You, you, you, yooou are a trip!!! :-) peace & Love
> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:39:26 -0500 > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: The great experiment > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > Me, me, me, me, meeeeee. The most important Person on this blue orb. > Everyone else is here for my personal amusement. So I decree. With a > smidgen of possibility and hopefulness of gaining a little insight > into the socialist mind. Of which Mind's Eye is a veritable haven of > idealistic do-goodery. (Not that there's anything wrong with that) > Add that I get the opportunity to regale members with my unique wit > and indelible charm delivered with my signature humbleness and > literary aplomb . The really nice thing about this group is that > when I fall short of these goals I am usually given the benefit of the > doubt and not unfairly or too severely chastised. They are perceptive > enough to notice I'm enjoying myself and leave me to it. Although I > must say sometimes I'm a tad disappointed when no one wants to play... > > dj > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 2:10 PM, BB47<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Does anyone else find this group a fascinating social experiment? > > Never in history has there been this particular form of > > communication. People that might be thousands of miles apart, tucked > > in their room, unseen, yet can voice their deepest held opinions to > > a group of strangers, more or less. And in just the few years this > > has been going on, it has quickly started to evolve. Where will that > > evolution lead? I can see changes occurring already in just in the > > few years I have been doing this. The defenses, the tactics, it is an > > anthropologist’s dream in here. Will it change over time? Where do > > you see it leading? > > > > There are members that want certain people removed from the > > group. Perfectly reasonable. But it is obviously still not resolved > > just where to draw that line. Leave it to the moderators? Vote the > > member out? I wonder what would happen if we voted members out? > > Would that result in a “common denominator” membership? In other > > words, every member thinks every other member is good to have around? > > Might be something to consider. Might be a small group too. Might > > get boring. Who knows? > > > > Some want the “disruptive” or “inane” removed. People who are > > perceived to not “add any value” to the group by the individual, for > > whatever reason, and I can appreciate that. They find it too much > > of an annoyance to skip over those people. It is pretty easy to do, > > but I suppose if there is a response to that “disrupter”, that it > > could ruin the “flow” of a “good” discussion. Maybe you should just > > have a group of people that everyone considers “a good > > conversation?” Something to consider. > > > > I would be perfectly happy to be put up on the block, by the way > > Voted in or out. > > > > I have noticed the following “types” of people on these boards: > > > > 1) The skip over people. These people rather quickly decide who they > > care to read and those they don’t. This seems like a good approach. > > Even though you are ignoring members, oh well. If you are ignoring > > members, why not dump them? Just a thought. Does democracy work? > > Is this group a democracy? > > > > 2) Then there are people who actually TELL you that they skip over > > everything you write. What a lovely personality trait that is! > > Ignoring you is not enough, they have to tell you they are ignoring > > you, that you are so worth ignoring, and that the other members need > > to know this, and that anything that might come out of your head is > > worthless as far as they are concerned. Would you suggest that person > > just kill themselves? Being so worthy of being ignored by all? > > > > 3) Then there are the “battle choosers.” These are an admirable > > bunch. They post very selectively. They choose when and where with > > precision, Is it because they are wise? Quite possible. Is it > > because they like the “slam dunk” opportunities? It is possible. Is > > it the least risk to their “reputation?” I can’t rule that out. The > > more exposure, the more chance to be shot down. But honestly? I > > think these people are just wiser than others. Certainly more than > > I. I jump in on a whim. > > > > 4) Then there is the group member who talks “to the group” actually > > more than they are talking to the person they are responding to! What > > a bizarre concept in communication when you think about it. Now, we > > all do that to some degree, but when does it become a total lack of > > person to person communication? When we are not really talking to the > > person we are talking to? Seems like a strange part of the evolution > > to me! I find something sad and detached about that. Some part of > > humanity lost. We are detached enough as it is. Are these people > > overly concerned with their reputation as well? You tell me. Or is > > that what this group really is: a place to talk to the whole group. > > The individuals are secondary, and often just plain annoying. > > > > And just what are the “reasons” why you are here? To gain insight? > > To give it? Entertainment? The need to share your thoughts? The > > desire to set others straight? Test your opinions? Just a social > > outlet? What? Maybe in accepting members we should have check boxes > > next to your “reasons for joining the group” Wouldn’t that help? I > > think it would! Then, those could be compared to what you actually > > DO in the group to see if they match your stated objectives. Talk > > about being called out! I think it would be of great help to the > > group to hear what each members objectives and reasons for being in > > the group. I would love nothing more to see each members checklist. > > We can list all the reasons you can think of, come on, it would be fun > > AND informative! (I am checking off that box!) Are any of you here > > for fun? Raise your hands? > > > > Members are constantly being accused of these “goals” by other > > members. “You just want to stir things up” or “All I hear from you > > is me, me ,me” > > ( I would like to politely remind these members that many spend a > > great deal of time in here with one form or another of “me,me,me”) > > If you insist on accusing a person of their motives, than at least ask > > what their stated goals in the group are up front. Then you have a > > basis. Otherwise, it is just your expert opinion on reading people, > > and that skill seems to vary, and it is after all, just another > > opinion. > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ More than messages–check out the rest of the Windows Live™. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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