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Why are many people on these forums so negative, and so hostile?

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Chihiro Chugakusei
Fortune Hunters - Navy Operations
#1 - 2014-02-23 19:27:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Chihiro Chugakusei
I've posted on these forums a few times over the years, and I've never encountered anything but hostility, negativity, insults, etc. What the fk is up with this? I've been vocal in many gaming communities, but have never have I felt so hated as I do on these forums.

Keep it up, +1
Victor Andall
#2 - 2014-02-23 19:32:16 UTC
BECAUSE YOUR FACE!

I often wonder the same thing. It's probably a result of the HTFU attitude predominant in EVE. You spend so much time being hostile, preachy or distrustful in game that it carries over to the forums.

I just undocked for the first time and someone challenged me to a duel. Wat do?

19.08.2014 - Dinsdale gets slammed by CCP Falcon. Never forget.
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#3 - 2014-02-23 19:36:23 UTC
Because people are in general, rabbits. They tend to like to cluster up into like minded groups.

A while ago, a particular group decided that they didn't want the playstyle of another group to exist anymore. So they began a forum campaign to effect change to have the offending playstyle nerfed.

And it happened. It keeps on happening. And people noticed that, they noticed that CCP caved to forum whining and set the precedent that they will do it again (and they recently have).

Hence the hostility. Because if you're making a "suggestion", it's damn near a guarantee that it's a nerf to someone else's playstyle.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Victor Andall
#4 - 2014-02-23 19:39:54 UTC
Plus, let's not forget that people with negative opinions always tend to be much more vocal than others that prefer to just tacitly agree.

I just undocked for the first time and someone challenged me to a duel. Wat do?

19.08.2014 - Dinsdale gets slammed by CCP Falcon. Never forget.
Chihiro Chugakusei
Fortune Hunters - Navy Operations
#5 - 2014-02-23 19:40:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Chihiro Chugakusei
Thats all true. Thanks for the information and sympathy. I will try and bear with it in the future.
Straight

Keep it up, +1
Agondray
Avenger Mercenaries
VOID Intergalactic Forces
#6 - 2014-02-23 19:42:06 UTC
It's called talking crap in real life is dangerous, while here people can hide behind their toon and be tough with out having the possibility of repercussions

"Sarcasm is the Recourse of a weak mind." -Dr. Smith
Salvos Rhoska
#7 - 2014-02-23 19:45:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Salvos Rhoska
Why are many people on these forums so negative, and so hostile?

Kaarous Aldurald wrote:
Because people are in general, rabbits.

Yeah.
Rabbits are extremely hateful, negative and hostile creatures.
Dont be fooled by the soft fluffiness.

PvE v PvP <> Old School Exploration <> CODE Licenses <> CODE Special Agent
Marsha Mallow
#8 - 2014-02-23 19:45:59 UTC
Chihiro Chugakusei wrote:
I've posted on these forums a few times over the years, and I've never encountered anything but hostility, negativity, insults, etc. What the fk is up with this?

Same. But what can you expect in a cold, dark universe? Tbf other gaming forums are just as bad, and don't even get me started on shitbook - forums just represent the gobby minority. You have to look carefully past the attitude and judge the argument and tone more here, and is that really a bad thing?

I try to be nice on the forums but am a gleeful monster IRL and ingame btw. It's amusing how the reverse is true for the majority Blink

Ripard Teg > For the morons in the room:

Sweets > U can dd my face any day
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#9 - 2014-02-23 19:47:57 UTC
They forget the “G” part of MMORPG.
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#10 - 2014-02-23 19:48:10 UTC
Salvos Rhoska wrote:
Kaarous Aldurald wrote:
Because people are in general, rabbits.


Yeah. Rabbits are extremely hateful, negative and hostile creatures.


My grandparents had a farm. They said they never had issues with their dog getting the chickens, but that if a chicken got into the rabbit pen on accident, the rabbits would kill it. Heck, they'd kill their own young sometimes, who the hell knew why.

Fluffy bunnies and cuddle-ness is a particular conceit of the mass marketing culture. Rabbits are some of the most xenophobic creatures on the planet.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Chihiro Chugakusei
Fortune Hunters - Navy Operations
#11 - 2014-02-23 19:48:26 UTC
Marsha Mallow wrote:
Chihiro Chugakusei wrote:
I've posted on these forums a few times over the years, and I've never encountered anything but hostility, negativity, insults, etc. What the fk is up with this?

Same. But what can you expect in a cold, dark universe? Tbf other gaming forums are just as bad, and don't even get me started on shitbook - forums just represent the gobby minority. You have to look carefully past the attitude and judge the argument and tone more here, and is that really a bad thing?

I try to be nice on the forums but am a gleeful monster IRL and ingame btw. It's amusing how the reverse is true for the majority Blink


I'll try and do like you say.

Keep it up, +1
Kimmi Chan
Tastes Like Purple
#12 - 2014-02-23 19:49:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Kimmi Chan
Chihiro Chugakusei wrote:
I've posted on these forums a few times over the years, and I've never encountered anything but hostility, negativity, insults, etc. What the fk is up with this? I've been vocal in many gaming communities, but have never have I felt so hated as I do on these forums.


