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@ragnarok1337:
If anything, YOU are coming off as arrogant.
Here, you say you don't have enough time to state why you liked the story or what it's about, yet you had ample enough time to read the story, log onto TFF, find this thread, and command us to read it because it is "good".
Now you malign us just because our tastes don't coincide with yours. You could have followed up with a simple explanation why you initially recommended it and we would have all been happy to let it be, but instead you engage in ad hominem attacks. That's is basically an invitation to be flamed; you couldn't have done better if you had doused yourself in kerosene first.
The analogy works more often then not. I can't remember a single time where my parents forced me to try something and honestly believed I would like it. Even after ample prior evidence of intense dislike of similar foods, they still said "try it, you will like it."
Also, as for your response to Elvarein, you do realize that his point was that your recommendation tried so hard to become an original story that it failed to be a good story?
Ah, but you did. You see, whether a story is good or bad is a subjective measure. By telling us to read it because it is good, you are imposing your tastes on us, and since you liked it we should also like it.
Also note, it's obvious that us not liking it is fine with you, because you not only had the need to defend your recommendation, you also felt that you should attack us as well.
Those fics often didn't get a response because nobody could be bothered. If the poster didn't put in the effort to do little more than provide a link, why should we put in the effort to reply? Your recommendation was unfortunate in that it was the first in over a month, thus giving it far more attention than it would normally would. Your followup posts just made it worse for you.
IMO, all the responses are quite mild. No one has called for your death, organized an inquisition, etc. You should see the some of the responses to Sean Mulligan's recommendations on the Harry Potter recommendations threads on SpaceBattles.
@ragnarok1337:
If anything, YOU are coming off as arrogant.
Here, you say you don't have enough time to state why you liked the story or what it's about, yet you had ample enough time to read the story, log onto TFF, find this thread, and command us to read it because it is "good".
Now you malign us just because our tastes don't coincide with yours. You could have followed up with a simple explanation why you initially recommended it and we would have all been happy to let it be, but instead you engage in ad hominem attacks. That's is basically an invitation to be flamed; you couldn't have done better if you had doused yourself in kerosene first.
The analogy works more often then not. I can't remember a single time where my parents forced me to try something and honestly believed I would like it. Even after ample prior evidence of intense dislike of similar foods, they still said "try it, you will like it."
Also, as for your response to Elvarein, you do realize that his point was that your recommendation tried so hard to become an original story that it failed to be a good story?
Ah, but you did. You see, whether a story is good or bad is a subjective measure. By telling us to read it because it is good, you are imposing your tastes on us, and since you liked it we should also like it.
Also note, it's obvious that us not liking it is fine with you, because you not only had the need to defend your recommendation, you also felt that you should attack us as well.
Those fics often didn't get a response because nobody could be bothered. If the poster didn't put in the effort to do little more than provide a link, why should we put in the effort to reply? Your recommendation was unfortunate in that it was the first in over a month, thus giving it far more attention than it would normally would. Your followup posts just made it worse for you.
IMO, all the responses are quite mild. No one has called for your death, organized an inquisition, etc. You should see the some of the responses to Sean Mulligan's recommendations on the Harry Potter recommendations threads on SpaceBattles.
