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

["FT" <chester_lab@xxxxxxxx>]

Hey!

    I would like to learn Pygame and watch the bugs and get solutions.
Enough is enough, lets just talk about programming. There are hackers
everywhere and those who feel good at others suffering and expense. The
world is a mess, lets keep it clean, at least try here...

        Bruce


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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