I've really got to say this . . .

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Originally Posted by Teazle

I agree with the sentiment here -- the observation is that we're getting too reactionary and defensive -- but I don't see why all those different behaviours are lumped together in the same paragraph. For example trolling is completely different from tactical purchasing, which is different in turn from organizing a letter-writing campaign. I respect his views but I wish the OP had distinguished more carefully between responsible and irresponsible forms of activism.

Activism is fine . . . but we don't need a new activism thread for every bit of news, or a letter-writing campaign for every bit of news. The Paramount thing is over and done, the Warner thing was a blip, but nothing we're going to do changes either one . . . we'll all buy Blu-ray movies, we don't need somebody, everyday, posting about how important it is to buy this or that. We're all (hopefully) relatively intelligent people who know that sales promote success.

The Buy-a-thon is a cool idea, I have no problem with that, because it's not a knee-jerk, OMG, somebody made an announcement, we all need to go buy as many movies as possible. Support is what we all need to show, but we don't need a support-promotion thread for everything.