The answer is easy: They're both right.
You're going to find, despite people being popular, if someone decided to change the status quo - regardless of THEIR OWN STATUS - people are going to have opinions. I can use the Poisoning of Ul'dah event as a huge example of this.. Those who were a part of it didn't see it as a big deal and thought it was just for fun, while those on the outside thought it was too much power for one group to have. (For the sake of clarity: I was completely against it)
You notice, despite a lot of people from that group being considered "Popular" people still argued against it. People came in, said they were against or for it and went on their way. There was discussion. There was debate. And it was fine. Debate and Discussion is healthy. Disagreements are par for the course.
At the end of the day though, those in that plotline could have sat down and just decided to ignore the criticisms. That is a perfectly viable option. They, as you know since you were the main contributor, came in and clarified the position. Saying not all the water was poisoned, just a small section and the bad guys were caught before any damage was done. This calmed a lot of the naysayers - though the thread eventually spawned another thread about how much power one group should have (Which was an interesting thread and had a ton of different opinions).
This is a good example. They were called out and they could have very well just rped it in a bubble, but they chose to work with the community instead. Both options were fine, though.
Despite popularity, there is one thing I think we all can agree on - no one is going to agree with anyone 100% of the time, but that makes neither side wrong or right. Opinion is stronger than status in these circles. There's no real power here except the power of the majority. And sometimes, even the majority is against that which the popular people do. The court of public opinion is always stronger than post count and reputation points. Does that mean a group is wrong for trying to say Ul'dah was bombed? Absolutely not. They certainly can say that and they are allowed to RP it. Are other rpers allowed to think they are completely crazy and nothing happened to Ul'dah? YUuuuppp.
The answer is, they are both right. Neither answer is technically wrong. The opinion you have personally is what makes it wrong or right, and that's going to vary regardless of status.
You're going to find, despite people being popular, if someone decided to change the status quo - regardless of THEIR OWN STATUS - people are going to have opinions. I can use the Poisoning of Ul'dah event as a huge example of this.. Those who were a part of it didn't see it as a big deal and thought it was just for fun, while those on the outside thought it was too much power for one group to have. (For the sake of clarity: I was completely against it)
You notice, despite a lot of people from that group being considered "Popular" people still argued against it. People came in, said they were against or for it and went on their way. There was discussion. There was debate. And it was fine. Debate and Discussion is healthy. Disagreements are par for the course.
At the end of the day though, those in that plotline could have sat down and just decided to ignore the criticisms. That is a perfectly viable option. They, as you know since you were the main contributor, came in and clarified the position. Saying not all the water was poisoned, just a small section and the bad guys were caught before any damage was done. This calmed a lot of the naysayers - though the thread eventually spawned another thread about how much power one group should have (Which was an interesting thread and had a ton of different opinions).
This is a good example. They were called out and they could have very well just rped it in a bubble, but they chose to work with the community instead. Both options were fine, though.
Despite popularity, there is one thing I think we all can agree on - no one is going to agree with anyone 100% of the time, but that makes neither side wrong or right. Opinion is stronger than status in these circles. There's no real power here except the power of the majority. And sometimes, even the majority is against that which the popular people do. The court of public opinion is always stronger than post count and reputation points. Does that mean a group is wrong for trying to say Ul'dah was bombed? Absolutely not. They certainly can say that and they are allowed to RP it. Are other rpers allowed to think they are completely crazy and nothing happened to Ul'dah? YUuuuppp.
The answer is, they are both right. Neither answer is technically wrong. The opinion you have personally is what makes it wrong or right, and that's going to vary regardless of status.
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