--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" > > <anartaxius@> wrote: > >> > >> To make the question more precise, for any given person on FFL, in your > >> own estimation, based on the replies you get and the posts directed to you > >> either directly or indirectly, is there a range somewhere within 0% to > >> 100% for which you feel you can accurately estimate or guesstimate the > >> motives a person has in making such a post? I would assume that the > >> percentage would vary with the person. > > > > If I may put in my two cents here: > > > > This is an interesting question but I think everyone in answering someone's > > post evaluates where that person is 'coming from' when posting something. > > How sincere are they? How much are they trying to push buttons? To what > > degree does a poster really not know the answer to something and is merely > > looking for attention? Is the poster open to whatever feedback they are > > presumably asking you for? All of these things and many, many more are > > analyzed, consciously or unconsciously, when deciding whether to reply to > > someone or not. > > > > Having assessed all these things a response will be forthcoming. I think > > that I can accurately assess where a person is 'coming from' about 90% of > > the time. Part of this is past history watching various people interact and > > knowing who they like, who they don't like and how they tend to communicate > > - their style, their tools, their verbal weaponry, their personality as it > > appears here at FFL. Buck is one of the few who is the most mysterious of > > anybody to me. Those who know him personally will know what he is all about > > but based on his FFL presence I really couldn't tell you with any real > > accuracy who he is. > > That is a pretty good percentage. I could never claim to scope out someone > that well, I have to hedge my bets when I try to do that. I was never good at > it. > > About Buck. Yes, he is rather unusual. I tend to think of him as something > out the mid-19th century, way before even my time. Share said something about > meeting Buck; I got the impression he had the same effect in person. As I > asked in portions of this post snipped away here these questions of Judy, I > do not know whether I will get a reasoned reply or I should put on body > armour, or take a vacation to Madagascar. Generally I get the impression she > is irritated with me most of the time. But I really am not good at this.
Aww, Xeno. Don't worry. Judy isn't THAT scary. She is sharp as a tack, quick as a whip and definitely doesn't seem to suffer fools very well but I sense her heart is actually deep and true and very red. I think her bark is worse than her bite and she can drop her annoyance quickly and easily. I love that she can be downright ruthless one moment and be very happy to engage positively and enthusiastically with the same person the next moment. Just don't lie to her, try and manipulate a situation or act in a way that indicates laziness or sloppiness with regard to posting history and assertions thereof. She'll get you every time. Here is the thing, I would rather get a whupping by Ms Stein than a spit ball in the face by a few others around here. >
