a question to the people on this site

[Kresnik]

NintendoPie recently said:

"Why haven't you told me this? I would've liked you even more than I used to!"

About my choosing an Animal Crossing avatar.

"Even more than I used to" is ambiguous. It could have meant that he liked me loads and now think's I'm super-awesome. Or it could mean that he only used to like me a tiny bit but mostly despised me; and now he loves me because I love Animal Crossing.

Of course, I was the same person with the same tastes before I decided to change my avatar. But most people take things face value on these forums; so if I have a Spyro avatar and a Sony signature, I couldn't possibly own & love 3 Animal Crossing games.

(I'm just kidding by the way, NinPie. I know you said it in relation to being a fan of the series; rather than it being a Sony/Nintendo thing).



To offer up a serious answer, though, I think it's to do with perception. And again, I'll use an example to illustrate this:

When things are so outwardly presented like they are on here, you can easily categorise people into different groups depending on what they show. As such, when you read through things, you begin to build up an idea of what each group are like.

Being a mostly Sony-sided poster, I make a biggest note of the great posts that come from Sony fans, and tend to be less receptive of trolling or just general silly remarks of people from this fanbase. Conversely, it sticks out to me more when a Nintendo or Microsoft poster is saying ridiculous things and by initial reaction it sours my opinion of that whole group.

The sensible thing to do is just move past this, which of course I've done. A lot of my favourite users on this site are Nintendo fans - the ones which are level-headed and make well-thought-out, clever and neutral posts (and the occasional harmless troll post which gets a laugh from me, too).

There's still the middle ground though. Those users who are mostly good contributors to the forum but sometimes say incredibly stupid things. I think again, I'd be more lenient towards those who are Sony fans and more scornful of those who are fans of the other two companies. Can't help it, I guess!