Greetings, ZFGCers. Today I would like to go over a recent issue in our community regarding members trolling or being accused of trolling. Both of these things are important issues, and it is necessary to distinguish what is genuinely trolling from someone having a controversial opinion.
Naturally, dissention arises in all communities, especially the internet. There will be people that think, no, Advent Children was not a notable film in any aspect and that no, Halo is not a fun or original game. However, there are ways to express these controversial opinions without pissing off legions upon legions of extremely flammable fanboys.
Allow me to demonstrate:
Final Fantasy VII Remake Announcedposted by Member McMemberson on August 31st, 2008 at 8:00 PM
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Wow, I'm really excited about this! Final Fantasy VII is the greatest game ever, and I'm glad they're remaking it. Sephiroth is my favorite character.
Now, this post is serious trollbait for obvious reasons. However, someone who hates FFVII could respond in several ways:
Troll response: LOLNO. !@#$% game is !@#$%. Enjoy your waste of $60.
Acceptable response: Count me out. FFVII's story was completely lacking, Cloud's characterization is annoying, and I think people would see it weren't such a great game if they didn't view it through nostalgia glasses.
You don't even have to be that nice.
Also acceptable: Dude, FF7 sucked. Shitty emo protagonist, stale battle system, and terrible translation. !@#$% horrible game.
See, responding to these kinds of things is all about
eloquence. Profanity does not equal eloquence necessarily, but you're still giving content to your post. You could make a reply with /b/ memes in it, you can make a reply with
and emoticons, but so long as your reply is not short and obviously condescending like the first one, it's still acceptable.
Note: not saying you SHOULD reply like the second example, but it's not going to get you banned or something.
This concludes our lesson.
Regards,
Dantz