Originally posted by miden:
Hellboy I think the only issue is that folks sometimes forget, this is text based!!
In the old days letter writing was a true art form. Being able to express exactly ones thoughts and feelings, with both the correct syntax and grammar, complete with punctuation, meant the receiver of the letter was able to "get inside the head" as it were, of the writer.
These days it's get to the point in as short a possible time, and forget any sort of grammar. We as humans are really designed for face-to-face communication, and once away from that we really need to consider very carefully our writen word construction.
In essence I think that is the only issue.
Time and again, folks on this forum have said if we were all in a room together we would all get along very well. I concur with that.
Folks do need to step back a little when reading a text message and try a little empathy with the poster.
I know I have been guilty of immediately jumping up and down (not literally) when reading a post, but then after a moments pause, realise there was no malice in a particular post, just someones opinion, and of course their complete right to express such an opinion. The same as they (I hope) give a post of mine the same respect and thought.
Dennis
Fairly said Dennis.
Ya know, I hope we all WOULD get on in a room together, but for mostly good reasons, (not just because we would all be within *ahem* arms reach of each other if you know what I mean!) nevertheless, that was the point of my post.
It IS text based and people CAN'T (fully) divine an original intention (good or ill) without getting in someone's head - or at least hearing the tone of their voice/seeing their face.
Therefore:
They really should choose their words carefully.
(I think maybe you're mainly talking about people's REACTION to the other person's posts - yes?)
I guess we can all have days where we're thin skinned (myself definitely included) - or more to the point, feeling good or bad about ourselves. The more confident we are in ourselves, the less defensive we are when someone questions our choice of Keyboard/P.A./Song/ etc etc
[This message has been edited by hellboy44 (edited 12-03-2009).]
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