Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-92.3.202.241-20150420160231/@comment-25615167-20150428211151

Lizzcat77 wrote:

Misteryeevee wrote: There are polite ways of telling people off though. And while it's ridiculous to dislike anon and kanon for being twins, I'd rather Twinny GET USED to them being twins on her own than trying to FORCE her. This is why I wanted this conversation to stop. People were just bitching back and forth, there was no fucking point. And now look, you pushed her out of this fandom. THIS IS WHAT IS FUCKING WRONG WITH THIS DAMN FANDOM! It's not just the weebs or the ones who are still trying to adjust, it's also the frickin people who has to SHOVE the correct information down their throats. If you want to TEACH people shit, you DON'T force them and TAKE TIME with it. Shit doesn't happen overnight! Yeah, it's frustrating, but eventually stuff like this dies out later on. Everyone moves at their own pace. Personally, it irked me she didn't like them because they were official twins, but there were nicer ways of saying it's incorrect and maybe later down the line, it wouldn't be the reason she disliked them anymore. =A=

I'd been reading this conversation as it happened, and agree with a lot of what was just said. I would not use her reasoning for disliking them myself, but that doesn't make it any less valid of a reason, and certainly shouldn't make it one she should be reprimanded for, especially since it is just an opinion. For whatever reason people seem to get so butthurt over others having opinions here, and like to take the approach of "I disagree with your opinion therefore I'm right and you're wrong even though I'm not outright saying that but that's how it is so I have to have the last word and will keep repeating myself until you accept that because my opinion is better I'm right and you're wrong". I know that's been addressed before, but it's really ridiculous. Especially since based off of what I've read on people's user profiles and what they've said in blogs or others off-topic threads about their current schooling/work, it seems like a good number of us are at ages where we should be behaving more like mature adults with what we say online. I may not be living up to that that well myself with this post, but it freaking blows my mind how people can be so closed-minded, rude, and heinous with what they post on this wikia. I come here for information, to learn more, and because I'm curious about other people's thoughts and experiences with VOCALOID and voice synthesizers in general. It's really irritating to see the blatant disrespect for other posters and when the "I've been a fan for longer so I know more than you" card gets pulled. If people were just generally nicer, more respectful, and didn't say things like that, maybe we'd have less people running far away or have less need for blogs like the one about "How toxic is the VOCALOID fandom". Maybe people would be more informed and up to date on VOCALOID happenings if they were able to come here without having to filter through so much selfish, mind-blowingly stupid and disrespectful crap. And if I'm contributing to that crap here, I apologize, it is not my intention, and I will strive to do better at making only positive and neutral posts. End rant. Both of you made some pretty awesome points BTW