Mina-san, Ohayou!
On 16 Aug, Kevin 'Genryu' Eav wrote:
: On Sun, 16 Aug 1998 arromdee@inetnow.net wrote:
:
: > It's not a crime to honestly give negative C&C on this list.
: >
: > It's a crime to deliberately give negative C&C for the purpose of getting
: > people angry and reading their responses, without actually intending to
: > contribute anything meaningful.
:
: You're wrong. Neither is a crime.
And you're wrong in stating this as a fact. It is merely your
opinion - and one that I disagree with. If you want to say
"You're wrong" to a person, always add a "because", before you
state your opinion of the truth.
: It's up to the author to decide whether
: C&C--negative or positive--is intended to be useful and well-thought out.
That's fine, but the "crime" of trolling for angry responses is
not just against the author, but against the ML and its owner.
White Wolf runs this ML (and *pays* for it) as a place where
authors can get constructive criticism before they are officially
publicized. If anyone posts pseudo-C&C for the sole purpose of
creating an angry reaction and pointless discussions, they are
abusing the ML and WW's hospitality. If you go to a party only to
pick a fight, the host has every right to throw you out.
Sebastian