Comments on: Commenting, manners and etiquette http://www.concisecontent.co.uk/2009/03/27/commenting-manners-etiquette/ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:54:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.concisecontent.co.uk/2009/03/27/commenting-manners-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-47 admin Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:52:41 +0000 http://www.concisecontent.co.uk/?p=237#comment-47 Thanks Vicky! Yes, I felt the same for a while but am embracing them a bit more now. We have words to represent language visually, so why not smilies for emotions? Helen Thanks Vicky! Yes, I felt the same for a while but am embracing them a bit more now. We have words to represent language visually, so why not smilies for emotions? Helen

]]> By: Vicky http://www.concisecontent.co.uk/2009/03/27/commenting-manners-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Vicky Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:12:43 +0000 http://www.concisecontent.co.uk/?p=237#comment-46 Hey Hel - yes, loving the preview function for that valuable 'cooling-off' opportunity! And as much as I think smilies are uber-cheesy and faintly nauseating, I have to admit I make frequent use of them online to add that which is lost through a lack of opportunity to interpret body language/tone of voice etc. ;) Hey Hel – yes, loving the preview function for that valuable ‘cooling-off’ opportunity! And as much as I think smilies are uber-cheesy and faintly nauseating, I have to admit I make frequent use of them online to add that which is lost through a lack of opportunity to interpret body language/tone of voice etc.

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]]> By: admin http://www.concisecontent.co.uk/2009/03/27/commenting-manners-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-45 admin Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:19:30 +0000 http://www.concisecontent.co.uk/?p=237#comment-45 Hi Jo; thanks very much for your polite and well-mannered comment! You're right about the preview option; it acts as a good 'are you REALLY sure this is what you want to say?' prompt (although it's certainly not an excuse!). Anyway, I've learnt from my mistake and I'd be mortified if anyone thought I'm like this in real life. Helen :-) Hi Jo; thanks very much for your polite and well-mannered comment! You’re right about the preview option; it acts as a good ‘are you REALLY sure this is what you want to say?’ prompt (although it’s certainly not an excuse!). Anyway, I’ve learnt from my mistake and I’d be mortified if anyone thought I’m like this in real life. Helen :-)

]]> By: Joanna http://www.concisecontent.co.uk/2009/03/27/commenting-manners-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Joanna Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:10:19 +0000 http://www.concisecontent.co.uk/?p=237#comment-44 Hi Helen - well done for realising your mistake, attempting to put it right and learning from it. If your comment is critical then it should definitely be constructive criticism. I think it's good practice to read your comment several times over before hitting that submit button - try to look at it with a fresh pair of eyes to see if it sounds overly harsh or if anything could be taken the wrong way. Being able to 'preview' your comment is very useful for things like this. Much as I dislike smillies, they definitely have their place in blog comments and on Twitter etc - and in email too. All of these online mediums are full of potential booby traps for causing offence! Hi Helen – well done for realising your mistake, attempting to put it right and learning from it.

If your comment is critical then it should definitely be constructive criticism. I think it’s good practice to read your comment several times over before hitting that submit button – try to look at it with a fresh pair of eyes to see if it sounds overly harsh or if anything could be taken the wrong way. Being able to ‘preview’ your comment is very useful for things like this.

Much as I dislike smillies, they definitely have their place in blog comments and on Twitter etc – and in email too. All of these online mediums are full of potential booby traps for causing offence!

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