Poll: Civility of discussion with others on the site.

[veloper]

Nope, it's been like this even before Zero Punctuation attracted a huge audience.

The difference was that back then you could have a mean argument about which console was worse. Now the fights are about GG and gender issues.

The gloves have always been on, but you can still get a bloody nose boxing. If you don't like that, don't play. You can always not respond.
If you still want to play, but you don't like low attacks coated in sophistry, learn how to deal with them, or find different sparring partners.

 

[Chairman Miaow]

Whether or not it's only on certain topics I am unsure, but it is definitely more hostile than it was when I joined. It's ridiculous how sarcastic and condescending some people are.

 

[Ambient_Malice]

For what it's worth, I think The Escapist is far more civil and open than, say, NeoGAF.

We just need interesting things to talk about. For example, why hasn't someone made a thread about Rare Replay? Why hasn't someone made a thread about Pink Floyd breaking up? I suppose I should put a bit of effort in to stir the pot. In the absence of genuinely interesting topics, people will squabble over nonsense.

 

[Erttheking]

Well you see, people keep not acknowledging the divine wisdom of the people they are talking to, causing those who know that they are right about everything to become angry at the uneducated infidels.

Seriously, that's what it feels like.

 

[Shock and Awe]

I believe so. I have been here on and off for about seven years and frequent the Religion and Politics subforum. It might just be my perception, but I remember when conservatives weren't treated with such ridiculous contempt, not just in the abstract, but blatant disrespect to individuals for no reason beyond their politics. This of course goes both ways to some degree, but quite frankly its mostly vile going from left to right.