I'm annoyed
- Thread starter MerricB
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Ankh-Morpork Guard
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I'm just as annoyed. It drives me crazy that some people can't seem to accept that the sky is not, in fact, currently falling.
And in every thread you start that ends up going down, Merric, it seems like its the same people that bring it down.
And in every thread you start that ends up going down, Merric, it seems like its the same people that bring it down.
Truth Seeker
Adventurer
Well, I know how you feel...but I did get back at them, in my own sweet fashion (referring to another thread, different subject, same closing premise) 
Knight Otu
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As I was partially responsible, I apologize. It certainly wasn't my intention to get the thread closed.
Henry
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This seems as good a place as any...
You know what annoys me? That when someone who is a full-time employee from Wizards posts, or someone who has worked for them in the past, it's the mission of someone, and the specific individuals vary every time, to tear them down verbally. It's not enough to say, "I disagree," or "I'm not sure where you get that from" - it's accusations of lying, arrogance, stupidity, or even malicious conduct.
What gets me almost as much as people who, being fed up with seeing these WotC employees attacked, start launching their own counter-attacks, which makes things twice as bad, causing threads to devolve. And it is never a strong demarcation; it's always a snide comment here, a blurted generalization there, and the next thing we mods know, it's yet another thread down the tubes.
And then we have the accusations of "moderator favoritism" - because we call down the Wotc detractors, we're "being corporate mouthpieces"; when we admonish the defenders, we're "condoning WotC-bashing." I swear I've heard it both.
And you know what? All we mods want is a civil thread. We want a place that WotC employees, 3rd party publishers, fans, can enjoy, share their thoughts, share a few laughs and discussions about their favorite hobby, without getting their verbal teeth knocked in. It's a wonder people like Charles, Ryan, Monte, Mike, and Chris P even come around here any more, when people want to dump on their character the second they utter an opinion contrary to popular opinion. Ladies and Gentlemen, if you disagree, say so! Tell them you think their statement is incorrect, and why! Read them the proving stats! No stats to back you up? Tell them your impassioned belief! If you feel tempted to slight someone's credentials, or their motivations, DON'T do it! It doesn't take impugning someone's person to disagree with their statements.
To hell with favoritism, I want a good discussion!
That's what annoys me.
You know what annoys me? That when someone who is a full-time employee from Wizards posts, or someone who has worked for them in the past, it's the mission of someone, and the specific individuals vary every time, to tear them down verbally. It's not enough to say, "I disagree," or "I'm not sure where you get that from" - it's accusations of lying, arrogance, stupidity, or even malicious conduct.
What gets me almost as much as people who, being fed up with seeing these WotC employees attacked, start launching their own counter-attacks, which makes things twice as bad, causing threads to devolve. And it is never a strong demarcation; it's always a snide comment here, a blurted generalization there, and the next thing we mods know, it's yet another thread down the tubes.
And then we have the accusations of "moderator favoritism" - because we call down the Wotc detractors, we're "being corporate mouthpieces"; when we admonish the defenders, we're "condoning WotC-bashing." I swear I've heard it both.
And you know what? All we mods want is a civil thread. We want a place that WotC employees, 3rd party publishers, fans, can enjoy, share their thoughts, share a few laughs and discussions about their favorite hobby, without getting their verbal teeth knocked in. It's a wonder people like Charles, Ryan, Monte, Mike, and Chris P even come around here any more, when people want to dump on their character the second they utter an opinion contrary to popular opinion. Ladies and Gentlemen, if you disagree, say so! Tell them you think their statement is incorrect, and why! Read them the proving stats! No stats to back you up? Tell them your impassioned belief! If you feel tempted to slight someone's credentials, or their motivations, DON'T do it! It doesn't take impugning someone's person to disagree with their statements.
To hell with favoritism, I want a good discussion!
That's what annoys me.
DungeonmasterCal
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I say the mods just delete or at least freeze the user accounts of people who do that the industry folks who visit here. I'm all for iron handed tyranny. 
Rystil Arden
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I have to admit, I was also upset to see the thread get locked. Even though I didn't post to it, I found it to be an interesting topic, and I was following the updates. Even some of the earlier dissenting opinions that were polite were enlightening, but it was upsetting to see it come down to ad hominem insults.
I want to thank Merric for posting the thread and Charles Ryan for responding, despite what happened to it in the end.
I want to thank Merric for posting the thread and Charles Ryan for responding, despite what happened to it in the end.
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