#Flaming
I had HOPED to move myself away from the WordPerfect discussion
completely, yet you insist on bringing it back. I've been enjoying
WordPerfect discussions elsewhere with constructive people bent on
constructive criticisms with people who actually use the product.
It appears as though it's OK and fun and fine to flame, but if anything
even REMOTELY hits close to home then defenses flare, including significant
misinformation – saying that I accused people of lying about bugs. Something
I have NEVER EVER done. You've conveniently tried to twist what I was
getting at around to ancient tired rhetoric.
And it's funny because I haven't even tried or begun to stoop to the
_adolescence_ of calling anyone or anything here "worthless doo doo", which
are terms used to describe developers in AmigaForum on an occasional basis.
"Do unto others as long as you don't even remotely do unto me." What's even
funnier (or sadder, as you choose to look at it) is that whenever someone
attacks a product with the above-exampled language there are peripheral
messages in the form of jokes and support given to the person.
The bottom line is that the negative energy flows around here like you
wouldn't believe. It seems that every other message is filled with
frustration and negative remarks and I'm NOT (NOT NOT NOT NOT) referring only
to WordPerfect. And "frequenters" to the forum back up and support that
negativism on a regular basis. Yet when something positive happens, it
usually ends with that particular message.
Do you think this isn't having an effect? I know *2* people locally who
read the messages here on a regular basis, but are absolutely petrified as
new users to speak out and say anything. Of course if they say "hello" they
will get a warm reception, a very warm one, and lots of help, but they are
scared to get involved in discussions because they feel that they and their
remarks will be belittled and mocked. Those feelings are from a DIRECT
RESULT of the negative energy that's proposed and propogated.
–continued