Would Everyone Prefer I Just Left JU?

The only one that can decide whether you stay or go is you. If you dont want to get criticized, this is not the place as it is a community of carpers. If they dont have something external to trash, they pick on things here. Either you can accept that, or decide it is not for you. But it is your decision.

I would like to second Dr Guy. I generally disagree with most of the fine folks here on most of the topics discussed. But I thoroughly enjoy the discourse and feel no enmity either way. If things really do start bugging you Erathoniel, there is a handy feature called a blacklist. If I might offer some advice, don't take things to personal. It's just the internets after all

I don't care if you stay or if you go.

You're profusion of irritating articles is irritating, but I am under the impression you delete a lot of comments written in your articles.  Maybe I'm mixed up with someone else.

If that is you, then I don't really think that you have room to say that you are trying to start discussion if you are deleting things people write off your blog.  Again, if this is not you, I apologize.  I don't read your blog usually.

Anyway, if you want to discuss real life, controversial issues at JU then you need to have a thick, thick skin.  This is a very different thing from having a thick, thick skull.  Some people don't know the difference and I don't know enough about your blogs to know if you do or not.

Nope, that's him.

Again.  It's him.

He doesn't know the difference at all.

My answer, in a word?  For most people it would be no.  For you?

Yeah.

This isn't a "we hate Erth" club...so by all means stay.  It's not in our power to decide who stays and who goes anyway.

It's great you are writing....I mean if it means that much to you, then wonderful...but maybe you can save a few of those ideas for a rainy day...instead of posting them all at once....

Most of the topics you are writing about have been discussed ad nausea on this site, and discussed BETTER.  A little research would save you the backlash of the community and you might learn something.

Here is what is annoying.  You're hogging JU.  Ruining the experience and fun of it for other players.

And in doing so losing any credibility you *may* ever have. 

Stay or go?  That's up to you.  But unless and until you start sharing don't expect lots of warm fuzzies from the crowd.

 

I try to delete comments due to objections with the content, not the views, of the comments.

Again, I'm not hogging it. It's not like I eat up 90% of JU's bandwith. I'm simply posting a lot of articles. I'm also bringing my opinions, and I believe that more visible support for certain issues can have a potent effect, even if I may not argue it the strongest.

If you don't wnat to change, don't.  Just expect to continue to be ignored and never find your articles featured.  Nature will take care of itself after that.  {crickets chirp}

Terp, you do realize that I get featured often. I have four popular articles, and I've gotten multiple featured ones. It's the responses I'm getting that are negative, and I'm getting plenty.

I have no idea what you are trying to express in this sentence.  It sounds like you are trying to weasel out of having honest discussion you claim to desire even though you are deleting people's comments.  "Deleting the content not the views?"  I can only guess at the minute differentiations that make up your logic.  Again, you seem to be separating carmine buttons from scarlet buttons when most people just see red buttons.

Won't be coming back to your blog.  It doesn't make sense to me.

momijiki, I'm not deleting comments because they disagree with me. If you swear in a comment, or put in content I percieve as objectionable (language, offensive content), I will delete it.

Spare us the angst - leave or don't.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.  Doesn't mean it last's long though.

If you are just expressing your views with no expectation of discussion, just type 'em up, print 'em, and tape them to your computer cabinet. You can admire them at your leasure and not have to worry about those pesky Joes who rip them apart.

If you are truly interested in making peace, try combining a dozen or so of your articles under one title.

I'm interested in discussion of multiple controversial topics, that, if merged together, would be near-impossible to comprehend.

Erathoniel, do you understand what it means to be featured?

I looked back at the last 10 or so pages of featured articles all the way back to mid-March, before you joined. You don't have a single featured article.

What do you think "featured" means in relation to JU?

You could change if you wanted to but if you choose to continue to blog in a way that has been made quite clear to you as annoying, you'll ether be abused or ignored. Just as you would be in your personal relationships if you acted that way.

Pleas know if you do decide to leave I will support your decision 100%.

@ Texas: My first article, one on Roguelike Game Design, was featured.

I say take a while to observe what the JU environment is all about. Yes, it is your blog, and you can write whenever or whatever you want, but this is also a community.

And in this writing community, it would only be decent of you to respect the fact that others want their stuff read and not have to worry about being bumped off a page by you.

