foxhound1022 wrote:As far as Ziggy's post; I do believe that there were a few things within it that could be percieved as insulting, even if your intent was for the better. I just think it's rude to tell someone they come off sounding like a 3rd Grader, or imply that one is being lazy.
I was surprised when I didn't get any flak for my post, I knew I would. This is exactly why you never catch me telling people why their wrong, because some one comes along and tries to tell me I'm being rude or a jerk. Even though I said flat out several times that my intent was to help and not insult, you still claim that I was being insulting and rude.
Out of context, I'll agree, telling some one they sound like a 3rd grader or saying they're lazy
is rude. But that's out of context! I said the lack of punctuation sounds like something a third grader wrote. It really does. And I didn't even direct that solely at CM, that goes for anybody. I believe I went on to say that we don't know what she looks like, sounds like, etc. All we have is what she types. So I was actually implying that I'm sure she sounds "normal" in real life, but she should try to convey that in her posts by using a little punctuation. I was not implying that she has the intellect of a 3rd grader, but that's how a post without punctuation will make you sound. So I don't believe I was being insulting there.
Lazy was the most appropriate word to use. Characterized by lack of effort or activity. The lack of effort to use spell check or hit the period key. We're all lazy at times, why does it have to be rude to point it out to some one?
My first paragraph was this: "First off, take this as
constructive criticism and nothing else (
don't be offended). And this goes for every one, not just you. Sorry if it seems like a long read, but please try and read it all.
I'm only trying to help. " And then you tell me that I was being rude and insulting. Tip-toeing on eggshells will get you know where in this sort of situation. I took the time out of my day to type that whole explanation up, clearly I was only trying to help.
@ cookie monster: Hopefully you don't think I was being insulting or rude just for the sake of hurting you. For the record, I never had a problem with you before. But you posted this thread and asked, so I replied. I don't know if it was because of my post or not, but I noticed that your last post in this thread has lots of punctuation and whatnot. It is most appreciated by anyone that reads it.
