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Guys... Complaint topics aren't cool. I'll say it again. Complaint topics aren't cool. That being said, I'm not opposed to people expressing their opinions on things. Dude, if you don't like the Mistika, you don't have to, and I don't mind you telling me why you don't. Tastes differ. I get that. Odds are, I agree with you on at least one or two points. The thing that isn't really cool is just coming up and saying, "Hey! I don't like this! Let's all talk about it!" What makes this worse is when it whittles down to, "You don't agree with me and/or I don't think you articulated your opinion very well... I'm going to be insulting now!" And then the person in turn goes, "Hey, they're insulting me. What a #####!" and return the favor. First of all, guys, if you post a topic about it, all it really tells us is that you want to wallow in your dislike of something, and that's not very awesome. And yeah, I know, I know... it's just an honest display of your opinion. However, the thing that distinguishes an honest display of opinion and wallowing is the way you go about it expressing it. If you want to honestly display your opinion, go to the appropriate topic (if such exists), and give your opinion. If you don't like the Mistika, go to a topic about the Mistika and say it. A not-so-honest display of opinion desires to draw attention to itself. Walk into a topic and say, "Seriously, this ____ is really stupid" then you're just asking for attention to be drawn to you (if you didn't know that and don't like that, then you see your problem). When you post a topic, particularly in that manner, then that's where we get into wallowing. I'm not saying your complaints are stupid or aren't legitimate. I'm saying that there are better ways of handling it. I have rarely seen a complaint topic that couldn't be discussed somewhere else or PMed to somebody or simply expressed elsewhere. If you have a blog, go vent your crazy heart out (within BZP guidelines, of course ). Topics are not necessary and, in case you haven't notice, only cause havoc. Honestly guys, we don't need to discuss exclusively disliking something. Like it or not, your discussions on a website of this side will almost never be one-sided. Someone out there is going to disagree with you. There's no need to condescend them, complain them and/or people like them, or assume that a topic complaining will keep them away (in fact, it tends to have the opposite effect). Yes, I know... this whole thing is somewhat ironic, but I'm just saying... Cool your jets and easy on the complaint topics. Bioluminescently, Dr. Bionicle
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I've always been fascinated by the concept that 'angst' in and of itself is cool. It's not. If your first reaction is "I don't care", then that's part of the reason. If you're so self-absorbed that your opinion is the one and only important one, and that everyone else that fails to "meet your intellectual standard" is a complete bozo, then I'm sorry. Sorry for you. Because this is the kind of attitude that no one cares for or respects. Again you react. "I don't care." Well, congrats. But guys, it gets to the point where nobody cares that you don't care. This appears to be more common in the older BZPers here. I get that part of the reason for this is elitism. Since other members are so apparently "inferior" to them, the oldies feel no need to "stoop" to their level. While I realize that with age, you guys are generally more intelligent in a lot of areas than a lot of BZPers here, that doesn't just grant you the automatic right to treat them like garbage. Maturity does not grant immaturity. To go around like that is to only stoop to the level of immaturity that you seem to despise. I hate to quote Disney rodents at you guys, but if I may recall the words of the great philosopher, Thumper's father, "If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all." I'm not going to elaborate, since I think that about says it all. I'd just like to leave you guys with those thoughts. To those of you that are already accepting and have a good attitude, I implore you. You're the people that make BZPower such a nice place to be. To those of you that aren't, perhaps you should step back and examine what exactly about angst makes it so darn appealing. Blahfully, Dr. Bionicle
