Originally posted by Reefgirl
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I usually think these are a waste of time too, especially the current crop of Anti [Insert new character that replaced your favourite character here] but sometimes you can't help visiting a thread when you see a character that gets on your 
and you need a place to vent because when you're in a general discussion thread and you say "Oh for God's sake why doesn't [Insert character's name here] give it a rest, I can't stand much more of his/her [Insert particular annoying trait here]" you tend to find a mob with flaming torches and pitchforks waiting for you when you post again. In another board I post at they have a "Screams of Outrage, Frustration, Anxiety, etc" thread, why don't we have something like that, rules are, one angry post a day, no snarky, bullying and "Oh you are so sad" replys, something like
Poster 1: "AHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I hate [Insert character's name here] I wish (s)he'd take a long walk off a short pier!!"
Poster 2: Feel better now
Poster 1: Yes thanks
What do you think, or is it totally unworkable. And to be fair have a Gushing Praise thread, one silly girly Squee a day to get it out of your system and no "For God's sake get a life" replies, along the lines of
Poster 1: OMG did you see [Insert current heart throb here] in tonights episode, they way he kissed that HAC, he was so hot"
Poster 2: Feel better now
Poster 1: Now my breathing's back to normal, yes
and you need a place to vent because when you're in a general discussion thread and you say "Oh for God's sake why doesn't [Insert character's name here] give it a rest, I can't stand much more of his/her [Insert particular annoying trait here]" you tend to find a mob with flaming torches and pitchforks waiting for you when you post again. In another board I post at they have a "Screams of Outrage, Frustration, Anxiety, etc" thread, why don't we have something like that, rules are, one angry post a day, no snarky, bullying and "Oh you are so sad" replys, something like Poster 1: "AHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I hate [Insert character's name here] I wish (s)he'd take a long walk off a short pier!!"
Poster 2: Feel better now
Poster 1: Yes thanks
What do you think, or is it totally unworkable. And to be fair have a Gushing Praise thread, one silly girly Squee a day to get it out of your system and no "For God's sake get a life" replies, along the lines of
Poster 1: OMG did you see [Insert current heart throb here] in tonights episode, they way he kissed that HAC, he was so hot"
Poster 2: Feel better now
Poster 1: Now my breathing's back to normal, yes
Like I said, I have no problem with venting but from my personal experience, threads that target a specific character, Weir, Keller, Carter, whoever...tend to become a cesspool. Anger feeds vitriol and without any kind of balancing comments, every bit of negativity goes completely unchallenged. Minor bits of irritation are blown out of proportion...so much so that a "lukewarm about character X" poster tends to get caught up in the anti character X frenzy, leaving no side for moderation or reason. Further, and this is a big 'un, anti-character almost inevitably turns into anti-actor...where anything the actor says and does off the set is scrutinized with that same kind of anti-character obsessiveness.
I'm sorry but as irritated as I was about the Mitchell character, I can't say that he was completely worthless and I fear that had there been an anti-Mitchell thread a couple years ago, I too might have been caught up in that frenzy and would have missed out on some of the changes and pluses I've since seen in the character.
Basically, what I'm suggesting would require people to think before they post, which is kind of what Skydiver was talking about with the mods' plan anyway. Knowing that you're posting in a general "anti new direction" thread you might run into people and have friends who would be offended if you [the general "you"] went too far in your anti-ism, you might think twice before wishing their favorite character dead or squeeing in delight when something tragic happens to them.
Gives folks the chance to vent or squeee without expecting - or wanting - a response or a discussion of why they feel that way. Just get it off your chest, feel better and move on. 
could you only stick with one squee or one vent? I don't know if I could, but then i'm a chatterbox so...
Well, unless you have some kind of freakish compulsion to do everything anyone tells you, in which case please give me all your money. 
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