Nation Threads and Their Role in the Forums: A Critique

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Shinobi-san said:

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See this is something that transpired 6 months ago. I feel I've changed a lot since 6 months ago in terms of how I present myself on this forum. And yes I made the mistake in NOT replying to you when in fact I should have. But you not feeling welcomed from what I've gleaned, seems to have been from this one isolated incident. 

And again I think the biggest thing that you said is that "my summation of the rant was incorrect." My summation of the rant was/is my opinion of what I saw from AJ on TR, how can my own opinion be wrong? You're free to disagree with it as are others, but it's m own opinion. 

The nature of these threads are more positive. If I went into Nintedomination and starting complaining about lack of games, 3rd party, or online infrastucture, I'd be either ignored, or moderated (as I should be) for going into a place to start trouble. Now I'm not saying negative opinions are completely dismissed. I provided an example from XBE above where people rejected the idea of Halo 5's MP and that eld into healthy debate within the community. I've seen Seece get annoyed with Xbox's IPs such as Halo, Gears, and Forza being too careful and/or conservative. A lot of people want Japanese games in Empire, and I've seen Angelus voice his own opinion against that. I understand not wanting a hive mind, but in terms of Empire I feel it's not like that. Yes, most of the time we will agree, but that's because we are all part of a sub community that shares common interests. But again there have been times where we disagree with one another.