How sensitive are you to forum remarks?

It depends who is saying it.. if it is someone I admire then yeh, I'd feel it, if it's one of the few I dislike, then I don't care.

i only read the complements.

Hehe. Yeah, that works, too.

This is pretty much me. I find myself being bothered more by the ideas raised by some of the topics than the posting behavior IN them. Anytime there's a hot thread there's usually someone who wins themself the golden turd award for lack of civility or respect. I don't like seeing that, but I wouldn't say it really "bothers" me so much.
For myself personally, I take critisism quite well, though I admit it does depend somewhat on the manner it's conveyed. Respect earns respect, and idiots get treated like idiots.. simple as that.

I think I am not so sensitive, I remember my first posting (or so) here I was slammed by one or two, dont even recall who they was.. But I also found one or two of you came to my defence... I learned that if you post it expect whatever reply is given take it with a grain er.. crystal of salt and move on....

However I have seen people go ape shit on each other........

I answered in the poll that I am not sensitive to attacks but upon further contemplation I believe that it depends on an ever changing set of variables. At times I am sensitive and at others I am not.

I never post inebriated.

Pep (pleads guilty on only one count. )

PS Des, I am glad you are amused, but I think you might be missing the point somewhat.

It is hurtful when an insinuating remark is made from someone whom I have respect for. Sarcasm is uncalled for in most occasions, and a lethal way to set off more misunderstandings.

I personally encountered strangers/ acquaintances who said (or did) mean things, but I did not rebut it; I just moved away. It is futile to defend against some who like to use ad hominem attacks (or other forms) to stroke their egos or inflate more airiness into their cranial capacities.

You reap what you sow.

I believe what comes around, goes around.

Oh, doubtlessly true! It's entirely intentional.

well for what it's worth Jig, I still like ya, even if you are nice to pep when he needs a good kick in the rear.

and the thing that I've learend is that on the internet, there's mostly two kinds of acid commenters (not including the trolls that are almost always looking to bait you). the ones that really do get furiously angry, and the ones that look at it like a challenge to be the most cutting.... if I'm ever one I always shoot for the second type because it's more like a no stakes game of poker that way =)

Don't read much then?

Pep (Certainly not on your spelling. )

Reading and spelling are not necesarily a complement of each other. I read a very great deal, but I still find English spelling very difficult and I wouldn't be seen dead using an Oxford comma!

3Ring probably reads all sort of things - "Snow Crash", for one - you should be giving a compliment for such a clever choice of avatar name.

You haven't read my post very well. I was suggesting that if 3Ring only read 'complements' (sic) she didn't read many posts about herself - and the posts would not be complimenting her spelling.

Pep (I doubt if she has even heard of 'Snow Crash' before this post. )

PS I don't necessarily rise to every bait.

I said ealirer (page 4) about sensitivity to forum remarks - pick on me. That way you can really get your fill.

People are always nice to me in the forums, even when they're telling me I'm wrong!

depends on what time of the month it is.

That's 'cos you are always nice to them, even when you *are* wrong!

Pep (although I can't recall you being wrong, offhand. )

Don't really care what anyone thinks or says.

What if its August 23rd at 3 PM???

Pep, I doubt 3Ring would have picked her avatar name if she had not read "Snow Crash" in some detail - after all it was the book that led to SL.

It's not that anyway - I should thing about 98% of readers have no idea what you are rabbiting on about and those sort of posts make it sound like there is a "clique in the know" operating here. I just don't like that!

Some people do not think in flows of discursive thought - Einstein didn't. You and I may have English words running around in our brains all the time - not everyone is like that.

At what point do we draw a line across this thread and say, "For example..."? =^-^=

Ask her!

Because they don't take the time and care to read what I have taken time and care to write.

You might be right; alternatively you might be paranoid.

*shrug*

If those sort of people have any self-awareness (and a smidgeon of common sense) then they won't read my posts.

Pep (I think Argent might argue with your SL origin theory.)

I cannot say how sensitive i am, only that it upsets me to some degree (cables and wires jumping out fo my neck) *if* a Linden is posting here and also *if* a Linden is not posting here.

With all the other people I am relaxed.

ummmm, who are you even? you seem to know me so well. & but have a great day! i will. it's sunny and warm and i hear birds chirping! a little smokey, but that'll blow away soon.

So far as I know, this reflects the facts. Of course, LL's founders did not stint at using Snow Crash as part of the mythos when starting LL -- in reality, they read a lot of fantasy/futurist literature in an attempt to project how SL's society would/could evolve.
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