Sorry for offtopic reply.
SideOneDummy wrote:
Aeacus I voted yes for this because I noticed other people might want the music, but I am completely indifferent. That said, you should have the right to vote anyway you please.
I think the metaphysical question you should be asking yourself is whether or not your vote being disregarded in this instance has a substantial impact to you.
If your vote being disregarded in this instance has a substantial impact to you, then I believe it is in your best interest for you to have the most compelling argument as to why this is so. (It needs not to persuade anyone, but it should exemplify the distress it causes you)
Otherwise, as much as I do think every voice in a community needs to be heard for progress to be incurred, I ultimately will side with the others as the costs of the vote causes to those passionate about the yes vote seems to outweigh your costs of not having your vote counted. As long as you can show that your, for lack of a better phrase, "due process rights" are being violated, then there is no amount of argumentation that exists to warrant a fair reason to disregard your vote. However, if you cannot prove why your "due process rights" are being violated, there it is reasonable for the needs the collective to outweigh the needs of the indifferent.
Still, I want to be clear, just because no one has really made a compelling argument to warrant a "no" vote, it does not mean a "no" vote is incapable of coming out of this thread (I could think of a few arguments), and I do think that as a community it is important to be civil when addressing the concerns of others. Whether or not I agree with you Aeacus, I am grateful to hear your point of view.
Has this instance been a substantial impact to me?
No.
Since i've worked in this field of work (internet forums) for several years and i've seen it happen before.
But what i'm worried about is that someone else who may get treated in the same manner as i was in this topic, may not take it well at all. This discrimination may hurt his/hers feelings deeply and there's no telling what may happen next.
And that's why it's really sad for me to see that someone is discriminated just because their vote/view was a different one from the majority. What makes it even sadder is that even a staff member joined in with this discrimination. Staff members should be an example to others, they should show people how to behave. Being nice and polite in every situation (despite how bad things may get) are one of the key values of a staff member.
In the dispute, staff members are those who should end it in a nice and polite manner, ending any cyberbullying and/or cyberharassment and also keeping topics clear from offtopic chat. But when a staff member joins the dispute and adds "fuel to the fire" then what good is that?
Though, i did suggest to end this offtopic conversation a while ago since it's cloging up this topic. And it did work, atleast for some time, until someone posted a reply directed to me. And that started 2nd wave of offtopic replying that continues even now.
(If you want to say someting to me then send me a PM, don't post offtopic reply in the topic.)
Korupt wrote:
As I have said countless times in this thread near death changes in a game (music, screen display ect) are commonplace in games and therefore would not be considered "cheesy". I realize you are not actually backing this idea but just so others do not take up this argument I feel the need to state why this would not be the case.
, why you keep telling over and over again that this suggestion is the greatest one and there's no reason for anyone to be against it?
I did get you for the first time. What i don't get is why you repeat yourself so many times.
As a Moderator, i expected you to be more knowledgeable and respectful. Though, you've disappointed me.
I suggest that you'd take your Moderator status more seriously, ending disputes before they get out of control and not adding "fuel to the fire" like you do in this topic.
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Aeacus
