That's the response I aim for. People who used to dislike me, but grew to consider me a friend
A large portion of my best online friends started out arguing against me. A guy at another board who I used to argue with nonstop also ended up one of my best friends, though I hated him at first. I blame him for my transformation from blind Nintendo fanboy to... less blind... Nintendo fanboy
Same with DrZaius. I veiwed him as an annoying upstart at first, but we ended up friends. For awhile he was probably my best friend here at
ZU.
Dryth... my first real contact with him was a debate, involving an article I wrote. He's probably the person I admire most in the Zelda community.
Jenova's Witness? Yep, I very much disliked him, at first. Now I consider him a friend, though I haven't spoken with him in forever.
And even Searanox and AnakiN... There have been periods where I disliked both, but they're past, and I consider both good friends.
Even Mirren fits the pattern. At first, I thought he was an annoying newbie. Probably because he was

But now's he's cool.