If you bring something up in a public discussion, you should atleast expect to hear from people who do not agree with everything you say. Too many times people post something and then cry about another poster not agreeing with them (same in the IRC channels), grow up.
The reason the IRC channel turned out like it did is because of the type of people who frequent it, and lack of any moderators to keep people in line.
Here is some advice: If you have many interests try joining forums and IRC channels that are for that interest. Don't try to make the 68kmla the one stop for all topics. Offtopic posts and chat should be less then 50% of what you type, if not you are in the wrong place. Just because you are in a group that likes Macs does not mean the group likes everything else you like as well, so think before you bring something up.
The reason the IRC channel turned out like it did is because of the type of people who frequent it, and lack of any moderators to keep people in line.
Here is some advice: If you have many interests try joining forums and IRC channels that are for that interest. Don't try to make the 68kmla the one stop for all topics. Offtopic posts and chat should be less then 50% of what you type, if not you are in the wrong place. Just because you are in a group that likes Macs does not mean the group likes everything else you like as well, so think before you bring something up.