Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6683804-20130407204410/@comment-6195464-20130413174529

Princess Alessandra wrote: Can I just say without people trying to get into another long-winded debate that the above conversation is the reason I don't like to comment on this site. I am passionate about OUAT and it's wonderful that others are too but I feel that no matter how far-fetched somebody's ideas seem, we should embrace them and not totally shoot them down. At least utilise that famous 'agree to disagree' Everyone has their own ideas on where they want the show to go, and even if other peoples theories don't sound right to you, we can all agree that it's been amazing and is one of those shows where anything can happen. Time travel? Cool, if you can do it right and it doesn't feel forced. Let's just enjoy!! I have nothing wrong with people having theories... but if you're gonna post something, you have to expect people to disagree with it. That's sort of the point of a message board or forum - it's like debate club. We're not all gonna agree with each other and we're certainly not gonna embrace them.

I have theories that have been shot down, but I brush it off and move on - What I don't do, however, is continue to argue my theory to death when it's been proven improbable (by the writers/creators of the show). It's just silly. It's a lot more interesting to be able to see that your theory isn't realistic, accept it and move on to a new theory, instead of trying to flounder for a way for it to work, that just makes it even less likely.

While there is no need to be nasty or mean to someone (and if I came across that way, I apologize... I'm a week away from giving birth and a touch hormonal these days) - you can't expect everyone to just smile and accept things. If we all agreed with each other, what would be the point of discussing anything, at all?

Most of us are grown ups... we should be able to have disagreements without causing a nuclear meltdown.

And you shouldn't let the possibility of someone disagreeing with you keep you from posting. People are gonna disagree with you, in life. It makes you stronger and builds character to learn how to accept it... and sometimes, a real debate can actually be enjoyable. It makes you think and forces you to look past your own views and try to see things from another angle.