Recluse here trying to understand humanity - bear with me and treat me like a tard, it's all I understand. Serious question OK? How do YOU determine, on a forum, whether someone is cool (yeah, I'm old, I think it's cool to use that word) or a twat? Is it because they express an opinion that is the same as yours? Or opposite yet so well put that it makes question your current beliefs? Or is it that they can beat your ass on a track? Dig deep sisters, on this textual p!atform how do you decide who's a twat? Brave enough to attempt an answer....? Let's see
It can be hard to judge people over a forum but as in real life some people you feel you click with more than others who you may perceive as noobs Met quite a few of this lot in person and many are very different to their forum persona My motto is don't say anything on line you wouldn't print on a t shirt and wear down the pub I've been caught up in online nastiness - life's too short and my internal Ignore button works ok these days - plus I care little if people think I'm a twat Ps I don't own a Ducati anymore - but there is one in the garage that I do ride occasionally - some think should I even be here? I but I have a keen interest in them still and would like to take the M1200R for a spin This forum still rocks imo [emoji28]
I have met quite a few of the forum members over the years so for me I have an idea who they are which helps I think I'm a good judge of a person by the way they write It's a bit like people watching but people writing I'm sure I get on some peoples nerves but that's life and it happens in the real world In real life I'm easy to get on with and mainly non confrontational and I like to think I'm the same here Forum members have opinions and that's what conversing is about I think this forum rocks too and I'm aiming for a scrambler
good posts, wise words. char and DB the kind of posts that can only come with age and experience. :Angelic::smile:.
I don't judge anyone on a forum. I only form an opinion about the things they say. I would hope there's rather more to me and my personality in real life than the things I write on an internet forum and I try to assume the same for everyone else.
OK, that was supposed to be a cool joke :Sorry: if not a little predictable :Sorry::Sorry::Sorry: to the other cool dudes
Stop looking for cool/twat etc just enjoy the mad house Everyone has something to say so let them and then respond if you want too If something annoys you ignore it or put a positive reason why you find it annoying Stay cool I mean calm
Viv and Char summed it up almost perfectly for me – some people seem to thrive on confrontation although they themselves might think it's merely conversation. I've always remembered that there is a thin line between assertion and aggression. Am too old for all that stuff now, it just wears me out - I like a bit of banter but will put the brakes on if it goes too far. We are all of different flavours on here and for the most part that makes it fun but I just don't enjoy standing around a tinderbox these days particularly on a very hot day N.B. ^ time to go out for a ride :smile:
deffo. thats why we need more wummin in power. less confrontational. and more likely to do as they are told. :smile:
Haha! Thanks for the responses, wasn't sure if this would get binned. I kinda of agree with all of the responses in some way. Yeah meeting someone IRL is totally different to the written persona eh - having been on a dating website in the past I can guarantee that to be the case Me? I don't take written words in public places to mean much generally, especially once the clock has past the witching hour. I guess we can believe we can get a fair idea of a personality by things like this but in reality it doesn't seem to work that way as people are generally deeper and more complex than their forum outbursts suggest. The written word is devoid of personal context which makes it tough to draw conclusions, you can't tell if someone is confused, angry, or just having a laugh etc. Even with people you do actually know IRL how many times have you or them taken some email or text the wrong way? Loads in my case but maybe I is fik. Anyway, yeah, my head hurts this morning obviously. Ps. Mornin!
As with any kind of interaction you do pick up more information / insight with time and also people are often out to make an exaggerated impression upon first meeting (or post) and relax down and show more of their true selves with time.
