Less is More

[lumberjim]

Originally posted by jaguar
He has as much right as you to express his opinions and I know I'm not alone in saying he's dead on.

here's why it bothers me, jag. not because he voiced his opinion. he has, as you say, just as much right as i do to say whatever he wants. but to attempt to chastise people on a public forum for not conforming to his admittedly outdated perceptions is like telling someone in the grocery store that they're doing their shopping wrong. the cellar ( and any message board) is what you take from it, or what you put in. to you. talk about pissing in finger bowls. this is counterproductive. HIS good old days. maybe you remember them fondly, too. great. whatever.

it wouldnt even bother me if he had pointed to a particular instance of ;chaffing; and said, " hey, put some freaking thought into a post before you post it" or even saying to one person in particular that they are chatting too much. but to comment on the general malaise he feels and in a way that creates apprehension in some users to post at all for fear of being talked down to.....?

why bother?