You weren't trying to dismiss my argument...? Yea, right....suuuuure. Again, take your own advice and read the context and tone of what you write before hitting enter. If you can't see the arrogance and rudeness of how you come off, then I don't know what else to tell you that Rosie didn't already point out ahead of time.If you have nothing to add to the conversation, then don't insert yourself pointlessly into it to end it.
There was nothing constructive about this post that anyone could take at face value to better themselves. The only thing that can be taken into context here is that you sounded way more offended and hostile than a normal person should be because there are other people who also think that some others are also blowing these changes out of proportion, and even going so far as to think that if they don't remain silent that they'll be banned on-site. The use of capslock comes off as somewhat childish and gives your entire tone within that statement rather brow beating, almost like you're talking down to people instead of talking to them. No one is going to take that comment alone as constructive and in fact, most would outright ignore it usually. When you're telling someone to stop posting towards the conversation based on your own feelings, you are trying to dismiss them from participating in the conversation because what they say doesn't align with what you think they should say. You're not trying to add any of your own ideas or to bounce off ideas, you're just flat out saying "No, you should stop saying this because I think that you're wrong and that's that. If you can't see my point of view, then don't speak at all". That's incredibly dismissive and is an attempt to shut off any further conversation or control the discussion into a direction that you want personally. You can't control how discussions go or happen.
Pointing out who contributes what to the conversation doesn't mean you're actually contributing anything yourself, in fact, you're solely just nitpicking and looking to argue for the sake of arguing, and this is what most people would get from your context. And going by what Rosie has said earlier, now your posts are taking on a more arrogant and rude sort of tone. You're insisting that I do feel or should feel insulted which is wrong because you can't, nor will you ever know how I feel. You can't tell me that I'm offended or make assumptions that I am because you simply don't have that information readily accurate, you're not a mind reader. A person can hold a conversation without saying they're offended and none of my tone was used in an offensive manner like how you're making it out to be. In actuality, one could say that you're taking more offense towards it all than I am actually. And furthermore, thinking or calling you a hypocrite isn't an insult, it's an observation and if you're taking that sole word alone as an insult, then it would look like you're the one taking offense towards every little thing easily. As Rosie said earlier, this post just comes off as brow beating someone down with words until they accept that you're right and that's not a good way to debate because that tactic never works. It just makes the other person tune you out faster which is what I've been doing. Because, since you believed you were spouting the truth, you're not looking to bounce ideas or viewpoints between each other, you're just looking to be told that you're right in the first place. I'm sorry, that's not happening because I still think you're wrong and that's not going to change.
I don't need to read again because everything that I've read from you is construed with an arrogant and rude tone. So no, we won't reach a fruitful understanding because you don't want to accept other people's views other than your own. You just want to be told that you're right and nothing else.
So yea, I'm just going to ignore you outright since you're not worth getting a forum ban over.