04-02-2014, 09:19 AM
I think there are various reasons why people get upset at posts, maybe more so than in ordinary conversation (although fights between spouses can arise from the same kind of issues). MR has improved so much since Besougloff took over that I'm not sure if people getting upset in conversations about it is a problem any more, but it might be a good example if so. When it was really, really bad, some people felt comfortable about it, because it meant they didn't have to expect as much from themselves. So if people pointed out whatever -- oh, no, another mediocre 2000 square foot Malcom Furlow wannabe layout!! -- some people might be reminded that they'd been too comfortable with mediocrity in other areas of their lives, feel guilty, and get mad at whomever reminded them of it.
By the way, here's an example of someone who got angry at a Lance Mindheim swipe <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/83647-lances-latest-blog-entry-mar18-food-for-thought/">http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index. ... r-thought/</a><!-- m --> The guy starts a thread on how wonderful Lance is, and he clearly loses his temper when yours truly doesn't agree.
I stay away from that forum now, not sure if they've banned me yet. I will say, though, that Lance seems more popular in Europe and the UK than in the US. So's Jerry Lewis.
By the way, here's an example of someone who got angry at a Lance Mindheim swipe <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/83647-lances-latest-blog-entry-mar18-food-for-thought/">http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index. ... r-thought/</a><!-- m --> The guy starts a thread on how wonderful Lance is, and he clearly loses his temper when yours truly doesn't agree.
I stay away from that forum now, not sure if they've banned me yet. I will say, though, that Lance seems more popular in Europe and the UK than in the US. So's Jerry Lewis.