WheatCues said:In my opinion....
As far as her thread being negative and a waste of time is concerened, "I object !"
AZ forums has demonstrated time after time that negativity is a common denominator when considering the broad spectrum of members and they're personal opinions regardless whether it's "supportive or objective"...
Although her thread may be unappealing it's definitley warranted due to the behavior we have all witnessed on here, especially with my controversial threads and the few "cool kids" that thrive off of negative retorts and thread-bashing due to their childlike mentality !!!
She is just speaking her mind and giving a fair assessment of the general behavior demonstrated by quite a few members "including myself" that have been acting like school kids and not mature cuemakers and business owners !!
Just becasue it's negative based, doesn't make it less viable and even though it's doesn't contain a shred of positve context, it is still her "opinion" regardless of how shallow or deep it is perceived and she should not be persecuted for stating how she feels !!!
I personally don't see the need to qualify yourself to be able to make a viable post.... I think it's silly becasue you are removing the observation aspect completely out of the equation, and who's to say just becasue someone doesn't post on a regular basis that it makes them less creditable??? afterall some members who have been on here for several years choose not to post due to the amount of fire they may undergo just becasue they aren't a regular and are respected as far as the "pecking order" is concerened....
Of course I just put my neck on the chopping block becasue I chose to point out some obvious scenariors and are showing neutral support to "GWEN" and are not scolding her, so I'm sure I will be subjected to stoning and slander because I stated my opinion as well... but I do find it a little "funny" how people don't want to hear anything that is contrary to thier own beliefs without taking it way too personal ! "perhaps I'm a little guilty of that too".... it's sucks to be human sometimes !!!!!
Sincerely, Eddie Wheat
Eddie,
Your post nicely spells how you feel about this subject.
The bottom line is that everybody had every right to voice their opinion. The fact that some DISAGREED with the way "Gwen" made her post is not the same as everything you aluded to in your post.
The way I see what you're trying to say is that anybody on a forum can say anything they like, and it's ok because she was "speaking her mind & giving a fair assessment" and so on. Apply that very same logic and thinking to the posters who took a dissenting view from Gwen's. How come THEY are not also allowed to "speak their mind" as she was?
When "Gwen" did, it's OK. When someone disagrees with her, then it's not?
I don't understand that & it doesn't seem fair either.
Bottom line is that most of the established members know that you have all kinds of people posting on forums. It belongs to none of us individually but it's all of ours equally. And that being said, you'll see that the members here police their own. Just because it is a forum for free speaking does not mean it should turn into "a free for all" where anything goes.
If that was a legitimate post from "Gwen", & she had legitimate concerns, then why weren't the questions that so many posed to her addressed by her? It was easy to see thru her initial post in this thread. Some just missed it.
I've posted something like 1480 times here. About 5 of those were difficult because I don't like writing harsh to anyone. But "stoning & slander"????
Where do you get that idea from? Who on AZB has ever suffered THAT???
As far as taking things personal if someone disagrees, where do you see THAT???
Your post was melodramatic in describing the minor fallout that "Gwen" brought upon herself from what SHE wrote as being near persecution. She wrote something controversial. She wanted a response. She got many. Some say what she wrote was negative, some say the response to her was negative.
The world still turns. 99% of us are still pals. What in the name of pooldom was the big deal here????
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