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Geek Culture / SLAPPED ON THE WRISTS BY TGC

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LKFX
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 07:08
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Right going to have a moan now..

Im a carpenter during the day and in the evenings to escape my wife
and kids i program with dbpro paid good money for it too.

Im 28 Been programming since age of 12 using the old amigas
Now still trying to finish programming a game(you all know its hard to finish one!)

1` Had an idea make website
2` Get like minded folk on it share resources and ideas

posted a message yesterday asking for people if they want to join or help out and i get a verbal off the moderator.

what is the world coming to, i would mention the my site but i might get locked up. and to the moderator reading this check your facts first please we dont all just come here to place ADs!

I shant be buying anything else.

Sorry for the moan other users just think its a real shame thats all.



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IanM
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 07:21
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Have you any idea how many 'offers' of this kind we get on these forums? Loads of them, all wanting something for nothing.

I've been out of the loop for a short while, so I don't know what history, if any, that there is behind jess's lock, but I can't honestly blame him for it.

The proper way to get a good reaction to that kind of post is to prove yourself first - help noobs and post code (both on the forums and on your site). Then when you do ask for contributions, everyone can see that *you* are contributing too.

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Osiris
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 07:42
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Also dont slap this little incident on TGC, moderators are not employed by them, if your going to wine then send an email to Jess maybe he can give an explination.

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LKFX
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 07:43
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I guess using the subject called coders wanted didnt help

No harm was intend by my original post thats whats peed me off.
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LKFX
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 07:45
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Im cool now just got ticked off thats all guys....beer please
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Neofish
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 07:49
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Although I did think he was a little harsh you sounded like a noob, if you'd said more precisely your aim, instead of taking down EA, it probably would be left unlocked

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BatVink
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 07:55
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You would get the same reaction on any forum, or at least any well moderated forum. Joining and posting advertising for your own site on the same day is not a good move.

I would learn from it, and listen to what IanM says, dust yourself off (you're a carpenter, you'll be used to that ), and keep on going.

Welcome, by the way.

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LKFX
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 07:55
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True my approach was wrong, but my intentions were good and if anything its made me more keen to continue with the site.
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LKFX
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 08:00
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Im always dusting the wood off and thanx i have learnt alot over the last 30mins,i will behave in future lol.

im open to helping people if your stuck with your projects
aslong as its nothing to do with wood im not at work now lol.
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Jess T
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 08:24
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LKFX,
I don't want to be the bad guy here, but you're lucky I even aproved that one post at all.

You posted about 5 different posts ( one for each major board ), with exactly the same thing in it - Which was infact advertising your site, and the posts themselves came across as very newbish.

I allowed the one in General chat ( as that is where things like this should go ), but locked it to show I was serious.

Mod's aren't employed by TGC, we are asked, as regulars, to help out in keeping everything clean on the forum.

The bottom line is;
You spammed the forums with promotion for your own site, with a very small, and newbish post. This isn't an action that should be tollerated anywhere IMHO.

I appologize if I was rude.

Jess.


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Eric T
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 08:27 Edited at: 15th Mar 2005 08:28
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You can't be rude jess... its says in your sig:

"All-Round Nice Guy"

Follow your own rules!


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LKFX
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 08:42
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Its forgotten Jess, where in oz are you from i use to live in Townsville now i live in Essex what a come down lol.
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Jess T
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 08:54
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lol, Eric

LKFX, alrighty
I'm on the Eastern Coast ( on the Central Coast, infact )


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Baggers
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 18:50
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Welcome to the community LKFX.
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Dave J
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Posted: 15th Mar 2005 19:57
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Quote: "I don't want to be the bad guy here"


Ha! As if that's ever stopped you before.


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*Don't post just to advertise a website unless it is on-topic
*Do not post spam

Thank you.


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