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The One Ring Forums:
Tolkien Topics: Movie Discussion: The Hobbit:
civil discourse:
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Black Breathalizer
Rohan
Jan 14 2012, 8:45pm
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JWPlatt wrote: That is an opinion of one's own directed at the films. "Troll" is an ad hominem directed at a person for their opinion. The former is acceptable to most moderators. The latter is not. The workaround is to refute the opinion without denigrating the person. And if you can do that, most of us are smart enough to know who the better person is, given the evidence.
I don't disagree. Differences of opinion should be applauded. It makes a board interesting. But if you are deliberately going to use language designed to pull peoples' chains, then at least back up your opinions with examples that you believe support your case. But when you simply throw out lines like, loud, melodramatic, poorly edited, uneven, schmaltzy, nerve-wracking, and amateurishly directed I have a hard time believing that the 'intent' is to stimulate a good discussion of opposing views.
I used the term as a joke by saying Middle Earth is not the only place where they exist and added a smiley face.
(This post was edited by Altaira on Jan 15 2012, 2:51am)
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Post edited by Black Breathalizer
(Rohan) on Jan 14 2012, 8:46pm
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Post edited by Black Breathalizer
(Rohan) on Jan 14 2012, 8:47pm
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Post edited by Black Breathalizer
(Deleted) on Jan 15 2012, 2:51am
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