Pointlessness and Ranting

Posted by DesertFox on May 1, 2006, 8:23 a.m.

Many a times I've seen people asking how do you do this, and how do you do that, and you give them an answer, and they cuss you out because they don't understand your clearly, concisely commented code. (love alliterations)

What is it about lesser programmers that makes them think that we, by law or higher order, MUST ANSWER EVERY QUESTION that they care to throw out? I do my best, I try to make it easy.

Just earlier, I got a message by someone who was posting in reply to a topic that wasn't even their, where I had given an answer about semi-realistic clouds using sprite_set_alpha_from_sprite. It generally consisted of all caps, and words that would give old people a heart attack.

What is it that makes certain people think that everybody owes them something?

Comments

DesertFox 18 years ago

korberos, obviously you have some bone to pick with me, so spit it out. Why are you always flaming me? I never did anything to you; I would sympathize with you, except you make it kind of hard.

A while back, I had a Pendulum/Swing script I posted. A simple, easy, efficient script. And I got about 10 PMs a day asking "How do I implement this?", no exageration either. So I know what you are talking about.

The title, after all, is "Pointlessness and Ranting".

DesertFox 18 years ago

Quote:
i dont understand, u posted a thing, how to make fog, but ur idea doesnt make sense, iv spent the last hour trying to do it and its ****ING PISSING ME OFF!!!

A relatively benign message.

Kaz 18 years ago

Lol forgot about you Korberos, all those noobs wanting to make mmorpgs.

chiggerfruit 18 years ago

do what i do: don't go on the gmc for 2 years

KaBob799 18 years ago

in order to disquise my skill i act like im busy and never finish anything, that way less noobs/friends =P ask me stuff.

melee-master 18 years ago

Errr, DesertFox, Korberos with doing anything but flaming you…

I don't get asked for help too often, but then again I've cut down on posting in Novice Q and A. I've had some pretty nooby people ask for "help" though.

DesertFox 18 years ago

Hey! Lets all ask Bob how to do stuff!

i Am mak1ng a t0p d0wn shutor h0w d0 y0u makes h1m p01nt 4t the m0us3? LOL lololololol

[melee] It every time he and I post in the same place, he tends to be very derogatory towards me, and is very snappish. I have no clue why.

melee-master 18 years ago

Well, it *is* Korberos. xD

DesertFox 18 years ago

True. Like a force of nature, nothing you can do about it.

I respect the guy for his skills, but he needs a little work on human-interaction.

ludamad 18 years ago

Korberos is entertaining. Anyway, I stay away from the GMC, but twisterghost was bugging me with stuff :P