Valerie, thanks for the encouragement. I pondered over the "send" button
for a long while. I was not exactly "crushed" but my ego (we all have one)
was dented. I was going to refrain from posting my comments until the
"whopper post". That angered me to the point where I had to left click the
send. That comment was not funny or even tastefully clever. I can handle
and respect contradiction, appreciate productive debate and enjoy good
natured humor. But when it comes to a question of one's honesty in an
industry forum--not cool.
At 08:56 AM 10/07/2005, you wrote:
>Steve,
>
>This was a courageous reply. I know you took some heat and some scolding
>for your opinion. Myself, I have had a mixed response to this and the
>other forums. I too have felt like I was talking into a black hole - and
>there wasn't even an echo to leave any indication that I had tried to
>communicate. But then I have also had a few people write back to me
>directly, off line, and thank me for trying to help or giving them a lead
>on where to go for information. I also have felt rebuffed when someone
>with more "authority" speaks and takes a contrary position. For all the
>"good old boys" listening in: you mean well, to be sure, but I doubt you
>understand how easy it is for you to "crush" someone; a big part of the
>problem is the medium: we know that with email you can't see the body
>language, you don't make eye contact, it tends to always sound stiffer or
>more blunt than the speaker intended ...
>
>Anyway, it is hard being a newbie. And like all "community" efforts, it's
>a mixed bag of folks out there. I try to stick to what I know I know and
>stay away from some of the threads that are all speculation.
>
>I hope you continue to try (there are a LOT of people lurking who don't
>try to give something; I guess that's OK; but not to the extent that they
>abandon the forum to the same 12 people who make comments all the time -
>that is what scares people away. It starts to seem like a club and not a
>professional self-and joint education effort).
>
>Anyway, got to get back to the work of today.
>
>Regards,
>
>Valerie
>
>
>
>
>
>Steve Hodge <[log in to unmask]>
>10/06/2005 05:08 PM
>
>
> To: TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>,
> [log in to unmask]
> cc:
> Subject: Re: <List>Re: [TN] New Old Topic
>
>
>Let"s face it Valerie; fabricators are at or near the bottom of the food
>chain. I have bitten the proverbial lip on this subject as long as I can.
>I
>emailed several people privately, before I signed up, about fabrication
>related questions.
>I sent at least 20 with answers which I believed to be accurate. I
>received
>one response back. I continued to read the technet forums and, when I saw
>something asked which I thought I could answer, I would e-mail the
>individual with an answer. I thought if I signed up for Technet I would at
>
>least get responses and opinions about my answers. Well, that was my
>first
>mistake. I should have kept on the sidelines and not have offered any
>input
>in a general forum. I learned one valuable lesson: A newbie should never
>offer an opinion differing from the tenured professionals on any forum.
>The
>good ole boys have all the right answers anyway.
>
>
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