Communication in the Digital Age

[vinylrake]

On a completely seperate and unrelated to anything currently being discussed anywhere else on this forum topic, in my internet travels I have often heard people explain (defend) their tendency to get misunderstood as a result of their not rereading or editing their posts - e.g. writing in an 'off top of the head' style manner. Sometimes it's worse, instead of just deflecting the responsibility for writing accurately, they actually attack the people who (taking what they wrote at face value) misunderstood them, blaming those people as haters or trolls or having a grudge against the writer. (I know, it's silly and hard to believe, but trust me, I have seenn it)

Personally, I think anyone who is old enough to have learned to write via some method other then IM/Chat and who is reasonably intelligent who does NOT edit/reread his/her posts is intelligent enough to understand that when one doesn't type what one means s/he is going to be misunderstood. Often.

I also think that a rational person who falls into that category and who is AWARE that s/he doesn't at least reread his/her posts to see if they say what s/he meant to say should be mature enough to take responsibility for any miscommunications that occur instead of lashing out at people who respond honestly to what was actually written.

In other words, be responsible for what you write and don't blame other people for misunderstanding you.




ps. If you are reading this and think I am writing about YOU, you are probably mistaken, you are probably just an arrogant egocentric jerk who thinks everything is about you. Trust me, it's not.

[GizmoHB]

Somehow I feel drunken forum posters should be mentioned here,.. I know we're an elite and small group... but yea... uhmm... what was I typing about...?

...Giz

[The Elfoid]

VR ~puny mortals!

[Horus]

::giggles like a gremlin::

[Renwood TWA]

Communication is irrelevant when people are biased to begin with.

and BTW horus your a MASSIVE TOOL

[Death's Avatar]

your

Communication is never ever ever irrelevant.

-DA

[A-Red]

And people are always always always biased.

I agree completely with VR. It's a different sort of communications, but as people using it, it behooves us to understand and work with it.

[Frumius]

ps. If you are reading this and think I am writing about YOU, you are probably mistaken, you are probably just an arrogant egocentric jerk who thinks everything is about you. Trust me, it's not.

You mean me?! You're talking to me, I see right through you (it's perfectly clear!)! I'm reading between the lines, and it's quite plain (practically blank).

::oops, gotta go. Shiny thing needs me. I'll edit later::

[vinylrake]

::oops, gotta go. Shiny thing needs me. I'll edit later::

I gotta say Frum... I've heard a lot of 'terms of endearment' and nicknames guys use for their wives, but I've never EVER heard anyone call their wife the 'shiny thing'.

[vinylrake]

Ren and Horus could you please take your grudge match somewhere else? this topic is for discussing communication, not for your petty personality squabbles.

[Baak]

I agree 90% that true communication is rarely the ultimate - or even the penultimate - terminus of the forum thread usurper.

Unless, of course, it is.

[Horus]

BTW horus your a MASSIVE TOOL

Ok then.

[oogaBooga]

That's some thinly-veiled trolling, VR :P

[The Elfoid]

Ren and Horus could you please take your grudge match somewhere else? this topic is for discussing communication, not for your petty personality squabbles.

Being fair, Horus could have been giggling for all kinds of reason. The guy has several screws loose.

[vinylrake]

That's some thinly-veiled trolling, VR

Asking people to take their fighting somewhere else is hardly trolling.