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Originally Posted by Russian Blue
I know you're not saying it should be done here, but, that would ROCK if it were! I don't know why I'd never thought of that before, but, it makes complete sense! ;)
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Originally Posted by Russian Blue
I know you're not saying it should be done here, but, that would ROCK if it were! I don't know why I'd never thought of that before, but, it makes complete sense! ;)
Glad I didn't take the same approach.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian Blue
My first thread got like 2 responses. From Robin and Gingers mom (thanks guys) ... but I didn't care. I liked reading about everyone here and have gotten attached along the way.
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Originally Posted by beeniesmom
And, I know I speak for many here when I say I'm glad you stuck around!
And, Russian Blue, too! :) You both are part of why I stay at Pet Talk!
It doesn't really bother me, but I can understand why it might bother some people. I know there have been a lot of pointless threads started (although for the life of me I can't figure out who you guys were talking about in dog general), and sometimes I read them and sometimes I don't. There are times when I open threads with pictures and don't respond, either because I don't really have the time or because there's already plenty of 'aww how cute' responses, and I don't really have any intelligent comment to make ;)
yeah neither can I. I haven't noticed that many pointless threads. Some yes but others no. Not to bad anyway...
It's nice to check back on this thread and see that everyone can give and take constructive criticism (including myself) without getting all mean and nasty.
This is just one of the reasons I love Pet Talk so much:)
I guess we all have different opinions and that's fine because what a boring world we'd be living in if we were all the same:p
I don't think it's a commotion at all, it's a discussion (and I think a very civil one) with different viewpoints on this topic. I think it can be very relieving to people to be able to express their thoughts on things like this from time to time. It's like having friends/family that do little things that irritate you, and over time it becomes more and more irritating because you are keeping your thoughts in about it. When you finally sit down and are able to discuss it and see their perspective, it can be constructive and make both sides of the issue a bit more aware and understanding. I know I've felt more of an urge to visit and post here and there again since I was able to express some of the things that have been bothering me when I visited PT.Quote:
Originally Posted by christa
Most issues start out petty and small and become bigger, communication of differing perspectives can really help curtail growing resentments and misunderstandings.
Some things that bother me I'm sure would seem very silly to others, and some things that bother others I cannot relate to or understand either, but I think it's most considerate to listen and treat feelings seriously even if they may seem small or silly or petty. Just my 2 cents :)
One poster's pointless thread is another's earth shaking event. I don't think it's fair to judge. One always has the option to not open the thread, after all.
As far as "trolls" are concerned, I believe there have been only a few over the last several years that are really bad, i.e. nearly universally offensive. Most of the time there may be some bored kids who, if given a chance, may actually stick around and learn something.
I've written before about the "one-dimensionality" of type (no vocal tone or body language). Especially for folks for whom English is a second (or later!) language, we should not judge grammar so much. I wish I could find that funky paragraph with all the letters jumbled up, to show how we read words!
One thing I would prefer is that people don't use texting shortcuts. These are very hard to read for those more "chronologically gifted" folks like me. ;) :p
Another thing I have noticed is that people post smilies with sentences that have nothing to do with the smiley. For example, if they say "I took Fido for a walk today!" They post with smilies like this :rolleyes: ;) :cool: :eek: . What's the point in that? I find they just want to post smilies and it gets annoying to see 100 smilies in one post. It's been one person doing this around Dog general.
Another thing is, some people post in EVERY single thread they see, even if there is no need to. It's great to want to feel involved but do they have to post on every thread. The comments they post are usually 1 to 5 words and it's annoying to go through a thread and have to go over comments over and over agian made by the same person.