Why the ad-hominem response rather than... (Destiny)

by slycrel , Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 13:46 (3619 days ago) @ Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)

...ignoring the post if you don't find it constructive?

Because too often silence is mistaken for agreement. I've seen folks disuaded from joining DBO specifically and other Destiny forums in general because of the preception that we're/they're just gigantic whinefests that drain the fun out of the game, and I'm empathetic here having very nearly soured on Halo from all the negativitity until I took a social media break.

I guess I'm replying here on this specifically because I find the ad hominem attacks more damaging to the tone and content of the boards than someone saying they have a concern with the game. If people prefer personal attacks over what they see as attacks against the game, then this becomes a community that is much much less attractive to me.

Now I'm going to go be an example and reply to cody in a different way. You be the judge if it helps or not.