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Jethro83
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Newcastle, Australia
Mar 2002
time: 15:19
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On the Internet, communication is obviously different to talking in person or over the phone. Since there's nothing for the receiver to receive except text, body language, tone of voice, etc. are no longer an issue. Because people can remain anonymous, and don't have to reveal body language and tone, they can at times be more blunt than they usually are. Some people do take offense to this bluntness.
So I'd have to say option c mostly. But its not like the other two aren't factors as well. But if you're upset about a game, its important to note that there may be people who aren't upset about it, and are trying to have civil discussions about various aspects of the game. They don't appreciate it when a whiner hijacks the thread to complain about a related problem with the game. I know I don't.
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Capt Dizle
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Well, I dont know about that Azreal, but can tell you this. The folks who called themselves desgining Civ3 didn't even have the professionalism to pretend to redesign the city improvements. Same old thing. Gag me. Even worse they created a new concept, culture, that just screamed for custom city improvements. This was just a wonderful opportunity for creating new and distinct building strategies, but NNNOOO.......
I think they just flat goofed off instead of working is what I think.
Not that I would hihack a thread to complain ....I mean, I am not nasty.
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Zachriel
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U.S.A.
Dec 2001
time: 00:19
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Generally, on this type of forum there are no rules for discussion. That means people can disagree and never have to compromise, or even listen to other people's points of view. This is different than a face-to-face conference, where standard rules of behavior and resolution are used.
The best tip I can give is to try and stay rigorously on topic (not always easy, I know).
Last edited by Zachriel on 30-04-2002 at 18:56
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Alex
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Brasil
Mar 1999
time: 02:19
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I understand that people get influenced by what they read in these forums. You like the game, but then you come here and read about all this whining and dissatisfaction, and then you start to consider things differently; it is not like the forums have changed your opinion about the game, it is more a case of self-confidence: you don't want to be the only "moron" that likes a flawed game.
But to me that is simply lack of a formed opinion. And when we are talking about games, our opinion have to be based essentially on the fun factor. Is the game fun to you? If it is, then no matter what other people say, you tend to view it as a matter of taste. If it is not, you then join the whiners choir.
Sometimes, forums like these help us to understand WHY we don't like the game. It is not fun for you, but you don't know exactly why. When you come here and discuss about the things you think are not good enough to generate fun, then you receive a sort of feedback that points you sometimes on the direction you could not see before; it is then that you think: "that's it! That is why I don't like this game!".
Of course, when you discover that, you tend to "spread the word of it" throughout all forums and threads, you want to evangelize people, show them the light and the truth that will guide us to salvation. But that tells us more about human nature than about the game, I fear... 
Edit: trying to minimize my spelling and gramatical errors.
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devilmunchkin
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first circle of the inferno
Jul 2001
time: 05:19
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oh definitely.
it's often hard to read tone on the internet..so being the pessimist i am, i tend to read statements as harsher than they were probably intended. Perhaps it's just me, but it seems some people are only here TO troll..but i might be over-reacting.
and then when it comes to global politics..or politics of anykind, many tend to be intensely patriotic toward their own nation or area. when some of that patriotism conflicts, things can get pretty harry.
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30-04-2002 06:55
Any civ that is at least 250 years old has a right to a place in Civ. 
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