Posted by Racer on July 25, 2005, at 11:36:47
In reply to Lou's response to aspects of this thread-~involv?, posted by Lou Pilder on July 25, 2005, at 7:34:43
> > I don't understand why you devote your time to all of this, when so much of it doesen't even involve you,
>
> Friends,
> I am requesting that if you are going to reply to this part of this thread that you ask yourself the following.
> A. Does the posting of statements here that IMO have the potential to arrouse antisemitic feelings, involve me?
> B. Does the posting of statements that IMO have the potential to arrouse ill-will toward me, involve me?
> C. Does the posting of statements that have the potential to deride or defame Scientologists here involve me?
> D. Does the posts by Dr. Hsiung that IMO have the potential to indicate that policy here is being applied in a discriminatory or caprecious or arbitrary manner , involve me?
> E. Could there be something here that could be seen, and others see it, but some others do not see it?
> F. Could you post a link to a post here that I have responded to that does not involve me?
> G. Does a mamber here ever have to defend themselves for participating as a civil member in this forum?
> H. Are different points of view {protected} here?
> K.Could there be reasons for posters to be members here that are unbeknowing to some posters here?
> M. If someone devotes a lot of time to this community, could there be a good and just reason for doing so?
> LouThis is a little more than "just" a guess, Lou, because I know that it affects my reaction to your posts, so it may apply to other people here, too. If it does, maybe they'll read this and offer up their opinions on whether or not this is a common reaction.
Most of us, when we "interact" with others here, address one another directly, we ask questions, offer opinions as our own, answer questions, etc. It's a dialog. Both parties are engaged with one another.
In reading your posts, though, I see you addressing the forum as a whole, as though we were sitting in an audience, and you were at the podium, speaking to us all. I think that creates a rather artificial distance between us all -- and I think that some people here may react with resentment to that feeling. I hope that makes sense to you. I know that some of the less pleasant posts I've read addressed to you mentioned something of the sort, so I'm betting I'm not the only one who has reacted this way.
What I think I'm trying to say is that in most of the posts on these bulletin boards, there's a sense of one-on-one interaction between members. Even if several people reply to a single post, there's still a one-on-one relationship implied by the posts. With you, though, even when people write directly to you, you respond as though you're at the front of the room, speaking to a large, anonymous, amorphous group.
Speaking only for myself, when I've written to you trying to get a sense of who you are, a sense that we're both here at Babble for a reason, that we have some common ground that would allow for us to make some sort of human connection -- well, you know that you have never responded to me directly, and -- frankly -- that hurts my feelings. I feel frustrated by it, and rather rejected.
What Barosky has in mind I can't say. I'm not speaking for him or her, only for myself. And my guess that some others feel similarly only applies to those I've seen trying to make a personal connection of some sort with you.
Just a few bites of some food for thought. I hope you find it helpful.
poster:Racer
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