(02-23-2015, 08:45 AM)Ashren Snow Wrote: My personal opinion on the matter is that there is nothing wrong with people having a debate, even a heated one, in a public area such as a FC or a LS so long as the rules of said medium to not forbid it. The primary difference between a debate and an argument is that debates are a battle of the mind, while arguments are a battle of the heart. If you can keep a level head and not get overly offended then all good! For those who are easily prone to becoming butthurt, all I can say is you probably shouldn't be on the internet if a simple debate rustles your jimmies this much.
I generally agree with this sentiment though I might word it a bit more politely so it doesn't seem like I'm daring nerds to come at me bro or something (even if I AM!Â
)The only other thing I would like to point out, since I believe this is for the most part a civil debate in of itself thus far, is that the term 'negativity' in this context is not only arbitrary but entirely subjective. Excluding the extreme example of someone threatening to bodily harm the other over their internet words or just being overly hostile and needlessly aggressive. Things like ad hominem (attacking a person and/or their character) or tu quoque (hypocritically calling out a behavior you exhibit) are what we ascribe to these things and then sometimes there's just being a butthead. Anyone who's played League of Legends has probably experienced a bit of that =P
