technology/geek part of the board.

now, the difference between ours and the one on grinz' board should be that there's no flaming/criticism allowed.

i think that if someone posts a topic about something that they have an interest in, and you disagree, you should feel more than free to post an entirely new thread about something that you see as an alternative, that suits your needs, and meets your interests.

that's what they call "constructive", i think.



for example, if i posted a thread about how the 867Mhz processor in the new Power Mac G4 is actually faster than a 1.7GHz Pentium 4, i would severly frown upon a "you're a geek for even knowing that" type of reply. i would, however welcome any type of reply that attempts to bring valid points to light that either makes that point invalid, or incorrect.

and if someone posted a topic about their favorite operating system, and i disagreed, i wouldn't go and post a reply in that folder about my favorite kind. because that's not what the folder is about. i'd post a second topic about my favorite OS.

some things are simply a matter of taste, and are extremely dependant upon who you are as a person, and are utterly pointless to debate.

and frankly, that's a concept that was entirely disregarded in grinz' "geek" forum, and by the people who posted in it. of course, the rules there were a whole lot different there than they are here.

so don't forget where you are.



(Edited by JuggleFoe at 9:54 pm on Sep. 20, 2001)