Comments on: Dealing With Criticism in the Online World http://dubdynomite.com/2009/12/09/dealing-with-criticism-in-the-online-world/ Total Randomness in an organized space Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:33:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: tam http://dubdynomite.com/2009/12/09/dealing-with-criticism-in-the-online-world/comment-page-1/#comment-164 tam Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:01:29 +0000 http://dubdynomite.com/?p=311#comment-164 ive definitely had my share of run-ins with the critics. some have been useful, most are not. its hard to interpret tone or intent on line. if i said to you... "id be surprised if you got a lot of comments on this post". you could take that several different ways. it could mean... people may not know what to say. its so packed with good thoughts - there isnt anything else to add. it sucks so royally why would one waste their time? im goin with reason #2 ;) - but it could easily be misunderstood. all this to say...ive misinterpreted words way too many times. now i just ask them to clarify their statements. "did you mean (blah, blah) here, cuz thats how im understanding it?" anyhoo....seriously great post. really! :) ive definitely had my share of run-ins with the critics. some have been useful, most are not. its hard to interpret tone or intent on line.

if i said to you… “id be surprised if you got a lot of comments on this post”. you could take that several different ways. it could mean…

people may not know what to say.
its so packed with good thoughts – there isnt anything else to add.
it sucks so royally why would one waste their time?

im goin with reason #2 ;) – but it could easily be misunderstood. all this to say…ive misinterpreted words way too many times. now i just ask them to clarify their statements.

“did you mean (blah, blah) here, cuz thats how im understanding it?”

anyhoo….seriously great post. really! :)

]]>