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Keysplayr

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Originally posted by: wired247
Sorry batmang, but you are VASTLY closer to the wrong side of the moral grey area here.

Encouraging people to help themselves is #1, even if the encouragement is a bit cold, and far more valuable than spoon feeding. Que the "teach a man to fish" proverb.

Once people have shown that they have done some level of research on their own, I am more than willing to help.

And I'm not trying to pimp my credentials here, but I am a super moderator on my350z which has 90k members, and I'm a well-liked and respected moderator. ("research first, ask questions later" is the policy that's not only enforced on my350z, but is also explicitly stated in the terms of use)

When you get new enthusiastic members every day asking the first question that pops into their head, but they have not done the minimum amount of research, that is a HUGE insult to the people who have spent HOURS of their time making VALUABLE posts on the forum that are easily searchable using forum tools such as the SEARCH function, not to mention google, newegg, etc.

It's like saying "Hey, you guys, who have spent hours helping people like me... can you spoon feed me everything from A through Z? Plz? PLZ??? PLEASZEE?"

It's just wrong. Look at this guy's post history and tell me you disagree. You, as a senior member of this site, should help people help themselves.

Are you out to protect your "intellectual property" or something? Give me a break man, help the guy out. If you don't want to, then say nothing.
 

Mr Fox

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Sep 24, 2006
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Originally posted by: keysplayr2003
Originally posted by: wired247
Sorry batmang, but you are VASTLY closer to the wrong side of the moral grey area here.

Encouraging people to help themselves is #1, even if the encouragement is a bit cold, and far more valuable than spoon feeding. Que the "teach a man to fish" proverb.

Once people have shown that they have done some level of research on their own, I am more than willing to help.

And I'm not trying to pimp my credentials here, but I am a super moderator on my350z which has 90k members, and I'm a well-liked and respected moderator. ("research first, ask questions later" is the policy that's not only enforced on my350z, but is also explicitly stated in the terms of use)

When you get new enthusiastic members every day asking the first question that pops into their head, but they have not done the minimum amount of research, that is a HUGE insult to the people who have spent HOURS of their time making VALUABLE posts on the forum that are easily searchable using forum tools such as the SEARCH function, not to mention google, newegg, etc.

It's like saying "Hey, you guys, who have spent hours helping people like me... can you spoon feed me everything from A through Z? Plz? PLZ??? PLEASZEE?"

It's just wrong. Look at this guy's post history and tell me you disagree. You, as a senior member of this site, should help people help themselves.

Are you out to protect your "intellectual property" or something? Give me a break man, help the guy out. If you don't want to, then say nothing.





I believe that he needs to remember that he is HERE, and That HERE He is just Another Swinging Dick.....



 

xWilDx

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Well i dont mind your critisism, thats what a forum is for discussions ^^ I have done extensive research on alot of major brands(even posted latest tech stuff) I do favour some companies more than others so with that in mind i have choosen the sapphire x2 hd3870 1gb the reason for this is i can opt for a quad setup later and i find that sapphire have a good customer feedback...
 

mwmorph

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Dec 27, 2004
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Well, I dont think the HD3870x2 is such a good idea when ooking at the new deals that just popped up,

$186.99+$5.84 shipping after rebate <- better cooler
$179.99+~$7 shipping after rebate<- lifetime warranty

It's 1 rebate per customer, but if you can redeem 2 or even buy 1 at the non rebate price, you still come out ahead by a lot of $$($40-80less). You can get 2 8800GT for much less than the price of 1 HD3870x2 ans Slied 8800gts are on average at least 10-20% faster than a 3870x2.