Navigating through Internet discussions, for various purposes

[Revoltingest]

Now I’m thinking about how there are always new kinds of distractions that I haven’t learned to ignore, in thread titles and in threads that I‘m following. Just now I was tempted to look and see what was happening in a thread, knowing that I would hate it. I stopped and asked myself, “Do I really want to do this?” My answer was no, and I was able to stick to it.

When you figure out how to deal with this place,
let me in on the secret. I'm still somewhat
mystified by the how & why of what happens.
(Neurotypicals are so inscrutable.)

 

[Jim]

When you figure out how to deal with this place,
let me in on the secret. I'm still somewhat
mystified by the how & why of what happens.
(Neurotypicals are so inscrutable.)

? There are neurotypicals posting here?

 

[Revoltingest]

? There are neurotypicals posting here?

Most are.
You can discern them by their inferring detailed nuances from
between the lines, as opposed to what the post actually says.

 

[Jim]

Most are.
You can discern them by their inferring detailed nuances from
between the lines, as opposed to what the post actually says.

You noticed that too?

 

[Jim]

When you figure out how to deal with this place,
let me in on the secret. I'm still somewhat
mystified by the how & why of what happens.
(Neurotypicals are so inscrutable.)

1. Don’t ever respond in any way at all to insults and personal attacks.
2, Don’t ever respond to anyone who associates you with any faction.
3. Don’t ever expect to have any serious discussions about anything with anyone.

 

[Revoltingest]

1. Don’t ever respond in any way at all to insults and personal attacks.
2, Don’t ever respond to anyone who associates you with any faction.
3. Don’t expect to have any serious discussions about anything with anyone.

#2 & #3 might be acceptable if there is only agreement.

 

[Jim]

#2 & #3 might be acceptable if there is only agreement.

4. Don’t ever respond in any way at all to anyone who appears to have a personal interest in you, especially if they look friendly.

Oops! I’ve seen one exception to that. There might be others.

 

[Revoltingest]

4. Don’t ever respond in any way at all to anyone who appears to have a personal interest in you, especially if they look friendly.

Friendly people.....oh, they're the worst!

 

[Jim]

Friendly people.....oh, they're the worst!

I retract rule 4. All the examples I’ve seen fall under rule 2.

 

[Revoltingest]

I retract rule 4. All the examples I’ve seen fall under rule 2.

Too late....I had my fun.

 

[Jim]

Friendly people.....oh, they're the worst!

I’ve seen one exception to that. There might be others. All the grief I’ve had with friendky people falls under rule 2. Under rule 2, the more friendly they are, the harder I fall.

 

[Revoltingest]

I’ve seen one exception to that. There might be others. All the grief I’ve had with friendky people falls under rule 2. Under rule 2, the more friendly they are, the harder I fall.

Well, friends can turn around & bite at times.

 

[Jim]

Well, friends can turn around & bite at times.

Yes, but that’s different.

 

[Jim]

#2 & #3 might be acceptable if there is only agreement.

It might not ever be possible for me to have what I would call a serious discussion about anything with anyone, without any disagreement,

 

[Jim]

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Are we having a serious discussion here?

Oh. That is not an exception to my rule because I wasn’t expecting it.

 

[Revoltingest]

It might not ever be possible for me to have what I would call a serious discussion about anything with anyone, without any disagreement,

So it seems for me too at times.
But with some people, disagreement is interesting.

 

[Jim]

So it seems for me too at times.
But with some people, disagreement is interesting.

Now I’m going to be seriously serious. Seriously. No discussion without disagreements would interest me. What I’ve always wished for here, and never found, is someone with a sustained interest in discussions with me, without insults or personal attacks and without associating me with a faction.

 

[Revoltingest]

Now I’m going to be seriously serious. Seriously. No discussion without disagreements would interest me. What I’ve always wished for here, and never found, is someone with a sustained interest in discussions with me, without insults or personal attacks and without associating me with a faction.

Well, it's RF....we must become accustomed to that.

 

[Jim]

Well, it's RF....we must become accustomed to that.

Exactly. That’s what my rule 3 says.

 

[Jim]

Well, it's RF....we must become accustomed to that.

Nothing special about RF. It’s been the same in every social Internet forum that I’ve seen. It might not be possible for any forum to survive without insults and personal attacks. That’s why I’ve switched to discussing how to help reduce and counteract the damage.