Amen, Spartan. I too am getting tired of people acting like jerks and then trying to cover it up by telling the other posters they are immature, or something else.

Really, I don't want to stop coming here, because it's been a part of my life for almost 2 years. But seriously, let's post without getting defensive, offensive, and all pissy. That's what bugs me the most, when people think that its insulting to be disagreed with.

Quoted for truth.

Now, some might say that "I", meaning Orph, should be the very last person to be contrary to this but IMO, most of the heat is imaginary. Sure, we have heated topics, but none of the newest members seem to remember the REAL hostility of Snarkpits beginnings. Nothing, and I mean nothing compares to some of our truly explosive threads of 3 or 4 years ago.

In all honesty, I look forward, and in some cases incite a topic because it seems to be stalling. IMO, a good hearty debate can be enlightening. Look at it like this. If you cannot handle a relatively benign confrontation in a forum where REAL damage to you is nearly impossible to achieve, how are you going to handle an "in your face" ordeal in real life?

I am not saying that you will have to deal with physically violent ordeals, I have not had a real fist fight in over 20 years, but there are ordeals that are of the non-violent nature that can rip your asshole clear out and leave you bloody for years. (Metaphorically speaking guys)

Most of you people who always cry for a topic to calm down, or want one locked, or even claim that there is to much violence may need to reassess your situations a bit.

There is nothing wrong with being a pacifist. I think its a truly warriors opinion to be one. If you disagree, try being the only calm one in a fist fight. But constantly crying about how horrible it is in here is simple crybabiness. There simply isn't enough hatred to warrant a "boy who cried wolf" mentality.

My advice, if you are still reading my words is: Stand back and allow the chips to fall once in a while.

@Fish.. I miss the old Fish. We had much more fun as adversaries than buddies.

I was thinking just the other day. If it weren't for steam, I could still frag HL1DM. I might not have done so often, but the option would have been there. Perhaps option enough to motivate another HL1 map.

*sighs*

I hate 56k. Its the ultimate tease.

Oh, huh.. Lets see.. How about the megs of daily updates? Updates that take upward of 10 hours.

I fear even turning it on because last time I forgot that I was in here and it noticed that I was online and started updating. I lost the ability to even run HL1 that day because the update is incomplete.

Other than that? No reason at all.

I think your are overstating the disadvantage but, I will look into it.

My fear is the games being turned off again somehow. I lost HL1 due to something I did and wonder still how and why. Apparently they updated HL1 at least once.

/me will connect now and see, just as soon as I figure out how to disable auto-updating.

If you are wrong, I will stick my finger into your avatars eyes.

[edit]

Something is wrong. HL1 isn't even in my list of Steam games, yet I used to do critiques for HL1 all the time. Even after Steam.

Now I have to sort out why.. And I cannot fine "Auto-Update" anywhere.

*sighs and cries softly*

15.6 megs just to update the platform. Sadly, it now partially updated my other files and I can no longer use Hl2.

/me will continue updating I suppose, now that I am committed.

your screenshot's too big.

/me runs