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John Forrest Tomlinson
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On 14 Jun 2006 05:13:51 -0700, "dkahn400" <[email protected]>
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>John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
>
>> It is childish. He said the same sort of thing to me and since I'm a
>> little younger and more foolish, I'm going to see him. But it's a
>> sign of desparation or lack of maturity.
>
>I think the main reason people are often more direct, if I can put it
>that way, online than they are face to face is simply because of the
>lack of eye contact, facial expression and body language which form a
>large part of normal conversation. That's one of the reasons why using
>emoticons might be a good idea.
>
>If you should meet, simply calling him an idiot and walking away would
>indeed be childish.
No way. I'm not interested in a one-on-one discussion. I'm not even
interested in a one-on-one discussion with people I agree with on this
topic, whether online or in person.
>At the very least go for a cup of coffee and have a
>real conversation.
No.
> Each of you may find there's more substance in the
>other than you originally thought.
I'm not holding back anything online. I'm letting my substance out.
I hope he'd do the same.
JT
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wrote:
>John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
>
>> It is childish. He said the same sort of thing to me and since I'm a
>> little younger and more foolish, I'm going to see him. But it's a
>> sign of desparation or lack of maturity.
>
>I think the main reason people are often more direct, if I can put it
>that way, online than they are face to face is simply because of the
>lack of eye contact, facial expression and body language which form a
>large part of normal conversation. That's one of the reasons why using
>emoticons might be a good idea.
>
>If you should meet, simply calling him an idiot and walking away would
>indeed be childish.
No way. I'm not interested in a one-on-one discussion. I'm not even
interested in a one-on-one discussion with people I agree with on this
topic, whether online or in person.
>At the very least go for a cup of coffee and have a
>real conversation.
No.
> Each of you may find there's more substance in the
>other than you originally thought.
I'm not holding back anything online. I'm letting my substance out.
I hope he'd do the same.
JT
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