| Mazty said: Well shitting on other people is clearly trolling as it shouldn't have any truth to it. But what happens when it does have truth to it? Ban someone because the truth hurts? It's a very thin line to tread between trolling and pandering to the community as a whole. I've seen it first hand on IGN where people on mass argue utter bullshit and the mods ban people for arguing back. Sure, I know this isn't IGN, but the value of a post should be determined by if it is a legitimate, relevant point and if it is polite. If it is, then it should stay. |
At that point, it's not about content but tone and intention. You can provide negative information and remain tactful and respectful of others. But too many prefer to combine their 'truthful information' with assertive or even aggressive tones which change the dynamics of the debate from constrctuve to desctructive.
You have to imagine a real spoken conversation. Would that person talk to someone else in that same tone and expect to actually have a meaningful dialog with them? No. It's at that point that we need to realize it's gone beyond simply providing truthful information.
The rEVOLution is not being televised
