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[Guest spendlove]

>and i--obviously--am unconcerned with your judgements

>of whether ANYTHING from me

>is in good (or bad)

>taste!

 

I have seen you post this same response to many if not most of the people who have expressed opinions about your posts. The question in my mind is, if you have no interest in how people react to your posts, why do you post at all? If you are not trying to communicate something to others, and such communication by its very nature implies a reaction to what is communicated, then what are you doing here? If it's true that you don't care what others think of what you have to say, there seems no point in participating in an Internet message board. You should just talk to yourself.

[Guest spendlove]

>and i--obviously--am unconcerned with your judgements

>of whether ANYTHING from me

>is in good (or bad)

>taste!

 

I have seen you post this same response to many if not most of the people who have expressed opinions about your posts. The question in my mind is, if you have no interest in how people react to your posts, why do you post at all? If you are not trying to communicate something to others, and such communication by its very nature implies a reaction to what is communicated, then what are you doing here? If it's true that you don't care what others think of what you have to say, there seems no point in participating in an Internet message board. You should just talk to yourself.

[Guest DCescortBOY]

reread what i said.

i am unconcerned with their JUDGEMENTS!!!!!

reaction & exchange of information are things in which i am interested.

[Guest DCescortBOY]

reread what i said.

i am unconcerned with their JUDGEMENTS!!!!!

reaction & exchange of information are things in which i am interested.

[Guest DCescortBOY]

i invite you to correct any thing i post.

(my god! do you really think you're going to have an impact?)

the most glaring of my errors is my refusal to capitalize ANYTHING other than that which i wish to emphasize.

since you fancy yourself such an expert, go ahead & try critiquing my posts.

 

i'm on the very EDGE of my seat....

[Guest DCescortBOY]

i invite you to correct any thing i post.

(my god! do you really think you're going to have an impact?)

the most glaring of my errors is my refusal to capitalize ANYTHING other than that which i wish to emphasize.

since you fancy yourself such an expert, go ahead & try critiquing my posts.

 

i'm on the very EDGE of my seat....

[Guest DCescortBOY]

1) i don't correct every error i encounter. in fact, i allow, indeed, the vast majority to pass without comment. (oh my! do note the exceptional use of punctuation in that sentence. didn't someone say recently that sarcasm isn't dead?)

 

2) if you all are to be allowed to post whatever you want in whatever form you want, shouldn't the same courtesy be extended to me? let's dig just a touch deeper here: you are telling me NOT TO POST certain things; you're trying to remove my "right" to contribute. please show me where i've ever told someone not to post something. please show me when i challenged someone's "right" to contribute. you'll be dueling with windmills for quite a long while if you try to find such an instance.

[Guest DCescortBOY]

1) i don't correct every error i encounter. in fact, i allow, indeed, the vast majority to pass without comment. (oh my! do note the exceptional use of punctuation in that sentence. didn't someone say recently that sarcasm isn't dead?)

 

2) if you all are to be allowed to post whatever you want in whatever form you want, shouldn't the same courtesy be extended to me? let's dig just a touch deeper here: you are telling me NOT TO POST certain things; you're trying to remove my "right" to contribute. please show me where i've ever told someone not to post something. please show me when i challenged someone's "right" to contribute. you'll be dueling with windmills for quite a long while if you try to find such an instance.

[Guest DCescortBOY]

gee... maybe if i'm lucky, i can be like deej when i get older!

are you REALLY this fond of yourself?

[Guest DCescortBOY]

gee... maybe if i'm lucky, i can be like deej when i get older!

are you REALLY this fond of yourself?

[Guest DCescortBOY]

>What some posters feel a need

>to comment on often says

>more about the poster than

>the actual post.

 

 

d'accord.

[Guest DCescortBOY]

>What some posters feel a need

>to comment on often says

>more about the poster than

>the actual post.

 

 

d'accord.

[Boston Guy]

You continue to personalize and mischaracterize the comments I and others have made.

 

I don't think anyone has said that you cannot post the things you have posted. In claiming that we are trying to remove your right to contribute, you err. There is a big difference between telling someone that they cannot do something and advising them that certain kinds of comment they are prone to making might be considered somewhat rude or offensive by others.

 

It's a sign of good judgment to be able to distinguish between what one can do and what one should do. And it is a sign of maturity and good character to care enough about the feelings of those around you (even in Internet space) to act in a way that respects those feelings.

 

Finally, to my knowledge, not one poster has criticized you personally. There have been no ad hominem remarks. Instead, the discussion has properly stayed where it should -- on the behavior in question.

[Boston Guy]

You continue to personalize and mischaracterize the comments I and others have made.

 

I don't think anyone has said that you cannot post the things you have posted. In claiming that we are trying to remove your right to contribute, you err. There is a big difference between telling someone that they cannot do something and advising them that certain kinds of comment they are prone to making might be considered somewhat rude or offensive by others.

 

It's a sign of good judgment to be able to distinguish between what one can do and what one should do. And it is a sign of maturity and good character to care enough about the feelings of those around you (even in Internet space) to act in a way that respects those feelings.

 

Finally, to my knowledge, not one poster has criticized you personally. There have been no ad hominem remarks. Instead, the discussion has properly stayed where it should -- on the behavior in question.

[Boston Guy]

>I've been communicating online for more

>than 10 years. Emoticons (an

>icon depicting emotion, for the

>curious) are a time-honored technique

>for delivering the "body language"

>and context that is so

>missing in non-verbal communications.

>

>In writing, there is no way

>to convey "tone of voice"

>or the way your head

>is tilting to the side,

>or the underlying chuckle with

>which the remark is intended.

