Posted by Mary_Bowers on October 21, 2004, at 17:59:24
In reply to Re: In other words Mary » Mary_Bowers, posted by AdaGrace on October 21, 2004, at 14:24:04
> You agree that we are "paranoid", and Matt, because of his young age didn't know how to say it sensitively enough? Am I correct in that assumption?
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I don't know what basis one has for concluding I presume the group to be paranoid. I addressed a post to Matt that suggested his appreciation of the role of a diagnosed mental disorder in group dynamics here could be more profound than mere sarcasm. Robert Hsiung and a few others discussed the role of group flight or fight syndromes in a context such as this. My thinking more likely follows that line of reasoning.>
> Perhaps you could provide us with some information in regards to the word "sarcastic", it's origin, and any and all links you might be able to find on this website from former posters in regards to this issue.As I appreciate the rules, it would not be permitted to classify others' posts as "Sarcastic" because that could lead them to feel accused or put down. Surely you wouldn't encourage me to pursue a line of discussion after you realize it might unacceptable in this context, as I now suggest a review of "sarcastic" posts might turn out to be. In this thread, Matt described his own behavior as sarcastic, so it seems appropriate to acknowledge his point of view about his own message before offering a suggestion that some elements of his analysis may be more profound than mere sarcasm.
By my count, I've donated three hours of my time today assisting some members of this group. How would it benefit myself or anyone else to do research that appeals primarily to your interest in the term "sarcasm"? Is there a reason you cannot conduct this research yourself?
> Let me help you, I made a reference to my own sarcasm in a previous post in this thread. Being relatively new here, I am not yet sure how to link to a previous post, perhaps you can help me out here.
I have been pasting URLs directly into posts and they appear as hyperlinks thanks to the PERL software that facilitates operation of this site. For example, we can link your post here simply by copying (Control + C on a PC keyboard) the URL from the address line at the top of a browser window and pasting (Control + V on a PC) it into the message we are composing:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20041012/msgs/405519.htmlThere is a way to hide the URL behind words, causing the words to appear as a link, but I have not spent time sorting that, and directly posted URL's might easier to deal with if they get "broken".
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