What To Do When A Blog Commenter Isn't Getting It. »
Posted By DawudMiracle 1 year ago in Business & FinanceWhat do you do when a commenter seems to misinterpret what you're saying no matter how hard you try to explain what you mean? I have a few ideas...
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DawudMiracle1 year ago
It's better here than on Digg.
I think people just want to make their point anyway they're capable of.
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Silverghost1 year ago
Good thinking & methodology Dawud! It's not easy when a commenter is stuffed up with his own thoughts. I've found you can break the pattern & get through by making conciliatory remarks & agreeing where you can do so.
Also, it work's much better, if you can begin your reply with some commendation, rather than diving into an argument. I steer away from ad hominem arguments & try to get the commenters to recognize the fallacy of reasoning that way. -Rev. S
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Mutainia1 year ago
When arguing religion with someone who believes they will go to hell if they question their religion, I let by-gones be by-gones, because, there is no way in hell, literally, they are going to listen to you out of fear of offending the "god" YOU're trying to get them to question. Anyone familiar with Pirandello's "Henry IV"? There is a monologue in that play that pretty much sums it all up when it comes to debating someone who is super religious in something.
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DawudMiracle1 year ago
Religion is a whole different story. People often feel so strongly about their faith - especially when they feel their salvation is at stake.
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winstonsmithredux1 year ago
The "problem" can only be solved on the first Tuesday of November, 2008.
The technique of misunderestimating your commentors/questioners has been honed to such a fine art by the Bush administration representatives that only a full change of national leadership will restore order to ANY communication.
Please, feel free to fail to grasp my meaning. It's only natural....now.
A subset of the above is when one party asks a question, and the other party - instead of answering directly - asks him/herself several self-serving questions, providing rehearsed answers until EVERYONE dozes off, leaving the impression that he/she WON the debate.
You're welcome.
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DawudMiracle1 year ago
I hear you. I don't play with Digg too much any more either. Just too much headache.
Have you seen this video? Describes the Digg experience pretty well...
http://sujanpatel.com/2007/08/28/the-digg-comme...
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TOD3961 year ago
OK, so I remembered it was me too, then I kept trying to put out a fire, even though there wasn't a fire in the first place. Then, I politely ignored them, (sounds kinda like an oxymoron to me). Then I ate a bird, and picked up a phone.
Now that I know I remember me, and I keep hosing down my screen, and I ******ed off someone, am sick to my stomach from eating a bird, and I can't do as much because I have a phone stuck in my hand, HOW DO I CONVINCE THESE RETARDS THAT I AM RIGHT AND THEY ARE DEAD WRONG?
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DarkWizard1 year ago
Good post DawudMiracle.
In My Humble Opinion:
1) Sometimes you just need to express yourself and make your point. You can't please everyone and trying could drive you insane.
2) Some people refuse to get a point because it isn't in their database and may contradict something they prefer in their database.
3) Others don't want to get it so that they can continue to be antagonistic or play the devil's advocate.
I say it's all good if you don't take it personal. I mean it's not like I've received a birthday gift from anyone here.
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DeadXXXManXXXTalkin1 year ago
I think 2 and 3 intersect at times, but I agree with both.
If someone doesn't get what I'm saying, and I'm using concrete language about a not very abstract topic, it's just time to punt
3 tries and out
If you make yourself clear, and they don't get it, chances are 2 and 3 apply, and they don't want it
one of the main issues on here is inference: people reading between the lines stuff that ain't there
another problem is when polarity is inherent in an issue, ie, 'if you don't believe in creation you don't believe in God', so that when you say something, it is taken in the context of traditional viewpoints and 'camps' of argument. If this phenomenon was applied to single words, you could call it 'connotation'. An expressed view is seen in the light of what others have said about it, not just you.
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DeadXXXManXXXTalkin1 year ago
This is apparent in the use of 'anti-semite' on here. any less than flattering thing said about Israel is seen in the light of those that have said remotely similar things about Jews and ACTED upon them
uh...what else? No that's about it, don't call people names, even if they call you them, express your point the best way you know how, and move on if its not understood.
PS on name-calling, my favorite name I've been called on here is 'you pile of s*** for brains'. That tickled me, so I said, hey that's a mixed metaphor, either I am a pile of s***, or have s*** for brains, make up your mind. I was hoping he'd say, 'Hey, there's no reason you can't be both', but he didn't
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