Comments on: To be human these days is a dangerous thing

By: cary

cary — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:08:04 +0000

Well said. We live in a society where e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g is reviewed, from coffee makers to movies, and for whatever reason, the video game sector is among the most hostile. (Or it sure seems that way.) Thing is, everybody’s got a right to voice their own opinions – that’s one of the things that makes the Internet great. On the flipside, voicing those opinions, angry ones in particular, could cause harm to the very thing you support. These are confusing times.

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By: Walters

Walters — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 03:28:34 +0000

1) The problem I have noticed is that if you have a consistent history of applying your personal bias into your reviews instead of looking at it "objectively", there's a higher chance there will be some 13 year old who can't read and knows how to curse instead of knowing how to actually learn how to write a sentence. There are also probably 30 year olds who also comment as well, but we'll call them sad people. 2) An even higher chance of flaming will occur when you rate something. 3) Now, there are reviews out there that get it wrong and aren't really a review, and can get called out from that. But when those reviews happen, you can surely bet instead of being all civil at the very least, [curse word][curse word], you [curse word]. If all two of my outlines to get flamed take place and then the third happens, just get the**** off the internet. 4) But honestly, it comes down to your title. To be human is a dangerous thing, since any little thing will get people riled up and angry or something. It doesn't apply to just games. It applies to everything we end up feeling passionate about. For me though, game vitriol pales in comparison to political vitriol. That I have witnessed firsthand once friends not be friends anymore/and lots of FB vitriol that I'd rather not see is a testament to why I believe this. With the state of the internet as it is now, nothing is really safe from criticism, and it doesn't seem like it'll get any better.

By: cary

cary — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 16:36:20 +0000

You hit the nail on the head! We’re all here to offer up our own opinions. If you don’t agree with me, either move on or give me your opinion and let’s talk. I’m more than happy to have a good conversation…the trolls just get ignored.

By: cary

cary — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 16:33:54 +0000

What an ordeal! I’m sure you’re book review was perfectly fine. The Internet has really altered the art of debate. And I guess comment sections aren’t really set up for debate, but they could be if people would be a little more rational. It’s so easy to just type out a few mean words that mean nothing, harder to actually put forth a real thought. Guess that’s why we have to take a lot of comments (none here of course) with a grain of salt. :)

By: Vitosal

Vitosal — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:52:23 +0000

i meant to say internet trolls sucks, lol

By: Vitosal

Vitosal — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:51:28 +0000

internet sucks. Angry video gamers, ooi. They are the most annoying sub-species i have ever had the misfortune of crossing. If i don’t like a review, i try to explain in a civil manner why. Not to judge, just to share opinions…why is that so bad?

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:33:45 +0000

Like Hatm0nster said, I don’t understand people getting so angry over something they weren’t actually involved in. I once gave a bad review of this book I read because, well, in my honest opinion, it was a bad book. And I got attacked for it. It was insane. A whole group of people ganged up on me, and when I asked them why they were taking a review of someone else’s work so personally, they marked my comment as unhelpful so no one would be able to see my attempts to defend myself. (They were a rather hive-minded group of individuals.)

Don’t take things so personally, people. I am not insulting you. I am not even necessarily insulting those who made it (not everything someone does is good, and reviews are pointless if we just say everything is fantastic because we’re afraid to hurt someone’s feelings, fans or creator or whatever). Everyone has a right to their opinion, but it is completely out of line to be nasty to someone over it. Keep it to yourself, angry people.

By: cary

cary — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:43:16 +0000

It rightly stinks that the media likes to make examples out of or showcase the bad apples (and not just in terms of gaming). But the loud, angry ones always make the headlines. As long as the community know what’s best, that’s all that really matters; but we know it’s hard to be the voice of reason when the world seems to want anything but. Professional sites aside, it’s not like blogs are free from ranting — we welcome really great and insightful rants. It’s when things become personal that problems erupt. If someone wants to call out this or that reviewer just because they don’t agree with what they say, then fine, but personal attacks are really uncalled for.

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:27:14 +0000

The stupid thing about this whole situation is that the angry people are the minority in the gaming community, and yet they’re our face in the eyes of the world. It doesn’t make sense to get angry about a review if you’re just a fan. You didn’t make it, you weren’t involved with it. So why are you so upset that someone else, whom you don’t even know, doesn’t like it as much?

The only reasoning I can think of is that perhaps some of these people look to the reviews to justify their opinions. So if a review comes out negative, then those people could conceivably take it personally as an insult to their taste in games. So, while they may have any understandable reason, their actions are still silly and childish.