Apparently sharing my opinion in an intelligent manner makes me unpopular

New Facebook version came out recently and everyone's whining as they always do about it. I decided to share my opinions with one such group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56865947818), and here's their response:

If we get a shiit load of people to join this... do you thinkk anything will change?

Al'x Dilliott (Ridgetown District High School): idk... i hope so :)

Ben Lorenc (Westdale Secondary School): didnt last time

Al'x Dilliott (Ridgetown District High School): jesus christ >:/

Jessica Josefik (Hamilton, ON): I hope so but i still doubt it. It didnt have an effect last time :(

Me: Of course it won't. Redesigning a site as big as Facebook costs hundreds of thousands of dollars in developer time. Are you going to pay for that? I thought not. So stop bitching about the FREE site you all use daily anyway.

Josh Daniel Beadman (Hamilton, ON): justin hayes, if it takes hundreds of thousands of dollars (in dev time) to change the site, why the f*** would they not change it 1 time and make ppl happy with it instead of changing it multiple times and waste money

suck it,
JB

Ayla DeBona (Hamilton, ON): Lmfao Owned.

Me: They'd only be wasting money if they went back on their changes. Your point is moot.

Little Coyner (Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School): Why is Justin even talking ? No one cares.. =/

Me: And to reply to Josh, the reason they don't just do it once and make everyone happy is because that's 1) impossible and 2) would eventually be outdated. The site has to evolve and meet the needs of the *majority*, not the vocal minority who find something wrong with it every time. Try running your own website sometime and see how hard it is to please everyone. It's like herding cats.

Kassandra Levesque-Wong (Sainte-Famille): dude, justin kid, it doesn't have to evolve every 1 to 2 months, are you dumb?

like,
did google evolve that much?
did myspace?
and I mean this in like,
a short period of time.

I think not.

so,
what you are saying,
pretty much makes no sense.

just face it,
right now,
facebook pretty much sucks,
and if you wanna kill the point of this group,
leave.

thankyou.

Tiana Leigh Thompson Doherty (Hamilton, ON): i dont think anything will change cuz it never did last time right away:P

Avery Brooks (Hamilton, ON): it wont change the only way it would is if people just stoped using facebook until it stopped changing i would do it

Ryan Simpson (Saltfleet District High School): no

Katie Petro (Hamilton, ON): honestly we can try to change it but unless millions of people write into the facebook admins and demand it to go back i highly doubt it will change...and it sucks

:(

Me: Kassandra, maybe you should, like, get off Facebook if you don't like it so much, and like, go out and learn how to spell and punctuate correctly. Like, really.

The reason they've rushed to change it again probably has something to do with the fallout that occurred the last time they changed it. Heaven forbid that Facebook should try to improve their website for you all, free of charge.

Also, I find it funny that I'm accused of bitching on a group that was made for people to bitch. The inanity of this astounds me.

Mitchell Bierd: you are the minority Justin everybody likes old facebook. Why are you even in this group anyways?

Me: Because I enjoy challenging popular opinion and seeing the asinine responses I get. I may be the minority in here, but I think you'll find that you are the minority among Facebook users in general. Simple fact is, most people can accept change and deal with it. I suggest you learn something from the people that keep their mouths shut and just move on.

Imagine, if you will, if every site you ever used stayed exactly how it was when it first came out. At the very least, it would be boring after a while, and at worst... you miss out on all the new functionality that is introduced. Sometimes these changes require the layout to be modified, its a fact of web development and there's little that can be done about that.

Every time Facebook changes their design, people whine and bitch for about a month, and then they shut up. Some people just like to hear themselves talk and be validated by their peers. Case in point: the creation of this group. When the dust settles, new Facebook will be here to stay, and you'll have gotten used to it. I promise.

PS: I see we can now edit our thread posts. Evolution at work.

Katie Petro (Hamilton, ON): Wow...Justin, you have got a lot to say and I don't want to sound like a bitch but we don't want to hear it, okay?

So just go back to your little group about how you hate groups like these and talk to them.

P.S.: this group is meant for people who dislike the change, so it might be a good idea to get out of this group unless you really are supporting it because like I said before, we don't want to hear (well read) it.

Me: Am I forcing you to read my posts? Not at all. If you don't want to read them, then don't read them. Same with the site... if you hate it so much, stop using it and go back to MySpace or wherever you came from. It's that simple.

Oh wait, I forgot, just about all of you are nothing but talk. Face it, many of you can't live without Facebook, just as many people can't live without their cellphones. I don't seem to remember people bitching about cellphones getting more and more advanced (and complicated) every year. Facebook has never taken away functionality, they've only ever added it. You should be glad they do this instead of just stagnating like MySpace did. Only recently due to pressure from FB did they start even trying to improve.

Brandon Vella (Toronto, ON): Justin Hayes = winner.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12803411367

I invite you here.

Kristen Brady: I think someone should create a facebook group by the name 'for all those who hate justin hayes.

Just shut the fuck up
Because obviously no one here wants to have to scroll down your long boring messages.

Go back to masturbating to friggin shakesphere.

Me: I would laugh my damned ass off if someone made that group.

