HDW671,
I too hope that you stick around and continue to contribute to the board.
Note that the tone and content of the responses changed as the thread progressed. You could have easily avoided the more negative comments by returning to the forum sooner than the next day. If you are going to post something potentially inflammatory, don't do it when you can't reply in a more timely fashion.
Online discussions take on a life of their own. As they develop, posters contribute various perspectives. In your thread, you did not receive disparaging comments until about the 12th-15th post, which is actually pretty good by internet standards! Thread drift is real.
You didn't get flamed; some forums can get downright nasty.
It is natural for the thread originator to take the more negative comments to heart, so reread the comments and see if they are compassionate, particularly in the early stages of the thread.
It is the responsibility of the thread originator to know when he starts something that is likely to become controversial and then to set the thread straight if it gets offtrack.
Your post did not allow for any possibility of driver responsibility. You took a firm (and unverifiable) position, hence you invite similarly firm responses.
You tweaked the issue out of proportion by repeatedly citing the elementary school aspect of the incident.
Your post was an indictment of Honda. You made it sound as if Honda is insensitive to issues of safety and has been so despite years of government attention.
In short, keep things in perspective. Consider that you contributed to the response you received, which I still believe was considerate and fair.
Regards,
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Maugham
"I plan to live forever. So far, so good"
'02 RP EX-L
'85 Prelude that we'll keep!
'01 Ninja folding aluminum scooter
'00 New Balance Model 658 Shoes w/ Green grass stains and '01 White Laces
I too hope that you stick around and continue to contribute to the board.
Note that the tone and content of the responses changed as the thread progressed. You could have easily avoided the more negative comments by returning to the forum sooner than the next day. If you are going to post something potentially inflammatory, don't do it when you can't reply in a more timely fashion.
Online discussions take on a life of their own. As they develop, posters contribute various perspectives. In your thread, you did not receive disparaging comments until about the 12th-15th post, which is actually pretty good by internet standards! Thread drift is real.
You didn't get flamed; some forums can get downright nasty.
It is natural for the thread originator to take the more negative comments to heart, so reread the comments and see if they are compassionate, particularly in the early stages of the thread.
It is the responsibility of the thread originator to know when he starts something that is likely to become controversial and then to set the thread straight if it gets offtrack.
Your post did not allow for any possibility of driver responsibility. You took a firm (and unverifiable) position, hence you invite similarly firm responses.
You tweaked the issue out of proportion by repeatedly citing the elementary school aspect of the incident.
Your post was an indictment of Honda. You made it sound as if Honda is insensitive to issues of safety and has been so despite years of government attention.
In short, keep things in perspective. Consider that you contributed to the response you received, which I still believe was considerate and fair.
Regards,
------------------
Maugham
"I plan to live forever. So far, so good"
'02 RP EX-L
'85 Prelude that we'll keep!
'01 Ninja folding aluminum scooter
'00 New Balance Model 658 Shoes w/ Green grass stains and '01 White Laces
