I'm not sure really, I've butted heads with a lot of people, even before Aly came around.
Knowing Aly, that premise is her belief and interpretation of the story, but are we clear that Aly never said that the LA version did happen?
Well, she has, though, but I am willing to write that off as bad phrasing on her part.
The problem, though goes beyond the LA version. It's to do with the fact she phrased her premise there AS fact.
It's to do with her constant interpolations, of her seeming quote mines, and ignoring of evidence, including bits of paragraphs or even sentences she quotes.
There was the kerfluffle when she kept saying Nomura had decided to film in hawaii because of the Flower's resembling Aerith's when the reason he said was the ocean.
There's her insistence on I will state frankly absurd ideas that she cannot seem to validate apart from her assertion- such as that the AVs have a narrative meaning, that they reflect on Cloud's own affection, and that they only count for two of the four people they exist for.
Sorry for the double post: (Can't find the edit button)
Well, you might not believe this, but Aly does live in a forest with her 56k modem. This really has nothing to do with hate, she barely even know you guys. She's really just struggling loading this forum on her ancient computer, she can't even see everything in her own forum. It doesn't really help the fact, that most replies to her aren't exactly nice.....So I don't exactly blame her if I was in her situation...
The thing is, Giddy, we've told her to take her time. We've told her to use the stripped down 'mobile' forum skin. We've told her to wait and take as long as she likes to respond.
And no, the replies here haven't been kind. I won't even pretend we were. But Anastar's not been a bed of roses either, here or on CxA. She's also gotten offended and refused to answer responses because they called her argument silly, and because they called out an apparent and direct inconsistency on her own argument.
I understand you are trying to defend a friend. That is admirable. But to be a friend, one must also be able to turn right around and tell them when they do wrong, to recognize it.
Despite our rage at her apparently inconsistency, we really don't wish Anastar ill. But she is making it very hard to be sympathetic.
Part of the issue is, as Celes/ Arthur posted, we have different standards of rude.
To me, being called a name is rather no big deal. Hell, part of my User title comes from insults about me made on CxA.
To me, not being honest in your arguments- even if the one you're being dishonest to is yourself- THAT is a big deal.
Inconsistency in an argument is a serious issue.
Misrepresentation of an argument or evidence is a very serious issue.
That is why Anastar has been trying my patience and the patience of others, because intentionally or not, it seems Anastar is doing all of those things. Habitually.