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ETA: This is a statement and not up for discussion. The thread will be closed. The following applies to everyone, not only the most recent cause. I won't have wank about this. If the shoe fits, put it on. If it doesn't, proceed as before.
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This is a mostly unmoderated community, I mostly let you run wild in Dumbledorian fashion. Twinkles...
However, sometimes things get unnecessarily heated and hurtful and there are some easy ways to avoid that. (Or maybe not so easy...)
The first and most important rule is: don't get personal, don't ridicule people, don't laugh in their face when they tell you they're hurt. You may think you're the height of cool, but honestly, you're so not.
The second most is: if someone gets personal in a heated debate (and isn't a troll): withdraw and agree to disagree. And after that, ignore it if they still want to go on. There will still be other people around with whom to discuss in a mature fashion.
Thirdly: if you think you're the only one around who interprets things in a fictional story correctly and all the others are just delusional - then you're wrong by default. If you don't want to go with the flow and think you have good arguments, then debate. Arm yourself with facts and quotes instead of netspeak. Demand proof and be willing to give it. Accusing others of misinterpreting canon and then using your own interpretation as counterargument is less than impressive.
This is a place to discuss all things Snape. It's not a place to only talk about a misunderstood saint, or the evil Death Eater who was mean to Harry. People who want to discuss Snape experience antagonism enough on other forums and boards from the ever-present 'he's a greasy, evil git' faction to have to encounter it here, too. If you don't like to discuss Snape in an unoffensive manner (I'm not saying rational, you can be as imaginative as you want to be), then go elsewhere. There are so many boards and communities around, you really don't need to show us the error of our ways because you think you are so smart. And: it doesn't hurt to take a breath and apologize if someone says that they are offended. Neither does it hurt trying to understand where the other one is coming from with their arguments. A good discussion is a give and take, it is about learning from each other, about seeing things from a different point of view than the one you always had and thought was the only one valid.
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This is a mostly unmoderated community, I mostly let you run wild in Dumbledorian fashion. Twinkles...
However, sometimes things get unnecessarily heated and hurtful and there are some easy ways to avoid that. (Or maybe not so easy...)
The first and most important rule is: don't get personal, don't ridicule people, don't laugh in their face when they tell you they're hurt. You may think you're the height of cool, but honestly, you're so not.
The second most is: if someone gets personal in a heated debate (and isn't a troll): withdraw and agree to disagree. And after that, ignore it if they still want to go on. There will still be other people around with whom to discuss in a mature fashion.
Thirdly: if you think you're the only one around who interprets things in a fictional story correctly and all the others are just delusional - then you're wrong by default. If you don't want to go with the flow and think you have good arguments, then debate. Arm yourself with facts and quotes instead of netspeak. Demand proof and be willing to give it. Accusing others of misinterpreting canon and then using your own interpretation as counterargument is less than impressive.
This is a place to discuss all things Snape. It's not a place to only talk about a misunderstood saint, or the evil Death Eater who was mean to Harry. People who want to discuss Snape experience antagonism enough on other forums and boards from the ever-present 'he's a greasy, evil git' faction to have to encounter it here, too. If you don't like to discuss Snape in an unoffensive manner (I'm not saying rational, you can be as imaginative as you want to be), then go elsewhere. There are so many boards and communities around, you really don't need to show us the error of our ways because you think you are so smart. And: it doesn't hurt to take a breath and apologize if someone says that they are offended. Neither does it hurt trying to understand where the other one is coming from with their arguments. A good discussion is a give and take, it is about learning from each other, about seeing things from a different point of view than the one you always had and thought was the only one valid.
