[Vision2020] [Bulk] Puzzled

[Paul Rumelhart]

I'm often guilty of this.  I don't always know when a reply is expected 
or even wanted.  I don't really look at it as a "conversation".  I fully 
expect others to chime in where they like, because every post here is 
public.  So I guess I don't always see it as dropping the thread of 
conversation, but waiting for the next person to pick it up.

I also admit that I have a hard time making the gracious "well, that's a 
good point and I don't really have a coherent response to it" post.  
Other times, I just stop responding because the other person and I are 
either talking past each other, or are not likely to change our minds.  
Other times, I simply see something else shiny and move on to that.

Also, real life sometimes intervenes.  I have been between computers for 
a week, since my last one died.  I'm now in the process of getting 
everything setup the way I like it.  I just installed Thunderbird this 
morning, so now it's easier to participate.  Reading mail on a Pentium 
III using Yahoo's classic mail web client through Konqueror is frustrating.

Anyway, if I have dropped any of our conversations, I apologize for 
being rude.  We haven't had that many conversations directly, but if 
there's something you'd like to pick up again, send me an email asking 
for a reply.

Paul

Chasuk wrote:
> I'm a bit puzzled about something.  I've made numerous friends on
> Vision2020.  I've acquired a few close acquaintances.  Less
> frequently, I've encountered people I detest.
>
> This message is directed at anyone in one of those categories with
> whom I have engaged in online conversation.   Well, perhaps it isn't
> directed at the last category, but for the others, why is it that our
> dialogue so often ends in uncivil abruptness?  Conversation is like
> ping-pong, whether online or in real life.  The difference is, in real
> life, one does not usually get up and silently leave the table,
> without a word of apology or explanation.   Why is this apparently
> considered acceptable online?
>
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