Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-35072152-20180925182017/@comment-28527909-20180927221931

Popstar792 wrote: But the thing is, opinions aren't always going to be something everyone will be happy to hear. As for the chat pages and all of that, chat drama doesn't need to be logged or highlighted anywhere on this wiki, but an opinion of a user can be expressed here. I encourage people to express their feelings. ALL opinions should be heard, regardless if they seem negative or not. Someone is always going to take offense. That's just how this world is. This wiki shouldn't a place where others are afraid to speak how they feel for fear of being told that they're being "mean". Because look, sometimes, people are just going to have opinions, and not everybody is going to be willing to hear them, but that's their decision. Therefore, Heart has now allowed EVERYONE to voice ALL opinions whenever they want! :) You shouldn't have to stay silent just so you wouldn't upset another user. Especially when you're speaking against the wrong things they've done or are pointing out ways they've messed up. Opinions aren't true, they're just thoughts from others that can in most cases help users improve. As long as no one is bullying or insulting anyone intentionally when expressing an opinion, there's absolutely no reason people's voices shouldn't be heard. Just because it's a pasta wiki doesn't mean it's that "special snowflake" type of wiki where everyone has that "Keep quiet and write your pastas" mentality. Because without opinions, this wiki will never improve. It will only stay the same, or get worse over time. So in my opinion, you and DarkSwarm should think about this again and look at how important our voices are to this community. That's something i'm aware of, and by all means I am personally fine with that. What i'm not fine with is the approach of that particular topic. I can agree with you, chat drama doesn't necessarily need to be logged on the wiki either. To clarify my mindset once again, I am perfectly content with the idea of opinions being expressed on the wiki. The only thing that bothered me was how that particular thread was a thread that was pointless and could only lead to one ending; drama and hurt feelings.

Now, people shouldn't be afraid to have to post their opinions either. If somebody wants to be a little blunt, that's perfectly fine by me so long as their topic isn't circulating entirely around one person and how much they dislike that person. It is a pasta wiki but it's also a place where opinions should be allowed to float freely, but there's a very fine line between an opinion and a petty picky topic that picks out the flaws of others without any added good.

In my opinion, you should reread what I've said and try to understand my point of view, while i'll also try to understand yours as well. I can see where you're coming from and I definitely agree with many parts of your opinion, however, I think that we're both misunderstanding each other.

TLDR; I want peace and opinions that teach others how to better themselves, rather than a string of criticism without any constructivity.