Why so toxic?

[Miste]

If you like reddit so much why don't you just stick to posting there?

Not saying you are wrong, but this post is a hilarious display of hostility and toxicity

It's kind of funny how this ended up as a perfect example of people assuming someone is being toxic and just for asking a question.

34 people liked the response calling Texa's question toxic, yet all Texa did was ask a question. There was no name-calling or derogatory words at all against the OP; just a question.

How is this toxic?

People are just inferring things that may not be there.

[Newmanxeno]

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I think it was just how terse it was. The follow up Tex did was better.

[Texa]

I think it was just how terse it was. The follow up Tex did was better.

I agree my initial question was poorly phrased.

At the end of the day all you can do accept that stuff like that happens though and try to be a better person in the future. Every day that you are alive is a chance to learn something new and improve yourself.

[Lambdafish]

It's kind of funny how this ended up as a perfect example of people assuming someone is being toxic and just for asking a question.

The way that the question is worded does not actually answer any of the OPs concerns regarding this community, and without any more explanation (as Texa pointed out - tone is hard through text) the question comes across as saying "Why don't you just leave if you don't like it?", when the obvious answer is that you can have concerns about one while also enjoying another.

Similarly, the tone of my post is not accusing nor putting down Texa, I said outright that the question is valid, but that my observation gave me a giggle at how the community comes across, and the irony that it has within this thread

[Miste]

Similarly, the tone of my post is not accusing nor putting down Texa, I said outright that the question is valid, but that my observation gave me a giggle at how the community comes across, and the irony that it has within this thread

Oh of course I never assumed you were putting them down don't worry . My response also wasn't trying to specifically call you out or anything like that (and I am sorry if it sounded that way for either of those).

In general I just felt like we make negative assumptions too often and I think people would be happier and in turn nicer if we avoided this mindset. Maybe I am just being naive though :/

But yeah I understand what you are saying, but we also have to remember what seems obvious to us might not be obvious to someone else so that might be why they ask questions.

[RaijinSupreme]

If you like reddit so much why don't you just stick to posting there?

lol. Irony.

[CookieMonsta]

As you can see I don't post here often, I just kind of lurk and read interesting threads. Why does it seems people are being more toxic towards each other than before? I thought the community was suppose to be a "friendly" one. I chuckled when my friend made a comparison to the Wow forums, and honestly if I need help I go to Reddit. I do enjoy reading things here, it's just a bit nicer to read thing on Reddit. The toxic people just get down voted.

Because most people that are actually experts in a particular field have been banned/quit long ago and thus ignorance has been allowed to spread by demagogues and pseudoscience "experts". Passion is one thing, belligerent ignorance is another.

[Evangela]

I don't like Reddit's down-voting system. Unpopular opinions are not always bad opinions and I prefer to read different opinions. It's a kind of bullying there, people don't like someone's posts? shove it down and make sure they can't be heard. Dictatorship alert.

[Zigabar]

I don't like Reddit's down-voting system. Unpopular opinions are not always bad opinions and I prefer to read different opinions. It's a kind of bullying there, people don't like someone's posts? shove it down and make sure they can't be heard. Dictatorship alert.

Funny you say that. After I read the first few top comments on Reddit, I scroll to the bottom to read the 'hidden by downvote' comments. Usually more entertaining down there.

You think this forum is toxic? Clearly you have visited very few game forums in your life to say so. This one is from least toxic I've ever seen. And from the few you can make an actual conversation. Reddit is ok but unless you make posts on how awesome the game is or draw silly Mi'qote drawings you get down voted to hell.

The trick is to put [Please don't upvote] in the title. Muh internet points!

[gastovski]

People are less toxic in this game because people BARELY talk at all. How many times i tried to start a conversation in Idleshire, even said "hello" many times but noone talks back.