Posted by gardenergirl on April 13, 2005, at 23:50:29
In reply to Re: I-statements » Dr. Bob, posted by used2b on April 13, 2005, at 22:03:25
sigh, all those words...what an effort you donated...
Lemme splain. No wait, that would take too long. Lemme sum up.
From what I can see, it's the word "pretense" that represents the sticky wicket.
Some folks might perceive that the use of the word "pretense" about their behavior online could represent a negative judgement about said behavior.
Using emoticons or other graphical expressions of affection might also be perceived as an adaption to the limitations of this medium, and thus might represent a genuine behavior on a poster's part. To have this behavior referred to as being seen as a pretense by another poster might then be perceived by the poster using such adative aids as hurtful or upsetting.
So ends my 'splanation.
gg
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