I want to say this because I feel I must. I want to say this because I want the integrity of NS to remain in a positive light. I am going to criticize some of you, but not here to put you down. Merely to try and talk some sense into some of you.
Note to the mod and admins: I'm sorry, but I need to say this. Something needs to be said.
First of all, I want to say that some of you are acting like children. I have been reading the comments and while jokes have been said, some of it is just plain childish. It's like a group of kindergarteners fighting over a toy. I was in a discussion with some of the older members of this forum and we are watching this entire thread turn into such garbage. By "older," I don't just mean in age, but in time here.
I have been reading the posts over and over and watching how people interact with each other. It is out of control. I have to say something. I want to say something because I am very close to leaving this forum myself until some of you start acting right. I don't mean everything has to be super serious, but some of you are taking things way too far and it is disgusting me to be apart of this website. I don't blame the mods because I know they are trying to keep things civil. I know how hard they are working, but each member has a responsibility too.
First of all, stop egging people on. Some of you are egging other members on and trying to manipulate people into losing their cool. That is called being a troll. It's not funny and the next person who tries I will report them. I will consider you starting trouble and I will report it.
Second, these matters of opinions are getting ridiculous. Yes, you have the privilege to voice your opinion whether in a positive or negative light, but some of you are playing this double standard card of criticizing people on the other side of the fence. EVERYONE has an opinion. EVERYONE has the PRIVILEGE to voice your opinion. It is not a right to have an opinion, it is a privilege. Which means you have responsibility to act right. To behave in a manner that reflects your ideas. If you want to be negative and feel this is the end, that's fine. You can think whatever you wish, but you have NO RIGHT to criticize those who wish to remain positive or want to keep a higher viewpoint. Likewise for the other side: You can remain positive and wish for something better, but as I said if the other people want to be negative let them. This is getting absolutely ridiculous watching people argue back and forth on this. Here is where some of you are saying "
well, I am just voicing my opinion." I know you are, but you have to respect the other side too. You have to respect the people who disagree with you.
And stop with this "
I don't want to hurt people's feelings" or some asinine tone of acting like you're superior and you know better. Even worse when I see people say "
Well, you're bashing because you won't let me have my opinion." I don't see people discussing, I am seeing a bunch of crybabies who can't take criticism. I am seeing a bunch of crybabies argue back and forth on who is right and wrong.
Third, just because people want to be positive does NOT mean they are ignoring facts. It does NOT mean that people refuse to see the truth because what is the truth huh? You know as much of truth as the next person. Some things could be very significant and some things could be not. You don't know. No one knows, but Kishimoto. It has been shown that even he can take a situation that seems very significant and make it insignificant. It has been done before and he will do it again. We don't know what makes an importance in the story and what gets pushed aside. At best for now there is only speculation, not fact. Not yet anyway.
Fourth, people need to stop confusing bashing for criticism. When I made my post about Hinata, it was not some hate crime or some conspiracy theory about how I secretly want Hinata to die. I made my post to show how disappointed I was in thinking that Kishi could make her character more than just canon fodder. Halfstar, stop criticizing people who wanted more from her. You are purposely trying to piss people off like a troll and trying to insult their intelligence. That is member bashing and I will report you if you do that again. In fact, I will report anyone who calls another member delusional or makes a post about insulting their intelligence. I wanted Hinata to be more than canon fodder. I wanted her to be something more than just a throw away character. Kishi could have done that and he didn't. I voiced my disappointment. I don't hate Hinata, I am just disappointed on how Kishi uses her. It's NOT wrong to expect something different. In fact, I am disappointed in how every character has been treated lately. Not just Sakura, not just Hinata, not just Naruto, but every character.
You want to disagree with me, that's fine, but you do not insult me by attacking my intelligence or attacking my reasoning like that.
For once, I am being serious this time. For once, I am going to stand here and tell you all that this...this behavior is NOT what NSFC stands for. I am not talking about differences of opinion, I am talking about the behavior of the members in this thread. Yeah, I like to joke and have fun. Do not get me wrong, but some of you are taking it too far. Some of you want so much attention you are willing to make a fool of yourself to get it. All I want is for this forum to go back to the way it used to be. Before all this started. You know who you are and you know what you do. I am not telling you this to pick on you or to make you feel bad. I am telling you this so you can improve. So some of you can lighten up and calm down.
If some of you need to take time off away from the forum, do it.
I respected all of you. I respected every single one of you and in one chapter some of you betrayed everything you once stood for. No, not about pairing choice, but why we like this forum in the first place. It is not about who wins or loses or who is right or wrong, but to have fun. To enjoy Naruto as a manga and to exchange ideas on what we think is going to happen and what we like to happen. I hope some of you realize what you have done and try to better yourselves from it. We all make mistakes, but true ignorance is never learning from them.
When the next chapter comes out I am not going to be on here because I am afraid things will get worse around here, not better. I am afraid that it will be even more chaotic than now. That's why I am staying away until something different happens.
Please. Please think about it. Think about this thread and go back to the way it used to be around here. Fun.
-Scott (James S Cassidy)
PS. I almost forgot. Some of you need to take a chill pill. Not everything has to be so serious all the time.
Edited by James S Cassidy, 02 January 2013 - 07:04 PM.
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