Originally posted by bpv_UW What strikes me most about all this is how utterly reactionary many here are when anyone speaks ill of their beloved FF. For the record, I'm very excited about it, think it will succeed, and plan on getting one, but I don't take personal offense when I encounter someone who doesn't share my views, or assume everyone who doesn't is a troll. Come on people, isn't it good to have a diversity of opinion here?
I would argue that the response, not his post, was far more...(what's the word?)...vexatious.
-Brandon
PS - Can't help but notice someone's response to his Intro thread from a couple days ago - "Leute hier sind hilfbar und freundlich." - people here are helpful and friendly. Yea...
Yep. This is the polarized, political nature of communication online these days. It extends well beyond the PF. Sadly, so many seem to think if one has a negative, counter opinion to yours, they are the enemy and thus must be eliminated. It makes forums and topic discussions become sugary unicorn and rainbow fanclubs. I'd rather have an open dialogue instead.
Last month, someone was using Nikon bodies as a positive example in a comparison on features and they were told by a long standing member to leave the forums. Literally stop coming here.
A month or so before that, I mentioned the aspects of Nikon DX bodies I liked and was attacked and told to leave the forums by the same person.
Now this..
Reminds me of the movie 'The day the Earth stood still' where the alien comes out saying he is here on peace then displays a device that looks menacing and it is shot by a scared solider. The device was harmless and would have allowed them to study life on other planets. Are we so afraid of a lone stated differing opinion here that we must fight it tooth and nail? That's petty behavior and we're all adults here, I presumed. It seems we are collectively losing the ability to communicate as the internet has become more and more mainstream..
Let's not shoot at each other.. or get into that internet mindset where we can't disagree politely or at least ask for clarification before firing... As hard as it is sometimes, perhaps it really is better to say nothing at all if we can't say something in return politely.
My thoughts..