In 2017, the goal is for Apple to show us some of that roadmap so that the amount of trolling reduces.
There are many ways to skin a cat...
There will always be trolls regardless of what Apple does. Apple had its share of critics when they announced the iPhone, the iPod, the iPad, the MacBook Air; pretty much everything Apple did was mired in controversy.
What we need is more informed, in-depth and well-reasoned arguments. No more of this knee-jerk "Fire Tim Cook" or smart-ass quips which contribute absolutely nothing to the main discussion at hand.
People need to stop and think through what they want to say first before saying it. There is no prize for being first where this sort of thing is concerned.
That will instantly shave off the majority of the useless posts in these threads, make them more readable and help promote more meaningful discussion.
I'd have to disagree that they are people striving for attention, trollers yes, but there seems to be a new type of commentor, that used to love Apple but does not like the direction they are taking. They may appear to be a little trollish but are really just mighty pissed at Apple.
You can be unhappy with the direction Apple has take and still be respectful and civil about it.
Simply put - I don't really care what these people feel about Apple. They are free to hold their own opinions and think whatever they want about Apple. But when they start crapping all over this forum and start making the atmosphere of this place so much more hostile and toxic, that's when I feel compelled to step in.
I like this place. It has been a steady source of information and productive discussion ever since I fled Cnet and Engadget and the last thing I want to see happen is for Macrumours to devolve into another seething morass of toxicity and hostility. And so I do the only thing I know - I push back against the hatred.
Maybe I am making the problem worse, but I know I can't just sit back and do nothing while I watch this whole place go to crap. I won't.
Perhaps 2017 can be the year that anyone who is drinking the koolaid can see things from other peoples point of view too. These people are just as bad and write 'trolling' like defence of Apple.
I'll put bets on whether this post or yours gets more likes...
Cause and effect.
We need doctors because people get ill. We need police because there is crime. I go where I am needed, and post when I am needed.
One cannot exist without the other.
When the acerbic trolling stops, I too will stop. That is my promise to you and this forum.
