Passing judgment on other posters (Was: Snape)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 114814


"djrfdh" wrote:
> snip.
> 
> > if you're a Snape-lover, that says alot about you!
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Really? You know I get VERY annoyed when other poster (not just you, 
> ANYBODY) starts to make judgements about myself as REAL person, 
> based on what I like and dislike in HP series.
> 
> I would imagine quite a few Snape fans getting upset and I 
> understand them perfectly.
> 
> Snape is  a VERY interesting and well developed character. I can and 
> will go ballistic at him  because of his abuse of Harry and Neville, 
> but I am also quite fond of him in many ways. :o)
> 
> So, do tell what does it say about me, please?
> 
> Even if the poster admires what Snape does, it does NOT necessarily 
> follow that such person admires abusive teachers in RL.
> 
> I always take into consideration that many people argue something 
> just for the sake of arguing , for the fun of it.
> I know I love doing that.
> 
> Alla

Carol adds:
Thanks for saying that, Alla. As you undoubtedly know, I love Snape's
mystery and complexity and I don't think he's nearly as evil as some
people have painted him as being. And of course I don't approve of
genuinely abusive teachers in RL. Nor do I appreciate the implication
that I'm evil or my judgment is defective because Snape is my favorite
character. I have as much right to like Snape as others do to hate
him, or to like Sirius Black or James Potter. Let them like Lucius
Malfoy or even Voldemort if they want to. They're fictional
characters, not real people, and not one person on this list is likely
to advocate genocide or even Muggle-baiting in RL.

I've noticed a tendency lately for certain posters to state their
opinions as if they were the absolute truth and to dismiss others'
views as wrong or absurd. Please, if you're one of these people,
listen to what Alla is saying here. We need an atmosphere of mutual
respect in which opinions are recognized *as opinions* and supported,
where possible, by canon. Sweeping generalizations and, above all,
insinuations about other posters or the absurdity of their views just
will not do. No one is the absolute authority here, and no one has the
right to dictate--or criticize--others' views or tastes. It takes all
the fun out of arguing--and that's why most of us are here. (Right, Alla?)

Carol, expecting a Howler from the List Elves for stepping in twice
and hoping they'll understand that her intentions are good