[Rumour] Chris Johnston: Lindholm is interested in staying

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Spurs

My point is and I will repeat again when did I suggest that you or people who have similar views do anything of the things you are saying I did.

Leaving me to make my point again as well.

Groot was talking in general about negative people ... you responded in general knowing you're negative ~cough~ realistic.

I responded in general to your general response to Groot's general comment.

All three of us pointed out issues in each other's comments without being named specifically.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Spurs

First of all I never said it was a struggle or asked for you to emphasize but if you are interested the Groot post earlier in this thread and a post in the Stampeders thread are two examples. There are others, it is a pretty common said thing here that fans should be positive, didn't realize people would doubt it as it really isn't controversial or uncommon.

Can you quote the post you’re referring to that is telling you, specifically, to “just be positive”? I can’t find that one.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Spurs

When people say just be positive, that is what they are suggesting. Being blanket positive regardless of what happens requires ignoring reality. All I suggest is people should be free to judge each situation based on how they see it, being “positive” no matter what makes zero sense to me.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone always be completely blanket positive in about 7 years here on cp.

[Groot]

While we're quoting people for accuracy, please quote me directly where I said be positive or say nothing. Even in what you think is paraphrasing. Like this.

Originally Posted by Spurs

Groot...saying people should just be positive or say nothing (yes I am paraphrasing here.)

[Spurs]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Leaving me to make my point again as well.

Groot was talking in general about negative people ... you responded in general knowing you're negative ~cough~ realistic.

I responded in general to your general response to Groot's general comment.

All three of us pointed out issues in each other's comments without being named specifically.

No I posted in response knowing Groot was referring to me because of specific things he said in his post and in the past.

So does this mean you agree I haven't said those things about you or people with similar views since you haven't once shown me where I said it? I am not saying this as a gotcha but so I can actually know what you are referring to because I have not made those claims.

[Spurs]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Can you quote the post you’re referring to that is telling you, specifically, to “just be positive”? I can’t find that one.

Originally Posted by Groot

There's several users here that constantly argue about how bad the team is, will never win, the core is too old, we need to rebuild, our players are terrible and overpaid, there's no hope, blah blah blah. It's the same things repeated ad nauseum and then other users get drawn in to trying to defend the team. Basically every topic. Any positivity has multiple users trying to discredit it. Some clown even said "toxic positivity" on a fan forum.

Let's say hypothetically, you win, you convince everyone on the forum the team and franchise is terrible. Congratulations. What then? What's next? What did you accomplish?

It's clear the direction the team is taking the next few years and I can guarantee that negativity on Calgarypuck isn't going to change the direction of the franchise.

Originally Posted by Groot

It's not fake positivity, and your terrible OPINIONS aren't fact or truth, no matter how many times you try to force them down peoples throats. Answer my questions then. If everyone lost their mind and agreed with your terrible opinions, what have you accomplished? What then?

These are the Groot comments I was talking about. There have been other posts in the past that are more specific. Not sure if I can post quotes from other threads I am not tech savvy that way but the one on in the Stamps thread is not hard to find if you actually are interested.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Spurs

These are the Groot comments I was talking about. There have been other posts in the past that are more specific. Not sure if I can post quotes from other threads I am not tech savvy that way but the one on in the Stamps thread is not hard to find if you actually are interested.

Neither of those posts say what you said they did, so is this a case of you making stuff up or creating a narrative, which you repeatedly accuse other people of doing?

[Spurs]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Neither of those posts say what you said they did, so is this a case of you making stuff up or creating a narrative, which you repeatedly accuse other people of doing?

Nope not making anything up, I posted the proof if you chose to ignore it that is on you.

[Groot]

Originally Posted by Spurs

These are the Groot comments I was talking about. There have been other posts in the past that are more specific. Not sure if I can post quotes from other threads I am not tech savvy that way but the one on in the Stamps thread is not hard to find if you actually are interested.

Please go ahead and even just link to whatever post you think I made in the Stamps thread. I look forward to it, since I've never posted in any thread outside of these main forums, and never in a Stamps thread. So please, link or quote away.

