Re: [pygame] #pygame on irc.freenode.net

["Devin Jeanpierre" <jeanpierreda@xxxxxxxxx>]

If you say IRC is like that. Myself, well, #pygame is the only channel
as bad as this that I visit. My only experience with crude IRC members
is with spammers and #pygame.

But, hey, it's IRC.

In any case, if #pygame can get off because it's IRC, fine. It's
Pygame's decision to moderate it, not mine or anybody else's. I'd much
rather it be a proper channel, something more professional like the
other channels I visit. Maybe it's just my selection of channels, but
I've never had the troubles you say are rampant on IRC. I expected
#pygame to be like the rest-- I guess you'd call that my first taste
of 'the real IRC'?

On 2/19/08, Noah Kantrowitz <kantrn@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Lets can the euphemism please. You think some of the #pygame regulars
> (most often piman) are offensive and crude. You are 100% correct.
> Different forms of communication have different tones and cultures. This
> mailing list, for example, is generally quite civil. IRC is a _much_
> more casual environment. If you dislike this environment, don't use it.
> #pygame is not the public face of Pygame, and I don't think anyone wants
> it to be. Speaking generally, you will also find that people on IRC will
> warm up to you very fast once you demonstrate that you aren't some
> random kid off the street who thinks he can make The Next Great Game
> (tm). The internet is a dangerous place, tread lightly.
>
> --Noah
>
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