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When to speak one's mind?
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:36:14 GMT
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Just an open question to Lugnet.
In the recent thread about Richie Dulin's Nazi Spiffcraft, I felt the need to
speak my mind about the subject matter Richie posted. I made, what I felt, was
an honest and accurate critique. That critique prompted a host of responces,
etc which has turned into a fairly ugly flame war that doesn't seem to want to
die.
My question is this: Should I have kept my mouth shut? I felt that I should say
something, but that might have been the wrong thing to do. I wanted to critique
Richie's MOC, but I was also concerned about what that MOC might say about AFOL
community at large.
Second question: Should I have said my peace and then left the conversation,
despite accusations that I wanted to censor Richie, or that I support Stalin's
mass murders, that I'm a racist or the other misunderstandings that were being
spread?
This seems to happen from time-to-time, where I have an opinion that is
unpopular and people feel the need to speak out against me. At BrickFest, Jude
asked me why I was always so negative. I don't want to be negative, but when
someone says something untrue about me or my motives, I feel the need to correct
it. It is that, I think, that turns it into a flame war.
Hmm.. Just ideas
-Lenny
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Message has 5 Replies:
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| (...) Well, you're a curator, so when your posts are viewed with that in mind. Granted, curatorship doesn't impart any magical powers, but it makes you seem more "official" than those of us who aren't curators, for what that's worth. I wouldn't (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX) !
| | | Re: When to speak one's mind?
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| (...) Refering to this post: (URL) I think you should have taken out the parenthetical part, and the footnote. (...) Yes. Leave the conversation. If you start out talking about LEGO, and after a reply or 2, it has nothing to do with LEGO, leave! (...) (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: When to speak one's mind?
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| (...) I believe Dave Schuler correctly identifies the root cause of the nazi mess here: (URL) response to your questions, You should speak your mind whenever you want. It's amusing to me that those who called you out for censorship wanted to censor (...) (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: When to speak one's mind?
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| (...) Really? Looked to me like little more than 'not funny, this shouldn't even be on lugnet', which is a fair enough comment I suppose, but to characterise it as 'honest and accurate' is stretching credibility a bit. 'Off the cuff' might be a (...) (19 years ago, 25-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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