I can see your point.
Pardon what will be the following multiple use of one word ....
I can see how when we say we, we mean those of us who still fight.
And I can also see how when we see someone else use we in the opposite, it's taken differently
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The only thing I can say to that, is (at least in my case) we're encouraging those of us still fighting and not telling those who aren't, that they should be.
As I see it, Elliot (in a more public fashion than ours) isn't encouraging ... he's quite the opposite.
Yes, I know it's like slicing hairs through a mandolin, but with any movement and effort that has such emotions attached to it as this one does ... this is what to expect...
Of course.
Also we have to expect, if not already know, that not everyone is on board with us. Right now, it's relatively small publicity. Not to mention, Titan Network and the people here are not the entire community. We are a part of the community but not THE community. Many out there that consider themselves part of the community are not with us here for various reasons, and when uses "we as a community" to me always meant the part of the community that they are a part of and not THE community or only here or even including people here. Many people of the community do agree with Eliot said. We should move on. Here, we wont. Many have, many are waiting to see COX come back and others dont give a crap. Many of those people played since beta, some more recent. Either way they are part of the COX community and have their own view and way of dealing with it.
I can see how his article may be a dig at us. But we must remember we are not the only ones of the COX community and thus everything about COX closing is not and probably shouldnt be taken as a dig directed towards us. But again, I see how it can be taken that way as this part of the community have to be visual and loud to reach the goal. The ones moving on, can simplely reach the goal by doing not a single thing if they chose to.
But my main worry is this, by going to all these articles that may not agree with our cause and coming off as being THE community is doing nothing but giving them easy ammo against us. And it's not good for encouraging people to keep fighting or not give up. It looks like, "hey you dont agree with us. We can come to your site and give our opinion that is different than yours but come to our site and give different opinion, you will find trouble." Trust me on this, it sounds weird, but people gain respect by letting people choose and letting people have their say just as we like to have our say. And letting people have their say sometimes it will be different. How many articles have massively written "for the movement?" A few or more. If I wasnt a COX player or outside looking in I would have thought that Massively is showing favoritism towards the movement and Titan network. One article expressing a differing view is an opportunity. It gets people that may be on the fence or dont know about it coming to the site. But when people go over there angry in the name of the movement, and basically flaming the author, that is not a good look and describes exactly what the author said in his article and what some take it as a jab at us here. Main point, maybe it wasnt in agreement with the movement, and some words may be viewed a dig but dont go over there making those statements true. Ok so the author have no hope that COX will come back. So what? He probably aiming at those that share his view. Hell, even many here said it will be slim chance and some of those people are supposedly as hopeful as hope can get.
What happens when and if this thing do go large? Are we going to be consume all the time chasing down articles and opinions that don't fit with the movement instead of moving forward?
