This whoooole thread is so very typical of the current atmosphere here. I was just spit-balling an idea that I admit having thought about, and gotten raked across the coals for it, I realize was a stupid idea. In response, watzhername spent a significant amount of time and energy looking for shit to sling, apparently too cynical and jaded to catch that I actually, specifically said, I don't see providers from eccie, that I wasn't asking anyone for a discount, and was just.Fucking. TRYING. To have an original thought(a concept that never seems to go over well here) on encouraging civil behavior. In an alternate universe, some provider more thoughtful and contemplative might have commented voicing their opinion on why she thought it was a bad idea instead of taking time to dig up things I said that weren't the kind of things nice guys say. You know, a universe where people were nice to each other when they didn't have a reason to do otherwise.
I feel fortunate that neither of the providers commenting are someone I might actually want to see. Neither of them are, as far as I can tell, not being willing to waste my time digging through their past posts, not members who regularly start shit, but their total cynicism and defeatist attitude that it's hopeless thinking grown-ass people could ever be civil and polite to each other is, IMHO, some sad shit. I'm a member of a prop-building forum that obviously is using the same basic forum template as ECCIE. The members are between 12 and 70, with, I'm guessing, about a third of the members being under 18, and you'd be AMAZED at how much more polite and civil it is there. That's probably why I think that we could all be nicer here. There's hundreds of teenagers who behave better than a good chunk of the people here, who are all, technically anyway, grown-ass adults. Some sad shit, huh?
Originally Posted by Txcruiser
For one who wants civility and for people to act like grown adults you would think you could be one and reference me as Britttany and not watzhername. I never called you names or disrespected you so if you want alittle respect around here you need to give it back. You asked a question and got a civil response, it was not hostile it was all truth. You got an answer that you didn't like and immediately went to attacking. No big deal yet you are making it a big deal. You want this to be a nice, no drama board and unfortunately this is a pay for play site and there will always be drama, assholes, hostility, name calling.. etc. I actually didn't spend much time at all a quick click of your review tab brought up the comments you made that were not nice guy comments nor civil. You can't really tell everyone else to chill and be civil when you yourself have said things that weren't civil. Based on your responses so far you are proving my point, people that acted like assholes in the past will always still be assholes.