I have a few theory's on this:
1. People often misunderstand printed medium, and either don't know how their posts come off sounding, or don't take the time to word them carefully. I know I did this ONE TIME, just sent it without thinking about how it would sound, and WATCH OUT! It was not good, and I felt attacked and kind of stupid because it was pretty much my own fault for posting something that was obviously misunderstood.
2. DVC is a huge purchase for most people and they want to be sure that they made the right decision. When we were looking, it was almost a frustration that every resort had pros and cons. We were looking for the answer to "What is just absolutely the best resort?" and there is no answer to that question. Every resort has advantages and disadvantages, and the trick is to figure out which one is the best for your family. But people do not like to feel that perhaps they have made a mistake.
I'm very comfortable with our purchase, but if Disney would just build a small resort that's big enough to have anything anyone ever wanted, with a low points structure, within walking distance to every park (but still with charming monorails and boats), with a nice secluded feel and great bustling nightlife, theming that appealed to every taste, and the best pool on property with the largest rooms and most convenient set up with direct transportation from everyone's front door (but only if you like that), the lowest maintenance fees and purchase price, and plenty of availability even a month out, then we'll just buy there.
3. People have anonymity here and so sometimes say things they would never dream of saying to others, or do not try to phrase things politely.
I'm one of those people who's really excited to stay at my home resort, and also thrilled that I get the chance to try all the others too.
Also wanted to say that it's not all on these boards. When I told a friend who owns DVC where I was purchasing, the first thing she said was, "But why would you ever want to stay there! Don't you know that MY resort has...". So I think people everywhere want to defend their purchase and feel that they made the best decision and everyone agrees with them.
The thing is, if we all agree that there are lots of right answers because every owner is different, we'd have a much more civil discussion.
1. People often misunderstand printed medium, and either don't know how their posts come off sounding, or don't take the time to word them carefully. I know I did this ONE TIME, just sent it without thinking about how it would sound, and WATCH OUT! It was not good, and I felt attacked and kind of stupid because it was pretty much my own fault for posting something that was obviously misunderstood.
2. DVC is a huge purchase for most people and they want to be sure that they made the right decision. When we were looking, it was almost a frustration that every resort had pros and cons. We were looking for the answer to "What is just absolutely the best resort?" and there is no answer to that question. Every resort has advantages and disadvantages, and the trick is to figure out which one is the best for your family. But people do not like to feel that perhaps they have made a mistake.
I'm very comfortable with our purchase, but if Disney would just build a small resort that's big enough to have anything anyone ever wanted, with a low points structure, within walking distance to every park (but still with charming monorails and boats), with a nice secluded feel and great bustling nightlife, theming that appealed to every taste, and the best pool on property with the largest rooms and most convenient set up with direct transportation from everyone's front door (but only if you like that), the lowest maintenance fees and purchase price, and plenty of availability even a month out, then we'll just buy there.
3. People have anonymity here and so sometimes say things they would never dream of saying to others, or do not try to phrase things politely.
I'm one of those people who's really excited to stay at my home resort, and also thrilled that I get the chance to try all the others too.
Also wanted to say that it's not all on these boards. When I told a friend who owns DVC where I was purchasing, the first thing she said was, "But why would you ever want to stay there! Don't you know that MY resort has...". So I think people everywhere want to defend their purchase and feel that they made the best decision and everyone agrees with them.
The thing is, if we all agree that there are lots of right answers because every owner is different, we'd have a much more civil discussion.
I think a short course in resort tolerance should be provided by the DIS. Are we not ALL HUMAN? Personally, as an OKW-American I can learn to live with the SSR-Americans, the BWV-Americans, the BCV-Americans, etc, etc. Can you??[/QUOTE]
