User blog:Janus100/speech

I'm not here to defend either side. I'm here to defend the right to respectful speech.

Obviously, people disagree. Neither side has been nice to the other side. Both sides have been harassed and bullied on this Wikia. That's not to say that everyone is being mean, but neither side can claim to be innocent here.

One side has been told they're homophobic, racist, prejudiced, trolls, jerks, insensitive, etc. The other side has been told they have no right to be upset, are being too sensitive / freaking out, had their feeling be mocked/ignored/diminished, etc. Both sides have called the other ignorant, told others to go educate themselves, been told to shut up, etc. None of this has endeared one side to the other or brought about any solution. Both sides are justifiably upset.

As far as trolling, it can be said that both sides are doing it. Individuals speaking out against the show on this Wikia have been going across article talk pages, blog posts, forum threads, etc. Individuals defending the show, have been in all those places too. Both sides have started threads that the other side then commented on. (Given this Wikia is for the fans of the show, it can be argued that that going from page to page, speaking negatively about the show, this season, the showrunner, about how they wish they could stop watching the show, etc. is creating a negative environment and is the trolling.)

If we don't want article talk pages / comment sections to be used to discuss non-editing issues, then that rule needs to apply to both sides. You can't have it one way – allow one side to make comments and complain when the other side makes comments.

To only allow one side to speak here, is intimidation and bullying.