Newbies and Hijacking?

mosquito56

I am somewhat new to this but I wonder what is the purpose of this site? Isn't it to share info useful for the prop?·I may be a stick in the mud but if I wanted jokes·I would be on yahoo.forums.
··· Please correct me if my ranting is unacceptable. I plan to be here a long time and really don't want to upset anyone. I like a good joke too.
Don

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Mosquito: An animal which buzzes in your ear and never stops.

Oldbitcollector (Jeff)

Everyone has been a newbie here at one time or another.. (With the possible exception of Mike Green who
appears to have had knowledge of Propeller and Basic stamp since birth. [noparse];)[/noparse]

Generally, if you will ask a question clearly and give those with some experience a chance, good answers
will be forthcoming. There are all levels of knowledge here to participate to exchange ideas and code
(good, bad, and indifferent) with a variety of backgrounds and ideas of how the Propeller fits.

Many of us have spent many, many hours of time exploring the Propeller to gain our understanding,
and invite you to enjoy the same experiences. You'll find that part of the enjoyment of the Propeller
is the journey. (At least for the hobbyiests among us.)

Don't sweat this gang, there's a lot of great people here. It's part of what is making Propeller great.

OBC

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Brian_B

Don,
I know you’re excited about the propeller, But I have to say that your first post (In my mind) made you look like a dirty old man. I’m sorry if I mistook your intentions, but in this day and age who knows.

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Thank's Brian


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Oldbitcollector said...
Everyone has been a newbie here at one time or another.. (With the possible exception of Mike Green who
appears to have had knowledge of Propeller and Basic stamp since birth. [noparse];)[/noparse]

I don't know if genetic memory really is possibly, but Mike certainly does seem to have it. I can't count the number of times he's saved my butt during a project. hahaha

Regards,
Craig

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mosquito56

· Even dirty old men don't lile their threds hijacked.
Don

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Mosquito: An animal which buzzes in your ear and never stops. He may byte you, he may nibble you, but you will know you were bit.

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There, there; it'll be alright.

simonl

Hi Don,

Thread 'hijacking' happens on almost all forums; I guess it's just what happens in the natural coarse of any conversation. Most times though, it seems to be brought back on-track.

I've developed a selective reading capability - I just ignore anything that's apparently irrelevant, and re-ask a question or prompt again for an answer!

I thought the other day about life before the Internet - just how did we get our answers back then?!

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Cheers,

Simon

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rjo_

Don,

Good topic.

OT comments can be irritating for the thread author, and if so, then it shouldn't happen. I personally love free flowing conversations and I find the forum an absolute delight to read because you never know where a conversation might go.

When the flow is irritating to the thread author any indication of that fact should bring the conversation back on topic and keep it there.

What we all need to keep in mind is that other people don't read our comments the way we want them to. Written language is always interpreted in a variety of ways. Personal slights are almost always unintended, but they do happen... mostly by mistake because something was badly misunderstood.

Rich

hippy

What's given with good intent may not always be read that way and it's easy to mistake cultural differences, choice of terms and use of language other than as was intended. Respect and tolerance, not jumping to conclusion and asking for clarification when necessary are the keys for everyone. We all have to accept that people have their "off days".

Any hi-jacking is usually done with good intent rather than maliciously. Things that annoy were probably not meant to. Issues are usually short-lived and things can usually be brought back on track painlessly rather than escalated into something worse. Sometimes that may mean biting ones lip and not necessarily saying what one might like to

Paul Baker

simonl said...

I thought the other day about life before the Internet - just how did we get our answers back then?!

I had an experience with that this weekend, my power went out, so while I was showering in candlelight I was faced with the task of how to get to somewhere I hadn't been before and didn't know how to get to. Then it dawned on me, I could stop at a gas station and buy a map (power came back on before I was finished so I got to use online maps). Sometimes it just takes remembering how you use to do things before there was internet.

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Paul Baker
Propeller Applications Engineer

Parallax, Inc.

mosquito56

lol, I thank you all for the input. The idea of resending to put back on track is good. I didn't mean anything malicious or nasty to anyone just a note to try to keep the idea in peoples head that sometimes some threads should be handled with care if they seem to have a very specific idea in mind.
Paul, Your map story made me think about some of the things the internet makes difficult to contemplate. Buy a book? Buy a map. Go to library, does this town still have one? Goto radioshack to buy a component, just order it online. When was the last time you opened and played a board game? Read a paper newpaper? Subscribe to a magazine and actually get it in the mailbox?I dread the idea of living without the internet. Even with all the bad parts, spam and porn its still the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Don

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Mosquito: An animal which buzzes in your ear and never stops. He may byte you, he may nibble you, but you will know you were bit.