My rant.

Howd-wait wait wait
I'm not going to do a fancy intro for this.
If you read the title, you should expect to know what this is.
I've been holding a ton of crap in lately, which I want to get out of my system.
Feel free to read on if you're not afraid of getting offended by my controversial opinions.

Spoiler: My rant.

REMEMBER:
This is only my opinion. I could be in the complete wrong, or right. I'm only writing about how I feel.


Ok, so if y'all know me, I like to be a nice guy. I like to be that one guy who'll help you with anything you ask, if I actually can. Being the nice guy has it's downside though. I'm always afraid to state my own opinion, because it's different than others. Recently, I've been breaking out of my shell, and I think this signifies that I have officially broken wide open.

I want to talk about some things.

The *To-Be-Honest* trend, or the *To Be Nice So I Can Get Likes Trend*.
First of all, if you don't know, I absolutely 100% hate this "trend", if I can even call it a trend, 99% of the forumers DO THIS. It's more than a trend, it's the forumer's WAY OF FORUMING. If FORUMING is even a word!

All the time I look in the 'General Discussion' sub-forum, all I see, is:
*1k likes, tbh/ama*
2k likes, tbh/ama*
*BORED tbh/ama*
*I hate myself, tbh/ama*
*Give me likes, tbh/ama*
*I need friends, tbh/ama*
*Help me, tbh/ama*

Yeah.

I'm sick and tired of this little thing. Half of the time, the peoeple aren't even HONEST! They only say nice things, because they know that's what people want to hear. Oh, and don't forget, THE LIKES.
The sub-forum is called 'General Discussion' not 'ME WANT TO GIVE TBH/AMA FOR LIKES AND ATTENTION'.

I know I made an "tbh" thread recently, but it really wasn't. It was an opinion thread, where I did my best to be 100% honest. I wanted it to be as far from an 'tbh' thread as I could make it, it's only that people commented 'tbh' instead of asking for an opinion, which I would have liked.

My opinion: if you want to be nice to someone, you don't got to make a whole thread about it. Just go around to people, and say what you want. No need to make a whole thread (I said this already) about it, when just commenting on someone's profile is easy.

That felt good to get out.

Likes.
Don't get me started on these bad boys. Whenever I see someone with, let's say, 100 posts and 1k messages, I already *know* what type of person they may be. An attention hog who always talks down on theirselves because they know people will have sympathy fore them and they will gain likes and become well known and be "popular". Yes, I know. That sentence was a run-on.

Not all people with post;like ratios like the one I listed above are like that, it's just, it seems that way with many.

And again, whenever I see a 'tbh' thread for a like count, I shake my head in shame. There's no reason why you need to make a thread about how much YOU'RE LIKED. It's just showing people that you're full of yourself, that's what it's showing me at-least. Look, you do you, but please know that I don't care about how many likes I may have. It's just a little number, that doesn't mean anything major. It only shows people that you have good content, or that you're an attention hog.

Attention hogs.
Boy oh boy, do I HATE THESE. I'm talking about the people that go along with what everyone says, or says bad crap about their-selves because they know they'll get sympathy and likes. These people usually have wayy more likes than posts, which I myself don't like.

Look, if you think you need to be an attention hog to be noticed, you are completely wrong. This forum has a big community, but that doesn't mean it's hard to be seen. Just be yourself, and do what you do.


I'm not like the rest of the pack
I'm kind of my own guy
Just trying to make my way in this world
But stopped by obstacles
I am a lone wolf
because of my opinions
There are people out there
just like me
who don't "fit in"
because their opinion is different than the others.
You all need to understand
I am only human
I make mistakes
Just like you
We're no different
we just think differently
I hope you get it
that I mean no harm
all I'm here to do
is help, and be myself.

Thank you.

I'm sorry if I offended anyone in any way. Trust me, I am.
I've been holding this all in, but been afraid to say it until now.
I'm almost guaranteed I'm going to lose some friends, and going to gain some.
It doesn't matter.
I am me, and I'm not afraid,
To stand out, and be myself.

Feel free to comment, if you are comfortable.
Again, sorry if you have been offended.

I'll lock if I feel the need to.

 

SMG, I think I found my subject for my next rant.
I have my own opinion to voice for this also.

You do not have to worry about stating your opinion, as I have many times.
Do not be afraid my friend.

 

I still don't get why the fuck y'all care about likes so much lol This is a god damn minecraft forum xD

Let them want attention. Let them want likes and let them make whatever threads they want lol
They don't bother anyone unless they rub it in your face

 

It took me a year and a half to get 1k likes so I was like "eh fuck it ill post a thread"

 

It's okay to want likes but they aren't everything. This ain't facebook dawgs come on

 

I understand what you're saying, and fully agree. But I just would like to add something.
I would really like it if people named their "To be honest" threads as "My opinion about you" if you're being honest, or, "Things I like about you" if you're only going to be nice. This would make sense and be more easier >-<

 

I agree completely.

