Now I have to go through my list and delete every thing positive I’ve said in your threads. Sigh…
What do you mean was?
It still is!
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You know what?! I’m going to like that post to be contrary about your contrariness!
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I see what you did there. 
You hit it nicely, but I was also referring to the average joe.
I lean pretty conservative but I like to listen to liberal views because, a lot of times, they make good points.
Some people that I work with will only listen to a liberal idea long enough to spout, “communism,” and then shut down. Almost to the point of fingers-in-ears, “lalalaLALA I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”
It’s really sad.
I might not agree with you, but I’ll at least listen.
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EEEEXXXAAAAAACTLY!
I find these boards cathartic. They are an outlet to relieve all those stresses that get built up by watching terrible people in day to day life.
It’s against social norms to create big scenes calling out people on their nonsense and entitlement in public. You certainly can’t yell at a screaming child in a grocery store as he demands a treat or toy. So I come here.
This typically gets me labeled a shill or white knight but it’s complaint threads that house the most entitled people.
This is my therapy. My pressure relief. The thing that allows me to continue to smile through gritted teeth at the truly awful people out there.
How about posting side by side with a friend?
And I might not agree with every single post, or even every single point in a post. But that doesn’t mean every single post or point therein is disagreeable. And you never know if you don’t listen and then think on it before just automatically arguing against it for reasons.
Also, I’ve had opinions that have been proven wrong through debate and I’ve learned. that’s really what discussion/debate is about isn’t it? Learning?
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Aye, I could do that.
(finally! lol)
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I never used to look at names or post counts, I just responded on the merit. And usually avoid topics designed to cause an a debate gone ugly. Now it seems I have to look at post count - which isn’t fair to someone who is real and new.
It’s just a shame that posts that make the most sense get buried in the vitriol and hardly noticed because a couple of people are hell-bent on not giving an inch on their stance.
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Yup. I think you and I have disagreed on one thing or another in the past, but I know we’ve both given each other likes and agreed on others.
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I really enjoy it when someone changes my mind or shows me a view I never would’ve considered in the past.
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I disagree with a lot of people that post on GD (comes with being a PvPer, a lot of GD posters hate PvP and have strong opinions about it) but the only people I have on ignore are the arena forum anonymous alt trolls. Takes too much effort to care about what people post beyond the thread you are currently in. The exception of course is the trolls I mentioned earlier, they do what they do on purpose and the forum would be better if they were banned.
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If more attention was made to controlling trolls than allowing people to flag posts they dislike, the forums would be a much better place.
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Yes, and it’s not made personal. I don’t mind learning or changing my mind…neither do you, and quite a few others. I guess the hard part for me sometimes is not to get sucked into a debate with someone whose deliberately baiting me/or others in the thread
Not sure who you’re referring to, but someone can think another poster’s post is dumb and still acknowledge their other posts as having merit.
Seems weird to assume “I dislike your stance on this issue” as “We are forever enemies”. I feel like that’s literally what OP is talking about - assuming someone is an eternal enemy just because they didn’t agree with one of your posts is a bit bizarre.
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You haven’t seen it, but there was a certain guy who was harassing me four hours, then they talked to me later like nothing happened.
Exactly. I’ve had my opinion or reasons changed even by a complete jerk of a poster who is known for being rude and obnoxious. I just stopped responding to him but I didn’t ignore him or argue his rebuttal due to his rudeness.
I think I actually caught that thread. It’s as if, to me, that user didn’t see anything wrong or abnormal to that type of toxic behavior and was shocked that you were offended by it.
The internet is a breeding ground for echo chambers and some people are pretty much unable to have discussions outside of theirs without having some kind of meltdown as if a simple disagreement is an attack on their character.
Its weird. I do like riling these people up sometimes though.