Sotiris wrote:As I've told you before, pessimism, negativity, criticism etc are not against
forum rules which I urge you to read. Everyone here is free to express themselves given they're not violating any rules. They do not have to cater to your views or opinions. If you cannot accept that, perhaps this message board is not for you.

Well said, Sotiris.
To further add to this, and perhaps remind all members:
The DVDizzy/UltimateDisney has always hosted a diversity of opinions, regardless of how optimistic or pessimistic they may be, but provided that they encourage a civil discussion among like-minded or opposing views. If threads do become too entangled or too heated that civil discussion can no longer be achieved, the moderators make the judgement call as to whether or not such a discussion should be allowed to continue. Veteran members could easily list threads that have been locked to allow cooler heads to prevail, before the discussion was re-opened once more. Such is the nature of this forum.
HOWEVER, while any poster is free to share an opinion, such opinions are shared with the understanding that other posters are given this same privilege. To ask for a suppression of any opinion because it may be "too pessimistic" would be tantamount to censorship. This is certainly NOT the intention of this open forum, nor of the moderators. Implying that extreme pessimism should be purged and that we all engage in a "happy happy joy joy" type of discussion only inhibits and limits any poster's voice on the forum. Again, this is not the forum's intention. The most we ask of our posters regarding content is that posts respect other opinions, avoid personal attacks, and use best judgment in posting (i.e. avoiding the "explicit content, prurient images, or other material inappropriate for the forum" as outlined in the forum rules).
In addition, moderators have our opinions as well. While we do have the added responsibility of monitoring the forums, we are not robots. We have our own likes and dislikes within the company, our own criticisms of how decisions are made. Perhaps our decision to
share these opinions does require some re-thinking before we hit the "submit" button. But for the most part, we have that same rights as any forum member does, which includes the ability to post an opinion.
To bring this longer-than-expected post to a close, let's remember that at the end of the day, we are all still Disney fans. We can bond over that simple fact, regardless how different our opinions may be on other subjects.
Albert