Hi Quincy,
I don't exactly disagree with you on every point either which is why i'm Not always arguing with you in every post.
IMO this is a very important point.
I read this forum for about 1 and 1/2 years on regular basis and like most people on this board, I've formed an opinion about the most vocal posters. I hope we agree that this behaviour (forming an opinion about other people) is in itself very human and natural and nothing bad at all.
But on what basis is this opinion formed?
On a forum like this, it should be expected that people form their opinion of each other on what they read of each other.
Now this is important.
If a person writes most of their posts on a subject they disagree with, even if they have every right to do so and use arguments based on facts, and comparatively few posts on subjects they agree with, it should be expected to be "perceived" by others, that form their opinion of you on your messages, to be a person who likes arguing. (Of course this usually degenerates in every imaginable way, like "you fanboi", "xbot", "cubite", etc.. based on the topic you happen to argue the most)
If we accept this behaviour of people on messageboards, it can do wonders to simply state you "agree" on topics/posts you happen to agree with, to give people a chance to get to know you better.
Just like in another thread some people were surprised that Quincy has a good sense of humour, just because he usually is not very vocal when it comes to "fun threads" (spam
).
Please note that I have lot's of respect for each of the more vocal posters (Ben, Vince, Quincy, cybermerc, Teasy and many others) as their intimate knowledge of each ones favourite subject brings tons of indepth information to this board, that most people (including me) would not be able to "dig out", or simply don't have a clue about.
Please also note that I do not want to come across as some "Smartass" who wants other people teach to behave, but state an observation that IMO is well known, but often forgotten in daily "conversations".
Quincy, I hope you understand that this is nothing personal against you (or anybody else).
I tried to be as clear as possible, but as english is not my first language I have a hard time writing a lengthy post like this.