VioletZero Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I've seen this term thrown around a lot lately in regards to SWTOR and I'd like to know. What the hell do people mean by an "Honest Opinion." Are you implying that other opinions are dishonest? Are people going to lie to you and tell you that it is better or worse than it really is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nesbit Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 They are trying to say that they are not trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakos Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Violet, we're all compulsive liars. Those who give their "honest opinions" are apparently the only ones trustworthy enough to break said compulsions. Or rather, they feel that by adding "honest" to "opinion" they negate stigma attached to the fact that their opinion is about to be a negative one in hopes that people will receive it better. This approach always backfires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VioletZero Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) You don't need to tell me that you aren't trolling. The content of your "opinion" should suffice for seeing whether or not you're a troll. For example, Not troll: "I find the end game content to be lacking and some of the crafting professions to be useless." Troll: "This game will close or go F2P by the end of the month." Edited December 16, 2011 by VioletZero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anya_Halberd Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 The Internet works like this: In my opinion = you are full of **** and should die In my HONEST opinion = you are still full of **** but we will at least read a TLDR version of your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frowny Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Their lying!! I know it!! and its all a goverment plot!! There hiding cards up there sleeves!! Has something behind their backs!! Damn dishonest liars!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kricys Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Their lying!! I know it!! and its all a goverment plot!! There hiding cards up there sleeves!! Has something behind their backs!! Damn dishonest liars!! They're, their, there. These are 3 different words with different meanings. Figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nesbit Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Their lying!! I know it!! and its all a goverment plot!! There hiding cards up there sleeves!! Has something behind their backs!! Damn dishonest liars!! Someone needs to go back to school to learn the difference between they're, their, and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VioletZero Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) They're, their, there. These are 3 different words with different meanings. Figure it out. Someone needs to go back to school to learn the difference between they're, their, and there. Christ guys, lay off. We all knew what he meant. Edited December 16, 2011 by VioletZero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kricys Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Someone needs to go back to school to learn the difference between they're, their, and there. I won, by 20 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kricys Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Christ guys, lay off. We all knew what he meant. It makes me rage. I can't help it. Like when a baby is crying at the movies... I just imagine their body as a football and I'm ready to punt that mofo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I won, by 20 seconds. I see what you did their. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans_Chosen Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 You never know. I tend to give those folks the benefit of doubt and extrapolate that whenever they give an opinion but don't qualify it with "honest," they are full of it. Seriously though, I think they often are preparing folks for a longer than usual post but don't want people to comment without reading. Poor language usage in any case. (Oh, my. I made that mistake too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colow_Leper Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Christ guys, lay off. We all knew what he meant. True - but it's still annoying. Do you think, for instance, that the French would allow their language to be mangled like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saitada Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) For the Grammar Queens, did you understand what the person said even with the grammatical errors? Yes? Then why bother commenting? In my HONEST OPINION, all it does is make you look silly if all you can do is critique grammar instead of content. *edit* And we all know the (cough) English Language is a cluster ****** mish mash of several languages. Edited December 16, 2011 by Saitada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frowny Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 It makes me rage. I can't help it. Like when a baby is crying at the movies... I just imagine their body as a football and I'm ready to punt that mofo. Thats ok, Once when i was at the movies, a little girl was crawling around the seats a barking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kricys Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 True - but it's still annoying. Do you think, for instance, that the French would allow their language to be mangled like that? The French don't allow anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewersider Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 All it means is that they generally don't tell the truth and they really want to make sure you fall for it this time. Like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiaa Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I've seen this term thrown around a lot lately in regards to SWTOR and I'd like to know. What the hell do people mean by an "Honest Opinion." Are you implying that other opinions are dishonest? Are people going to lie to you and tell you that it is better or worse than it really is? Because some people do not have an honest opinion based on what they REALLY believe but rather what is either the popular opinion to have at the moment or it is not really their opinion to begin with. For example: If I come to this forum and say I hate Bioware. Everyone attacks me and say they love Bioware. Then I change my opinion of Bioware to, "I love Bioware" to go along with what I feel is the majority consensus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kricys Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I see what you did their. Diaf little jawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VioletZero Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 You never know. I tend to give those folks the benefit of doubt and extrapolate that whenever they give an opinion but don't qualify it with "honest," they are full of it. Seriously though, I think they often are preparing folks for a longer than usual post but don't want people to comment without reading. Poor language usage in any case. (Oh, my. I made that mistake too.) This actually seems more likely the case. People seem to be confusing "honest" opinion with a critical one. Which is a lot a different. The pattern with "honest" opinion threads isn't that they're all negative, but that they're all really detailed. I've seen both positive and negative "honest" opinion threads. You don't have to tell me that you're honest, I believe you when you say that you do or don't like the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptBrit Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 In a nutshell people say that when they don't like some aspects of the game... Fair enough I understand not everyone is going to like it as much as me. But its the full on trolls that piss me off. In another thread some guy has actually said that WoW has a better story. I know I shouldn't feed clear trolls but damn I was baited into that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kricys Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I really have no idea what this thread is about. I'm just bored and waiting for servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemis-X- Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 nothing more than a lack of any real way to emphasise a typed sentence...in my honest opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Diaf little jawa. Aww, I was hoping for "I see what you did they're". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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