Buffalo Rising<\/a> reader and supporter since its inception. I appreciate the emphasis on all of the positive things that are happening in our city. I look forward to reading it every day. In fact, it has started a revolution of sorts that is slowly, but surely, influencing our other local media channels. <\/p>\nI\u2019ve always enjoyed reading other people\u2019s comments and points of view, and have learned quite a few things I didn\u2019t know along the way. As I\u2019ve said here before, this outlet has even helped Michele, Chris and I get together to form Broadway Fillmore Alive.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\nWhat I find troubling about the comments I\u2019ve seen lately there (in more than a few posts) is that there are a number of people who feel the need to express their viewpoints in a negative and potentially harmful way. I think that any reasonable person or organization will be receptive to constructive criticism, but they will tend to draw a line in the sand when the feedback is overly negative or hurtful. And in a lot of these cases, it\u2019s not the cause or the project these commenters disagree with, it\u2019s the way things are or are not being done that they have issues with. I see this happening more often there, and it bothers me. I\u2019ll tell you why.<\/p>\n
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