Too Techy

edited August 2011 in Chit chat
I had my nightly look at wos and am starting to think that it's a bit too tech, not enough casual. Is it just the techs that are interested anymore?
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  • edited July 2011
    yeah we are all a very intelligent bunch, why there isn't much i don't konw about pc's and comuter junk.

    some of the other members are a little low brow though. ;)
  • edited July 2011
    I is jus here for da ladeez! icon14.gif
  • edited August 2011
    UPTG wrote: »
    I had my nightly look at wos and am starting to think that it's a bit too tech, not enough casual. Is it just the techs that are interested anymore?
    WoS isn't techy enough.

    There are far too many members who post to the Chit-Chat forum and nowhere else.
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • edited August 2011
    well i definitely remember asking a technical question somewhere else on this website. so that would make me intelligent because i thought about something other than knickers for 5 seconds - doesn't it?

    although i thought the starting line was
    I had my nighty look...
    but i quickly got my mind out of the gutter to form this post.
  • edited August 2011
    Too tetchy, maybe. Definitely not too techy though. The opposite of that.
  • edited August 2011
  • edited August 2011
    ccowley wrote: »
    Too tetchy, maybe. Definitely not too techy though. The opposite of that.

    Very good. *clap clap* :lol:


    In all seriousness, no we are not too techy, we have a mix of all sorts in here. I do techy for my day job, WOS is my release from that.

    Look at some of the historical threads in chit chat, also look at the threads started by me they tend to be longuns that are mostly non techy, but full of laughs.
    Calling all ASCII Art Architects Visit the WOS Wall of Text and contribute: https://www.yourworldoftext.com/wos
  • fogfog
    edited August 2011
    UPTG wrote: »
    I had my nightly look at wos and am starting to think that it's a bit too tech, not enough casual. Is it just the techs that are interested anymore?

    begs me to ask.. whats casual then?

    it's not like games are released 2-5 a week any more..

    people have different interest in the machine.. either for gaming / coding / drawing / making music etc etc.
  • zx1zx1
    edited August 2011
    I think it's good to have a balance between techy and non techy people. If i get stuck on a PC / technical issue then theres someone who can offer a solution.
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • zx1zx1
    edited August 2011
    karingal wrote: »
    WoS isn't techy enough.

    There are far too many members who post to the Chit-Chat forum and nowhere else.

    Theres also quite a few members that post in the games section and never post anywhere else, maybe they're too scared to venture in here!
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • edited August 2011
    karingal wrote: »
    WoS isn't techy enough.

    There are far too many members who post to the Chit-Chat forum and nowhere else.

    Don't you remember the techs got pissed off when we posted in the other threads....that's why chit chat was created. :p

    ...I bet the ratio of 'techs' to 'dumb users' is greater here now than it was back in the heyday of the speccy!

    10 PRINT "BOOTS IS CRAP, BUY YOUR GAMES AT WHSMITH INSTEAD"
    20 PRINT
    30 SCROLL
    40 GOTO 10.
  • edited August 2011
    beanz wrote: »
    ...I bet the ratio of 'techs' to 'dumb users' is greater here now than it was back in the heyday of the speccy!

    10 PRINT "BOOTS IS CRAP, BUY YOUR GAMES AT WHSMITH INSTEAD"
    20 PRINT
    30 SCROLL
    40 GOTO 10.
    That's a ZX81 program, not a Speccy one :p
  • edited August 2011
    people were rude when I asked technical stuff in them forums
  • edited August 2011
    ccowley wrote: »
    That's a ZX81 program, not a Speccy one :p

    Damn Techs! get your ass back to the development forums!
  • edited August 2011
    ccowley wrote: »
    That's a ZX81 program, not a Speccy one :p
    30 POKE 23692,0
    

    :p
  • edited August 2011
  • edited August 2011
    as a noob who never mastered basic as an 8 year old I'm sticking to the shallow end of the geek pool if it's all the same to you guys ;)
  • edited August 2011
    I'm one of the thickies on WOS, and unashamedly so, as it tends to be the techy people who are are patronising, rude and sometimes very unpleasant. Certainly not all of them, of course (you won't see anything bad from AOwen, JMK, Mr Anonymous, Skoolkid etc), but it does surprise me how some really intelligent people can be so short on patience or grace when dealing with people who obviously mean well towards them.

    It's strange because on most forums that I visit it's trolls (traditionally unintelligent, and giving nothing of value to the relevant scene) who are anti-social and/or partonising or insulting, but on WOS it sometimes (not always) is led by someone who is both intelligent (and recognised as such) and has done good things for the Spectrum scene.

    Then again, I've never understood human nature. Maybe there's an underlying logic here that I just can't see.
  • edited August 2011
    Wookiee wrote: »
    as a noob who never mastered basic as an 8 year old I'm sticking to the shallow end of the geek pool if it's all the same to you guys ;)
    *shuffles over so wookie can sit on the idiot shelf with him, mile and dmboozefreak* :)
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • edited August 2011
    to be fair everyone seems pretty cool on here so far man.....perhaps cos I'm playing in the shallow end of course lol
  • edited August 2011
    Wookiee wrote: »
    to be fair everyone seems pretty cool on here so far man.....perhaps cos I'm playing in the shallow end of course lol

    its better not to have an opinion about religion or politics, and if you do best keep it to yourself. :p
  • edited August 2011
    ♫ Don't know much about Emulator stuff,
    Don't know much about that Hardware guff..
    Don't know much about the ZX Shed,
    Don't know much about the Support File thread....

    But I do know I can post where I like,
    And I'm so glad that we're not all alike,
    And what a wonderful WOS this can be! ♫

    ;)
  • edited August 2011
    ewgf wrote: »
    you won't see anything bad from AOwen

    Ooh, that'll cause some controversy :p
  • edited August 2011
    mile wrote: »
    its better not to have an opinion about religion or politics, and if you do best keep it to yourself. :p

    Does asking questions about code count as questioning the Bible? ;)

    Ok no worries - saw something to that effect on the rules post so I'll try n steer clear

    EDIT - Mel cheers for the room....Deadpan, should I begin to worry when you "sing" on forums or when you stop lol
  • edited August 2011
    Wookiee wrote: »
    Does asking questions about code count as questioning the Bible? ;)

    Ok no worries - saw something to that effect on the rules post so I'll try n steer clear

    well it doesn't actually get you banned or anything.

    you have to post a pic of a woman with her boobs out to earn a ban. :p
  • edited August 2011
    ewgf wrote: »
    but on WOS it sometimes (not always) is led by someone who is both intelligent (and recognised as such)
    What a load of nonsense! There's nobody intelligent on WoS. We scared all the smart people away years ago.
  • edited August 2011
    Wookiee wrote: »
    Deadpan, should I begin to worry when you "sing" on forums or when you stop lol

    Sorry...it must be my medication...rolleye_17.gif




    Hehe...nah, just felt like a song for a change! :D
  • edited August 2011
    ccowley wrote: »
    We scared all the smart people away years ago.
    has lister EVER been on wos?
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • edited August 2011
    mile wrote: »
    well it doesn't actually get you banned or anything.

    you have to post a pic of a woman with her boobs out to earn a ban. :p
    and yet the likes of this is allowed
    deadpan666 wrote: »
    ♫ Don't know much about Emulator stuff,
    Don't know much about that Hardware guff..
    Don't know much about the ZX Shed,
    Don't know much about the Support File thread....

    But I do know I can post where I like,
    And I'm so glad that we're not all alike,
    And what a wonderful WOS this can be! ♫

    :wink:
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