I'm aware of the backstory to a good extent, and I think once again you are missing the core element of the criticism as your knee jerk response is denial in pretty much every case.jancivil wrote:John and I have a backstory. He's taken time out of his life to ridicule me publicly. I have gone at him. I know what he has said and what I said about the prior thrust is not inaccurate. So you agree with that. You are taking the opportunity to be personally critical out of what, that you have a different point of view? You strongly feel you're right, at what I think is the same quality as me on the opposite side.
What is specifically arrogant about what I said? I have had it with the childish trolling of Tricky Loops and I finally said something?
What are you doing for the community piling on me? You got bruised during argumentation, yours isn't very good here. If you're very delicate, being argumentative for the sake of it is an odd thing to do. Is that mean? Is you trying, not for the first time, to shame me for stating my opinion strongly very kind?
My opinion may be the other side of the coin, but that doesn't mean that personal criticism is opportunistic, it is simply the same cause and effect that has gone before. Perhaps rather than focus narrowly on specific instances of people leveling an arrogance criticism you should consider your overall demeanor - do you really feel that you are singled out for personal attack? Could it not be that there is an element of truth in what people say and that it is at least worthy of consideration?
You ask what I am doing for the community? For a start I would at least like to stand beside those at whom you spit your vitriol. It is certainly not an effective way of making any point, and you would be far better served by taking a step back before snapping back any reaction. Secondly I do feel that my voice is equally as important as anyone voicing an opinion opposite to mine, and if it is something that is a pet hate then I will join in. Contrary to your opinion that my comments are opportunistic attacks against you, in the most recent cases they are defending my position that exclusivity has no place in music. While I might join in with the 'tracne' jokes, I would never criticize anyone's standing as a musician because of the genre or method of creating music.
There is nothing mean or unkind about what I say beyond reacting to what in some cases is mean spirited on your part, an when it isn't, something that in my mind warrants calling you out for your behavior.
