Board Thread:Wiki-Related Discussion/@comment-4839682-20170327223150/@comment-2153169-20170328001010

CDA brought up the problem.

Criticism is normal and encouraging, because it creates and gives different opinions, different forms of discussion. Because of freedom of expression, we all have the right to criticize the show. To criticize is always doing it in a constructive way, even if we always criticize the same point.

Constantly criticizing an unique point of the show is not bashing the show. You can't ask someone who do not like Regina to stop having its problems and so criticizing her. And that's normal. We do all have to like the same stuff and that's ok. However, we have to remember that criticizing is meant to be constructive. Some topics, like ships, are harder to judge because discussions are always more heated.

Now to the heart of the problem. Some users spread hate against the show. Each time they talk on our forums, it is to dislike stuff in the name of the freedom of speech. And we are currently allowing these hate postings, or bashing, because of "freedom of speech" and because "we don't to discourage people". These people have zero interest in the show, clearly as they never find one, and basically continue to watch the show just to come to tell us how wrong it is. They are ruining their experience, and worst, the experience of other people. The experience of our forums.

I really think these people have to ask themselves: why? Is it worthing to continue like that?

Let's say it clearly: we are discouraging people to comment. We are currently doing it. By allowing these constant bashing of the show, we're discouraging people - not the ones who are spreading hate - but the other, who realize this is happening, and who do not want to talk in a discussion because they know how it'll end. We must not forgot another important point of our wiki: we are supposed to be a friendly place for all fans. I do think allowing the constant bashing is a danger to this rule, and unfair for the other.

Yes, we have to ask all our members to respect all opinions - including the ones which do not like. Yes, we have to be sure that everyone has the freedom to say anything they want. However, it HAS TO work in both ways. We can't ask people to feel bad and discouraged to be on the forums, because of some people who are allowed to spread the easy bashing of the show. Otherwise, our forums will continue to be toxic for many users, and that's not helping.

Of course, we can or we could always have a moment when we absolutely dislike what the show did, so it is normal to express it. And not being the most polite person with the writers. It happened to all of us ^^ And these posts are not the problem. The problem is basically how some people are unable to express an opinion by another way than constant bashing. Everyday. On all forums. For all reasons. Constantly.

Criticism is awesome, and must be encouraged. Hate must be stopped. So, I agree.