Also, learn to take some heat if you write an opinionated article. We have very opinionated and outspoken people on here, if you haven't noticed. You deleting comments is just seeing as running away from your stance...so maybe you can find another way to deal with the opinions of others?


Maybe it's hard for you to comprehend the backlash since you've only been here for a while. But know that people have gotten to know each other pretty well on here (some on a very personal basis) and certain things, like being considerate of others, are expected.

This is not a perfect community by any means, but it's gotten to be a tight knit one...maybe you can keep that in mind.

If that is a response to my suggestion about combining articles...well, it displays the self important, selfish attitude that your approach to the community seems to be. Many of the writers in this community combine varied subjects under one title at one time or another.

I would if the subjects could comprehensibly fit together.

I've had one featured article, and many popular ones. I never check the forums.

I'd actually prefer that others get to keep replying to you, Era, because they find it extremely entertaining from what I can tell.  I would hate for that fun to get ruined on princliple, but a line has to get drawn somewhere.  It is this thing that InBloom just said that you don't seem to understand.

 

 

There are some writers here on JU that I find amazing.  (Some may not even know I feel that way as I often lurk more than I post).  If one of these people takes a lot of time to research and write an article about something, it would be nice if it was on the recent articles list long enough for most people to get a chance to see it there.  If you show up and crank out 10 one paragraph articles, it knocks the other recent articles off of that exposure list.  Please tell me you were just ignorant to that fact.  I do not want to believe that you knew it was a fact and did it anyway, but I'm pretty sure I've seen others tell you in the past, and I'm pretty sure you said you didn't care.  (And if you ask me to find it, I'll have to laugh in your face.  It's in one of your articles - it would be like finding a needle in a haystack.)

Let me give you an example, Erath.

You recently wrote several "on" personal definition posts.

On Wisdom, On Intimacy, and On Respect.

I can't see any reason why that couldn't be combined into a single article. Explore how different words have different personal meanings to everyone, and explore that idea in depth using examples from your thoughts on wisdom, your thoughts on intimacy, and your thoughts on respect.

I think what I find lacking is your unwillingness to take a thought and go deeper with it. You state your opinion on something, but you don't provide any background, typically don't provide much in the way of reasoning for your stance, and don't provide any resources or supporting evidence or examples or anything like that.

Instead of 5 articles that are simply the short stating of an opinion, I would much rather see one article with one opinion that is discussed in an in-depth way that encourages thought and debate. Simply stating "I think this" isn't all that interesting. I want to know WHY you think that. What brought you to that belief? Why is it the correct way to look at the issue? What history, science, religious events, discoveries, etc. back up your POV? Why is this issue important?

Quality over quantity. If the quality was there I don't think there would be as much complaint about the quantity, but as it stands, everyone else's posts get buried by a half dozen "On xyz" in a row.

The deleting thing is also highly annoying and shows a great deal of disrespect for others who have taken the time to respond to your posts. It also gives the impression of cowardice.

@ Texas: You're saying this "deleting thing" is annoying, but I try never to delete a comment that is merely arguing a point. However, if I fail to see a point in the argument (not a point I disagree with, it's point is too vague), I make a reference to the original comment (I'd quote, but I generally only delete comments with little worth to the discussion), to allow re-posting with a clean-up and argument attatched. I'd go deeper on the thoughts if I could have a discussion on them.

No you wouldn't...because on the articles I've read when people respond you come back with something flip like...I am so great, I know it all...or you delete them...

Seriously, if you took half the advice you pontificate about you'd probably be one of the most read blogs here.

Oh and seeing your avatar on the front page doesn't mean you're "featured." From what I understand the new system picks authors from recent posts list...meaning if you post 5 articles in the blogging category, chances are you will be in the little window on the front page at some point that day....the more you post, the more chances the "random" computer will pick your avatar for categories. I don't think it has anything to do with content....well, obviously.

I may not have that right, but I think the jist is there.

Every time someone tries to point out your error, you come back with an excuse.

Reap it.

I think it's obvious he does and is just baiting and playing the JU community. You can't tell me he doesn't know what he's doing (or even cares).

And it looks like it's paying off too. This is the last comment I will leave on an Erathaniel post so stay go or whatever dude.