Hi.
On Sun, Jul 07, 2013 at 08:41:43PM +0530, Karthikeyan A.K wrote:
> Well, I wish I could have told something better. But when ever I do
> something good, this group has always found faults with it. It was so
> demoralizing.
Personally, I have realised two things on online fora. The first one
is that attitudes and emotions cannot be conveyed fully over text. So,
a genuine, harmless suggestion to follow list rules could come off as
being an order. So, the second thing I've learnt is that one ought to
cultivate a thick skin and be ready to learn.
> Any way I have the tenacity to fight back the rotten old people (old here
> means old minds, definitely not age) who dominate this group. But the
> youngsters simply choose the ignore option. Kill this group, let the young
> ones start something of their own.
There are a couple of things here. Your attitude of fighting back is,
if anything, worse than the very shortcomings you allude to. For
instance, let's take top-posting as an example. It has been pointed
out several times that top-posting is not considered appropriate on
this list, in various tones and with different levels of vigour. Yet,
you don't seem to like it, and continue to top-post. I am guessing
that that you view this as a mark of defiance. That probably makes you
feel happy, but to the people who prefer that the list recommendations
be adhered to, it is very inconvenient and unnerving. And all it
achieves is to anger more people, than improve the situation. Now, if
you did back down from your position and comply with list rules, we
could stop having these endless arguments and focus on useful
discussions.
> This group is like Indian National Congress after independence. Quiet
> useless other than 1 or 2 things. What to say! Even very good people in
> India want the young ones to obey boring customs. Better they perish.
I don't have an appetite for political commentary. However, note that
you are quite free to start your own list with the values and ideals
you consider important. If you do create a forum that you think would
be more appropriate for like minded people, please announce it
here. That way, we needn't argue constantly and raise tempers, and
people needn't be held back by the whims and traditions of the members
of this list.
Thanks.
Kumar
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