Comments on: Be a Positive Force in Fandom, Not an Asshole

By: Saronai

Saronai — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:45:04 +0000

Also, you need a share sash for us lazy facebook/twitter/etc sharers :P

/lazy

By: Saronai

Saronai — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:35:35 +0000

This is only the second article I’ve come across here. I try to leave positive comments myself when I really like something.

I think this philosophy should spread all over the internet, not just websites, but also in gaming interactions as well. I spent some time in an online game with a group of people who were constantly making fun of other roleplayers and their descriptions, etc. That sort of environment sucks all the fun out of it and makes so many people worry if their own ideas are good enough to share or if they should just keep clinging to that wall.

Don’t like it? Don’t read it, don’t visit.

I become easily annoyed now by people who insult others just to make themselves feel superior, or cool in their hate. They are quick to join my don’t like, don’t read, don’t visit list hehe.

I’d rather the ratio be more in favour of the positive, but hey, 1:1 is better than no improvement at all :D

Keep up the interesting articles because this is in my blog reading shortcuts now and my opinion matters most (obviously I kid…on the last part…obviously…bye)!

–Saronai

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:23:57 +0000

Thank you. This was refreshing!
Isn’t it a sign of the times that people believe their personal opinions, no matter how uninformed, are critically important to others? I think it’s due in large part to consumerism. We are bombarded with advertisements and hype that try to push us into favoring a particular product or service, and so we are forced into continually make positive and negative judgments. The advertisers portray our opinions as incredibly important (because they are to their bottom line), but we’ve developed an over-inflated sense of the value of our approval or disapproval.
Thanks again!

By: Jason Arnett

Jason Arnett — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:42:39 +0000

A lot of years ago I started standing in lines at comic conventions to tell artists and writers how much I enjoyed their work without asking for a signature. I applaud your sentiment here and thank you, sir, for the fine words you’ve written in this post. I really appreciate them.

By: David Noceti

David Noceti — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:38:19 +0000

Followed Page Bruce’s link to your page over on her post for today http://paigebruce.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/criticizing-others/

I wonder how much of this animosity is related to our day to day interactions in this modern age. So much of our lives are taken up with being talked at and told what we should and should not like, it’s rare that we have an opportunity to say, “No, actually I don’t think just like you say I do.”

But you’re definitely right about not letting it eat us alive and contaminate our thinking. You give some useful tips, thanks for sharing them.

By: David E

David E — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:26:42 +0000

BY Richard K. Morgan.…man, I really need to proofread before I hit the submit button

By: David E

David E — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:25:35 +0000

I think the parts of this essay I agree with are better expressed in Richard K. Morgan here:

http://www.richardkmorgan.com/article_soundfury.htm

By: Pete Tzinski

Pete Tzinski — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:04:05 +0000

That was a great article, and I agree entirely. I review books now and again (and just generally opinionate on things-I’ve-watched, or read, or listened to) and I find it harder to review something I haven’t enjoyed. Mostly because if I like something, I tend to bubble about it anyway and want to talk about it.

And I think that your final idea, of getting in touch with the creator of the thing you liked is a good idea. I do that now and then. Just last week, I read a short story online that floored me, and sent the author a long and babbling e-mail of unashamed praise.

Um. This probably means I’m a terrible member of Generation X/Y… :)

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SF Signal — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:30:31 +0000

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