Quit Ruining The General Discussions

[KaivaC]

It's a fair point, to be sure. I can empathize. I routinely get driven nuts by a variety of forum topics. I'm simply pointing out that whether a thread is useful or not is somewhat in the eye of the beholder. As an example, suppose you're absolutely right - that the complaints aren't going anywhere, that it's not constructive in any way, etc. Isn't it possible, indeed likely, that those who continue to create and respond to the threads still get value out of it? Even venting for the sake of venting can be useful. I suspect you found it therapeutic to craft this thread, too - despite the fact that you surely know it isn't likely to dent the negativity floating through the forums right now.

I'm curious, by the way - do you find it difficult to ignore the negative threads on the forums? I know when I pop on, I tend to glance through the list, identify the threads with titles that interest me (or that I've posted in), and then settle in to read and engage. There are a number of posts that I couldn't care less about, because I find them to be boring or aggravating. They never so much as catch my eye. I'd be interested to know if your experience and approach is significantly different.

Have I gone overboard in my initial post? Possibly. My primary issue with the particular complaints that I'm addressing is that, if the poster intended to have an actual discussion about it for a particular subject, why would they confront everybody who disagrees and give off this aura that flat out says, 'No, you're absolutely wrong; there is no middle ground in this; I'm right and you're wrong; if you don't agree with me 100%, then you're in the wrong'. This is not just a single poster. Nor is it just on one side of the lines that have been drawn in many of these threads. It's been snippy back and forth arguments that seems to be about who can win the like contest by having the best snippy response.

Now with that being said, I can't lie, I have gotten very snippy myself recently, more so than usual, but that was in response to something else, and even in that thread, it's starting to merge into P2W/app rage. Usually, I do zero in towards the topics that interest me, or I'll throw up something that I intend to have discussions about. As it stands right now, I can't exactly ignore them because they're just so many of them. I have a strong preference for threads that I can have a discussion in. I usually won't comment in longer discussions unless it's something that really draws my attention.

This pretty much sums it up.

I recognize the irony here...still gave you a +1 like.