Sometimes I'm so surprised....
Aug 25, 2022 15:32:53 #
DE Stein wrote:
I make sure to empty the trash can of my brain every evening Ah Linda, you are far braver than I! There are some images I simply do not want in my mind! Thanks!
Aug 25, 2022 15:33:06 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
What I do is either take a three-month break from UHH or just picture the offender naked and afraid 
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Picturing some of these offenders naked would make me afraid I think - what ghastly sights they must pose
Aug 25, 2022 15:34:14 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I make sure to empty the trash can of my brain every evening
The internet may turn out to be both the best and worst invention of the late 20th century.
The internet may turn out to be both the best and worst invention of the late 20th century.
Yes, a two-edged sword.
Sometimes serrated.
Aug 25, 2022 15:36:18 #
DE Stein wrote:
I suspect a large number are attracted to the internet for its anonymity and lack of consequences. And so they behave differently than in their daily lives.... If this way of expressing themselves in normative for them (embedded in their character), then it stands to reason that they treat their friends, their families, probably most everyone but themselves, in this condescending, superior manner...
The internet may turn out to be both the best and worst invention of the late 20th century.
Aug 25, 2022 15:38:22 #
JohnR wrote:
Well, if that doesn't work for you there is always the gentler route of feeling sorry for them - what sad, empty lives they must live if bullying or ridiculing strangers online is the highlight of their day.Picturing some of these offenders naked would make me afraid I think - what ghastly sights they must pose
Aug 25, 2022 15:38:47 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Well, if that doesn't work for you there is always the gentler route of feeling sorry for them - what sad, empty lives they must live when bullying or ridiculing strangers online is the highlight of their day.
Aug 25, 2022 15:39:26 #
I do have a problem with people who posted questions. Many of them would post questions but do not want to answer question when asked. It's not very easy to describle a problem so the person who is trying to help would need to ask question to clarify and if the one who asked the question doesn't want to give answer it really bother me.
Aug 25, 2022 15:40:10 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I suspect a large number are attracted to the internet for its anonymity and lack of consequences. And so they behave differently than in their daily lives.
The internet may turn out to be both the best and worst invention of the late 20th century.
The internet may turn out to be both the best and worst invention of the late 20th century.
that's an interesting thought! I tend to suspect that people are 'more themselves' when anonymity is available to them. I also tend to believe that how we each behave in the small spaces of life is a microcosm of how we behave throughout all of life. (of course, this can change over time.)
Aug 25, 2022 15:44:52 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I do have a problem with people who posted questions. Many of them would post questions but do not want to answer question when asked. It's not very easy to describle a problem so the person who is trying to help would need to ask question to clarify and if the one who asked the question doesn't want to give answer it really bother me.
BebuLamar, I also notice that tendency! As well as those who ask questions that seem to suggest little willingness to look in the manual, or do a simple Google search! Those types of posts can confuse and even bother me. However, it is seldom helpful to me to make an assumption about why they haven't done this or that.
Regardless, the one thing we can each control and determine is our response to their question. Surely there must be better alternatives to "look it up yourself, idiot!" (which, by the way, is not a direct quote from anyone!).
Aug 25, 2022 15:53:22 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I do have a problem with people who posted questions. Many of them would post questions but do not want to answer question when asked. It's not very easy to describle a problem so the person who is trying to help would need to ask question to clarify and if the one who asked the question doesn't want to give answer it really bother me.
Yes, so many ask vague questions with no background information to go on.
Them: "Photo Shop not working."
Me in my mind: "Sorry to hear that."
Aug 25, 2022 15:54:35 #
DE Stein wrote:
BebuLamar, I also notice that tendency! As well a... (show quote)
Actually I am happy to read the manuals of something I don't own to help our UHH members. I don't mind. It only bothers me that the person who asked doesn't seem to feel like the can be asked. It's simply not fair.
Aug 25, 2022 15:55:00 #
DE Stein wrote:
BebuLamar, I also notice that tendency! As well a... (show quote)
Easier to have someone else do it.
Aug 25, 2022 15:55:54 #
Longshadow wrote:
Yes, so many ask vague questions with no background information to go on.
Them: "Photo Shop not working."
Me in my mind: "Sorry to hear that."
Them: "Photo Shop not working."
Me in my mind: "Sorry to hear that."
I've come to recognize that there are many in this forum for whom 'computer' is not their first language! I suspect some of our older members (and I'm 65!) may find posting a bit daunting! Here again I'm tempted towards "grace"!
Aug 25, 2022 16:02:05 #
DE Stein wrote:
I've come to recognize that there are many in this forum for whom 'computer' is not their first language! I suspect some of our older members (and I'm 65!) may find posting a bit daunting! Here again I'm tempted towards "grace"!
This is written in English.
Converted to computer in decimal is:
84 104 105 115 32 105 115 32 119 114 105 116 116 101 110 32 105 110 32 69 110 103 108 105 115 104 46
In HEX it would be:
54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 77 72 69 74 74 65 6e 20 69 6e 20 45 6e 67 6c 69 73 68 2e
English is so much easier for humans.
Aug 25, 2022 16:02:55 #
DE Stein wrote:
I like you! Please spend more time on UHH - and as suggested by someone earlier, share some photos. There is much more to this forum than discussion. In fact, I think we have over 40 specialty sections now!that's an interesting thought! I tend to suspect that people are 'more themselves' when anonymity is available to them. I also tend to believe that how we each behave in the small spaces of life is a microcosm of how we behave throughout all of life. (of course, this can change over time.)
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