I don't mean to add gas to a fire here, but...
While I am a friend of Chuck, I do agree that often, he is very condescending and arrogant.
However, I find that he was excessively attacked in this thread. Since nearly the beginning he admitted he was wrong, but you guys, mostly you Starwars4J, continued to insult his dignity and his honesty.
You all may think that being harsh is just better builders being elitist scumbags, but I know from experience that being babied won't make you any better. And while I understand many builders are here just to have fun, you can't say someone is wrong for making critical comments in a topic that's reviewing someone else's MOCs.
Now, Justin has a point; he, as well as myself, find it absurd and insulting when someone says "I could do better," especially when all the builder was trying to achieve was a little satisfaction and fun. I think there's a fine line that many see much wider than it actually is. If someone's walking around saying "I could do better" without giving advice, then yes, they're being an elitist jerk, but when the person from the beginning says "Thats just my opinion though." it's totally different. He even says it in the middle of the comment that everyone's been flipping over.
Starwars4J, from what I read, you're just as much at fault as Chuck. All he was doing was contrasting the models versus his own skills. He was commenting on the fact that they were Halo, not the builder. And yes, Justin's models are overrated (sorry Justin, but it's true), but you had to jump on him for attacking Justin personally, and although there's been tension between the two in the past, this wasn't necessarily one of those moments.
I seriously think both sides need to cool it. Starwars4J, back off Chuck and maybe he won't be so defensive and feel so insulted. Maybe read over a post a few times and try to figure out where he's coming from before immediately going in for the kill. By talking to him on a friendly level, rather than a critical level, you may have more success, if not...d Chuck, calm down a bit, it's just plastic building blocks in the end. You may be better than many other builders, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're more respectable. Give kindness a chance, it may make you even better.
Now again, I don't want to reignite a burned match, but I felt these things needed to be said.
You're friendly pacifist,
-Nick
