Posted by gardenergirl on July 10, 2005, at 13:55:29
In reply to Lou's reply to gardenergirl-nam?3 » Lou Pilder, posted by Lou Pilder on July 10, 2005, at 10:50:09
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>>In your above reply to me, you write,[...he, (Dr. Hsiung), is saying, do not read posts that might trigger one into being uncivil...]
Well, if one sees a post, although the subject could be what could "trigger" uncivility, is it not also {the poster's name} in the subject line that is going to determine if the post will "trigger" uncivility?
LouYes, Lou. The poster's name might be one way another poster decides whether to read the post or not.
But Dr. Bob was not saying "don't read Lou's posts."
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>>If you are going to reply to me, could you consider in your reply that I do not write the subject, but just that my post is usually a response or a reply to someone or some aspect of the thread? With that in mind, could there not be the potential to think that Dr. Hsiung;s statement(s) in question could have the potential for some others to think that it is my {name} that could have the potential to "trigger", for there is not usually a subject written in my subject lines?
Lou
I’ve said this before about my understanding of the word “potential”. If you are truly asking what the potential is, then yes there is the potential. There is also the potential for people dressed like purple cows to shop for alligator shoes in Macy’s. But is it likely? Are you asking how likely it is that someone perceives that Dr. Bob is specifically saying “don’t post to Lou?” It’s possible. It’s also possible that others can or have already decided that for themselves, regardless of Dr. Bob’s statement. There is also a likelihood that someone has decided that about my posts. And about Dinah’s. And about Dr. Bob’s.Ricky Nelson said it best, “You can’t please everyone, so you gotta please yourself.”
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>>You wrote in your post above something like,[...he (Dr.Hsiung) is not saying to not read your posts spacifically...]
But is there not the potential for some others to take what Dr. Hsiung has written in the initial post to perhaps have the potential to think that?
LouYes, Lou. There is the potential. There is also the potential for koala bears to become the new national animal, replacing the turkey. (Don’t laugh, non-US folks! It’s true…we identify with turkeys!) But it’s not likely. Likely is the word that matters, imo.
gg
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