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Personal observation...
Jun. 27th, 2007 12:23 pm...that is, observation about me, personally.
In person, people have frequently told me that I am so personable that I can tell someone to fuck themselves and have them go away smiling. I have been told that I make people feel liked and can disagree with them without being disagreeable. Some people disagree, of course, including one of my partners, but I've gotten it enough that I trust that it's at least a common perception, if not the majority one.
Online[1], however, the general perception of me tends to be that I'm mean, needlessly blunt, cruel, and uncaring. The thing is, in my head, my posts feel to me to be in the same tone as my in-person interactions, so clearly my demeanor/humor/goodwill do not translate especially well to text.
Good to know.
[1] In Usenet and discussion-based email lists
In person, people have frequently told me that I am so personable that I can tell someone to fuck themselves and have them go away smiling. I have been told that I make people feel liked and can disagree with them without being disagreeable. Some people disagree, of course, including one of my partners, but I've gotten it enough that I trust that it's at least a common perception, if not the majority one.
Online[1], however, the general perception of me tends to be that I'm mean, needlessly blunt, cruel, and uncaring. The thing is, in my head, my posts feel to me to be in the same tone as my in-person interactions, so clearly my demeanor/humor/goodwill do not translate especially well to text.
Good to know.
[1] In Usenet and discussion-based email lists