A call to civility
Soon, the episode discussion thread for episode 26 will go up. The episode may be the season finale or the series finale. Either way, it's going to be a long time before we'll get another chance to discuss anything new as far as the Thundercats show is concerned. In light of that I would like to propose something.
As each new episode discussion thread is put up, anyone reading through them is subjected to a brace of unnecessarily-needed arguments. From ad hominem attacks on people, whether they have posted in the thread or even if they likely have never heard of this forum, to comparisons to something not at all relative to the episode that the thread is for or even relative to the series for that matter. It would be nice if we could all check that baggage when we click on that thread, regardless of which "camp" we're in (yeah, this sometimes happens even when people don't recognize they're in a camp or even if they genuinely aren't in a camp). Why don't we all try that for one thread? Also, if someone else does it, just leave it there to disappear like an iguana in Antarctica. Am I asking people not to disagree or argue over certain opinions or points? Hell no. There wouldn't be a discussion if that wasn't happening to a certain degree. I'm just asking that for one of these discussions, we all get up out of entrenched positions and throw our ideas at each other with fair and open minds. When someone comes in and inevitably kicks it up a notch, we try our best to just let it drop back down. Don't call someone on it if they push things, just make a reasonable discussion. I know this is something that everyone who has been participating in the discussion threads is capable of doing. They may not have been doing it as of late, but since I've started posting on the boards, I've seen every S/N that now appears in the discussion threads go through at least one entire episode discussion thread and participated in the discussions in this manner. That's all that I feel needs to be said on the matter (maybe it was even too much, actually I'm almost certain it was), so I leave the rest up to the participants. |
Lovely post, and I will try my hardest to remember it when the thread goes up. Like you said, this may be our last opportunity to discuss an episode. Even if we do get another season, 1X26 will be the last talkback we have for a very long time.
Thank you for bringing this to attention. You're asking for no more than common decency, but it seems like we all forget ourselves every now and then. Let's try to remember some of those golden rules this coming weekend! |
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I have seen TCL and TC.org where tygra fans have bully other fans. Those fans are gone. All due respect, I find it funny that tygra fan is asking for this. People are frustrated. |
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You can be frustrated all you want, but remember the forum rules when you post on the message boards. Just agh. Way to miss the whole freaking point of the OP. |
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However, I'm still a fan of all the core characters of the new series. Like most others I am highly dissatisfied with how Cheetara has been diminished for most of the 2nd half of the season. I'm going to set that aside, along with my opinions on anything outside the "What lies Above" two-parter, for this one upcoming thread. That's all I'm asking. Quote:
Other than there, go right ahead, vent your frustrations. It's not like you can actually express them to those who could actually do something about it and they'll take appropriate action. Does this still seem like an unreasonable request to you? |
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While I certainly admire your ability to be objective and agree with you on refraining from ad hominem, I feel that the level of objectivity you are asking for is not required. I have certain views on the show which I have developed over the course of its 25 episodes, e.g. Tygra is a jerk, Pumyra appears to be bipolar, Cheetara has been reduced to a cheerleader, and the romance has been dreadful. Asking me to just ignore these things, especially when they are directly related to the episode at hand, would be too much.
I’m not here to critique a piece of sophisticated literature, or review a scientific paper. I’m just here to discuss or argue about a cartoon show with other fans who may or may not share my biases. Simply put, don’t be so serious. |
But we can be nice to each other, can't we? I think "don't be a jerk" is a fair request.
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I didn't want to name names when I put this up, so that the message isn't killed for its messenger(s), but I have taken note of what your posts are like in the recent discussion threads. You're among those who sticks fairly closely to discussing or arguing about the episode that the thread is about. I don't think it'll take you much effort at all (if any) to do as I've asked. And that's it. I've officially killed my neutrality. Any appeal I make in this thread after this post is pretty much rendered impotent. Quote:
Posting is, by itself, putting some seriousness into things. Why put effort into typing out your thoughts when you could just be playing video games or watching yet another stupid Youtube video (I do those too y'know, but they definitely take less effort than posting). Quote:
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Joking aside, it is true, she did have more to say in this episode than in the last few. But her most striking lines were with/about Tygra. Her response to Tygra challenging Vultaire was disappointing. And then she’s either kissing him or saying something along the lines of “Go, Tygra go!” Enough already, we know they’re a couple. Furthermore, it was annoying that a possible opportunity for Cheetara to regain some of her former "clericness" and undergo any real development was wasted. |
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Yeah, it wasn't something that I emphasized at all in my first post here, but I was only a making a call for the behavior change for the one thread. This one's just as much fair game for whatever people want to do as any other one, as far as what I want anyway. Quote:
The only thing that's out of place about it, is that Tygra isn't doing it nearly as much as she does. That can just be chalked up to how full-of-himself Tygra is, though. Quote:
As far as other opportunities to undergo character development, the episode seemed pretty packed with event-driven story and background revelations. About the only thing that could realistically have been cut was Snarf's distraction scene, which gives what, 20 extra seconds? She's going to need more than that to bring anything of note to the fore. |
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+1, x10,000. |
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