Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20131105202753/@comment-4975807-20131218230114

I only skimmed a bit of this thread, but I can see everyone here has strong opinions, and it's not really wrong to dislike or like a character. I can also see people do feel defensive when their favorite or likeable characters are called into question by someone else. I do agree that some of TVD's wording choice is bit inflammatory on the thread, which seems to have caused a lot of argument in here. It's not wrong to disagree and express an opinion, but instead of saying someone is useless and boring, I think a better critique of the character would be to express in words what is it about the character that you don't find all that interesting or full of depth. Of course, I commend TVD for realizing the harshness in words wasn't the proper way to open up a discussion.

At the same time, I understand people want to defend the characters or ships that another person might not like, but I get the sense the conversation is getting heated because of all this push and shove to get TVD agree with everyone else's opinions. I wouldn't really consider TVD's opinions to be trolling, exactly, because I'm sure he/she enjoys some aspects of the show. What I see is he/she is voicing opinions about the show that the majority of people disagree with. While constructive arguments can be good, I think there's a time and place to let go of the disagreement or move on from it instead of keep going back and forth with snippy comments. I mean, okay, he/she doesn't like Rumbelle. I'm sure he/she isn't the only one in the whole OUaT fanbase who doesn't like Rumbelle or see the point of it. XD Personally, I like Rumbelle, but I don't understand why it's necessary to argue so much about it. We can't expect everyone to have the same opinions.