Here, I'll do it for you all, since you're apparently having trouble getting used to the new Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=76313185999

Lucas Oesterreich (Ancaster High School): Justin, you excel in the art of badassery. Reading your arguments brought tears to my eyes and a sudden stiffness in the pants.

May Raptor Jesus aid you in your ass-kicking.

Marliee Dawnn (Fanshawe): Alright, people.

I understand that Justin may have some opinions none of you agree with, but why should he be alright with your opinion if all you do is attack him for his? All of this name calling and profanity is getting to be absurd. If you have an issue, why do you not talk it out in a civil manner?

As to you,Justin.
I can find no disagreements to your posts, ( expemting the attacks on people themselves, but I admit, they kind of deserve it ), I actually agree with most of the points you have made, but I do not declare myself defeated, nor conformed. I dislike the new facebook, but I'm sure , as with the other layouts, I will get used to it in time, as will the rest of you.

Matthew Mills (M.M. Robinson High School): justin..change, is good, HOWEVER, if "change" is really that necessary, wouldnt you think it would be nice to, i dunno, maybe teach us about how the changes will work? from personal experiences i know that if people are not guided through the changes in "big deals" like facebook, they easily get lost trying to navigate they're ways around, which, I assume, is how you managed to wind up in a group protesting AGAINST the change, none of them want to here you're pointless bullshit, so just do us all a favor, and FUCK OFF

Marliee Dawnn (Fanshawe): Although I do not agree that the changes are something i LIKE, I agree that Justin has some very strong and valid points.

You people in here really need to learn some assertive conversational skills.
Telling people 'Shut the fuck up and get the fuck out' is not going to change his opinion.

Prove him wrong, IF you can.
Otherwise, wallow in your self pitty, hate the new facebook all you want, and disagree with Justins VALID points, but don't attack him, personally.

Tom Rolfe (Ancaster High School): justins arguement is bulletproof in my opinion, i agree with marliee, prove him wrong, until then use what little civilized conversational skills you have left and try to use them to conduct your arguement with justin in a way that does not flood this post thread with inane profanity and useless prattling

Me: Marliee and Tom both get cookies for understanding what it is I'm really after here, and that is intelligent discourse.

Yes, I agree change is pretty useless if nobody knows how to use it. Facebook could definitely do a better job of teaching it's users how to use the site, but then people would complain about the need for a "tutorial" just to socialize. You can't win with a userbase as large as Facebook's so all they can hope to do is please the majority and try to get more and more users, which Facebook has no problem doing.

Marliee Dawnn (Fanshawe): Kudos to you and your valid points ! and, thanks for the cookie! :)

Kaylynn Ludwig: >.> wow guys.

Matthew Mills (M.M. Robinson High School): in an honest sense, i not really here to argue over a truely pointless subject, but in truth, people like that just crease me, okay? like the group is protesting against the new facebook stuff, and yes, i do support them, and justin dose have valid points, but people who dont agree with the main subject/point of the group, really should'nt just "barge" in and explain to everyone how pathetic what they are trying to accomplish is, i understand change is good, and because you support it i respect you for it, but honestly, people that join a group or something like this just to tell the other people that they are wrong, just makes absolutely no sense to me in any way whatsoever, thanks for understanding my true point.

Kaylynn Ludwig: i understand your conern and i will gladly look into it..but u guys dont have to argue on what someone Belives.

Me: This topic asked a question, that question was basically: "Do you think anything will change back?". My answer was "no", and rather than just leave it at that, I explained why I believe in that answer. I have done nothing wrong.

Kaylynn Ludwig: but Listen Change is Possiable.

Its like Saying the Economic Crisis Willl never End

Its possiable and no one needs to fight About it
Or be a Smartass about it.

Marliee Dawnn (Fanshawe): Again, another valid point made by Justin.

My feeling is, i DO agree with the group.I think that the new facebook REALLY sucks, but in time, we will like it. If not like, then get used to.

I saw people lashing out at Justin, so I decided to see what all of the fuss was about, and as previously stated, I discovered the points he makes are valid.

Matthew Mills (M.M. Robinson High School): we are all aware we are entitled to our own opinions, but, no offense justin, i understand you had an answer to a question that was asked, and i totally support you for speaking your mind, but you could have just left it at that, rather than constantly commenting back at them, though your points were valid, someone has to be the bigger man, and ive decided it will be me, so any comments that are posted to offend me, dont expect to get an answer back, because everyone just needs to take a deep breath and think, what the hell is the point of this argument? and once you do that, congratulations.

Matthew Mills (M.M. Robinson High School): also marliee, if your going to "join in" on our little disagreement, you should really want to consider getting your OWN points, or at least adding more proof to the ones that have been pre-discussed, no offense, im not trying to get on anyone's bad side or start another argument, but just..please

Marliee Dawnn (Fanshawe): sorry, but I do believe I was in on the 'disagreement' before you were.

I'm not in favour of the new facebook, so I see no need for me to agree to the fullest extent, which would be to argue against my own feeling, to support and espand on Justins comments.

I was just sick of the hostility, and tried to be the voice of reason.

just because you disagree with something someone is saying does not mean youhave to be rude and use profain language.

that is the main point i was trying to make.