Don't get me wrong, I don't want her to imitate us (I misused the word - I meant more what you meant along the lines of "get the sense of the other members") or give up her opinions. I get the feeling that most people have misunderstood my intention. I was not attempting to shut her up or force her to follow the way we normally do things - I mean, I like a good debate as much as the next person, if not more! - but I was very much confused by a number of her comments. Perhaps it's just my sarcasm meter not working, but I honestly couldn't tell if her recommendations were sincerely meant or not, and I wasn't sure if anyone else did either. Clarity would improve my enjoyment of her posts and then we would be able to talk more and exchange ideas better.
My request was primarily to behave a bit more clearly - keep in mind, I did not post this particular response off the top of my head, but rather in response to her question of "how do I not be/sound like a troll". Most of what I pointed out was general internet tips, which I only barely tailored for this community (thus the references to "look at other people", etc; it's more because I admire how our community generally follows the rules of netiquette rather than an actual request for her to fall in line or some sort of thing like that)
Please don't assume that I want her to conform or any such thing - or that I would think you were "scolding" me when you simply didn't get my meaning. (Why are you adding a disclaimer? D : I don't flame people on this community and I'm not scary, why would you think I would jump up and bite your head off..? Er. No pun intended. Still, ;_; )
I would prefer it if she capitalized her sentences and made her meaning a bit clearer by separating her sentences more, simply because as it is I find it difficult to carry on a conversion when I'm constantly confused. That's the reason I didn't respond to her first few posts, and as I would like to engage her further in the future, I suggested improvements that would make her more accessible to me. I honestly thought she was either making a joke with the Marie Antoinette/Britney Spears video or trying to get reactions out of people for fun; which is why I asked her if she was trolling rather than just accusing her. I have no problem with silliness (I draw and post French Revolution chibi comics, who am I to complain?), though I do think her original style of posting was very strange especially compared to the more formal style (particularly of grammar) that she uses on her own journal, and furthermore that people took it in a negative light, and as a result wanted to advise her on behavior that would prevent negative reactions in the future.
*shrug* I'm not good at being particularly clear myself; that's probably part of the problem. A troll invaded one of my other communities recently, doing something moderately similar, and so I might be a bit sensitive.
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Date: 2009-07-28 03:05 am (UTC)My request was primarily to behave a bit more clearly - keep in mind, I did not post this particular response off the top of my head, but rather in response to her question of "how do I not be/sound like a troll". Most of what I pointed out was general internet tips, which I only barely tailored for this community (thus the references to "look at other people", etc; it's more because I admire how our community generally follows the rules of netiquette rather than an actual request for her to fall in line or some sort of thing like that)
Please don't assume that I want her to conform or any such thing - or that I would think you were "scolding" me when you simply didn't get my meaning. (Why are you adding a disclaimer? D : I don't flame people on this community and I'm not scary, why would you think I would jump up and bite your head off..? Er. No pun intended. Still, ;_; )
I would prefer it if she capitalized her sentences and made her meaning a bit clearer by separating her sentences more, simply because as it is I find it difficult to carry on a conversion when I'm constantly confused. That's the reason I didn't respond to her first few posts, and as I would like to engage her further in the future, I suggested improvements that would make her more accessible to me. I honestly thought she was either making a joke with the Marie Antoinette/Britney Spears video or trying to get reactions out of people for fun; which is why I asked her if she was trolling rather than just accusing her. I have no problem with silliness (I draw and post French Revolution chibi comics, who am I to complain?), though I do think her original style of posting was very strange especially compared to the more formal style (particularly of grammar) that she uses on her own journal, and furthermore that people took it in a negative light, and as a result wanted to advise her on behavior that would prevent negative reactions in the future.
*shrug* I'm not good at being particularly clear myself; that's probably part of the problem. A troll invaded one of my other communities recently, doing something moderately similar, and so I might be a bit sensitive.