[Oblarg]

Originally Posted by fox46

Oblarg did not ask the question which *should* follow statements like these. He has no clue as to the context that I love or do not love 2013. Instead, he jumped on my back and accused me of not being GP, supposedly because my opinion did not agree with his.

The response that should follow your original wording of "I hate <insert team here>" is a condemnation of that sort of post, because it is destructive and breeds an atmosphere that we do not want. The context is not relevant, and the choice of language is extremely important.

It has nothing to do with agreeing or disagreeing, or whether the opinion is founded or unfounded. Telling someone you hate them does not engender useful discourse, and people should have no expectation that it'll be overlooked.

Note that in my previous post, I did not say that you were not being graciously professional. I said that anyone who'd claim "I hate <insert team here> would be being graciously professional, and there is nothing wrong with the primary response to that claim being condemnation rather than attempted discourse.