This is where this argument began. It all started because someone proclaimed that the criticism the developer received was because "people can't stand diversity". What followed were people proclaiming that people criticizing the game wasn't criticism. It's obvious that by reading my recent replies, the original message has been lost, but my intentions related to this topic remains the same.
The fundamental problem with splitting the "acceptable" and "unacceptable" criticism by judging it as "constructive" is flawed. We as a community obviously don't go by the official definition of "constructive". Since we do not use an official definition, but instead a universal understanding, than the term "constructive criticism" is subjective.
The quote you tagged me in was fairly obviously an attempt to showcase the subjectivity. In the very first line of that quote that you posted says "by your definition". I have also never once claimed people weren't being dicks. I fully suspect that some people were just being assholes just because they could. However, that does NOT mean they weren't being critical, they just weren't being "constructive" based on your universal understanding.
Feedback is feedback. It doesn't matter if it's positive, or negative. It doesn't matter if you like, or dislike it. Criticism is simply criticism. It doesn't really matter if you slap the term constructive onto it. I agree that people shouldn't be a dick for no reason, but fundamentally it remains criticism regardless of the fact.
