Why do DS Posters get such a hard time on here?
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Everyone has their views. We all have characters, storylines and even soaps which we like and dislike.
What on earth happened to "live and let live" and what's with this growing trend of ripping on other people for their opinions?
What on earth happened to "live and let live" and what's with this growing trend of ripping on other people for their opinions?
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I think there are just a few posters who won't live and let live. I agree, the fan wars are very tiresome and it does seem that everytime there is a big return it gets worse. It happened months before Sharon came back with Shirley fans, then when Kirsty turned up, then again with Ronnie and now Stacey.
Amen to that. I'm not 'Team' anybody, ever. I have favourite characters and will still like them even when they behave badly (Ian and David being prime examples) but I never feel the need to defend them blindly, especially at the expense of another character. Sometimes I actually agree with and understand the actions of a character I generally don't like against one that I do - alfie versus ronnie over tommy springs to mind.
Although, I do agree. If you hadn't have guessed (;)) I'm a huge fan of Stacey. I don't think that people should berate me for liking Stacey, I don't tell people that they're not allowed to like certain characters just because I don't.
One off my pet peeves is when you are trying to have a rational conversation with another poster and they keep on repeatedly stating "I'm entitled to my opinion", well yes they are but we are well entitled to disagree with them. It is a discussion forum for crying out loud.
It's childish that's what it is. People will have different opinions that is what makes life interesting. But some people take soaps way too seriously and take criticism personally. Sometimes it feels worse than a playground.
Yes. It really buggers me how some people get really defensive over that fact that other people are fans off Stacey and are unbelievably rude to them as a result off that, making the patronising "you must have only been watching since 2006" statement.
Nature of all forums, not just DS.
With the return of Ronnie and now Stacey, and the introduction of the Carters, there seems to be a lot of anxiety that other favourite characters are going to be sidelined, so posters go on the attack/defence.
Even with the reassurance of DTC that every character is going to have a s/l this year, some posters still panic when their favourite is off screen for a while.
KitKat I agree with your post, but there was a thread over the last couple off days where we were just speculating over who would win in a catfight between the Slaters or Mitchells, just a bit off banter. :cool:.
That is understandable, but taking it out on other posters is not and that seems to be going on quite a lot. I don't think it's fair for Ronnie, Stacey and Sharon fans to attack each other and essentially flame the forum.
Banter is alright for obvious reasons (it isn't actually causing any problems) but things have a habit of escalating really quickly.
Trolls & wind-up merchants are actively involved in causing problems on here and whilst not everyone who does these things is a troll/WUM, these are the most vocal of the group.
Oh I agree with you Maurice, and I post far less on here recently than I used to. There is too much silliness. Hopefully it will settle down once DTC has established himself and people calm down a bit....ever the optimist.:)
*runs off and hides in cowardly manner, but still knows she's right*
Having never visited threads about other soaps, I really couldn't say. Again, I don't like ripping on other soaps just because I prefer one.
That's a shame Vald as I really like your posts and I share the same opinions with you on most things Eastenders related
I personally wouldn't give anyone the satisfaction off driving me away from the forum.
Other than that I think the posters are generally accepting of each others opinions.
We're not all the same, Maurice.
Fair point although I would be concerned if people were 'panicking' or 'anxious' over their favourite character not appearing in EE for a while. After all, it is just a soap.