"Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
I just want to provide a friendly reminder that this a place to spread opinions freely. That means that people who dislike the recent changes and updates are allowed to dislike them, while people who have positive feelings have equal --not more-- right to feel that way.
An attack against an opinion is not appropriate behavior, and neither is retaliation. Counter-points from one side to another, on the other hand, are 100% acceptable, and encouraged if they exist. I would hope that anyone engaging in conversations in a place like this knows the difference between the two. But to sum it up in short, civilized debate is someone trying to sway someone from an opposing party to their side of an issue. Attacks are a more destructive force that intend to devalue another opinion, or to make the person WITH that opposing opinion to leave altogether. (Think before you sling around those GTFOs.)
"Never forbid something you lack the power to prevent."
-Napoleon Bonaparte
SO. If someone says they dislike this or that change, or all of the changes made recently, it is NOT okay to ask them why they are on a Diablo 3 fansite. It is not okay to tell them to quit crying/whining/raging, (seeing as half of them simply express distaste and nothing more.) And it is certainly not appropriate to resort to name-calling. People can dislike aspects of a game and still enjoy the game. If they're still around posting in these forums saying they hate every part of this game AFTER the game is out, well, then it might be a good question to ask them why they are even on these forums, but you shouldn't ask them that until you know for a fact they will not or are no longer playing the game at all.
For those on the other party... People who like all the changes are not sheep. People who like all the changes are not ignorant of anything. Someone trying to explain to you why a change is awesome should not be regarded as anything more than somebody trying to help you see the good sides of this game to help you better enjoy it. If you plan on creating a negative topic about some aspect of the game, that's fine, but you should be constructive with your criticism, and you should be well-prepared for any number of people who will comment and say your idea is lame, just as readily as you may be preparing for a number of people who will support your idea. This will help you to not become a retaliator in the comments.
Last but not least, I just want to remind people that not every negative comment has to include a constructive fix to something they don't like. They're allowed to not like something and leave it at that, even if what they don't like is everything. That being said, negative comments insulting other members, players, fans, or Blizzard itself are not "posts without a constructive element," they are "posts with a destructive element," and such posts will not help your cause by any means.
Just trying to support a good community and cut down on some of the anger that's been festering around here (that's anger at other people or what they say; not "rage" against various aspects of the game.) Do your part, and we'll all enjoy our stay.
(Actual trolls and fighters whose intent is to propagate bad feelings will, of course, never really be stopped, so this post is not for them. It's intended for all you normal people. The word "troll" is thrown around irresponsibly these days, so think carefully before you call somebody who thinks differently than you a troll, and even then, maybe don't call them one anyway, because silence toward what they say is the easiest way to "not feed the trolls.")
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I just want to provide a friendly reminder that this a place to spread opinions freely. That means that people who dislike the recent changes and updates are allowed to dislike them, while people who have positive feelings have equal --not more-- right to feel that way.
An attack against an opinion is not appropriate behavior, and neither is retaliation. Counter-points from one side to another, on the other hand, are 100% acceptable, and encouraged if they exist. I would hope that anyone engaging in conversations in a place like this knows the difference between the two. But to sum it up in short, civilized debate is someone trying to sway someone from an opposing party to their side of an issue. Attacks are a more destructive force that intend to devalue another opinion, or to make the person WITH that opposing opinion to leave altogether. (Think before you sling around those GTFOs.)
SO. If someone says they dislike this or that change, or all of the changes made recently, it is NOT okay to ask them why they are on a Diablo 3 fansite. It is not okay to tell them to quit crying/whining/raging, (seeing as half of them simply express distaste and nothing more.) And it is certainly not appropriate to resort to name-calling. People can dislike aspects of a game and still enjoy the game. If they're still around posting in these forums saying they hate every part of this game AFTER the game is out, well, then it might be a good question to ask them why they are even on these forums, but you shouldn't ask them that until you know for a fact they will not or are no longer playing the game at all.
For those on the other party... People who like all the changes are not sheep. People who like all the changes are not ignorant of anything. Someone trying to explain to you why a change is awesome should not be regarded as anything more than somebody trying to help you see the good sides of this game to help you better enjoy it. If you plan on creating a negative topic about some aspect of the game, that's fine, but you should be constructive with your criticism, and you should be well-prepared for any number of people who will comment and say your idea is lame, just as readily as you may be preparing for a number of people who will support your idea. This will help you to not become a retaliator in the comments.
Last but not least, I just want to remind people that not every negative comment has to include a constructive fix to something they don't like. They're allowed to not like something and leave it at that, even if what they don't like is everything. That being said, negative comments insulting other members, players, fans, or Blizzard itself are not "posts without a constructive element," they are "posts with a destructive element," and such posts will not help your cause by any means.
Just trying to support a good community and cut down on some of the anger that's been festering around here (that's anger at other people or what they say; not "rage" against various aspects of the game.) Do your part, and we'll all enjoy our stay.
(Actual trolls and fighters whose intent is to propagate bad feelings will, of course, never really be stopped, so this post is not for them. It's intended for all you normal people. The word "troll" is thrown around irresponsibly these days, so think carefully before you call somebody who thinks differently than you a troll, and even then, maybe don't call them one anyway, because silence toward what they say is the easiest way to "not feed the trolls.")