(04-23-2015, 01:01 PM)ArmachiA Wrote: But I don't agree that means people weren't allowed to talk about it and criticize the decisions made because of it. That's a perfectly fine thing to do. Once something goes public, the public is going to have an opinion. Some people think Wuthering Heights is a great book, some think it's trash and a lot of people formed their opinions and didn't even read the book. It's okay to talk about things in a public space! People saying they don't agree with the choices another group has made doesn't mean that group should stop everything they are doing. It's discussion, which is what these forums are for. If that group chooses, they can take the criticisms and strive to alleviate worries OR they can ignore it completely.
BUt talking about it, criticizing it, is not inherently wrong. Even if you aren't a part of it. I didn't write My Humps, but I can't tell you I hate that song. I didn't cook stuffed peppers, but I can tell you I dislike them, especially when it's brought up in a public space. It's what forums are for.
It crosses a line when the folks responsible for such works start getting undue heat for them, which is what happened and is still happening. That event was so much more than "poisoning Ul'dah" and yet that's all that folks choose to remember it for. I could name so many more plotlines - public, private, or otherwise - that folks have run that are just as if not more objectionable... but you don't see me constantly harping back to those and fixating on their negative points. That would be hurtful and disrespectful, IMO.
To unironically quote Chris Crocker, "leave Britney alone."
EDIT: I chose to constructively critique the presentation of an otherwise sound and great concept for community-building. I haven't brought it up since because I'm aware that folks were hurt by its reception and it would be disrespectful of me to bring it up again.
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