throwawaydei

I'm probably one of those IRC users/haters. The hate was not baseless and here is why:

(A)

> user1: h3ll0 to all you g00d people :-) I have a question about Slackware installation.

> ...

(B)

> user2: yo wassup ma dudes! g is here to ask a qqqquestion about Linux!

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Can you spot any cultural differences that could potentially put people off? user2 reveals themselves, no need to say much here. Such a communication style was perceived negatively because it reflects a low level of education.

Of course, more educated folks spoke normally and nobody knew their skin color. However, nobody liked speaking to folks like user2.