Nah, some things I try to keep in my head when I start a thread and lol, believe me, I've developed these habits after a loooong time on internet forums. I really believe social threads are great. so much to learn from others
but I keep in mind... 1) Money, religion and children are the most sensitive topics on the face of the planet. I try, not always successfully to give posters the benefit of the doubt. I like to think especially here most folks are not mean. 2) on the net, tone and facial cues are lost so we're at a disadvantage. the smilies can help but some times a person could be asking a question but it sounds like a criticism. they truly may think some things an awful idea. That's not to say that your parenting style or choices are awful just this particular idea isn't some thing we agree on. Believe me, now that my kids are young adults, my dh and I use to look back and "cringe" at some of our more, shall we say "parenting" choices. 3) threads ALWAYS, ALWAYS morph. totally natural. I'm unfortunately probably public enemy number one on this front. some one makes a comment that reminds me of a song I heard in 10th grade and I'm off on a tagent and unintentionally taking the thread along with me. with a multipage thread it's almost a forgone conclusion. 4) Objectivity is good and should be expected. I try to remember when I ask a question that I indeed asked a question, which could mean a lot of different answers. My favorite example is the movie "Song of the south" and whether disney should release it. Now rarely do many folks agree with my side of the argument but a lot of posters have given me food for thought and while I haven't changed my mind about the movie, I have come to see that some good points were posted.
