"Cringe" - the internet and social media has made this word much more common. ;)

I remember an open letter or two to GOG (basically regarding the changes they were going through), but they didn't seem whiny to me.

I haven't been active on this forum for long enough to have seen many of the open letters that would seem to have come and gone, but regarding open letters in general, I don't have a problem with them: I think that they can be useful in both communicating with the target and raising awareness of the issue being discussed--the latter especially.

Interesting. I use the word fairly often, but haven't really noticed it in excess on the internet (I use almost no social media). I've noticed a rather frequent use of 'cringe-worthy' though.

Don't get me wrong - I acknowledge that there are certainly cases where an open letter is well thought out, well written, and not just a whine/rant. But it seems to me this is far less common than the "You guys suck because you're not giving me what I want" type of open letter.

Definitely, but see my post response above.

Just to be clear, I wasn't prompted to create this thread due to any open letter threads on GOG (I can't actually recall having seen one recently). Rather, it was on another web site that I check out on a daily basis - and this particular one, although very well written, was complaining about something that had been dealt with months ago.

It's a straight letter. The exact opposite of 'S' which is a bent letter. Oddly enough they get along very well as can be seen in the insanely popular word 'is'.

You people are truly insane to 'high rate' my open letter joke. XD

I love you for it but beware that the men in the white coats may be knocking at your door at any minute. Hey, I'll save you a corner in the padded room. :P

Are OQD the only closed letters? (Q is more of a crossed letter like T or A.)
What about P?

I'd probably put P and B in there as well.
I love that place! They give you this awesome jacket and you can hug yourself all day!

What I find funny, is sometimes on Facebook or somewhere someone will post a status update or somesuch where they are expressing their frustration about something and it may or may not even take on the form of a complaint, but someone ends up commenting below to complain about them posting their complaint and in a negative tone like "Oh for shit sake stop your f'n bitching and complaining and being so damned negative, it's all a bunch of crap" or something like that. I laugh because someone is trying to tell someone else to stop being negative and stop complaining about things by - that's right - you guessed it - bitching and complaining negatively to the person as a response to their post. Oh the irony... ;o)

The second person in that scenario sure isn't leading by example that's for sure. ;o) Good for a laugh or an eyeroll on occasion though. :)

Agreed.. "Open Letter" and this other one title I could read here today, "Cleaning out my closet".. Same feeling you have, generally an accurate red alert of "attention whoring drama" better left unknown to oneself, let alone participate in such a thread. Also, "debates" on public / social policies and religions are ugly like that.

LOL, except that the "Cleaning out my Closet" is a Give/Throwaway for games:)

Open Letter, and anything that starts with "Dear" regardless if it claiming to be an "open letter." Any responses that start with "Please," say something (often obvious or not even relevant), then end with "thanks," are all insta cringe.

To a lesser degree (and for other reasons) anytime someone uses the terms/phrases ad hominem, moving goal posts, or strawman in a discussion. They were all cool at first, but sometimes I feel like people will use them to make an argument sound more legit.

Yes, how delightful for a change, by such a title.. :)

I am a really cool guy.

Shhh :P

Pimpmonkey got excited and thought I was coming out of the closet :P

Just hearing the words, "open letter" makes me think of this Kids in the Hall skit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m68-oWBh9Ow