Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-02 Thread Charles Rivard
are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: Desiree Oudinot turtlepowe...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 12:50 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List This is true. It's very easy to take

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-02 Thread James Bartlett
Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List Hi all, I know over the last week or two we have had a few lively debates such as what to do about the BSC and Blindsoftware.com games, discussions of software piracy, and a vary tense discussion over newer Windows releases

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-02 Thread James Bartlett
, 2013 11:22 PM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List Yes, great post Tom. And in regards to Dan's post: I think one of the reasons that discussions can get heated more quickly via text than verbal conversations is because there is no voice

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-02 Thread shaun everiss
I aggree tom though I think it was good to air the washing. Also as far as I know this may be one of the first if not the first constructive debates that have not degenerated into a flame war. At 02:58 PM 5/2/2013, you wrote: Hi all, I know over the last week or two we have had a few lively

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-02 Thread shaun everiss
! --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 9:58 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List Hi all, I know over the last week

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-02 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Thomas, while I tend to agree, I've been on some lists where discussions like this happen a lot and it didn't blow the list up or anything. We've actually gotten to know eachother better as people even though it's over the web. So if people can still be adults, it can work, but yes, as I

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-02 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, additionally, people tend to be more bold behind the keyboard. What I mean by this is that when people write emails or send texts, they will say many things they wouldn't think of saying to the person's face. In fact, there is a saying out there which goes something like, I'll say whatever

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-02 Thread Ian Reed
That is a very good point Raul and one I had not thought of. But it is definitely true. I think also that people can have things short circuited in verbal conversations. For instance, they may start angry or irritated but the other person can quickly realize and try to calm the situation.

[Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-01 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi all, I know over the last week or two we have had a few lively debates such as what to do about the BSC and Blindsoftware.com games, discussions of software piracy, and a vary tense discussion over newer Windows releases. However, I think it is high time that we set aside all these tense

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-01 Thread dan cook
Well said Thom You know, its amazing how quickly discussions on the net in particularly get heated. On 5/2/13, Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I know over the last week or two we have had a few lively debates such as what to do about the BSC and Blindsoftware.com games,

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-01 Thread Ian Reed
Yes, great post Tom. And in regards to Dan's post: I think one of the reasons that discussions can get heated more quickly via text than verbal conversations is because there is no voice tone in text discussion. In verbal discussion we use voice tone to judge if someone is being sarcastic,

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-01 Thread Charles Rivard
list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 9:58 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List Hi all, I know over the last week or two we have had a few lively debates such as what to do about the BSC and Blindsoftware.com games, discussions of software piracy, and a vary tense

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-01 Thread Thomas Ward
HI Dan, You can say that again. I actually had to stop posting messages yesterday because I found myself growing very angry and came close to saying something that would be unbecoming of a moderator. So I exited my mail client, went to the kitchen, and pored myself a glass of ice water to calm

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-01 Thread Lisa Hayes
Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 9:58 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List Hi all, I know over the last week or two we have had a few lively debates such as what to do about the BSC and Blindsoftware.com games, discussions of software piracy, and a vary

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-01 Thread Charles Rivard
of a lot easier to read. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: Ian Reed supp...@blindaudiogames.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List Yes

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-01 Thread Alfredo's Laptop computer
Hi, This does not apply to e-mails, but to anyone involved in Skype calls and group chats, particularly when there is a heated discussion going on in the chat. I do not like it when people just jump to conclusions just because someone might write something that might sound demanding instead

Re: [Audyssey] Easing Tentions on List

2013-05-01 Thread Desiree Oudinot
This is true. It's very easy to take the flat, emotionless tone of a screen reader and project that onto how the person might be saying what they're thinking. When you think of it that way, it's easy to assume that people are being deliberately malicious or ignorant. If you had the same