Quote Originally Posted by Kirsten View Post
This morning, there was a new reply in this thread, someone asked if this was a forum for "DAUs" (German term, Dümmste anzunehmende User, "most stupid user possible") who are not capable to do the most simple things at the computer. I ignored that, but it really annoyed me.

It's just so typical for my fellow countrymen and is one of the reasons I don't like posting in German internet forums. Another thing is the dictorial way these forums are run. For example, when you post something that has been posted before (even when it's years ago), you will be told to use the search engine of the forum before you post. And after that, they'll close your thread. Things like that.

Or, when you misspell something, it may happen to you that you'll be told to work on your orthographical skills. Saw this happen to obviously dyslexic people several times.
You should have seen some of the older Linux forums/newsgroups/mailing lists/IRC rooms/etc. If you *ever* asked something simple, the reply would either be "RTFM (Read The Freaking Manual)" or "JFGI (Just Freaking Google It or Just Freaking Get It)". Now, the majority of them are not like that, but a few still are. Like a lot of the ones related to older Linux distros.

Although, you really should use the search function :P.

Also, at the last comment in that quote, we call people that act like that "Grammar Nazis". We generally ignore them and move on.