Quote Originally Posted by Noshpan View Post
It is quite possible to be tactful and honest. However, sometimes it's more satisfying to be colourfully salty whilest painfully honest. (German researchers have shown that profanity makes pain, say from stubbing your toe, go away faster.)
I'm not denying that. This whole thread is meant to point out that, at the core of much of the toxicity of many arguments here in the forums and in-game, it all could have been avoided with a little bit of tactful expression. Feel free to scream into your pillow or smack a tree with a stick or something to get your frustrations out. Just please try not to take it out on other people if you can help it. It's more of a "please be considerate of other people as you would have them be considerate of you" thing and less of a "you are not ever allowed to express negativity ever" thing. I mean, if you bring up a point and someone disagrees with you, you wouldn't want them treating you like crap, right?