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Originally Posted by Rastamouse
Do you think that I have potential to become a good writer?
Depends on your work ethic and whether you learn the right things.
You should share examples of your polished work. Forum posts aren't reliable litmus tests because effort levels can vary so wildly from person to person and post to post.
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Originally Posted by Rastamouse
Hey, if you say so pal, but I've had to go through today's exchanges to establish that I won't just be told to piss off to my containment thread like e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶o̶n̶e̶ no-one else who's a little bit controversial or divisive has to.
In your position, I would've stopped posting in OOT immediately. I don't see any reason to spend time where I have low status if I can help it. I might have said "you guys are kind of ******ed" (nothing over a sentence in length -- epic flame-outs are soooo bad) and left. Either that or just left outright.
Even if you don't realize it, you are doing your self-image a big disservice. OOT might have value to you as an outlet for discussion, or whatever, but that isn't enough.
Leaving shouldn't be thought of as a concession, as "be[ing] told to piss off", because you should have other things to do in life. Now that you've stayed for a while, you've lost a bunch of plausible deniability on that count, so you're going to have to take a hit. But consider it a lesson learned.