A bit off tangent but I feel like I should mention:
The personal attacks (calling us mouth breathers) are starting to get irritating because I feel like it highlights a new part of the community that assumes that the majority of Efour are just sheeps that follow every single word coming out of the veteran’s mouth. This is frankly getting annoying to deal with because saying this type of accusations are precisely what’s putting some people, including me, off from commenting. Gary and the other administrators are reputable because they are typically right in their opinions, which is why most people don’t “go against” them. If they are blatantly wrong or hostile all the time, would you think this community will keep growing? However, what’s happening right now is:
If they state their opinions and people disagree, the people who are against them either:
a. Call the community out by saying we just follow every single word they say, which is false.
b. Strawman their arguments and creating scenarios that are misunderstood.
c. Assuming they have all the time on their hands to answer each discussion in meticulous detail, so any minute detail left out is used against them.
d. Assume that if no one answers to negative responses, means that we are “scared” or “afraid” to speak up.
Seriously guys. This is getting ridiculous. Just because no one speaks up does not mean the community is scared of them. What can also be happening is that:
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You misunderstood what they said, and took the tone differently, so people who understood their tone felt nothing was wrong thus did not respond.
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The thread is about an opinion and we may agree or disagree with them, but can’t add much value to the thread so we do not respond.
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Members are in a middle of a heated argument where clearly both members misunderstood each other so it’s pointless to join in because neither party will agree with each other.
Just because you have a lower post count, or have a lesser collection, does not mean your opinion is discredited. However, if you disagree with a “veteran” member and notice no one is backing you up, it does not necessarily mean the community is disagreeing with you either. Just elaborate your opinion and leave it at that. Controversial threads is a see-saw of opinions with old and new members all being on different sides, depending on the scenario. Just check those out to see how we are not “sheep”.