Are the Jedi Council Forums a place for fans and praise only?

Is there? I haven't seen such dispute. A fan is someone who likes/supports the overall product, even if they don't necessarily like a few of its parts. Is this being debated?

 

If you take it personal and allow yourself to be provoked by someone saying that a character in a movie isn't very well lip synced then you should reconsider visiting the forum/board/thread

 

That's not a personal comment, though... that's saying the movie was bad. people coming back and saying, "what's wrong with you... why are you even here... you're crazy, etc" are making personal comments.

 

You're impacting others' opinions by blatantly stating "we include the PT in our bad movie night." It should've been worded differently to avoid derailing posts.

 

It was also provoking fans of the PT.

"I like the PT and I didn't take it personally."
And again, everyone is different.

 

GGreivous:

I echo what Anakinfan, Zapdos and Harpuah has said, if people are provoked by others opinions...what are we all doing here on a message board?

(since you quoted me I thought it polite to respond so not to ignore you )

 

Sistros I'm sure we've learned to get along with others at some point.

Everyone is different and everyone has their own opinion. I'm not sure if there are ways of controlling how a person would react to something on the internet.

I saw the OP's post as provoking fans. While the thread's subject and initial post were done in good faith (from what I can see, they were not meant for trolling purposes), the OP made a wrongful decision of coming out as being highly negatively toward the PT. Had it been worded differently, I'm sure the thread would still be there. I commented on the two extremes and the OP post repeatedly.

 

This place is for "impacting others' opinions" ... that's what discussion is... exchanging ideas and opinions. Are you seriously condoning certain opinionns being shut out because others disagree with them? That's ridiculous.

This place would be boring as **** if conversations went like this:

User A: I love __________ !

User B Me too!

User C Me too!

User D Me too!

User E Me too!

Come on...

 

It's helpful to know that based on this comment, http://boards.theforce.net/threads/...humor-in-the-pt.50011586/page-3#post-50659827 eventually mods plan to ban anyone who "doesn't get it". In my opinion, it's counterproductive to great conversations, but at least when the day comes that I and like minded people try to log on and find our accounts erased, it won't be a surprise.

 

Define... "doesn't get it," because it sounds a lot like "doesn't agree with me."

 

GGreivous lets put it this way

if I went into a thread in LACWAC that praised Ahsoka Tano or the Mortis trilogy thingy and said "stop provoking me, i'm offended you like this" you'd think me rather petty for doing it right?

(not that I venture there often but that's not the point)

I don't do it because i'm not that immature and two, I have the sense not to read it in the first place

it's been said over and over, IGNORE features are put in place for a reason, wouldn't you agree?

 

Have you guys noticed how (most of) the people defending the right to discuss the negative aspects of the movies are not PT haters? It's because we are able to appreciate an open and honest discussion, even though we seldom agree with the "bashing".

How would there even be posts on the board without different opinions? I can picture the threads.

"What are you opinions on Anakin in ROTS?"
"Good."
"/thread"

 

I don't think cynicism is productive to great conversations either, in my opinion.

Do you mind to point out who in this thread has a position against discussing what in their opinion are negative aspects of the movies? Please, do.

 

I'm sure you know the answer to that from another place.

You're missing the point. I'm by no means saying that we all should take the side of one extreme. See my post about the "happy medium."

 

I'm sure if someone uses the ignore feature to filter out a group of people or an individual, the forum would be all negative or all positive (depends on who you ignore. )

Like LACWAC, this thread is now taking sides/turning into a like contest. Ugh.

 

If you don't like something, you don't like it... there's no happy medium. People should be able to discuss these things without things falling apart, and those with the popular opinion don't really need to be coddled... especially if they're attacking the person with the unpopular opinion. Maybe it's because I'm an adult, but when somebody says they think something I like sucks, I'll generally respond with "Really? Why?" ... and a discussion will take place--I'll say why I like it, what I like, etc... they'll say why they don't like it, what aspects bug them... and we'll talk about it. This can be done by cracking jokes, getting maybe a little heated (heated discussion can be fine... fun, even), and just allowing the other person to talk. This is called conversation... it's ancient and useful.

 

Who said it was?

It's my business to say that "cynicism is not productive to great conversations". Which is what I did. It's not about if they can do that or not, no matter how many times you perceive so.

 

What do you feel, is productive to great conversations?

 

Wow.

 

There is always a happy medium if people are willing to stop taking sides and start respecting others. But, of course, I can't change that, nor could someone change someone's reaction toward something.