And I happen to like his choices of color and style.
Looks like all the siblings in the family are messed up, haha
Actually my dear fellow, I did it to prove a point. You and I are adults, and we can take a little healthy criticism. However, children and young teenagers usually have a much harder time swallowing criticism. As the adult that I assume you are, you should think about that before making potentially upsetting remarks, or comments that genuinely put down someone else's choice of posting style, or anything else for that matter. You don't know who you may be talking to, or how you may influence that person with your words. Fortunately for you, my brother fairly normal, and is not an emotionally disturbed or suicidal person. Think before you speak, my friend.
Yes, I am an adult, and yes, I did think before I criticized his use of large, irritating, orange text. It was his decision to use that irritating text, and he even admitted that he knew that many people wouldn't like the text. Yet he did it anyway. So it was on him, and he should have been prepared for the inevitable backlash from the forum readers.
Generally I don't care about someone's posting style, but when that choice is irritating to the other forum participants, then it shouldn't be allowed or accepted. Just because the kid is only 16 years old, he shouldn't be given a pass.
You are an adult, he is a teenager. The burden of acting in a mature manner obviously falls on you, and not him, especially in public places. Or are you really that petty and trivial?
I did act in a mature manner. I did not attack him personally; I limited the criticism to his use of very irritating text that was clearly out of bounds of normal forum decorum. I submit that you are the one being petty by continuing your argument.
As I previously stated, even constructive criticism can be hard for children or teenagers to swallow. What if, instead of talking to a normal teenager you had been talking to a borderline suicidal teenager, who, due to their mental state, views all criticism as highly personal? Do you see my point now? Why are you even arguing with me when I clearly hold the logical and moral high ground?
It's not my job to coddle kids and give them a pass on everything. If they are going to be productive members of society, they have to learn that doing silly things sometimes affects others and might even garner negative reactions from others. If someone is so psychologically fragile that he can't handle such a situation, then he has no business being in a public forum. *I am not his parent*
And for you to automatically assume that you hold the logical and moral high ground is laughable on its face.
You most certainly are not his parent, or the parent of every child or teenager on Chess.com. Therefore, it is clearly not your place to correct him or any other teenagers or children, when they are not engaging in morally and/or legally wrong behavior. As far as training as to what is or is not socially acceptable, and as a matter of fact, any training at all, that is the parent's job, and not yours. No one said to give "children a pass on everything", and it wasn't even insinuated. Don't put words in my mouth. And besides, my brother's conduct was neither rude or irritating to the majority of the people here.
As far as the moral high ground goes in this situation, I'm not assuming that I hold it, I know that I hold it.
When his actions affect me, then it is my business.
And I happen to like his choices of color and style.
Looks like all the siblings in the family are messed up, haha
Actually my dear fellow, I did it to prove a point. You and I are adults, and we can take a little healthy criticism. However, children and young teenagers usually have a much harder time swallowing criticism. As the adult that I assume you are, you should think about that before making potentially upsetting remarks, or comments that genuinely put down someone else's choice of posting style, or anything else for that matter. You don't know who you may be talking to, or how you may influence that person with your words. Fortunately for you, my brother fairly normal, and is not an emotionally disturbed or suicidal person. Think before you speak, my friend.
Yes, I am an adult, and yes, I did think before I criticized his use of large, irritating, orange text. It was his decision to use that irritating text, and he even admitted that he knew that many people wouldn't like the text. Yet he did it anyway. So it was on him, and he should have been prepared for the inevitable backlash from the forum readers.
Generally I don't care about someone's posting style, but when that choice is irritating to the other forum participants, then it shouldn't be allowed or accepted. Just because the kid is only 16 years old, he shouldn't be given a pass.
You are an adult, he is a teenager. The burden of acting in a mature manner obviously falls on you, and not him, especially in public places. Or are you really that petty and trivial?
I did act in a mature manner. I did not attack him personally; I limited the criticism to his use of very irritating text that was clearly out of bounds of normal forum decorum. I submit that you are the one being petty by continuing your argument.
As I previously stated, even constructive criticism can be hard for children or teenagers to swallow. What if, instead of talking to a normal teenager you had been talking to a borderline suicidal teenager, who, due to their mental state, views all criticism as highly personal? Do you see my point now? Why are you even arguing with me when I clearly hold the logical and moral high ground?
It's not my job to coddle kids and give them a pass on everything. If they are going to be productive members of society, they have to learn that doing silly things sometimes affects others and might even garner negative reactions from others. If someone is so psychologically fragile that he can't handle such a situation, then he has no business being in a public forum. *I am not his parent*
And for you to automatically assume that you hold the logical and moral high ground is laughable on its face.
You most certainly are not his parent, or the parent of every child or teenager on Chess.com. Therefore, it is clearly not your place to correct him or any other teenagers or children, when they are not engaging in morally and/or legally wrong behavior. As far as training as to what is or is not socially acceptable, and as a matter of fact, any training at all, that is the parent's job, and not yours. No one said to give "children a pass on everything", and it wasn't even insinuated. Don't put words in my mouth. And besides, my brother's conduct was neither rude or irritating to the majority of the people here.
As far as the moral high ground goes in this situation, I'm not assuming that I hold it, I know that I hold it.