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Campzone 2: The Return
rutger21 writes: "CampZone 2 is a large outdoor computer-event in the Netherlands. A field will be transformed into a high-tech campground with full service, including a 100Mbit network and Internet access for everyone. During 11 days, CampZone will be the home for up to 1200 computer enthusiasts from around the world. The main focus of the event is multiplayer gaming, but there will also be other activities, such as paintball." Are there any recurring high-tech temporary communities on this scale in North America? The nearest thing I can think of is Burning Man, and the comparison isn't all that close, especially when it comes to bandwidth.
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The evil that sites do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their code;
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Hath told you Slashdot was ambitious:
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Slashdot answer'd it.
Here, under leave of Taco and the rest -
For Taco is an honourable man;
So are they all, all honourable men -
Come I to speak in Slashdot's funeral.
It was my friend, faithful and just to me:
But Taco says it was ambitious;
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It hath brought many lusers home to Linux
Whose egos did the general karmas fill:
Did this in Slashdot seem ambitious?
When that the poor have cried, Slashdot hath wept:
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:
Yet Taco says he was ambitious;
And Taco is an honourable man.
I am the original author of that, and it gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling seeing one of my old trolls reposted.
Thanks bunches, mister AC. You've made my day.
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- Capitalize the first word of every sentence.
- If you use an abbreviation, you should put it in CAPS
.. for example, it's "IMHO" not "imho".
- Capitalize the first word of every name
.. for example, "Sweden" not "sweden".
- Do not merge words together. It's "as well", not "aswell" (and you used that wrong, too). It's "demo scene" not "demoscene".
- Don't add your own linebreaks <br>, Slashdot will wrap your lines for you if you let it.
- Know the difference between "has" and "have"
.. for example, "events that still have some sort of respect". Note, HAVE not HAS!
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.. for example, write "two", not "2".
I probably missed a few things, but mark my words, if you don't want to be frowned upon by me and others who will consider you a fuckwit for not taking care to learn English properly before trying to use it in a public forum, you better improve.By the way, some of the points you make in your posting need correcting:
- LAN parties sure as hell are mostly for enthusiasts (I will not use the word "nerd", it means something else than what you meant in your ill-worded posting) - most "normal" do not consider spending three+ days in front of their computers a fun activity, especially when this includes being depraved of sleep and regular meals.
- When you say "looked down upon", you are referring to the attitudes of the elitist "hard-core" scener fucks who consider gamers the scum of the earth. In the gaming community (which is about 20 times the size of the scener community), DreamHack is certainly not looked down upon.
- While we're on the subject of commercial events, take a look at the Assembly homepage. Note the massive sponsor graphics on top. And those are no small companies. Assembly is way more of a commercial event than DH, though DH still attracts more people.
Posting this AC to avoid soiling my inbox with flames...