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-- Joey Kelly
A lot of people commonly ask me why I do some of the things that I do,
or ignore them, or seem to "dislike" them, or whatever. I thought that
I would whip this page together to answer a few of those questions. Don't
take any of this stuff personally, it's just some generic reasons for
why I seem like I do sometimes.
Why are you ignoring me on irc?
Well, I have had enough people ask questions on why I don't talk to them
while they are on IRC. This question has a number of potential answers
that may or may not apply to your situation.
- You are /msg'ing me and I do not know you
I cannot tell you how annoying it is to have people you have answered a
question to start barraging you with a million questions in /msg format.
This happens to me ALL THE TIME and I am not trying to be personal about it,
I probably don't have anything against you, but in general the rest of the
people in the channel are capable of answering your questions.
- You are asking questions I do not care to answer
If I don't answer a question of a personal nature, I don't answer because
it's personal. You wouldn't want me asking you how your mother died, would
you? Also, I don't care to answer the same questions that I have already
answered a million times, I would rather someone else answer it for me.
I get asked all sorts of stupid questions about stuff that is totally unrelated
to any conversation that is going on.
- You continue to argue after I have answered your question
You obviously have asked a question that I felt deemed a response from me. I
gave you an appropriate answer (this usually only applies to subjects I
consider myself an authority on), and you insist on proving that I am in fact
incorrect and continue either asking the same question or whatnot over and over
again.
- Your question makes no sense
If you can't bother to ask a question that is feasible to answer, then don't
expect me or anyone else to answer it. Learn English and ask again.
- Your question is answered in online documentation
If you can't bother to read documentation, I can't bother to help you. At
least look like you TRIED to read some documentation, then come back.
Why are you kicking / banning me on irc?
- Blatant annoyance of me and/or other channel ops
If you annoy me, or anyone online to any significant degree, that is
grounds for kick and/or ban.
- Blatant ignorance of channel rules
If you have had ample opportunity to figure out the rules of any particular
channel I frequent, and yet continually break the rules, that is grounds for
kick and/or ban.
- Colored/bold/SHOUTING text!!!
There is nothing more annoying on IRC than colored text. I have my
client colorize/bold stuff for me, so that you don't have to.
I also can't stand it when people talk in all caps because they think
no one is going to hear them otherwise.
- (Note that on some channels I frequent, like #perl, many of
the "Why are you ignoring me?" reasons are sufficient grounds for kicking)
Why are you ignoring my email?
This question is a difficult question to answer. I don't ever mean to seem
like I'm ignoring your email. In fact, I actually read almost all of my email.
But PLEASE do not be offended if I do not reply to it. You have to understand
that I get hundreds of emails every day, it would be very tedious to respond to
every single one of them. I always appreciate feedback, and would love to
reply to all of them. I just don't have enough time.
Related pages:
Why Questions Go
Unanswered by Mark-Jason Dominus
IRC EFNetiquette by UG
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