You see, that's just it. If you belittled people in a live, in-person
group of a similar nature, you'd have been sent packing long ago or someone
would have cleaned your clock (for which you have a lineup on this list). That
anyone finds online discussion an opportunity to be flip with others' emotions
is unfortunate, and I've certainly been guilty of this myself. But, for it to
monopolize your persona, as you say, such that you need to declare that you're
not really like this in person, is a significant measure of disrespect to
anyone looking to this forum as a community for learning. As an educator and
technology integration specialist, I believe that learning is the cornerstone
of any social network. Having an alternative, or enlightened point of view is
of great benefit. However, to be dismissive of, or to attack, perspective is
terribly counterproductive.
I've met one member of this forum in
person. He was a class act in person, and is a class act online as well. Your
wealth of knowledge, experience, and work is of tremendous value to this
community. Your panoramic work is of great interest to me. Unfortunately, your
barbed, holier-than-thou veneer makes such a fountain less than
potable.
Do you even value online communication? If not, why
engage?
On 1/5/14 6:46 PM, Jan Faul wrote:
Anybody on this list who has not actually met me,
does not know me. My email persona is not
me.
