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Posted by: American Recoil
Posted by: Kalriq
Maybe there are no problems.
But you know what? I don't think that's the point. People do enjoy spending time here. A year ago, I think I could've happily agreed with you, then I realised that actually, people don't whine or beg for new features, or fixes because anything is broken.
They do it because they want a part in making this site, and the experience better for themselves and the community. It's a feeling of belonging, and being able to use this area of the site as a Vox Populi, to get their own views across, while having others give their own opinions on the matters in hand.
The fact is, without people posting their ideas, and what they think the site needs, a huge part, of what this forum (I believe) is intended for would be lost.
Right on the money, the part that worries me is the ugliness towards each other over these ideas and suggestions.
Without ideas or suggestions, where is the community aspect of these forums? Exactly, thus I agree with you.Heh.
The attitudes presented on these forums are no different to what would happen anywhere else on the internet.
People are presented with anonymity, but also an online 'reputation' to keep up, people will defend themselves and go out all guns blazing if they feel themselves 'threatened'.
Tension always arises when people present conflicting ideas, I could bring up plenty of examples throughout history, and in the present day of this. As things go, arguing is fun!
Hostility is just a by-product of people getting a little too carried away.
I'm all for telling people to chill, kiss and make up. But I don't think that stopping the natural flow of discussion and debating here is going to produce and end to that.
The only person who, in the end dictates what you post and how you post is yourself. Until people actively step up and say; 'You know what, I'm better than this' for themselves, then it's always going to carry on.
[Edited on 01.08.2012 12:14 PM PST]