Edvard stated: source post
"It's the stubborn ones with bad tempers you have to apply this to. What you said sounds cute and reasonable in a perfect world, but trust me... learning when to "tell her what she needs to hear to get what you want" (including some piece of mind) saves you both a lot of headache, Turn. XD"
Some "headaches" are worth it for what follows it. If it's not, then I'll find someone where it will be. I'd rather have the right someone than simply having anyone.
If what I'm saying is "Perfect World" material, then I must be living a perfect life. I've faced some rejection through this approach, but they're the sorts of people where I'd have lived my days treating them like walking through a minefield instead of actual interaction.
How I word things probably helps.
"I fully agree preserving the dynamics of this place is priority. I just failed to see any real loss of "ideals" inside the community had we gone through with female handling 101."
The forum'd see me defending Luna's poorly devised decisions if I went with this sexist "female handling 101" nonsense. I was cussed out at one point for not saying anything, so I'd not just be smiling and nodding, I'd outright be her ventriloquism dummy had I chosen to go the route of the lying sycophant.
Edvard stated: source post
It was all worth it, but it wouldn't have been if the community had dissolved.
This is why a campaign to assemble behind the scenes was even done through IMing, IRC, and to a lesser degree Kiwi's PMs. We wouldn't dissolve, we'd just have been set back for a little before being reborn, much like the shift from Nabble to SC 1.0.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that we don't have to do that now, but if we did have to it's nice to see that we're prepared. As antagonistic as we tend to be against each other, it's comforting to see that in a time of crisis with a common enemy we (for the most part) are able to mobilize and plan for the worst.