- Mattbluhalofan
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- Intrepid Mythic Member
Posted by: BerserkerBarage
Hmmm...there is one topic that gets discussed on the forums that gets me every time. It is the bane of my existence, and pretty much anyone starts a thread about it, I will probably be in there posting. If any of you know me, you can probably guess what the topic is. Well, I have had that argument probably 100 times on these forums, and 99% of the time I am in the minority with respect to the topic. I've been flamed, been called about every name you could imagine, and yet I still continue to post my opinion even though I know it will get me flamed. Why would I subject myself to that? Well, because I feel that my opinion should be heard, and that I'm more than willing to stand up to the majority and speak out against it. There have been times where people have come along and said that they completely agree with my opinion, and there have been times where people think I'm the dumbest person on earth. You have to take the good and the bad, appreciate the good and shrug off the bad. Do I look to the forums to reaffirm my ideas? No, that would be dumb. I know why I like things, or why I think certain things shouldn't be allowed, and that's good enough for me. Chances are if you are facing someone who is willing to put their opinions on a forum, they are going to be less likely to change their opinions based upon the input of others. Seriously, when is the last time you saw someone post, "Wow, that's right and I was wrong, I don't know what I thought to the contrary!" I'm going to guess not very often.
You just earned a lot of respect. I'm serious. I have nothing but respect for people who have the backbone to be able to say what they think, and to hell with the criticism.
Now, there is one thing that you pointed out that I do agree with. Some of the people that are regulars of these forums seem to be acting a little more hostile towards pretty much everyone right now. I don't know if they've always seemed to have an attitude and I haven't noticed it, or if it is more of a recent development. But, I'll say this, I really think people need to calm down some on this site because they are allowing themselves to get all worked up waiting for the new maps and the Beta to release. Being pricks on the forums are going to make either arrive any sooner. But, I will suggest this, start doing what I have been recently and saving copies of posts made by people that you feel are counterproductive to the "community spirit" and if you start to notice a bigger pattern, send what you got to a mod and let them take a look. The mods look at a lot of members each day, and it might be hard for them to keep track of some trends. But if you can prove that a person is being an ass-clown by their own words, I don't see how they could possibly be upset with you; they said it.
Thank you for referring back to the main point. This thread seems to be going off-kilter. The main point I wish to address in this thread is the overabundance of hostility on all measures.
Oh, and I've been called a "forum-cop" exactly 28 times since I've been on B.net, so you might as well get used to it (and yes, I do keep track)
More power to you. I've come to the point where I don't care if I'm called a forum cop, because I do things [that many people condone as forum cop-ish] for a good reason, so I can take solace in that.