Mooclan
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I think you're sort of forgetting the dozens, if not hundreds, of hours that I've put into making positive remarks & comments, and encouraging people to post and express themselves.
The vast majority of my time as a forumer was spent giving feedback that was often exceedingly polite, friendly, and positive all-around.
Mango, I agree that it was "slighty harsh" - it was intended to be that way.
And Giggums, I'm perfectly aware that I'm flawed, and also behaving in a way that's cocky or arrogant
In the past, I spent a lot of time, perhaps too much time, emphasizing humility and politeness that, after a while, was no longer heartfelt.
If you want me to go back to being a goody-two-shoes who's concerned about his public image to the point that he deletes anything that's the slightest bit rude or insensitive, then go ahead and say it.
But that won't be who I am, or who I've become. It's a matter of self-identity.
"Alex" and "Mooclan," although different names for the same person, are also what I consider platforms for me to express myself in different ways.
Tell me: If a random person with little to no prior forum history had come onto the forums and posted the exact same screenshots with the exact same remarks, you'd just lock the thread, or disregard it as the words of someone who doesn't know what they're talking about.
Right?
However, my history here lends a weight to my words that merited an ongoing discussion, even if it's simply me being on the receiving end of negative feedback, (key word: feedback).
But, of course, I don't know how long that discussion is going to last.
Perhaps I should bring up a more relatable example:
"WHAT ARE THOSE?"
This is coming from a son, presumably a teenager/young adult, to his father.
It's regarding his choice of underwater footwear - water shoes. Although there is a reason for his father wearing those shoes (to protect his feet), his son still makes a remark that is intended to be humorous and comedic. The phrase "What are those?!" implies that the son is ridiculing his father's choice of shoes, but in a funny way.
Likewise, my posts are coming from a long-time forumer (in this case, I can be compared to the son who records the video) to the forums overall (the forums, being a shaping influence, can be compared to the father.)
You don't see the son receiving significant hate, do you?
That's because it's obvious that it's an interaction made for comedic purposes, even at the expense of someone else.
Giggums, a lot of my recent posts have been made with a very care-free attitude (often with intentionally poor grammar,) in a calculated manner. I actually delete a lot of the content that I type - sometimes, even as much as entire pages if I realize that it drifts way too far off of the original topic, or doesn't contribute enough to merit an entire page of words.
So, perhaps it's true that some mirrors are too small. But at other times, some people are looking through shattered windows.
