On the other hand I don't like Lord J Esq because I feel he is a creator of anger. I mean who welcomes enmity, not me that's for sure.
I think Lynx did, although that's not necessarily the most favorable example to my case...
I was just responding to Ry; there are emotions all across the spectrum in response to the C&D letter, and there's no point in selectively dismissing them. By accommodating everyone who wants to respond to this, in their own way, we are providing a community for everyone rather than for only those people who think like you. So, unless someone is violating the Terms of Service or is intruding on the experience of other community members (which does not extend to protecting you from being exposed to potentially offensive comments), all voices are welcome.
As it so happens I think SE made a totally bogus move. I don't personally feel much enmity toward them, because I wasn't one of the people who just had years of work shut down. However, on an ideological level, I think that what they're doing to their fans is just short of a betrayal, and it is certainly exploitative. You're darn right I feel some enmity on that count. That doesn't mean I can't behave myself or would advocate taking inappropriate retaliatory measures. And it certainly doesn't mean that I'm a "creator" of anger. On the contrary I have worked hard to put my own emotions aside and help guide the management and the community through this crisis. Other than to express my ideological dissatisfaction with SE's policy on fan projects, I haven't shared my own, personal opinions with anyone--not even ZeaLitY. In this thread I am simply trying to fulfill my obligation as a community steward. If you look back at some of my other posts in this thread, I think you'll see that I'm not advocating a hardline position at all.
You're welcome to hate enmity, but I think that's just as coarse and just as useless a position as loving it. I "welcomed" it for Ry because I can't change the minds of people like him, at least not on the spot, but I can let everyone know what is welcome and what is not, and enmity in a situation like this...is welcome. So are the temperance and dignity you are advocating. We must use judgment when it comes to taking a position and deciding how strongly to stand our ground. What you are advocating, unintentionally, is "the weak striving to be weaker." If you're willing to be dictated to in all circumstances, then I can think of many people and organizations who would love your membership. Not me, though.
I would like to note every E-mail we have seen from the people at SE has been very polite, perhaps we should show the same dignity.
That's an interesting comment. Other than the flimsiest veneer of professionally courteous verbiage, I have seen no such sentiment from SE, and I defy you to prove your claim. Let's not mistake polite words with genuine graciousness. I would hope that everybody uses polite words in dealing with one another, unless the circumstances are exceptional. But what I would really, earnestly hope is that everybody shows a little grace. SE could have gotten so much from the CE team that it ended up getting anyway, simply by offering the team something meaningful in return. Instead, SE has fostered the lasting enmity, cynicism, disgust, contempt, dismay, and disillusionment of dozens if not hundreds of people, and the marginal ire of thousands more. If you would tell people what emotions to feel in response to a specific event, and would exclude from your prescriptions many of the emotions that people are quite likely to experience, then you're either a fool or a dreamer and in either case you will have your work cut out for you.
