THANKYOU RAJKO

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It's all in how the question is asked. People who are actually willing to put forth the effort to make something happen do not ask for handouts and easy answers. Anyone serious would take it upon themselves to actually do a little research. Also, the way those questions are phrased make it very obvious that the poster is not and will never be the kind of person who would ever really understand this stuff. There's nothing wrong with that, most people who are inerested in the emu project are on the consumer side. The Matrix and/or MxO means so much to them that they wish they could d something to help make it happen. I respect that dedication. But replying to that kind of stuff as if you're talking to an aspiring developer is really a waste of time. The best thing to do is sum it up in terms a player/enthusiast can understand, and express thanks for their interest.

The easiest way to tell we've got a newcomer whose desire to get involved is realistic is to hear something like 'so I've been looking at the code, and...' or something like that. True, maybe we get a little sarcastic when replying to some questions, but that's because it's been a long road of getting really tired of the same stuff over and over.

a) Yo, nothing works. wtf.
b) I wish i could code so I could help.
c) when will it be done?
d) PMing devs and admins for help
e) Wasting people's time demanding we hold their hand through every well documented step, and then complaining or taking off immediately because hardly anything works.

I'm sure I'm leaving a bunch out. After a few years of this happening with the majority of newcomers, a lot of us are pretty quick to become dismissive once the newcomer makes it clear that 'it's gonna be like that.'

Anyway, nothing against PinHead. I hope maybe in the future he adopts the habit of googling something you don't know before asking for information that is not only all over the information superhighway, but in most cases has already been answered dozens of times on the forum. The 'Search' feature on these boards is super handy. If you have a question, chances are you're not the first one to ask it. The idea that anyone would want to personaly spoonfeed everyone who finds the project is for the birds. And sometimes it just gets downright disrespecful when some of the more entitled people come around.

Please excuse my litte rant, it's nothing against PinHead, or anyone else for that matter. But maybe putting this stuff out might make a difference.

We're all here for the same reason, let's try to be as understanding, respectful, and open minded as we can.

ProTip: All the permanent troop around here (the forum regulars and fixtures in the mxoemu chat) are enthusiastic, respecful, helpful people. If you think someone's treating you less than nicely, remind yourself that we're all here to help and maybe step back and take a look at the big picture. Just be cool, that's all. Consider how much effort Rajko has put into this for nothing. Consider that the only people who are qualified and capable of achieving what he is achieving only do this kind of work when someone is paying dearly for their services. Like Rajko has said, the reason he's doing this all on his own is because nobody else is dumb enough to do this kind of work for free.

Excuse my tangent, it's just become really apparent that this stuff need to be put out there, maybe it'll help.