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Originally Posted by DerAlte
BTW, clown, I have a degree in Military History, do you? Or Oleg Maddox? Again.......thought not! 
DerAlte |
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
So you have a piece of paper and I am a clown.
BIG FREAKIN' DEAL
Is this where I get down and bow to you again?
I tell you one thing IMHO mate. For a bloke that has this almighty degree (from a uni I am supposing), you have an interesting perspective on things.
Oh and for once you are right. This humble CLOWN does not have a degree in military history. Man, now I feel so low and shameful without a piece of paper that I might just crawl away and hide with the rest of the unknowing, unworthy vermin.
I will tell you something else that most other people probably already realise. There are doctors, lawyers, engineers, professionals (and for that matter tradesmen) of all types that have degrees, diplomas, trade certificates and a heap of other pieces of paper to their name. This DOES NOT guarantee that they know what they are on about. As a matter of fact I have encountered many of the above over the years that, although they too have a piece of paper, I wouldn't let them anywhere near me or even my dog for that matter.
So I am happy to be a clown then. At least I get a big red nose, fuzzy hair, rediculous clothes and big floppy boots.
You can just sit snugly with your piece of paper and feel all warm and fuzzy in the belief that this has placed you on this great gold leafed pedestal. If you think that having a piece of paper automatically entitles you to look down on those that don't and automatically makes your opinion correct while theirs are null and void. Then my friend, you have a fair bit of learning to go yet. The paper means that you passed a certain mark. It does not automatically make you an instant guru. I hope that with a degree as a foundation, you can over time become a wise man filtering though the garbage, learning and contributing back into your chosen profession. This way you can eventually pass on more accurate knowledge to someone else with a degree, or maybe even those without one. Oleg has contributed a hell of alot I believe to the best of his knowledge, budget and time restraints. There are others that obviously are capable of improving the sim and I am sure, have the best intention. It still costs Oleg to take these blokes on. Even if he doesn't pay them directly and they do it for free. It costs Oleg time, resources and money to review the things submitted. Maybe Oleg should look at a way to have a portal with someone to filter through the submissions; Then you have a trust problem with the code. I don't have a perfect answer to this debacle as proper legit mods would certainly boost the interest in the community and I would even be happy to pay for a well put together legitimate mod.
Oh and thanks. I sincerely wish you and your family well in the new year also.