Our Allies

[TFinnegan]

I myself must now sigh.

I tried, initially, to offer a thought pattern that varied from the 'skype-buddies/faction-mates' mentality so prevalent here.
One that asked people to challenge one another - rather than toe the line like lemmings - to disagree (albeit, agreeably) and to dance, sing, be happy and change the world by being different than those that have come before.

What I got was people thinking that taking character swipes and jabs was the same as disagreeing. (and while it is disagreebale, it isn't disagreeing, per se.)
People thinking that insulting was the same as arguing.

There's a reason the two words are different words... a reason they have different definitions in Webster's....

...but am I surprised by the misunderstanding? Here in DiscoGC-land?
I shouldn't be - I've read enough flame-ups to know better - but, yes, I am.

I am constantly overestimating this community, and I only need to see how they behave on different forums (see: RSI forums) where there is no fear of banishment to see the true nature of the beast.

-Oh, and while I'm on it, thanks guys for being like that. (sarc)
I'd bet Finn's entire fortune on the guess that these recent DDOS attacks are a direct result of that behavior on the RSI forums.

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