Def Spec -- Should I, Really?

[Malakar]

You know, to be really honest here, you ARE oversensitive. You guys completely derailed the topic and got really into some heated debate over a term that, more or less, means exactly what it's supposed to mean and you in fact are. Never mind any sort of debate between pvp and pve, the reactions are telling.

Maybe it's just me, but I like this place not only for the intelligent discussions, but for the higher level of respect between people. This is one of the few places in society left (much less a gaming community) with a reasonable level of respect, and again maybe it's just me, but it pisses me off when I feel there's a threat to that. I've seen Tal defend the air of respect here when he's not the one being disrespected, so no, I wouldn't say that just because he happens to be this time that makes him a carebear.

Just because I like a little respect around here doesn't mean I can't stand a little joking around though; quite the contrary. But it depends on the joke and who it's coming from. What I HATE are those people that say things being seriously insulting, then try to hide behind the lie that they were just kidding around. So if someone tells me it's coming from someone who has shown very little respect for other types of gameplay in the past, I'm going to take what they have to say a little bit more seriously.

I personally play on a PVP server. I don't feel the need to call others carebears. I don't have a problem with the term either. I'd probably move to a PVE server if I had a chance to transfer my characters, and then if others called me a carebear, it wouldn't bother me in the least. But I can understand why it may offend others in certain situations. And I personally don't think the term itself is funny in the least, so I don't see the point in defending 'normal' usage of it.

Why bother being insulted in the first place? You turn a useful thread into something ugly over a word that for all intents and purposes is just goofy nerd slang. How revolting.

What would you prefer:
The occasional thread like this turning into something ugly.
or
We all relax and sit back while this place turns into something similar to the official WOW forums.