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I agree there is a way to disagree with someone without the personal attacks.
Great post and 100% on target. I will certainly remember this post as I reply to topics in the future.
We all have opinions and I know mine has been wrong on more than one occasion (I think, 2 occasions)
bb1webs I think you can be certain that you are one of the last people anyone would ever direct such words at.
We are all stupid at times – I know I am. It’s not a question of what you do or don’t know, but how one put’s oneself across and how they rely their thoughts and opinions to others.
I must admit I have found some conversations here a little surprising – people who are absolutely positively convinced of their correctness despite everyone telling them that they are not. I don’t understand that mindset – I am pretty opinionated myself, but if I am arguing a factual point and absolutely everyone disagrees with me, I would have to concede there was a decent chance I was wrong and investigate it further.
The trouble is that there are a lot of other people who read these threads and they don’t know what is correct, and we would be doing a disservice to the community if we allowed patently false statements to continue to be argued as truth. There have been two such examples in just the last two days.
At the end of the day, we all make our own reputations. If someone is polite, listens to others, and is reasonable when they debate then no-one would ever dream of calling them any names. But if they wish to position themselves as an expert they must be willing to accept debate on what they say, including the possibility someone will say that they are totally wrong. It may not be nice being told that you are wrong, but it’s surely something that any adult can take maturely. If they can’t, then fireworks will inevitably ensue.
Personally I don’t mind what anyone calls me, but if someone responds to me aggressively I am likely to respond in kind. I am sure everyone here is old and mature enough to be able to do the same.
Hi Howard and thank you for the kind words.
and I agree that if an incorrect post is made, that it needs to be corrected for both the benefit of the community and the poster themselves.
Point I’m trying to make is even if they call the correcting person names .. that by not responding in such manner will translate both the credibility of the poster but also their mature approach to such matters.
Cheers
S.
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perhaps better said: a fire was never created without two sticks to rub together
bb1webs wrote:Point I’m trying to make is even if they call the correcting person names .. that by not responding in such manner will translate both the credibility of the poster but also their mature approach to such matters.Cheers
S.
Of course, you are correct. In the face of immense frustration, my boiling point is lower than it should be.
Perhaps Howard, but your reply proves you’re already on the right track
(insert the hat’s off smilie here)
I believe that if you need to launch a personal attack in a discussion then you have already lost the argument.
I agree 100% that such language is unecessary. You can be passionate, or opinionated about a topic, but at the end of the day it’s just as easy to walk away and carry on with your business if you aren’t getting anywhere without having to resort to getting personal. That’s the way I see it.
It was only one thread.
Let’s keep it that way.
We can all have a bad day from time to time .My experience here has been very positive here.Sometimes we have to take things with a grain of salt .
bb1webs wrote:time to take a look at ourselvesThanks for reminding me, I hadn’t done that yet today. I sure am handsome. :hattip:
