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I've learned over the years to try talk to people online as if they were standing right in front of me. Most adults would never call another person a name (in s
by ryanackley 14y ago
I've learned over the years to try talk to people online as if they were standing right in front of me. Most adults would never call another person a name (in seriousness) to their face.
It's good manners but also from a practical perspective I was in a job interview once where they googled my name and they had a print out of snarky comments I had made on a public mailing list.
- mattdeboard 14y agoThis is the same reason I've dropped using pseudonyms for the most part.
- roopeshv 14y agothat leads me to ask, are you being nice because your name is attached to comment, or in spite of it.
- mattdeboard 14y agoIndeed I am!
- jarek 14y ago> I was in a job interview once where they googled my name and they had a print out of snarky comments I had made on a public mailing list. That would have been awesome. I would have sent a snarky tweet about it on the spot.