Seriously...

[K9soul]

On the subject of blue expressing his opinion in his signature, and ill be blunt with this, did that impair your ability to browse this forum? Was it really that controversial that you had to call him on it? People express their opinion all the time, its a part of life. Deal with it.

I suppose this is directed at me since I was the one who made mention of the signature, and you took it completely out of the context of which it was posted. I was pointing out to blue, since he started this thread and I was posting to the thread he started, that the manner in which he jumped into PT, going immediately to the Dog House without participating in any other part of the board first (that I saw), and immediately putting political statements in the sig. Those things combined were enough to make people question the motive he joined: Was it to join a pet board or was it to plunge into debate and argument? No where did I "call him out" for the sig. No where did I express that I was upset about what he had in his sig or that I was offended by it. I could care less what it says. It was a simply a piece of a whole picture in the first impression that I was trying to explain. Each of those little pieces put together can have contributed to people being more defensive and less open in conversation than they might have otherwise.

And this is another reason I rarely post in here. People nitpick phrases, pick one sentence out of an entire post so it is out of context and then only respond to that.

I stated I'd enjoy seeing other sides to Blue other than the debating/political side, and I would. It's the only side I've really seen other than some kind condolence messages to people with losses. I'm sure there is more to get to know. Until then he's just "that guy that argues in the doghouse all the time about politics."

That said, yes the private little wars that seem to be going on have gotten so very personal and seem to infiltrate other threads that aren't even to do with politics or in the doghouse. It's tiring and discouraging and makes me forego giving opinions on some things I might otherwise have joined in on.

[K9soul]

All right, I had walked away from the computer but kept thinking to myself, people still aren't going to get what your point is, they'll see it as choosing sides. So let's take names and specifics out of it and create an analogy:

I find a message board about pets. Most of the forums have to do with pets but there's a general section and in THAT section is a forum for more controversial subjects. I join this board at a time there is some intense argument going on whether they will make the site colors orange themed or purple themed. The first thing I do is jump into that thread and make it known purple theme is the best way to go and I fight tooth and nail with anyone who says otherwise. I make a signature right away in which I promote the purple theme vigorously. These people who are part of the pet board are looking at my posts, they're looking at my signature, and they are thinking "This person joined just to argue and fight over this hot controversy. She really isn't interested in talking about her pets or participating in the thing this whole board is truly about. She's not one of us."

They are going to be less civil to me, less tolerant of me. They will be more dismissive of my arguments. They are going to have their preconceived notions of what I'm about, that I'm only here to argue and prove my own views to be the correct ones.

And so that was my point: The things you say and do when you first meet up with a group of people, whether in person or on a board, influence the reception you will be received with. Just some food for thought.

[blue]

All right, I had walked away from the computer but kept thinking to myself, people still aren't going to get what your point is, they'll see it as choosing sides. So let's take names and specifics out of it and create an analogy:

I find a message board about pets. Most of the forums have to do with pets but there's a general section and in THAT section is a forum for more controversial subjects. I join this board at a time there is some intense argument going on whether they will make the site colors orange themed or purple themed. The first thing I do is jump into that thread and make it known purple theme is the best way to go and I fight tooth and nail with anyone who says otherwise. I make a signature and right away in which I promote the purple theme vigorously. These people who are part of the pet board are looking at my posts, they're looking at my signature, and they are thinking "This person joined just to argue and fight over this hot controversy. She really isn't interested in talking about her pets or participating in the thing this whole board is truly about. She's not one of us."

They are going to be less civil to me, less tolerant of me. They will be more dismissive of my arguments. They are going to have their preconceived notions of what I'm about, that I'm only here to argue and prove my own views to be the correct ones.

And so that was my point: The things you say and do when you first meet up with a group of people, whether in person or on a board, influence the reception you will be received with. Just some food for thought.

Point taken.

[K9soul]

Point taken.

I hope that means we'll get to see and hear more about your pups soon . I'll be keeping an eye out

[blue]

I hope that means we'll get to see and hear more about your pups soon . I'll be keeping an eye out

I checked my posts, I have 12 pages of non DH posts and the minority are of the RIP or good thoughts type.

Hopefully Ill get out rafting soon and have lotsa pics.

[K9soul]

I checked my posts, I have 12 pages of non DH posts and the minority are of the RIP or good thoughts type.

Hopefully Ill get out rafting soon and have lotsa pics.

I admit I don't always keep up well here, especially in the general section, but I will certainly keep an eye out for your pictures. I tend to see more threads that people start than ones folks reply in, but I don't doubt I still miss quite a bit.

[blue]

I admit I don't always keep up well here, especially in the general section, but I will certainly keep an eye out for your pictures. I tend to see more threads that people start than ones folks reply in, but I don't doubt I still miss quite a bit.

Heck I think your posts and Reggies are the only ones Ive read in this thread today. I need to backtrack and see what was said about my sig, I may put that off till tommorrow night..

[Hellow]

I suppose this is directed at me since I was the one who made mention of the signature, and you took it completely out of the context of which it was posted. I was pointing out to blue, since he started this thread and I was posting to the thread he started, that the manner in which he jumped into PT, going immediately to the Dog House without participating in any other part of the board first (that I saw), and immediately putting political statements in the sig. Those things combined were enough to make people question the motive he joined: Was it to join a pet board or was it to plunge into debate and argument? No where did I "call him out" for the sig. No where did I express that I was upset about what he had in his sig or that I was offended by it. I could care less what it says. It was a simply a piece of a whole picture in the first impression that I was trying to explain. Each of those little pieces put together can have contributed to people being more defensive and less open in conversation than they might have otherwise.

And this is another reason I rarely post in here. People nitpick phrases, pick one sentence out of an entire post so it is out of context and then only respond to that.

I stated I'd enjoy seeing other sides to Blue other than the debating/political side, and I would. It's the only side I've really seen other than some kind condolence messages to people with losses. I'm sure there is more to get to know. Until then he's just "that guy that argues in the doghouse all the time about politics."

Sorry, I tend to take things out of context when I get on a roll .

That said, yes the private little wars that seem to be going on have gotten so very personal and seem to infiltrate other threads that aren't even to do with politics or in the doghouse. It's tiring and discouraging and makes me forego giving opinions on some things I might otherwise have joined in on.

Another reason why I rarely post in any forum other than General.

[blue]

Another reason why I rarely post in any forum other than General.

Trying to keep posts G rated can be tiresome huh?

[Hellow]

Trying to keep posts G rated can be tiresome huh?

Yep. Others I know find it impossible to do that, though.

[blue]

Yep. Others I know find it impossible to do that, though.

LMAO, you are a cool kid.

[Hellow]

LMAO, you are a cool kid.

Heh, thanks .