An Overarching Theory For Internet Discussions...

NIN · March 12, 2011, 12:58:36 PM

Just sayin'. Which is why I dislike "totally anonymous" forums.

FW · March 12, 2011, 03:34:57 PM

It takes a brain to distinguish BS from reasonable discussion?

Nice diagram though....

JeffDG · March 12, 2011, 05:41:46 PM

The diagram explains much Darin...if that is your real name...

Flying Pig · March 12, 2011, 05:57:17 PM

Its 100% true. What I love is when someones "argument" is 98% cut and pasted from Wikipedia. Most people wouldnt dream of speaking to people the way they do when they have no concerns about it coming back to bite them.

NIN · March 12, 2011, 06:35:13 PM

Quote from: JeffDG on March 12, 2011, 05:41:46 PM
The diagram explains much Darin...if that is your real name...

unfortunately, that is my name.

I wanted to be known as "Tim the Enchanter" but it was already taken.

Dad2-4 · March 13, 2011, 12:33:16 AM

Not only anonymity, but distance. After moving overseas I've had a couple of young teenagers whom I know personally make very rude comments directly to me. I know one of the moms personally as well and I hope he caught h*** when I copied his comments back over for his mom to read.

Major Lord · March 13, 2011, 01:36:45 AM

I propose a "Cap Talk" Convention......then we can settle our differences like reasonable adults: With drunken brawls ( as was foretold in the prophecies) and obscene shouting. Or we could just meet up at a soccer match.....

Major Lord

N Harmon · March 13, 2011, 01:40:56 AM

Replace "anonymity" with "alcohol" and you often have the same thing. Albeit for different reasons.

Anonymity often entices people to express what they really think and really feel. And as receivers, we rarely take this form of brutal honesty well. We value honesty, sure, but we usually value politeness more. So much more, in fact, that when people have the opportunity to be honest they often make a complete mess of it.

So what is the solution? Eliminate any and all anonymity on the Internet? Perhaps the emphasis on politeness goes too far. And interferes with people learning how to be constructive when being "brutally honest". And the result is we, as a group, lose out on good ideas because the people who come up with them lack the confidence necessary to communicate them. Or else express them so badly that they are rejected out of hand.

Sound familiar? It is a problem we see often in Civil Air Patrol.

Major Carrales · March 13, 2011, 05:16:31 AM

Quote from: JeffDG on March 12, 2011, 05:41:46 PM
The diagram explains much Darin...if that is your real name...

It's "Dagwood"

♠SARKID♠ · March 13, 2011, 08:08:16 AM

Quote from: Flying Pig on March 12, 2011, 05:57:17 PM
Most people wouldnt dream of speaking to people the way they do when they have no concerns about it coming back to bite them.

You're all a bunch of jerks and I don't like a single one of you...oh wait, my name is on here!

SarDragon · March 13, 2011, 08:44:04 AM

Quote from: Major Carrales on March 13, 2011, 05:16:31 AM
Quote from: JeffDG on March 12, 2011, 05:41:46 PM
The diagram explains much Darin...if that is your real name...

It's "Dagwood"

Nah, the hair, and this and that and everything, isn't right for Dagwood.

lordmonar · March 13, 2011, 03:33:56 PM

Quote from: Major Lord on March 13, 2011, 01:36:45 AM
I propose a "Cap Talk" Convention......then we can settle our differences like reasonable adults: With drunken brawls ( as was foretold in the prophecies) and obscene shouting. Or we could just meet up at a soccer match.....

Major Lord

Soccer is for pussies.......Rugby....now that's a man's sport!

Major Carrales · March 13, 2011, 09:19:09 PM

Quote from: SarDragon on March 13, 2011, 08:44:04 AM
Quote from: Major Carrales on March 13, 2011, 05:16:31 AM
Quote from: JeffDG on March 12, 2011, 05:41:46 PM
The diagram explains much Darin...if that is your real name...

It's "Dagwood"

Nah, the hair, and this and that and everything, isn't right for Dagwood.

True...Bumstead he is not!! I was actually referring to Bewitched where Endora could not remember Darin Steven's first name and would say Dagwood, Durwood and what not.

SarDragon · March 13, 2011, 11:07:16 PM

Ah. I didn't watch that much.

NIN · March 13, 2011, 11:48:53 PM

Quote from: SarDragon on March 13, 2011, 11:07:16 PM
Ah. I didn't watch that much.

I've had to live with that crap my entire life. Be glad.

Major Carrales · March 14, 2011, 12:14:28 AM

Quote from: NIN on March 13, 2011, 11:48:53 PM
Quote from: SarDragon on March 13, 2011, 11:07:16 PM
Ah. I didn't watch that much.

I've had to live with that crap my entire life. Be glad.

Are you serious? I didn't think that so many people watched that show. Could be worse, you could be like me getting called like that musician "Joe Ely."

SarDragon · March 14, 2011, 08:33:50 AM

Quote from: NIN on March 13, 2011, 11:48:53 PM
Quote from: SarDragon on March 13, 2011, 11:07:16 PM
Ah. I didn't watch that much.

I've had to live with that crap my entire life. Be glad.

Nin, look at my last name. Mess with the letters a little bit, and see what you come up with. Let's just say that Darin and its derivatives isn't really all that bad.

ColonelJack · March 14, 2011, 05:34:12 PM

Jeez, I feel for you ... try going through life with a moniker like mine.

Wando Shane Bagley

Any reasonable individual would understand why I choose to go by "Jack."

Jack

NIN · March 14, 2011, 06:00:01 PM

Quote from: ColonelJack on March 14, 2011, 05:34:12 PM
Wando Shane Bagley

You, sir, win.

ColonelJack · March 15, 2011, 02:10:56 PM

Quote from: NIN on March 14, 2011, 06:00:01 PM
Quote from: ColonelJack on March 14, 2011, 05:34:12 PM
Wando Shane Bagley

You, sir, win.

I'm not sure that that is necessarily a good thing, though.

Actually, the name has meaning ... I'm told Wando is a Sioux name meaning "Little but Mighty" (I'm Apache and don't use it for several reasons) and I despise the name Shane. When I was in 2nd grade, the Alan Ladd movie of the same name was first broadcast on TV, and you'll recall the ending, where Brandon deWilde runs after Alan Ladd calling, "Shane! Come back, Shane!" My friends at school gave me the business about that for a LONG time afterward.

Jack