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          »CL8:»BIG: Sick and tired!
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          »CL4:by Alvin/Nah-Kolor

»CL0:»CL1:Sick and tired», that's what I am!
Yeah, I admit, I am. Sick and tired!
I'm annoyed and aggrevated and even a
bit mad. "About what?" you say. "About
you!" I say. Yes, you. You that are
reading this article right now. I'm
talking about you. I will even tell
you why I'm so sick and tired of
you...

I'm sick and tired of you, because
you're lazy. You're doing nothing. You
hang around IRC all night long,
complaining about lack of releases.
Hypocrite! Turn that modem off and do
something constructive yourself for
once. Shut that mouth and start doing
something yourself for once. Draw a
picture, compose a module or why not
code an intro for the fun of it for
once and stop farting around on IRC
all the time. No wonder nothing is
done.

You think the Scene is "slow" these
days? Are you sick of party-releases
only? Are you fed up with all the
scanned pictures in the pixel compo,
with the typical "no copy"-slogan
attached to it, and all the 3D engines
in the demo that in the end just are
the same anyway? Yes? Well, don't you
think it's about time someone did
something?
»CL1:"Errr...yeah, I guess. Just not me...I
don't feel like it."

»CL0:Aaw, come on, give me a break. Here we
are, with a Scene that has become more
and more focused on money (demos are
produced almost exclusively for
parties, so go figure) with people
like you complaining about the lack of
activity and quality, wining about the
"good ol' days" when Melon and Lemon
rocked the Scene. So, what are you
going to to about it? Rock your chair
and drag your behind around?






»CL1:"Errr...."

»CL0:Yeah, I had a feeling. Going to think
about it? Well, that is not going to
work. A demo is not just going to come
out your rear just like all that other
nasty stuff does when it's ready.
Neither can you pick it out of your
nose; your finger might fit but a disk
with a picture won't. Stop dreaming!
You need to do something!

Sick and tired. Our Scene has changed
radically the last couple of years.
More and more people are complaining
about the lack of releases, about the
"scanners" whose only talent is
Photoshop and the coders that run
around in circles with their
3D-engines.
»CL0:People complain. They don't like
things the way they are. But at the
same time, they expect everyone else
to do something about it. Sometimes it
seems like the paradox of change is
that there is a desire to see a change
but nobody wants to carry the burden
of doing it. "You do it," they say
while they take a tour around IRC.

Is something backwards or what?

»CL1:"So what are you saying?"

»CL0:I'm saying what I just said. A big
part of the Scene is lazy or does not
seem to care.



»CL1:I know we all would like to see more
demos and productions, more creativity
in demos etc. However, have you ever
thought about the fact that IRC is not
really the most creative place. At
least not if you just trash around.

»CL0:I am myself a frequent visitor of
#amigascne but sometimes I get scared.
Many talented people hang around and
sure, there is nothing wrong with
that. However, if that is all you do,
quit it!
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»CL0<:If you're on IRC hour after hour, day
and night, you need to start to
reconsider what you are doing. The
more time you spend on IRC, the less
time you will have to draw, code and
compose. The more you chat and chat
only, the less time you will have to
be creative.

Oh, I know there are those that are
online and draw or do something else
at the same time (I frequently do
this). Maybe we need more of this?
Maybe it is time to start to use the
multitasking you are so proud of.
Miami, AmIRC, PPaint at the same time
should be no problem, should it?



The problem with IRC is obvious and
well known. It is addictive. It is
easy to get hooked and it is easy to
spend hours every day just chatting.
It appears that this even affects the
Scene, which not is strange at all.

An hour spent on IRC is an hour of
drawing wasted. An hour spent on IRC
is an hour of coding wasted and an
hour spent on IRC is an hour of
composing wasted. If all would make an
effort to spend maybe a little bit
less time on IRC and start to be more
productive, maybe we then could see an
increase in demoproduction in the
Scene.



»CL8:Conclusion
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»CL0:Do you want to see more scenerelated
productions release, especially
between parties? Let me challenge you
to be the first one to produce one
then. Show that you are devoted to the
Scene. If you are good at drawing
pictures, take the time to draw a clip
art or two for your favourite
magazine. Maybe get together with
other members of your group and start
planning some interesting release and
just release it. It must of course be
noted that there are those out there
that are very active, those that do
more than their share of work when it
comes to organizing, drawing and so
on. To those of you, keep it up! To
the rest, ff you want to see more
activity in the Scene, I suggest you
begin yourself and begin now. It is on
your shoulders, not on others. We all
have a responsibility to contribute to
the Scene if we want to see things
happen. Ask not what the Scene can do
for you but rather what you can do for
the Scene. Or as the Nike-slogan
states: Just do it!