01-05-2023, 02:26 PM
I want to address the point made in the initial post that the forums are supposed to be a place for discussion. I agree, the forums are intended to be used to discuss things in ways that benefit the community. The biggest thing that prevents that from happening is the amount of miscommunication often found in threads similar to this one. I understand that it’s easier to just skim a response before you reply to it, but that almost always leads to people missing important points that already addressed their concerns. Frankly, I don’t believe there has been any effort put forth by several people in this thread to understand the other party’s point before voicing any disagreement.
In this thread, we have seen people cherry-picking parts of what people say and basing their response on that little sliver rather than the whole message. That's just disingenuous to do and does not lead to anything productive. It only serves to misrepresent the other person’s beliefs while fueling your own argument. The fact that some have to cherry-pick points just to find something to argue with shows that this is not a discussion intended to lead to any kind of understanding or agreement; it is purely meant to be used as a way for many of you to rant about someone you dislike. This behavior has only led to aggression, escalation, false accusations, and misrepresentation of other people’s opinions.
Instead of handling this situation in such a clumsy fashion, we should be listening to and respecting other’s viewpoints. You're more than welcome to disagree, but you are not doing so productively unless you are making an effort to read what other people have said.
It is not even remotely convincing when you claim to be supporting discussions on the forums while you yourself are unwilling to put in the effort to hold a meaningful discussion, Battons. The only thing you have proven through responses like the one you made towards Reina is that you are willing to blatantly misconstrue people’s words and actions. This is a prime example of attempting to make anyone who doesn’t bother to read the original response in its entirety believe that the person you’re responding to has said or done something deserving of such a reaction. You have thus far failed to do anything that fits the definition of a meaningful discussion.
In this thread, we have seen people cherry-picking parts of what people say and basing their response on that little sliver rather than the whole message. That's just disingenuous to do and does not lead to anything productive. It only serves to misrepresent the other person’s beliefs while fueling your own argument. The fact that some have to cherry-pick points just to find something to argue with shows that this is not a discussion intended to lead to any kind of understanding or agreement; it is purely meant to be used as a way for many of you to rant about someone you dislike. This behavior has only led to aggression, escalation, false accusations, and misrepresentation of other people’s opinions.
Instead of handling this situation in such a clumsy fashion, we should be listening to and respecting other’s viewpoints. You're more than welcome to disagree, but you are not doing so productively unless you are making an effort to read what other people have said.
It is not even remotely convincing when you claim to be supporting discussions on the forums while you yourself are unwilling to put in the effort to hold a meaningful discussion, Battons. The only thing you have proven through responses like the one you made towards Reina is that you are willing to blatantly misconstrue people’s words and actions. This is a prime example of attempting to make anyone who doesn’t bother to read the original response in its entirety believe that the person you’re responding to has said or done something deserving of such a reaction. You have thus far failed to do anything that fits the definition of a meaningful discussion.
