A Explanation of Myself, and an Open Invite to All...

Mr 5 0 · 01-18-2002, 04:16 PM

69fastback:

I believe you may have misunderstood Mustangbelle's original post.

She received a PM from another member that criticized her posts and called her the slang word for a female dog. Pretty cheesy but she's handling it well.

No one 'complained' to me or anyone else, they went to her directly, as they should have. She simply is reacting to that complaint by seeking input from us regarding her messages.
I think she's learning a lot. Most of it useful, I trust.

old guy with 87 gt:

Mustangbelle did take the complaint she received seriously. I believe that's why she started this thread. She was brave enough to ask for our opinions regarding her posts and if we thought she was too blunt or whatever. She's attempting to gauge whether she's been too harsh in her messages and she obviously doesn't wish to offend people or she would have simply told the person who contacted her to drop dead.

Quoting the post (or part of it) that you are responding to is pretty standard procedure on most messageboards and is considered good form, as it makes clear what is being addressed. I don't do it a lot, but many do and it's why we have a 'quote' function on the board. Of course it 'personalizes' the reply, as it's intended to. That isn't generally seen as confrontational, just making a reference point for the reply. Honest.

01-18-2002, 04:16 PM	#1
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Clarifications 69fastback: I believe you may have misunderstood Mustangbelle's original post. She received a PM from another member that criticized her posts and called her the slang word for a female dog. Pretty cheesy but she's handling it well. No one 'complained' to me or anyone else, they went to her directly, as they should have. She simply is reacting to that complaint by seeking input from us regarding her messages. I think she's learning a lot. Most of it useful, I trust. old guy with 87 gt: Mustangbelle did take the complaint she received seriously. I believe that's why she started this thread. She was brave enough to ask for our opinions regarding her posts and if we thought she was too blunt or whatever. She's attempting to gauge whether she's been too harsh in her messages and she obviously doesn't wish to offend people or she would have simply told the person who contacted her to drop dead. Quoting the post (or part of it) that you are responding to is pretty standard procedure on most messageboards and is considered good form, as it makes clear what is being addressed. I don't do it a lot, but many do and it's why we have a 'quote' function on the board. Of course it 'personalizes' the reply, as it's intended to. That isn't generally seen as confrontational, just making a reference point for the reply. Honest.