If we're not going to have a ban on swearing outside of Off-Topic, can we at least have a ban on being a stupid arsehole.
Now, before Jethro or George says 'but Malleovic was being whiny, wah wah' or whatever, so what? That's none of your business, if Wouter found his complaining about the speed of development irritating, I'm sure he'd say so. Am I the only person worried about new players being turned away from both Particracy and P2 by the attitude of people on the forum, including moderators?
JosephJ wasn't particularly rude or anything, but the OP deserved more than a simple 'no'. Why could he not have said: 'No, Wouter likes to work alone, sorry. Thanks for your offer though' or 'No, we're not looking for people to help develop the game, thanks for offering though.' There's nothing wrong with common courtesy and it should be expected from a moderator, as a representative of the game.
Jethro in particular is a pompous arsehole:
Jethro wrote:You're still a whiny little noob, so you can be forgiven for trying to call me out as someone to be intellectually trifled with. I can already spot you as one of those pissant closet-case teenagers who think having a keyboard and the capacity for a few pithy insults makes you tough. You remind me of the little kid I invariably run into who thinks sweeping his hand across my side of the chess board counts as a legitimate tactic. The difference is those kids deserve gentle good humor, you deserve ridicule and disdain.
If you weren't such a goddamn noob (and this is the last instance I will grant that to you as a defense) you would know that double-posting is one of the faggiest moves you can pull. Quite literally. It shows that you are either a complete fucking moron or a self-righteous prick with a sense of entitlement.
Nice post from Jethro there, King of the Particracy Forums issuing his judgement from on high.
I wonder if anyone forgot to mention to you, Jethro, that the aim is not to discourage anyone and everyone from playing Particracy by being a complete prick? I know, it's an easy mistake to make, don't worry.