"Shut up and blah blah"

poiuytre · 05-11-2008, 09:41 PM

Instead of derailing more threads with having to explain myself, I think it's high time to dedicate an entire thread to it. I'd also like to add that this is not directed at everyone. There are plenty of civil, mature members that can bring up respect even when they are disagreement. Here goes...

Why is it that so many people here think it's normal to just tell people to "shut up", always paired with a couple of insults, for no apparent reason? A misunderstanding? SHUT UP! A difference in opinion? YOUR OPINION IS WRONG, SHUT UP!! A general lack of understanding of what was being said? I DONT GET IT, SHUT UP!!! I see this in many threads again and again, tho admittedly usually by the same group of people.

At first I thought I simply rubbed some people the wrong way (because I'm one of those people with wrong personal opinions, you see) but just browsing the forum showed me this is common practice. I've even gotten PMs telling me I shouldn't think too much of the hostile attitude because it's supposed to be normal. I don't know about you guys, but I don't think it should be. It's juvenile.

Oddly enough when you check some of the offenders' their profiles, they're supposed to be over 20 years old too. You'd expect people of such ages to know a little better by now. Is this a temper problem, a lack of common courtesy or an in-joke I'm missing? (If it indeed is an in-joke, I sincerely apologise to anyone that felt targeted by this post.)

I'd really like to get some feedback on this.

05-11-2008, 09:41 PM	#1
poiuytre Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 437	"Shut up and blah blah" Instead of derailing more threads with having to explain myself, I think it's high time to dedicate an entire thread to it. I'd also like to add that this is not directed at everyone. There are plenty of civil, mature members that can bring up respect even when they are disagreement. Here goes... Why is it that so many people here think it's normal to just tell people to "shut up", always paired with a couple of insults, for no apparent reason? A misunderstanding? SHUT UP! A difference in opinion? YOUR OPINION IS WRONG, SHUT UP!! A general lack of understanding of what was being said? I DONT GET IT, SHUT UP!!! I see this in many threads again and again, tho admittedly usually by the same group of people. At first I thought I simply rubbed some people the wrong way (because I'm one of those people with wrong personal opinions, you see) but just browsing the forum showed me this is common practice. I've even gotten PMs telling me I shouldn't think too much of the hostile attitude because it's supposed to be normal. I don't know about you guys, but I don't think it should be. It's juvenile. Oddly enough when you check some of the offenders' their profiles, they're supposed to be over 20 years old too. You'd expect people of such ages to know a little better by now. Is this a temper problem, a lack of common courtesy or an in-joke I'm missing? (If it indeed is an in-joke, I sincerely apologise to anyone that felt targeted by this post.) I'd really like to get some feedback on this. __________________ "That girl...she said that the sky frightened her. That looks so...liberating."