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Regarding the locked thread from 'shockwave'

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Duke:
@BTXAxis:
Uhmm...I fail to see any rudeness in your response...

I think it could save you (and others) quite some work if we had an article in the wiki or FAQ about things that are NOT going to happen and especially *why not* for both coders and non-coders. So every time such a topic is brought up again you could simply post an RTFM-link ;)

I would volunteer to write such an article if that's appreciated.

shevegen:

--- Quote ---Writing on the forums is a good way to not influence development.
--- End quote ---

I can understand that this is taken as a rude response to a first time visitor.

Winter:
People don't read manuals, FAQs or anything of the sort. You can write it if you want but it won't prevent any of this retardation.

Just a quick reminder, though, we're not here to navel-gaze on the possible meanings of admin posts. That thread is now in the past and it doesn't need to be discussed any further.

Regards,
Winter

Duke:

--- Quote from: Winter on November 18, 2008, 10:58:39 pm ---People don't read manuals, FAQs or anything of the sort.
--- End quote ---
I do ;)

1. As a first step, I'd suggest you create the following post in this discussion forum and make it sticky.
(if posted by an admin, it has more 'weight'. I'm just a rookie)
Title:
What you should NOT post here
Body:
There are certain topics that have been discussed here over and over again, so the admins and devs are really tired of responding to such posts. These topics include:
- destructible terrain
- switching to a different game engine
- save game in battlescape mode
So *before* posting anything on those topics, please make sure you have read *every* discussion about them (use the forum search).

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2. Did I miss a 'critical' topic ?

3. Give me some time to come up with a draft of the article. I will post it here.

4. If we want the article to reside in the wiki, a good place imho would be the TODO article, right below 'TODO/General'. At least that's where I would look for it. Open to better suggestions.

freegamer:
It was the first answer that does sound rude:


--- Quote from: BTAxis ---
--- Quote from: shockwave ---1: Destructible terrain (I have read some posts here saying that it's difficult to impliment.. Well, compared to some of the other things you have implimented, it is not difficult!).
--- End quote ---

Sorry, but you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Either that or you're a brilliant coder and you know how to get it done, in which case go for it. I suggest you read around some more to find out the particular issues with this. Do NOT press the discussion though, or I'll have to lock the thread.
--- End quote ---

His first post (from a guy obviously not hot on development knowledge) and you're not just blunt ("you clearly have no idea what you're talking about") but you're also threatening to lock the thread as a response?!  How about a gentler approach - "This has been discussed in detail, so please search for the relevant threads on why this is not as easy as you might think."

When somebody you don't know says something clueless, if you call them clueless you're asking for a flamewar.  If you show them where they can find the answer, you help them become a little more clued up.

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