User blog comment:LordJumpy/My opinions on the wiki./@comment-24057825-20130517230530/@comment-24057825-20130518190628

First of all, if you want to come off as mature, laughing at people isn't the way to go.

While I agree, its hard not to laugh at how people think.

Now... In hindsight, you tell us to "stop living in the now"; however, you're speech clearly indicates that you were stating all of those problems were currently happening. The tenses you used happen to be present. And no one can fully predict the future. There is no need to overreact and go all crazy with caps and shouting about something that may happen.

'''My speech clearly indicates that these problems are currently happening. Yep. Good job with the tense identification. You’ll go far in Latin. Now, I must further explain what I mean by “problems.” There are the long-term problems of the User vs CM relationships, and there are the specific examples. As of NOW… there are no specific examples. However, in the future, there WILL be because the long term problem of the User vs CM is still in effect. No one can effectively predict the future, but one can make educated guesses. Educated guesses are easy if the variables don’t change. In the past, the long term problem of UvsCM was around, and guess what, conflicts happened. Nothing has changed since then. The rules have barely been altered, and conflicts are still highly likely. This is well explained in a scientific equation, D=RT. If no one changes the Rate, or the Time, the Speed will not change. '''

'''Now, as to my “overreaction” and my “crazy” use of “caps” and my “shouting about something that may happen,” well, I sure hope it got your attention. There was a reason for it.'''

The fact is, the way you wrote that, you presented what you described as a current problem, and an urgent one. It was an overrecation, and now after the fact you're changing things around and telling us to not "live in the future"? Stop living in the past. You can just admit, "I'm inactive and I thought people were still freaking out".

'''I was presenting these problems as current, because they are. In your mind, this is an ovvreaction because you see no specific examples, and are blissfully nonchalant about the long term problems. If you examine my messages carefully, I never said not to live in the future. I said not to live in the now. Stop misinterpreting my messages. You can just admit, “I’m too lazy to read what Aok says but I’ll argue with him anyway.”'''

You say it's not much longer until more "freaking out". Well, I am critical of your ability to predict the future. However, I certainly agree that this wiki will continue to have problems. But the fact is, most of them are taken care of for now. If you're going to argue an effect, you need a cause. You're creating a problem where there isn't one. If everyone has the attitude that chaos is inevitable, it will come.

'''While it is true that I do not have the ability to predict the future, and I agree with your agreement that this wiki will continue to have problems, I highly disagree with your analysis that most of them are taken care of. Also, I am not arguing an effect, I am arguing a cause. My cause is that everyone here takes things too seriously. They don’t use common sense. My problem is here, and it is very real. It isn’t a specific example, it is a LONG TERM PROBLEM. This long-term problem of UvsCM has caused countless conflicts… I don’t think I really need to name any. While there appear to be no problems with Users and CM’s on the surface of this wiki, under the waves lurks the long term, waiting for another change to strike. If nothing is changed, the result will not change. If no one changes their cause, the effect will not change.'''

If you're really thinking ahead, stop dwelling upon things that have happened in the past, and actually take the time to examine what things are like right now. You can't have a full picture without the past and the present.

'''Look. In the past, the UvsCM problem started. It manifested itself in the many conflicts between the Users and CM’s. In the present, it is not as apparent due to the lack of short-term conflicts, but that does not mean it is not there. I’ve seen the present. I’ve seen the past. I don’t dwell on either. I dwell on the future. I am only expressing what I think people need to know, that without change, nothing will happen. This long term problem will stay, and the short term ones will start to appear. I have my full picture, but I’m not sure you do.'''

In essence, be more active. 

'''After finals. '''