One thing I never get tired of on forums:
Someone (generally new) coming in and making a post that contradicts a conclusion everyone else came to a while back, without any actual background or understanding to back up his contention, just maybe at most a very limited example from his own experience (that generally turns out to be false proof since he messed something up, failed to understand a key concept, etc). Then complaining when everyone jumps on him and flames him for being an idiot by saying he was just trying to start a nice little conversation.
A tip for such people: just assume that whatever it was you were going to say is wrong, as generally it is, and just SKIP the part in your post which incites the flames. This is generally both the opening of the post and in the topic title. This part is the assumption that your ill-concieved notions of how something works are right, and the stating of the poor conclusion that you have drawn using said crappy understandings - just stick to asking a question (like why doesn't D3 run well on my computer, NOT D3 is a crappy engine, what idiot made this?). Furthurmore, don't attack figures in the industry who are highly respected or their works (i.e. John Carmack, the D3 engine), unless you yourself have a hell of a lot of experience and ability in said industry. Do this and you won't be flamed - don't do this and keep wondering why everyone thinks you're a moron and flames you to death everytime you make such a topic.
Someone (generally new) coming in and making a post that contradicts a conclusion everyone else came to a while back, without any actual background or understanding to back up his contention, just maybe at most a very limited example from his own experience (that generally turns out to be false proof since he messed something up, failed to understand a key concept, etc). Then complaining when everyone jumps on him and flames him for being an idiot by saying he was just trying to start a nice little conversation.
A tip for such people: just assume that whatever it was you were going to say is wrong, as generally it is, and just SKIP the part in your post which incites the flames. This is generally both the opening of the post and in the topic title. This part is the assumption that your ill-concieved notions of how something works are right, and the stating of the poor conclusion that you have drawn using said crappy understandings - just stick to asking a question (like why doesn't D3 run well on my computer, NOT D3 is a crappy engine, what idiot made this?). Furthurmore, don't attack figures in the industry who are highly respected or their works (i.e. John Carmack, the D3 engine), unless you yourself have a hell of a lot of experience and ability in said industry. Do this and you won't be flamed - don't do this and keep wondering why everyone thinks you're a moron and flames you to death everytime you make such a topic.
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