Re: Re: Crocker's Rules (WAS: Women, fire...)

k_aegis@mindspring.com
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:21:40 -0400

Lee Daniel writes:
> That's exactly what I try to do in practice, and for the same
> reason. Where I may occaisionally rant is that sometimes the
> receivers are so hopelessly fragile that they stifle communication
> altogether. Sure, I try not to give offense; but when someone is
> offended by the simple honest content of the message, what can be
> done?

Is it possible you may be ascribing a level of emotion to the respondent that simply does not exist? I am always amazed at how I can quite calmly think about and type out a message, and then get some reply telling me to 'calm down'. If one assumes a lack of rationality on the part of an audience, then one might read rational responses as being something else.

Just a thought.

Kathryn Aegis