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~~Pardon Our Dust.~~
You're right. You're all right. You've all proven yourselves to be correct, in one form or another.
* Some people treat these forums like a game, disobeying rules, being silly, and not really caring.
* Some people treat these forums like a forum, in the way they're intended, where everyone obeys rules, and treat eachother kindly.
* And the kind Matt is referring to, some people take these things way too seriously, flying off the handle at a simple insult, or mistake.
Oh, of course, Matt's almost doing the same thing in almost every single one of his posts. It seems to me, Matt, that when anyone disagrees with you, you come back at them with some incredibly defensive statement. Posting with proper grammar, terms from other languages, and appropriate spelling does not mean you're posting in a mature manner. Not by a long shot. The fault is not your's alone, however. Personally, I think you've shown a large lack of maturity in many of yours posts, along with quite a few of the other people posting in this thread.
You're correct, as I've said before, some people in this community take things too seriously. However, I've been observing a vicious cycle. Matt, you're talking about how someone has done something to you, either PMed you something nasty for posting something or somewhere incorrectly, or they've publicly insulted you on the forums. Don't tell me this isn't some personal thing, as I believe you just mentioned in your first post, the best way to avoid criticism, is to not be as active.
First off; people insult other people. That's how the majority of the world is. People like insulting others. If you can't take it on a public forum, certainly you must have some trouble out in the real world.
Secondly; I'm posting a lot. You've seen me, I'm sure. I post lots of things, sometimes things I shouldn't say, or I make a complete fool of myself. So? I can't imagine I've done anything you haven't, and I don't get labeled "Enemy of the Day". If someone harasses me in PMs, I block them. If someone insults me on the forums, I either reply to apoligize, clear something up, or tell them why they're incorrect (if they truly are), or I just ignore them. And I make it very clear, everyone has a right to an opinion. Now, I don't go posting in the wrong forums, as I almost never make topics, and I find it very surprising someone like you, who's been around so long, to not know where certain posts go.
Again, you can say you didn't post in the wrong forum, but I read very clearly in your first post:
In my time in this community, I have tried to avoid said punishment, but it is an ordeal to. In recent times, I've found the best way to steer clear of this brutality is to simply not come to the website. Which explains why I have been so inactive as of late. I've found that I really don't feel like being grilled, deep fried, and wrapped in bacon for making a simple mistake, or disagreeing with Big Brother, so I've simply stayed away from it all. I'd rather not, I'd like to be active in the community, and play along, but it's becoming increasingly difficult in time.
To me, that's what that means.
Now, this entire thread itself is a testament to how people around here take things way too seriously. You're becoming one of the people you're so angry about. Someone called you a name, or called someone else a name. Fine, go stand up for them, or yourself, for that matter, and let the attacker know they're not being a nice guy. But what you've done is make an entire thread about how bad these people are. You've just judged (Oh, do we remember that word?) a very large population. Actually, you're judging a large portion of human nature.
Also, you're doing it right now. You're replying to Pure Ruin, when I wouldn't respond to such silly posts in the first place. Maybe this is your problem. You have to respond to every little fly that lands on you.
Insulting makes people feel powerful. As does making threads in the Septagon about how our community is going downhill, or how crappy the state of the forum is.
If you notice, it's become a trend as of late, and I think it has nothing to do with our community going downhill, but a few of the individual members..
[edited: Incomplete sentence, too many thoughts. ;)]
[Edited on 04.06.2007 5:23 PM PDT]