User blog comment:Phenglei Kai/Seddie Domination - The Self-Perpetuating Cycle/@comment-3422495-20110316215541/@comment-3419317-20110316224926

@ ISeddieFan101 :

I don't think that Phenglei Kai was saying that you don't have the right to say it. Nor is he saying that you should stop criticizing the other ship altogether. As he actually said in his later comment, his suggestion was that people should "ease up." If not for its own sake, then at least to help accomplish the goal here.

I'm pretty sure that his point is that bashing another ship too much is counterproductive to the goal of getting more of that ship's supporters to join and stay on this web site. Maybe it doesn't make it impossible, but it does make it harder. Obviously, you think differently.

I won't try to change anybody's mind here, mainly because I'm not that interested in this issue. I do think that there's a little more to it, though, than just saying, "Oh, all you have to do is stay off the opposing ship's page."

I've actually known a few people (supporters of both ships, actually) on this website who told me that they got tired of scrolling through comments bashing their preferred ships when they were looking through the "Recent Wiki Activity" screen, just to find out what pages had been updated.

And, sometimes, people just wind up reading that stuff no matter how much they don't want to. It's kind of like if you were to witness a multiple-car collision on a highway. No matter how much you want to, sometimes you just can't pull your eyes away from it. Of course, there is a solution to that - Namely, stay away from highways.

Ergo ...