UHH in a Big Room: Imagine if we all had to go into a large room together to access UHH. Instead of computers, we would use our voices to exchange ideas. Would there be as many insults...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Imagine if we all had to go into a large room together to access UHH. Instead of computers, we would use our voices to exchange ideas. Would there be as many insults and arguments? I can't quite imagine a couple of 80-year-olds getting up and struggling across the room to duke it out. Firearms would have to be checked at the door.

chevman Loc: Matthews, North Carolina

Good question, Jerry. Personally I don’t think you would even hear some of the subjects brought up here on this forum. I believe folks are less likely to get argumentive when face to face with other people.

melismus Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country

Mass communication has a potential for a lot of sharing and caring, but in practice it is having opposite effect. I guess we are not bringing our hearts and souls into it.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Jerry, I've pretty much made it a policy that I don't treat people any differently online as I would in person.
--Bob

jerryc41 wrote:

Imagine if we all had to go into a large room together to access UHH. Instead of computers, we would use our voices to exchange ideas. Would there be as many insults and arguments? I can't quite imagine a couple of 80-year-olds getting up and struggling across the room to duke it out. Firearms would have to be checked at the door.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

jerryc41 wrote:

Imagine if we all had to go into a large room together to access UHH. Instead of computers, we would use our voices to exchange ideas. Would there be as many insults and arguments? I can't quite imagine a couple of 80-year-olds getting up and struggling across the room to duke it out. Firearms would have to be checked at the door.

That would all depend on whether it was video recorded on a cropped or full frame sensor.

Say Cheese Loc: Eastern PA

Many people will say things hiding behind their computer, but they will not say in person. Most likely they would not even attend a gathering in a large room. The majority of the attendees would show the person the way to the door.

Stephan G

Say Cheese wrote:

..The majority of the attendees would show the person the way to the door.

The "mob rule" system that stifles real conversation. Many "big room" gatherings have devolved into special interest small rooms gatherings just to keep meetings viable and meaningful.

As for the 80 yo, they will have to leave their teeth at the door along with their guns.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

jerryc41 wrote:

Imagine if we all had to go into a large room together to access UHH. Instead of computers, we would use our voices to exchange ideas. Would there be as many insults and arguments? I can't quite imagine a couple of 80-year-olds getting up and struggling across the room to duke it out. Firearms would have to be checked at the door.

Actually it would be a lot more civil as the trolls wouldn't have the cojones to actually appear in public where their internet anonymity couldn't protect them.

Bayes Rule Loc: Chapel Hill, NC

Consider the similarity between people's behavior in on-line chat groups and when driving a car. Pedestrians on a busy sidewalk are invariably more polite to each other than drivers on a busy highway. Jerry's proposal is a good one: imagine being face-to-face with the person who wrote that nonsensical comment (or with the driver of the car that just cut you off). Of course, there are a few folks who can't resist the cutting insult even when talking to you directly. But these people don't subscribe to UHH. Do they?

repleo Loc: Boston

Did you ever notice that the most complicated presentations seem to have the shortest Q&A sessions. A lot of people are reluctant to ask what they are afraid might be a dumb question in public. No such hesitation here on UHH.

I speak from personal experience.

ssymeono Loc: St. Louis, Missouri

In this group, cameras with long lenses are the guns. The time has come to organize annual meetings like those of so many organizations. Ours will need a huge screen and the best projection equipment to showcase the best photographs and topics that can generate lively discussions.

Skiextreme2 Loc: Northwest MA

rmalarz wrote:

Jerry, I've pretty much made it a policy that I don't treat people any differently online as I would in person.
--Bob

Woodworm65 Loc: Lombard, IL

People will post and or email things they would never say to your face due to the confrontation that would occur and the likely hood of fisticuffs.

Leo Perez

Jerry, they are called " Bullies " I bet if they do it online they do it all over.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Leo Perez wrote:

Jerry, they are called " Bullies " I bet if they do it online they do it all over.

I think most of them are keyboard commandos.