RichardLess wrote:It certainly seems like the same 2-3 people are the only ones defending this movie. It seems those same people complain about a divided fan base and yet they are the ones causing most of the arguments here.
There were more people here in the past, but as has been noted before, a lot of them have been turned off of discussing the film completely because of the lengths some members were going to, and how the same arguments kept repeating themselves.
Conversely, there's definitely a few members who can be relied upon to impart a negative opinion about the film, sometimes without invitation, who give their fair share to starting many of the arguments here.
RichardLess wrote:I'm not saying they don't have a right to do that, heck I love a good argument. But it seems Alpha and Juror are the ones I see doing this constant back and forth with an occasional appearance by someone else(while Sav C likes all of their posts)
It seems odd then that you haven't been using the "report post" option, given how disruptive you feel they've been. On the flip side quite a few posts of yours have actually been reported, and while I don't necessarily agree with the rationale detailed in some of the post reports, I do feel at times Richard you do have a skill for rubbing some people the wrong way.
RichardLess wrote:They complain about people hating on the movie and yet seem to spend most of their time in threads where that hate is most likely to appear.
True, it might seem a little masochistic, but sometimes it's what we do when we're passionate about defending something.
I personally dislike people who are homophobic, but sometimes I'll subject myself to recordings or press releases of their statements in the hope that it might give me a better understanding of where they're coming, and how I can undermine their flawed arguments - "know thy opposition".
RichardLess wrote:are usually the ones, knowingly or not, perpetuating that divisiveness.
They're not the only ones, Richard. It's something both camps have to own up to.
RichardLess wrote:The guy made a joke. Come on Alpha, lay off.
Are you still doing this same old bit trying to police what people say? "Enough is enough" Perhaps you should avoid this area if you don't like people taking the piss out of a movie?
You may wish to follow some of your own advice Richard, as you're effectively policing Alpha for him policing Dan. Speaking as one of the actual "Police" around here, a few people could maybe spend a bit less time play-acting moderator.
RichardLess wrote:I'm tired of seeing the word troll thrown around when others don't like what's being said. THAT is being passive aggressive!
...only when the person being called a troll wasn't actually being one, and it can be subjective.
BatDan wrote:snowflake generation
Classy, Dan.