Posted by noa on February 25, 2002, at 8:23:36
In reply to Re: Am I overeacting? Yes! » judy1, posted by spike4848 on February 24, 2002, at 23:13:59
To me, overreacting on this board is not about a feeling reaction. It is about how one acts.
To find something disturbing is not, imho, subject to evaluation as to whether the feeling is too much or just right. It is a feeling. Judy's feeling. Valid for what it is. She has a right to it, it just is.
Actions, on the other hand, are really the thing that this board can attempt to regulate--not the feelings. How one expresses their feelings--do they use I statements (and Judy's post did) or assume things about the other person? Is the post civil? Is it an actual exchange of ideas or does it use the kinds of "verbal terrorism" devices we learned about from Sara T. (search year 2000 archives)?
So, an overreaction, imho, on this board, is not in the feeling reaction, but in the nature of the online behavior.
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