thick skin?? I see a lot of people lacking the thick skin necessary. Also I see a lot of people lacking the word "sarcasm" in their vocabulary
You think?
Honestly - some of you guys are taking this way too personally.
There is a distinct difference between getting pissy over in-game occurrences and getting *personally* pissy with players, themselves.
For example; we were discussing this "oink" thing that occurs. Yeah, its dweeby. Yeah, its a slightly annoying attempt to get attention/recognition. Yeah, some people will squeak about it. But you know what? Exclusive of actually scanning the signatures of posters in this thread or looking up squad affiliations on the roster, in game, I couldnt name a single individual who is a member of POTW, off the top of my head. I just dont care. This is largely because, while the behavior might be annoying, it doesnt mean I develop any sort of personal vendetta against the speaker.
Now, by contrast, we have this:
hello i have a few short things to say about you and all who oppose the "pigs on the wing". it has come to my attention that you moppets have been saying things about the pigs that are not very nice, well in return we the pigs will destroy you, every sortie and every chance we get you will be crushed mercilessly. i hope you realize the severity of the situation that you are in. that is all
Pigs on the Wing- rock
muppets- ROFL! "you suck, like a vacuum cleaner"
MrMeaty
For whatever reason, multiple individuals have crossed over to the latter side of the equation. The above is a great example. Im not sure to what Mr Meaty is referring. I know I didnt say anything bad about his squad. Hell, I didnt even know who he was until a couple days ago and I didnt know he was a pig until I read this thread.
Why? Dont care.
I dont think I can say the same for him, though. Based upon some of his recent posts in this thread, I might even go so far as to say that he probably has some sort of candle-lit shrine in the corner of his bedroom where he stabs a burlap doll that looks like m00t.
Thats not healthy.
Now, far be it from me to suggest an effort to subdue one's enthusiasm for any topic, but in this particular case I think many people would be well served by developing some thicker skin.
I cant speak for other squads, but when it comes to animated puppets of Jim Henson fame, try to imagine a smile behind every comment.
In all honesty, Im not sure what has or has not occurred in recent weeks but if you feel that one of the aforementioned stuffed animals has insulted you, offended you or plain old doesnt like you, I can pretty much guarantee that the fault lies with your interpretation of his or her words.
If its gotten to the point where you are going so far as to start threads in General Discussion to voice your discontent with a player or a squadron, it might be time to take a step back and carefully consider what might actually be upsetting you.
What is it that Player X or Squad Y does that upsets you?
Figure that out and I bet you'll determine that the cause is not even worth the mental energy you just expended to answer the question in the first place.
In the words of someone much older and wiser than me; "Lets all just settle down."