Still waiting for you to quote me where I said be positive or say nothing, or anything that is paraphrasing in your opinion, cause then it's the truth apparently.

[Spurs]

Originally Posted by Groot

Please go ahead and even just link to whatever post you think I made in the Stamps thread. I look forward to it, since I've never posted in any thread outside of these main forums, and never in a Stamps thread. So please, link or quote away.

Still waiting for you to quote me where I said be positive or say nothing, or anything that is paraphrasing in your opinion, cause then it's the truth apparently.

Never said it was you who made the post in the Stamps thread. Posted the quotes from you in this thread already.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Spurs

Nope not making anything up, I posted the proof if you chose to ignore it that is on you.

I’m not ignoring anything. You can even bold the sentence where telling you, specifically, to “just be positive” if I’m missing something.

You’re asking Bingo to provide the proof so you should be able to do the same, right? That seems fair.

[Spurs]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

I’m not ignoring anything. You can even bold the sentence where telling you, specifically, to “just be positive” if I’m missing something.

You’re asking Bingo to provide the proof so you should be able to do the same, right? That seems fair.

I am asking Bingo to show what he is talking about so I address as I think at this point it is a misunderstanding not a disagreement.

I have posted the quotes it is right there for you to see the proof has been provided.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Spurs

I am asking Bingo to show what he is talking about so I address as I think at this point it is a misunderstanding not a disagreement.

I have posted the quotes it is right there for you to see the proof has been provided.

OK, cool, so bold the sentence telling you to “just be positive.”

[Groot]

Originally Posted by Spurs

I have posted the quotes it is right there for you to see the proof has been provided.

You repeatedly saying this doesn't make it true. Go ahead and bold the part of my post that says in any capacity "be positive or say nothing" if you can't, why do you keep lying?

[Spurs]

Originally Posted by Groot

You repeatedly saying this doesn't make it true. Go ahead and bold the part of my post that says in any capacity "be positive or say nothing" if you can't, why do you keep lying?

LOL lying???

It is in your posts, sorry you want to ignore it

[Spurs]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

OK, cool, so bold the sentence telling you to “just be positive.”

Originally Posted by Groot

There's several users here that constantly argue about how bad the team is, will never win, the core is too old, we need to rebuild, our players are terrible and overpaid, there's no hope, blah blah blah. It's the same things repeated ad nauseum and then other users get drawn in to trying to defend the team. Basically every topic. Any positivity has multiple users trying to discredit it. Some clown even said "toxic positivity" on a fan forum.

Let's say hypothetically, you win, you convince everyone on the forum the team and franchise is terrible. Congratulations. What then? What's next? What did you accomplish?

It's clear the direction the team is taking the next few years and I can guarantee that negativity on Calgarypuck isn't going to change the direction of the franchise.

Originally Posted by Groot

It's not fake positivity, and your terrible OPINIONS aren't fact or truth, no matter how many times you try to force them down peoples throats. Answer my questions then. If everyone lost their mind and agreed with your terrible opinions, what have you accomplished? What then?

Hopefully the bolded part comes through on the multi-quote

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Spurs

Hopefully the bolded part comes through on the multi-quote

It just says negativity isn’t going to change the direction of the franchise and asking what you hope you accomplish, which is not “just be positive.”

Why did you make that up?

[Spurs]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

It just says negativity isn’t going to change the direction of the franchise and asking what you hope you accomplish, which is not “just be positive.”

Why did you make that up?

I didn't I never claimed that Groot said the exact words, if you think being pedantic does anything for you, awesome.

[mrdonkey]

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Spurs

I didn't I never claimed that Groot said the exact words, if you think being pedantic does anything for you, awesome.

That wasn’t even the message of what he was saying, let alone the exact words.

I just don’t know why you would lie about something so pointless. You couldn’t even find an example of someone telling you to just be positive, your examples were someone asking what the point of posting so much negativity was and the other was someone encouraging you to find ONE positive thing about anything lol. No “just be positive,” no “blanket positivity ignoring reality.” It’s weird to lie about stuff like that. You could just be honest and have a normal one and you’d probably get along fine.

It should probably cause some reflection when you think multiple people over multiple threads over multiple days and weeks are telling you you’re too negative.