I'm certainly not wanting to start an off-topic argument, but often I see people jumping into threads with something negative to say, and often it's the same people - it's like a habit for them. There's a saying that goes something like "if you don't have something nice to say, then don't say anything" and I think there's a lot of truth to that. I try to follow it but sometimes fail.
Remember the age-old argument about TV that you find offensive? "If you don't like it don't watch it." Yeah, good point. So if you don't like a thread, don't read it and don't bother to post in it. Plenty of threads aren't relevant to me or don't interest me, but I don't post saying "I find this thread boring can you talk about something else please".
I realise that it may seem like I contradicted my own advice here by my initial comment to Rob, however, I tried to make sure that it was an "Observation" and not a negative personal attack - I hope that much is apparent. I also applaud Rob for not making a personal attack back, which is people sometimes do if they feel threatened by an observation about their behaviour. It's all about being civilised. What I often wonder when I see certain posts is if that person would say that right to the other person's face, and I expect that the answer would be "no" in many cases, so why type it on a forum?
OK, pretty sure I won't derail this thread any more now. Sorry Anawiki.
Remember the age-old argument about TV that you find offensive? "If you don't like it don't watch it." Yeah, good point. So if you don't like a thread, don't read it and don't bother to post in it. Plenty of threads aren't relevant to me or don't interest me, but I don't post saying "I find this thread boring can you talk about something else please".
I realise that it may seem like I contradicted my own advice here by my initial comment to Rob, however, I tried to make sure that it was an "Observation" and not a negative personal attack - I hope that much is apparent. I also applaud Rob for not making a personal attack back, which is people sometimes do if they feel threatened by an observation about their behaviour. It's all about being civilised. What I often wonder when I see certain posts is if that person would say that right to the other person's face, and I expect that the answer would be "no" in many cases, so why type it on a forum?
OK, pretty sure I won't derail this thread any more now. Sorry Anawiki.