It's getting to the point where we can't even talk about knives without it turning into bickering. I wish I could say I was blameless in this matter, but I am not.
Our opinions are not facts. Our perspectives are our own. Other people have opinions and perspectives that they feel are exactly as justified as the ones you hold. Differences in these opinions and perspectives do not reflect inferior intelligence or moral standing.
This is a wonderful community full of great people. I have made real friends here over the years and it is depressing to see people that would likely get along famously in person get into ridiculous pissing matches over how and what they choose to carry.
Please remember to keep things civil. Being aggressive about your stances does nothing to help your position and only increases the likelihood of the discussion going badly... and quickly.
We're mostly good folks here, and we'd almost certainly all more or less get along in person. Pretend that the other users are in the room with us when we type our responses and suddenly a lot of the things that are being said to each other are immediately identifiable as unacceptably confrontational and insulting.
^ I agree. Unfortunately, that's just the way thing are. What really works great, is when you put these people on your ignore list, don't read a word they say, don't dignify a response to their nonsense, or acknowledge their existence...then this become a pretty swell place! Sure, thread's in the GD will get locked...but at least then, these children return to their mentally challenged playground & take their "time outs!".
I agree OP
I belong to so many forums from cars to watches to photography to EDC/gear...etc etc and unfortunately BF has the most childish people and conversations.
I'm not sure what's wrong with 75% of the people on BF but its sad, we all share the same interest but it doesn't seem that way...
Maybe its the type of people on here? gun forums aren't any better (they might be worse) I guess the best thing to do is to just stay out of it.
^ I couldn't agree more. :thumbup: As soon as you learn what the status quo is here & who the troll' are, & learn to
"ignore" these idiot's, the sooner you'll learn to enjoy this place. I typically spend most of my time here, shopping for, & buying knives. I don't spend a lot of time seeking other member's opinions on knives, & if I do, I typically just read them, or ask a knowledgeable friend. It seems to me, that every single time I've entered into a discussion over a certain brand, or maker (CRK, Strider, ZT), it's inevitable, that the thread
will get locked. It's just the way things are around here. I'm pretty certain that this thread, will also meet the same fate!
FWIW: I've been a member of CalGuns for as long as I've been a member here. I maybe only have 100 or so posts to my name- I basically use it to buy/sell firearms, not for the discussions. Regardless- other than the worst lowballing I've ever encountered,
a majority of the member's there, are professional, mature men, and are able to interact in a civil manner. The one's who lack self control: they get banned.
You definitely can't say the same thing about his place! One letter comes to mind to describe the pack of troller's here:
"V"