Russ in California said:
All I know is that as a newbie asking, I think, a fair question I got fairly racked over the coals. Some were smartasses , some were mean( at least it seemed to a newbie) and some were helpful followed by the smartasses and the mean respones again.
A little guidence or a direct responce might have been a better intro into this forum. But nooo....
Enough.
Russ
Russ - You asked your question in chat. everyone gets jumped on there that makes you part of the family. Had you asked it in IH8MUD Comments you wouldn't have been flamed. Look at Junk, the majority of this board only knows him as the guy who flames everyone and talks about their mother. Here he answers questions and has put together that great FAQ.
You will find that those of us who have been here a while will pick on each other in chat, BUT do what ever we can to help in tech.
However, you were not aware of the difference in tone between the forums. I don't know how to fix that. Like Junk says, the forum is what we make of it. Seems some of us like a place to be able to slap each other on the back and poke a little fun. I think of most of the people here as close friends. Junk might flip me off in chat, and then send me a PM to see if I need help with a problem.
I don't believe I have ever jumped on someone in any other forum but Chat. I might run the search for the person and post a few links and show them were to go and say I found it using the search.
We were all kidding in Chat with you Russ, sorry you took it personally. This is the most freindly Auto board I have ever seen. POR is a lot more harsh even in the tech section and you get bounced (topic moved) if they don't feel your post is up to snuff.
So, here in tech we play nice. If you have a question about the website go to the IH8MUD section on the bottom. When you come over to chat be prepared to swap lies and act like a child and blow off steam. AND NEVER take anything in Chat personally.
Hope you stick around long enough to see what I mean and add some barbs of your own.
BTW- How come you don't have an Avatar (Just kiddding . . . )
Ken Romer