You're right, there are fairly simple things that can be done to cut down the risk of miscommunication. I tend to assume good faith but have (for internet strangers) a fairly low tolerance for people wilfully interpreting my words in an aggressive, point-scoring manner. As I said, it's no fun.
You're always better served being as clear as you can be - but that gets tedious, and in familiar social spaces (my lj, say, or friends' ljs) I'll tend to be a bit more relaxed about it.
Except for you. You make me think about what I'm writing. It takes me eight times as long to write a comment to you as anyone else. :)
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You're right, there are fairly simple things that can be done to cut down the risk of miscommunication. I tend to assume good faith but have (for internet strangers) a fairly low tolerance for people wilfully interpreting my words in an aggressive, point-scoring manner. As I said, it's no fun.
You're always better served being as clear as you can be - but that gets tedious, and in familiar social spaces (my lj, say, or friends' ljs) I'll tend to be a bit more relaxed about it.
Except for you. You make me think about what I'm writing. It takes me eight times as long to write a comment to you as anyone else. :)