There was some work recently, might have been a British study but I'm not one for keeping track of these things, which basically said: "The Younger Generation is becoming more impatient". Younger here meaning younger than oneself. The phenomena arises from the whole SMS/IM concept. Gen X are more likely to eMail and wait, whilst we of Gen Y are more likely to use SMS and IM.
Fair enough, that sounds exactly like me hanging around in IRC.
But IRC is probably the greatest example of this - we have the IdleRPG, it is not uncommon for people to go days (or weeks in my case) without speaking, and questions are answered in their own time.
Then we go to forums (thankfully not this one - so much) and we get what I affectionately call "these pretentious bastards" posting "*bump*" messages.
The bump is why I am here, and hopefully why you are reading this.
If you are lucky, you have a younger brother or sister. If not, try to keep up with me.
Now imagine you are sitting in your room furiously screaming obscenities into your Xbox microphone, and they come in. Your name is "Michael", and your little sister enters.
Sister: "Michael. Michael. Michael. Michael."
You: "WHAT?"
Sister: "Can you help me with this"
You: "No. GO. AWAY!"
...
Mother: "MICHAEL. TAKE OUT THE TRASH!"
You: "In a minute"
Sister: "Miiiichhhaaeeeelllllll. You said you'd help me with this! It's been a minute".
You: "Not yet! Go away".
...
And then repeat with cycles and replica's and such.
Bumping posts is that damned annoying. It's like the 10 year old xbox player we all know and love, screeching in your ear, but it's on a forum and it is logged permanently for all to see.
Try and remember people, you don't like your parents/siblings nagging in your ear, so what makes you think we will.
Edit: Forgot, if you disagree, I'd like to know why, if you agree, feel free to add more to the points. Anyone who can find the study I mentioned gets a virtual cookie.
Fair enough, that sounds exactly like me hanging around in IRC.
But IRC is probably the greatest example of this - we have the IdleRPG, it is not uncommon for people to go days (or weeks in my case) without speaking, and questions are answered in their own time.
Then we go to forums (thankfully not this one - so much) and we get what I affectionately call "these pretentious bastards" posting "*bump*" messages.
The bump is why I am here, and hopefully why you are reading this.
If you are lucky, you have a younger brother or sister. If not, try to keep up with me.
Now imagine you are sitting in your room furiously screaming obscenities into your Xbox microphone, and they come in. Your name is "Michael", and your little sister enters.
Sister: "Michael. Michael. Michael. Michael."
You: "WHAT?"
Sister: "Can you help me with this"
You: "No. GO. AWAY!"
...
Mother: "MICHAEL. TAKE OUT THE TRASH!"
You: "In a minute"
Sister: "Miiiichhhaaeeeelllllll. You said you'd help me with this! It's been a minute".
You: "Not yet! Go away".
...
And then repeat with cycles and replica's and such.
Bumping posts is that damned annoying. It's like the 10 year old xbox player we all know and love, screeching in your ear, but it's on a forum and it is logged permanently for all to see.
Try and remember people, you don't like your parents/siblings nagging in your ear, so what makes you think we will.
Edit: Forgot, if you disagree, I'd like to know why, if you agree, feel free to add more to the points. Anyone who can find the study I mentioned gets a virtual cookie.
