Re: Food for Thought when posting to newsgroups

Sure Tom. Steer clear of those.

But ... I got some private e-mails from a guy that I'm sure some here
consider a super jerk (DW), only to find out he is actually quite a nice
guy. So who's the real one?

I'm sure that some of the guys I don't especially like here (based on my
internet perception of them anyway) are quite nice/different in real life. I
mean at the Crow we'd have a beer probably.

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"tomw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef in bericht
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> > To me internet communication is not real because the relative anonymity
of
> > the screen elicits behavior that you simply cannot afford in real life.
You
> > can hide behind a persona (a mask) or behind a fake name. You can be an
> > asshole without experiencing the sanctions you'd invariably suffer in
real
> > life.
> >
> > #####
> >
>
> So you're saying that someone is taking advantage of an opportunity to
> behave like a jerk without repercusions?  I'm sure you're right, but
> IMHO behaving like a jerk is "behaving like a jerk" whether on the
> internet or not.  It's prudent that one should refrain from getting too
> emotionally attached to exchanges with someone who may enjoy behaving
> like a jerk.
>
> --
> Tom Walls
> the guy at the Temple of Zeus
> http://www.arts.cornell.edu/zeus/