>Lacking the physical clues, remarks

>meant with humor can often

>sound extremely harsh.

>

>I actually find it difficult to

>write business documents without the

>emoticons and TLA's so common

>in the electronic world. I

>labor over them for hours

>to get just the right

>tone of voice. I'm not

>likely to labor over a

>posting here for hours. I'd

>never get through it if

>I did.

>

 

I agree and disagree. :-)

 

I disagree that there is no way to convey tone of voice or an underlying chuckle in writing -- I think virtually any emotion can be conveyed accurately through words. But I certainly do agree that doing so can often take time and care -- more than most of us are willing to spend on a message board post. So, yes, you're right: emoticons are useful because they help us create short posts that more accurately convey what we are feeling than might be the case without them. I just wish people would go easy on them.

 

>>And I find it a

>>little annoying because I think

>>multiple smiley's make a whole

>>post hard to read, with

>>bright yellow faces everywhere.

>

>:-) ;-) :9 }>

>

>(sorry ... couldn't resist.)

>

 

LOL

 

(which I think is one of the most useful of all the Internet shortcuts)

 

BG

[Boston Guy]

>I've been communicating online for more

>than 10 years. Emoticons (an

>icon depicting emotion, for the

>curious) are a time-honored technique

>for delivering the "body language"

>and context that is so

>missing in non-verbal communications.

>

>In writing, there is no way

>to convey "tone of voice"

>or the way your head

>is tilting to the side,

>or the underlying chuckle with

>which the remark is intended.

>Lacking the physical clues, remarks

>meant with humor can often

>sound extremely harsh.

>

>I actually find it difficult to

>write business documents without the

>emoticons and TLA's so common

>in the electronic world. I

>labor over them for hours

>to get just the right

>tone of voice. I'm not

>likely to labor over a

>posting here for hours. I'd

>never get through it if

>I did.

>

 

I agree and disagree. :-)

 

I disagree that there is no way to convey tone of voice or an underlying chuckle in writing -- I think virtually any emotion can be conveyed accurately through words. But I certainly do agree that doing so can often take time and care -- more than most of us are willing to spend on a message board post. So, yes, you're right: emoticons are useful because they help us create short posts that more accurately convey what we are feeling than might be the case without them. I just wish people would go easy on them.

 

>>And I find it a

>>little annoying because I think

>>multiple smiley's make a whole

>>post hard to read, with

>>bright yellow faces everywhere.

>

>:-) ;-) :9 }>

>

>(sorry ... couldn't resist.)

>

 

LOL

 

(which I think is one of the most useful of all the Internet shortcuts)

 

BG

[+ deej]

>gee... maybe if i'm lucky, i

>can be like deej when

>i get older!

 

You've got the physical attributes for it, but I'd bet against it happening. There's more to a human being than a big cock and a slender build.

 

>are you REALLY this fond of

>yourself?

 

No. But this is exactly the sort of bitch slap response I was talking about.

[+ deej]

>gee... maybe if i'm lucky, i

>can be like deej when

>i get older!

 

You've got the physical attributes for it, but I'd bet against it happening. There's more to a human being than a big cock and a slender build.

 

>are you REALLY this fond of

>yourself?

 

No. But this is exactly the sort of bitch slap response I was talking about.

[+ deej]

>LOL

>

>(which I think is one of

>the most useful of all

>the Internet shortcuts)

 

It's actually called a TLA. (Three Letter Abbreviation)

 

And with true internet panache, many TLA's are not three letters at all, like:

 

ROFL

 

They actually originated when connection speeds were much slower and every byte transferred was precious. Still, even with today's connection speeds a facility that helps explain "mood" or "tone of voice" is useful.

 

Face it, we're not all going to spend a lot of time editing posts and to be honest we're not all capable. But we should all be welcome to post here. And all should be able to express themselves. If an occasional TLA or emoticon helps us do that, why not use them?

[+ deej]

>LOL

>

>(which I think is one of

>the most useful of all

>the Internet shortcuts)

 

It's actually called a TLA. (Three Letter Abbreviation)

 

And with true internet panache, many TLA's are not three letters at all, like:

 

ROFL

 

They actually originated when connection speeds were much slower and every byte transferred was precious. Still, even with today's connection speeds a facility that helps explain "mood" or "tone of voice" is useful.

 

Face it, we're not all going to spend a lot of time editing posts and to be honest we're not all capable. But we should all be welcome to post here. And all should be able to express themselves. If an occasional TLA or emoticon helps us do that, why not use them?

[Guest jc92103]

As of today, I would prefer to not be called a client. I am a Klyant . Thank You.

[Guest jc92103]

As of today, I would prefer to not be called a client. I am a Klyant . Thank You.

[Will]

Perhaps we'd all do ourselves a favor by simply ignoring the remarkably charm-free e.e. cummings wannabe who calls himself DCescortBoy. Since we can't send him to his room without his supper, maybe we can just pretend he isn't here. Certainly, we can refrain from responding to his posts, even in the vein of BG's noble attempt to be reasonable. It looks to me as though rational discourse isn't what's wanted.

[Will]

Perhaps we'd all do ourselves a favor by simply ignoring the remarkably charm-free e.e. cummings wannabe who calls himself DCescortBoy. Since we can't send him to his room without his supper, maybe we can just pretend he isn't here. Certainly, we can refrain from responding to his posts, even in the vein of BG's noble attempt to be reasonable. It looks to me as though rational discourse isn't what's wanted.

[Guest cp8036]

Will,

I think yours was the best posting I have read in some time.

 

And certainly, your grasp of grammar is more good than mine.