newbie" here but I do what I can to help, this forum is about gaining and sharing knowledge - 99.8% of us share our own knowledge here willingly, the other .2% are just here to be a pain in the butt and ruin the AD-Xperiance (yeah, that was lame).
There is a link "Report offensive post", or something close to that, if someone offends you or tries to undermine you - click that and the admins/mods will be notified in good time and the required action taken, just don't click it for no reason or you'll be the one in trouble.
*Gets off his newbie soap-box*
O.K. I'm done.
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