In GD*, people start a lot of stupid threads about stupid crap. I personally feel obligated to advise them on just how stupid their crap is.

In the other forums*, you won't see as much of this kind of response. Mostly, because people starting threads in other forums are posting more intelligently. While not every post in every other forum is a sparkling example of good posting, the ratio of good posts to bad is much greater elsewhere than it is here.


*ED: Also F&I because Kaarous said so. Lol

"Grr Kimmi  Nerf Chans!" ~Jenn aSide

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Mixu Paatelainen
Eve Refinery
#13 - 2014-02-23 19:51:36 UTC
Squeaky wheel gets the grease. This forum's no worse than others.
Marsha Mallow
#14 - 2014-02-23 19:53:18 UTC
Chihiro Chugakusei wrote:
I'll try and do like you say.

Don't take it personally, it's just a game.

Also mentally visualise whoever you are speaking to as an impotent naked "small person" furiously keyboard mashing and covering their monitor with saliva. Mental imagery ftw!

Ripard Teg > For the morons in the room:

Sweets > U can dd my face any day
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#15 - 2014-02-23 19:54:22 UTC
Kimmi Chan wrote:
Chihiro Chugakusei wrote:
I've posted on these forums a few times over the years, and I've never encountered anything but hostility, negativity, insults, etc. What the fk is up with this? I've been vocal in many gaming communities, but have never have I felt so hated as I do on these forums.


In GD, people start a lot of stupid threads about stupid crap. I personally feel obligated to advise them on just how stupid their crap is.

In the other forums, you won't see as much of this kind of response. Mostly, because people starting threads in other forums are posting more intelligently. While not every post in every other forum is a sparkling example of good posting, the ratio of good posts to bad is much greater elsewhere than it is here.


You need to add "except F&I". F&I is inarguably worse than here.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Ai Shun
#16 - 2014-02-23 19:57:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Ai Shun
Chihiro Chugakusei wrote:
I've posted on these forums a few times over the years, and I've never encountered anything but hostility, negativity, insults, etc. What the fk is up with this? I've been vocal in many gaming communities, but have never have I felt so hated as I do on these forums.


Amusingly, you revert to profanity in asking your question about why the forum is a hostile, negative place filled with insults.
Kimmi Chan
Tastes Like Purple
#17 - 2014-02-23 20:02:42 UTC
Kaarous Aldurald wrote:
Kimmi Chan wrote:
Chihiro Chugakusei wrote:
I've posted on these forums a few times over the years, and I've never encountered anything but hostility, negativity, insults, etc. What the fk is up with this? I've been vocal in many gaming communities, but have never have I felt so hated as I do on these forums.


In GD, people start a lot of stupid threads about stupid crap. I personally feel obligated to advise them on just how stupid their crap is.

In the other forums, you won't see as much of this kind of response. Mostly, because people starting threads in other forums are posting more intelligently. While not every post in every other forum is a sparkling example of good posting, the ratio of good posts to bad is much greater elsewhere than it is here.


You need to add "except F&I". F&I is inarguably worse than here.


Fixed. Lol

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Anhenka
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#18 - 2014-02-23 20:02:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Anhenka
F&I is awful, but that's largely because people spew out the same terribly bad, poorly thought out ideas on a regular basis, without even searching to see how many other threads filled with "Why this is bad and you are bad for not searching" there have been before.

And poor planning, poorly thought out ideas endlessly repeated are deserving of at least a moderate degree of caustic scorn.

For example, I just got done posting a reply to a F&I thread proposing a massive sov overhaul, posted by someone who was unaware that SOV requirements were no longer tied to POS's.

So if F&I seems like it's filled with angry people shooting down ideas left and right, remember that it's typically like that for good reasons.
Salvos Rhoska
#19 - 2014-02-23 20:04:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Salvos Rhoska
Kaarous Aldurald wrote:
My grandparents had a farm. They said they never had issues with their dog getting the chickens, but that if a chicken got into the rabbit pen on accident, the rabbits would kill it. Heck, they'd kill their own young sometimes, who the hell knew why.

Fluffy bunnies and cuddle-ness is a particular conceit of the mass marketing culture. Rabbits are some of the most xenophobic creatures on the planet.


Well rabbits/hens attacking the dog would be potentially suicidal.
And the dog is smart enough to know it will get its privileges revoked if it even so much as breathes on a hen.
And Im sure a rabbit gets the same treatment if it errs into the hen house, and at the least a swift pecking from the rooster, so ole' floppity ears doesn¨t get any dastardly ideas.

Farmyard politics. And the pigs to rule them all.

PvE v PvP <> Old School Exploration <> CODE Licenses <> CODE Special Agent
Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#20 - 2014-02-23 20:34:56 UTC
Threads like this cause troll rage. If you feed the trolls, they just breed like rabbits and multiply.

Thanks a lot, OP. You've just continued the cycle.

I hope you're happy now.

See Bio for isk doubling rules. If you didn't read bio, chances are you funded those who did.
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