 

1. Yeah, the tbh honest trend gets annoying.
As you can tell from some of the threads, not everyone
is doing them to be liked or get likes. Some people are being brutally honest.
Another point, you can't force people to be your definition of honest in their tbh's. They can say (almost) anything they want to.
Some people (like me) don't like being rude and try to focus on the positive things about a person.
Some people just want to make a thread, so who cares?
2. Like Kate said, likes aren't everything.
This a Minecraft forum. Likes mean virtually nothing.
As for post/like ratio, when I was unknown here I had a strange p/l ratio because I was hardly posting on threads, but I was posting on friends pages and they were liking my comments.
If you look back far enough on my page you can see some of the well known members at the time hating on me for it.
I lived to tell the story. Numbers mean nothing.
3. Dude, you spend too much time worrying what other people are doing. Do your own thing and you'll be fine. :)

 

Thanks for the reply.
I said this in the post itself, but I really don't care 'bout how many likes I may have. I don't really care 'bout them in the first place. I like stuff because I feel as I could relate, or just like what the person had said. It just really gets on my nerves when people say all this crap about their-selves, or act fake to just gain more of these likes. There are people on this forum who do that.

As for the "tbh's", the only things I really got against them are that people never focus on the whole truth, and that some people do them for the likes^^^^
And that people are 'rarely' brutally honest in the thread, when the term is 'To-be-honest' (I kind of said this already).
I can get where you're coming from when you said that people want to just focus on the positives. I'm one to embrace the whole truth 'bout a person, whether if it's positive or negative, as I'd like the same thing for myself.

The main reason I stressed the truth 'bout this being my opinion, is because of past experiences. I have been harassed, bullied, all because of my controversial opinions. Some of that has happened on this dear forum. I just want people to know that no matter what I said, it's only my opinion, and I could be in the complete wrong.
Again, thanks for the input.

 

Very very true

 

I really don't get it, if someone wants attention, why not have attention?
If someone cares about likes, how does this affect your life?
If som.... Jesus Christ let people do whatever they want.... WHY do you care?????
Tbh, these people who get frustrated about how some people have a lot of likes and then remove the picture and keep the comment on "Post a picture of yourself" are either jealous or just want to make themselves feel better by putting the people with likes on blast. (same goes with the TBH threads)
The point is, this does not affect your life whatsoever, just play MINECRAFT and cooperate on the forums, people don't have to live by your rules....
To stay clear, this comment is for the general, not just for TheRealSmg.

 

I honestly don't understand the point of these threads. It's basically more of a boast about a milestone achieved. Yes, we all feel accomplished and satisfied that we achieved a high popularity goal on these forums, but they are getting out of hand. I checked the "General Discussion" forum, and more than half of the threads on the first page were TBH/AMA threads.



Not only has the TBH/AMA thread trend been just for like farming or attention seeking, but it is clouding out the posts that other members make. I'm not trying to spread hate, or stomp my feet that I'm upset right now, but I honestly put a lot of work into my "OITC Thug life" thread, explaining a problem on this server and what needs to be done about it. About 10 minutes later, a member created a TBH/AMA thread, which received far more feedback and is still alive today, several days later, whilst my thread has fallen down to page 2. We are free to post where we wish, but really, is TBH/AMA (in other words someone's opinion on you) more important than server problems and what needs to be done to fix them?

 

I get your frustration because it annoys me as well, I personally don't like that trend but what can we do?
We can't tell people what to say and what to post, they have freedom in doing so.

 

We can't control the members and what they post, but honestly, it is getting to the point where this is no longer a community where we can all be friends and communicate with each other. Today, it's more of a big race to see who can get more likes, more popularity, and more followers.

And, I do understand what you mean. It's basically the same scenario as telling someone who to be friends with, or what they can and cannot say to their friends. But this doesn't hide the fact that it is a common problem and it's making members feel unwelcome here.

I have went through this, and I somewhat still do. Some members see popular people with thousands of likes, sometimes double or triple their post count, and the member feels that they aren't welcome to a large community, but more of the "fresh meat" that no one knows or understands. They often hide in the shadows and feel more belittled because of their low popularity than welcome.

 

[/QUOTE] This is only my opinion. I could be in the complete wrong, or right. I'm only writing about how I feel. [/QUOTE]
My opinion.
That's all that this is. A harmless opinion. The thing that creates harm is when people try to call me out about how wrong I am, starting this drama nonsense. That is what I hate.

I'll be locking this now. I feel like I've gotten my opinion out there for enough people to seen.
Thanks everyone for the input.
Feel free to start a conversation with me about this topic, if you want to talk about it more.