Comments on: http://www.worstedwitch.com/2007/03/13/863/ Crafting the Super-Natural Life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:40:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: green la girl http://www.worstedwitch.com/2007/03/13/863/comment-page-1/#comment-13052 green la girl Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:36:35 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/2007/03/13/863/#comment-13052 I agree about the thicker skin part. The comments actually weren't so bad in terms of content as they are rudely stated, IMHO. If a commenter had simply asked nicely if you had a recommendation as to what readers could do about donating to this cause, I'm guessing your reaction would've been v. different. When I get rude comments -- My tactic is to assume that the commenters are either v. bad writers who can't express themselves properly but desperately want to talk to me, or v. socially awkward people who have no idea what a dignified conversation sounds like. I still get angry, and sometimes feel down, but it helps -- I agree about the thicker skin part. The comments actually weren’t so bad in terms of content as they are rudely stated, IMHO. If a commenter had simply asked nicely if you had a recommendation as to what readers could do about donating to this cause, I’m guessing your reaction would’ve been v. different.

When I get rude comments — My tactic is to assume that the commenters are either v. bad writers who can’t express themselves properly but desperately want to talk to me, or v. socially awkward people who have no idea what a dignified conversation sounds like. I still get angry, and sometimes feel down, but it helps –

]]> By: Kamrin http://www.worstedwitch.com/2007/03/13/863/comment-page-1/#comment-13043 Kamrin Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:47:35 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/2007/03/13/863/#comment-13043 I agree. It is so much easier to be nice than it is to be rude, maybe those two should give it a try. Save the Aye Aye! I agree. It is so much easier to be nice than it is to be rude, maybe those two should give it a try.
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