User blog comment:3cooldog92/A Very Important Moment in iWin a Date Revisited/@comment-4542190-20111125103311/@comment-3247345-20111126093645

Brawl is a pretty strong word considering the stuff I've seen. This is downright civil compared to stuff I've seen both on the wiki and on other sites.

What I said is not offensive. As Neonpink pointed out, Creddiers use that type of argument time and time again about Freddie loving Sam. It's not offensive if it's about Freddie Carly, just like it's not offensive about Freddie loving Sam. If someone were to say that Freddie only likes Sam as a friend, I would disagree. I'd say why I disagree. But I wouldn't say it was offensive. It is not offensive. Neonpink gave good examples of what is offensive.

Like Neonpink said, stating your opinions like they are facts is part of fandom. In fact, it's part of a lot of other things too. Persuasive writing is one of them. That's essentially what this is. Every teacher I've had from 1st grade to college has told me that adding "I think" or "In my opinion" weakens the argument. In this case, not only would it weaken the argument, but adding something like that would sound bad and would be bad grammar. For over 13 years I've been writing like that and no one has gone off on me for acting like I'm better than everyone else. If you disagree with a statement I made, say so. Then use facts to explain why you disagree. Counter what I say with facts and logic, don't try to discredit what I say by calling it offensive.

I don't consider what I say to be law. If you don't agree with what I say, that's your right. You say I think I know everything when I explicitly said that I don't in my last paragraph. Did you even read that part? To say I consider myself God because I refuse to weaken my arguments with pointless phrases or because I consider my arguments well thought out and analyzed is quite a stretch. I don't seek to establish myself as superior or make my word law. I don't need to. I can make my points by using facts, logic, and analysis. If you disagree with me, then say you disagree and use facts and logic to show why you disagree. If you want to dispute what I say, then use legitimate debate instead of trying to render my arguments invalid by portraying me as someone who thinks he's better than everyone else.

I notice that you don't back up your assertions that the statement is false. In fact, you don't even come out and say you disagree. The way you attack me makes it clear that you disagree with the statement, but you never come out and say that it is false. How about instead of trying to render the statement invalid by calling it offensive and personally attacking me you try to disprove what I said with facts and logic? Using facts and logic will go very far in substantiating your claim that what I said is false. By resorting to personal attacks and accusing me of being offensive all you're doing is showing that you can't back up what you say with facts and logic. Arguments are won by attacking the argument, not the person making the argument. If you want to try to back up what you say in a legitimate debate, go ahead. I welcome a debate that's about the issues and not about personal attacks.

I also notice that you said nothing about the main point I was trying to make. While you were busy attacking me for a little side comment I made, you didn't reply to the point I was trying to make in the blog as a whole. I said that the sad face was a major piece of character development. You didn't agree and you didn't disagree. You didn't even acknowledge that I made that point. Did you even read anything except what you attacked me for? If you want to reply to the main point I welcome it. How about we discuss the main point of the blog instead fixating on one tiny thing I said?

One thing you are right about is that everyone is free to say and believe what he/she wants. What you're implying when you tell me that is wrong, however. You're implying that I don't respect your right and everyone else's right to say and think what they want. I respect your right think what you want and speak your mind, even if I disagree with what you say and think. I honestly don't care if you think differently about certain things than I do. It's not harming me. Saying what I said the way I said it does not automatically mean that I consider myself superior to anyone. It means that I will not weaken my arguments with pointless phrases that are implied by the nature of the blog I'm writing. If you disagree with what I say, then use facts and logic to form a counterargument instead of making claim that I consider myself God that you frankly don't have enough evidence to support.

Like I said before, if you want to engage in a legitimate debate using facts and logic about the main point I made in the blog, I welcome such a debate, so long as it's civil. If you just want to use dirty tactics to try to discredit what I say and continue your personal attacks, don't bother.

@Neonpink Again, THANK YOU! You are truly awesome. You make very good points, and you seem to see my intentions for what they are. You don't try to twist them into something they're not. I just love how you actually replied to the main point I made instead of getting sidetracked on a tiny little side comment. You've been a huge help. I can't say it enough. THANK YOU!