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My thoughts of [H]ardOcp and Murc have changed quite a bit over the past few days.
Howdy all. Few thoughts, wanted to get them out there.
I've been reading Hardocp and the Hardforums since I put my first non-family (my own) computer together, the exact same time I started here at Murc (because of my G400 MAX). Both places had their pros and cons, and are the only two places I have continued to visit after all this time.
I always like the Hardforums because there was alot of very knowledgeable people there, and for the most part the people I dealt with were very nice. It's a great place if you want a quick answer and don't mind wading through the plethora of kiddie posts to get it.
Murc on the other hand was 98% thoughtout worthwhile posts, and I very much enjoy reading through what people post, even if it has nothing at all to do with me. The downside is there aren't nearly as many minds working together here as there is at the hardforums.
Then came the Parhelia. When I saw Kyle's post on Hardocp about not getting a review card, I was a bit irked by how he chose to deal with things. Not angry by any means, just disapointed. About the same time things over here at Murc went to shit. I see post after post of people being whiny cry babies. I understand that a large number of those posts were made by minis who were just here to cause trouble and try to justify to themselves that it is better to go with whatever card runs quake the fastest. What bothers me is how the resident Murcers let themselves be dragged into the pointless arguments, even myself. Again, I felt dissapointed more than anything.
Tonight I read through Kyle's posts over in the thread started by GT98 on the hardforums, and I must admit, I didn't have all the facts straight. While I still think some of his actions were less than becomming of his normal behavior, I completely understand where he has been coming from. On the Murc side, things are still a bit wierd to me. I'm just not used to this lack of maturity around here. I'm not talking down on Murc by any means, afterall I am quite certain things will get back to normal once this whole Parhelia nonsense blows over.
Murc was never about a group of people who had the fastest gaming video card, it was about people with similar interests (Matrox to start) getting to know each other and helping each other out, to me anyway. The past few days have seen it degrade into a pissing contest between the Parhelia hopefuls and everyone else.
I sincerely hope things get back to normal soon, thanks for listening. BTW, this took my the better part of 15 minutes to put down, so thank you for giving me a minute or two of your own time to read it.
I've been reading Hardocp and the Hardforums since I put my first non-family (my own) computer together, the exact same time I started here at Murc (because of my G400 MAX). Both places had their pros and cons, and are the only two places I have continued to visit after all this time.
I always like the Hardforums because there was alot of very knowledgeable people there, and for the most part the people I dealt with were very nice. It's a great place if you want a quick answer and don't mind wading through the plethora of kiddie posts to get it.
Murc on the other hand was 98% thoughtout worthwhile posts, and I very much enjoy reading through what people post, even if it has nothing at all to do with me. The downside is there aren't nearly as many minds working together here as there is at the hardforums.
Then came the Parhelia. When I saw Kyle's post on Hardocp about not getting a review card, I was a bit irked by how he chose to deal with things. Not angry by any means, just disapointed. About the same time things over here at Murc went to shit. I see post after post of people being whiny cry babies. I understand that a large number of those posts were made by minis who were just here to cause trouble and try to justify to themselves that it is better to go with whatever card runs quake the fastest. What bothers me is how the resident Murcers let themselves be dragged into the pointless arguments, even myself. Again, I felt dissapointed more than anything.
Tonight I read through Kyle's posts over in the thread started by GT98 on the hardforums, and I must admit, I didn't have all the facts straight. While I still think some of his actions were less than becomming of his normal behavior, I completely understand where he has been coming from. On the Murc side, things are still a bit wierd to me. I'm just not used to this lack of maturity around here. I'm not talking down on Murc by any means, afterall I am quite certain things will get back to normal once this whole Parhelia nonsense blows over.
Murc was never about a group of people who had the fastest gaming video card, it was about people with similar interests (Matrox to start) getting to know each other and helping each other out, to me anyway. The past few days have seen it degrade into a pissing contest between the Parhelia hopefuls and everyone else.
I sincerely hope things get back to normal soon, thanks for listening. BTW, this took my the better part of 15 minutes to put down, so thank you for giving me a minute or two of your own time to read it.
Yeah all of this Parhelia versus.... performance mud sligning will subside soon I'm sure. Isn't it strange how a simple difference in preference of a product like a videocard can bring out the worst in people?
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