Wear the disagrees proudly if youre gonna do them. No sense being half-assed about it.
Indeed. Plus, in my experience with people who have been nasty, they tend to wilt like salad in a frying pan when confronted about it even in the gentlest of terms.
Straightening into rigid, militant attention, A division of Bloodlochian soldiers squares its shoulders and crisply salutes you.
I'll be an advocate for not showing people who disagree, only for situations that aren't like this one. Sometimes, disagreeing is just showing a differing opinion, not something meant to be nasty/mean. And unfortunately, there are a good number of IRE players (well, who am I kidding, just people in general) who will make your life miserable outside and inside the game for it. Harass you. And yes, there are forum rules against it, but it does not stop people. People are people. They're going to do what they feel like in the heat of the moment. People are bad at being able to separate their feelings. It's often very polarizing, which seems to already be an issue inside and outside the game as it is. We need less of this, so I don't know that encouraging it is a good idea.
4
SibattiMamba dur NayaAmidst vibrant flora and treesMemberPosts: 321✭✭✭✭✭
I mean, I think it's fine to disagree to show a different opinion. Disagreeing without sharing out why you disagree is something that personally annoys me - if someone is going to disagree with something I say, I'd like the chance to hear their perspective, even if I think they're wrong. Disagreeing and walking away is, to me, simply lazy, and doesn't further understanding on anyone's part.
Anonymizing disagreement only serves to encourage this lazy form of discourse, because now you can substitute one click as a stand-in for making an actual point. Disagreeing and walking away anonymously gives you no obligation to hold up your end of the social agreement. It's like saying "I don't support this, but I'm not going to give you a few minutes of my time to explain why, and there's nothing you can do about it.... so suck it."
I personally don't feel that if you're going to engage in an exchange of ideas, you shouldn't be able to anonymously share your opinion while simultaneously refusing to partake. That's not how discussions work!!
Comments
Anonymizing disagreement only serves to encourage this lazy form of discourse, because now you can substitute one click as a stand-in for making an actual point. Disagreeing and walking away anonymously gives you no obligation to hold up your end of the social agreement. It's like saying "I don't support this, but I'm not going to give you a few minutes of my time to explain why, and there's nothing you can do about it.... so suck it."
I personally don't feel that if you're going to engage in an exchange of ideas, you shouldn't be able to anonymously share your opinion while simultaneously refusing to partake. That's not how discussions work!!