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title: "PDC hype is really really really annoying!"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/9/29/pdc-hype-is-really-really-really-annoying.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/9/29/pdc-hype-is-really-really-really-annoying.html"
published: "2003-09-29T22:01:00"
updated: "2003-09-29T22:01:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "“I am very excited about the upcoming PDC, but I can't reveal to you a lot that I already know until PDC actually starts. “ [ .NET Undocumented ] Well, G-wiz, Thanks for sharing that! You know, I'm getting sick and…"
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# PDC hype is really really really annoying!

By Roy Osherove September 29, 2003 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published September 29, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

_“I am very excited about the upcoming PDC, but I can't reveal to you a lot that I already know until PDC actually starts. “_

\[[.NET Undocumented](http://wesnerm.blogs.com/net_undocumented/2003/09/excited_about_p.html)\]

Well, G-wiz, Thanks for sharing that! You know, I'm getting sick and tired of reading these kinds of posts. Folks, if you don't have anything to share, **don't share it**! Maybe it's because I'm bitter about not going to the PDC myself but the PDC hype is beginning to be a bit annoying (and I'm being mild here). Until the PDC actually starts, Nothing really important will be coming out of the any of the speakers mouths, and as such, I am totally going to disregard any post about the PDC's upcoming sessions, hype or otherwise un-important material until we get to actually hear some useful stuff.

Please folks, stop the insanity! It's not enough that I can't go, you keep rubbing it in our faces? Maybe if you contributed something to the discussion I'd understand, but “_I'm going and you're not/ I know and you don't/ I can't tell you but it's cool/the X session is going to be so cool_” posts are just garbage IMHO. So make the noise stop. Please.

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