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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 9184586" data-attributes="member: 2525">If you're someone who is even &quot;OK&quot; with WOTC, you're not inclined to check out recommendations from someone who uses language that strong to denigrate WOTC in the context of their recommendation. Imagine anything else in life:Example. Let's say you happen to like Starbucks coffee. It's not amazing to you, but it's firmly on your &quot;I am fine with this and will continue to enjoy it in the future.&quot; Some stranger comes along and wants you to check out a new coffee shop. They don't say, &quot;If you like Starbucks I think you will love this place because it's like Starbucks only a notch better in flavor.&quot; Instead they say, &quot;Starbucks sucks. Starbucks is awful. I can't believe you'd tolerate going to Starbucks. They're just wretched. You should go to this other place instead. Or really any other place.&quot; I think most people would be inclined to dismiss that guy. They'd realize they're not really all that praiseworthy of the other place - the praise for the other place was just an excuse to pontificate about how much they hate Starbucks. And so if you kinda like Starbucks, you know you're not on the same page with that person from the get go.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 9184586, member: 2525"] If you're someone who is even "OK" with WOTC, you're not inclined to check out recommendations from someone who uses language that strong to denigrate WOTC in the context of their recommendation. Imagine anything else in life: Example. Let's say you happen to like Starbucks coffee. It's not amazing to you, but it's firmly on your "I am fine with this and will continue to enjoy it in the future." Some stranger comes along and wants you to check out a new coffee shop. They don't say, "If you like Starbucks I think you will love this place because it's like Starbucks only a notch better in flavor." Instead they say, "Starbucks sucks. Starbucks is awful. I can't believe you'd tolerate going to Starbucks. They're just wretched. You should go to this other place instead. Or really any other place." I think most people would be inclined to dismiss that guy. They'd realize they're not really all that praiseworthy of the other place - the praise for the other place was just an excuse to pontificate about how much they hate Starbucks. And so if you kinda like Starbucks, you know you're not on the same page with that person from the get go. [/QUOTE]

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