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MariaTaylor posted...

if anything we both seem to agree that what I said wasn't bullshit, except for the part where you're also claiming that it's bullshit despite agreeing with me

I really have to question your motives at this point. I've often found that on Board 8, a majority point of view can be ostracized and not given a fair due. I consistently find myself championing things that are well-received by consumers of the medium in which it originates. I'm going to make an assumption that for you, at this point, you have become so consumed in the definition of what your opinion is in comparison to this thread, that you see all of my posts now as a personal attack, of which they were not. I believe it would be in my best interest to cease posting here as you do not seem receptive to what I have to say at this point based on your wording. I'm sorry if I've offended somehow and I'll endeavor to avoid such confusion with you in the future.

I would suggest that this sort of strange hostility towards what was really no different than a vast majority of comments on this board has actually actively caused a negative experience to another user on this board. This is a very rhetorical argument with almost no real content between either of us, and you seem to relish going on the offensive. You've really jumped on the chance to lash out at someone who posted a comment that could just as easily have been ignored as responded to in this sort of manner. Or you, could have come directly to me and said, "Hey, this bothers me personally," and offered me a chance to respond in a way that could have led to a fruitful discussion.

If my comment on your opinion is fueled by personal bias, then that's as it should be. Debates on creative works are almost always built on aesthetic differences, which stem from personal bias. All opinions do. To consistently tag this conversation with further discussion that just talks about the definition of opinions is circular. My comment of "Hey, this isn't necessarily a standard opinion," isn't meant to impugn your opinion, nor does it. It simply tries to say, "Hey, Death of Superman ain't no Justice League movie. Give it a shot." Maybe had I posted that specifically, none of this would have happened. Perhaps my posting style is the real issue here. And if so, I will endeavor not to interact with you in this manner in the future. But I have a personal inkling that you might have just relished the opportunity to have an argument here and that perhaps this was just enough of a tipping point for you to do so. Again, personal conjecture on my part, but I feel like this sort of hostility isn't the sort of attitude that helps breed a community and instead causes further distance among users. No matter how this resolves, it denigrates both of us in the eyes of others on this board.
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