Ok, class now we're going to...Ben! Stop pulling Mena's hair! And Mena, stop calling Ben names! Now where was I?
;) --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Richard Show <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I suppose this, civility of online discourse, is something I feel pretty > strongly about (to whatever extent I ever feel "strongly" about anything) > > I can tolerate dumb people, fat people, ugly people, geeky people, dirty > people, people with different views, kids that climb on rocks; I like to > think I am tolerant of most all sorts of things, but I've never been > tolerant of rude people - I have a lot of trouble tolerating assholes and, > especially, when it's online in an environment when they are not talking to > someone face to face - it's too easy > > I have this sort of core belief (to whatever extent I have any "core" > beliefs) that the way we treat each other is not only important, it's > everything. If someone is an asshole to other people, my feeling, is what > else matters. > > Having said that, ironically, I also certainly agree, it's important to > learn to ignore rudness to not retaliate in kind ... I read flames in email > and long debates where people get personal and rude, and, the best thing to > do is to not respond at all - and I don't - though I will admit a disturbing > tendency to want to read the long occasional bloddy flaming personal attach > threads ... > > One thing I like about this list, actually, now that I think about it, I > like this about the vast majority of people I meet, is that people do make > an effort to have civil discourse even when they disagree ... I appreciate > that - it's just that the assholes tend to draw the attention, and maybe > that sort of explains the behavior > > ... what am I talking about ... I don't know ... obviously I have some deep > underlying disturbing issues, and, maybe had too much coffee and maybe I'm > taking the day off from work and I'm finally catching up on yahoo emails and > feeling driven to comment and ... I can't stop .... maybe I'm the real > asshole ... oh my God ... exercise my asshold demons! .... ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! > > ... Richard, leaving to get another cup of coffee ... > > > > On 12/6/05, Enric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Looks like our boy raymond caught some interesting video at some > > confenrce. > > > mena trott from typepad and some audience member discussing how to > > > behanve online.reminds me of some of the discussions we have on this > > > grouop when we disagree. > > > > > > http://dltq.org/media/menavsben.mov > > > (sorrry i found it in the delicious feed so i dont know the permalink). > > > > Here you are: > > > > http://www.dltq.org/?p=780 > > > > ;) > > > > > > > > jay > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Adventures in Videoblogging > > > <URL: http://www.momentshowing.net> > > > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/Momentshowing> > > > <http://getFireAnt.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Richard > http://www.richardshow.com > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/I258zB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
