.....very few have been absent of this and isn't it kind of silly? Seriously, how well can you actually know someone by how / what they post?
Many people on this forum know others in 'real' life, many more do not. You've got the whole mountain biking, bump skiing circle jerk crew from Connecticut :lol:, some others who partake in regular outings. others that have made a rare cameo at said outings, some like myself who've only met one other Azer and some like cetineade that are completely anonymous from human AZ interaction despite multiple thousand posts.
Yet, as sure as the sun will come up tomorrow, almost all of 'us' have been involved in 'spats'.
The reality is that written word is perhaps the worst form of communication out there. I read somewhere and fully agree with the theory that communication is 80% body language, 13% tone of voice and 7% the words you actually say. Seriously, I could call your mother a whore, but if I do it in Jim Carrey's voice while trying to hug you, most likely you won't try and punch me in the mouth.
I've seen someone like our fearless leader Greg lose composure at times with discussions with HighPeaksDrifter and Snowman, yet for the most part, Greg's a completely docile cat. I know I've stamped my feet down a bit on people over time. I thought GSS was a total punk when he first joined and rode him pretty hard, yet now I completely dig his humor and perspective and hope to make some turns with him someday. Recently I've been somewhat harsh towards ski9 and that's perhaps what has me making this thread. There are very few here that I would say have 'hung out' completely absent of conflict. Some of us are more abrasive than others, but if you haven't shook someone's hand and looked them in the eyes, how valid can your opinion of said person be?
I'm not sure where I'm going with this, but I think it's an interesting topic. Wondering what others thoughts are?
When you take a step back and think about 'internet' communities, it's kinda weird/silly how the soap opera can play out at times no?
Many people on this forum know others in 'real' life, many more do not. You've got the whole mountain biking, bump skiing circle jerk crew from Connecticut :lol:, some others who partake in regular outings. others that have made a rare cameo at said outings, some like myself who've only met one other Azer and some like cetineade that are completely anonymous from human AZ interaction despite multiple thousand posts.
Yet, as sure as the sun will come up tomorrow, almost all of 'us' have been involved in 'spats'.
The reality is that written word is perhaps the worst form of communication out there. I read somewhere and fully agree with the theory that communication is 80% body language, 13% tone of voice and 7% the words you actually say. Seriously, I could call your mother a whore, but if I do it in Jim Carrey's voice while trying to hug you, most likely you won't try and punch me in the mouth.
I've seen someone like our fearless leader Greg lose composure at times with discussions with HighPeaksDrifter and Snowman, yet for the most part, Greg's a completely docile cat. I know I've stamped my feet down a bit on people over time. I thought GSS was a total punk when he first joined and rode him pretty hard, yet now I completely dig his humor and perspective and hope to make some turns with him someday. Recently I've been somewhat harsh towards ski9 and that's perhaps what has me making this thread. There are very few here that I would say have 'hung out' completely absent of conflict. Some of us are more abrasive than others, but if you haven't shook someone's hand and looked them in the eyes, how valid can your opinion of said person be?
I'm not sure where I'm going with this, but I think it's an interesting topic. Wondering what others thoughts are?
When you take a step back and think about 'internet' communities, it's kinda weird/silly how the soap opera can play out at times no?
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