Except most of the conversations I see are pretty civil and all...
We have both had plenty of disagreements, but we are still both here, talking about the hobby we love. I don't personally want to ignore those who disagree because every human perspective is important, even if I think it is wrong.
I had a similar experience. I sent a PM apologizing for whatever I may have done to deserve a block. I also explained how I enjoy interacting with them on the discussions. I left it at that and didnt bother them again. I never received a reply back, but I was unblocked shortly after.
I'm sorry to both of you that that happened. It seems a curse of the internet medium that the risk of mutual misunderstanding is so acute. I myself consciously try to make my comments very clear on this forum and I also try never to write or act confrontationally with anyone. Even so, I've gone back over old posts of mine sometimes and noticed alarming divergences between what I meant and what a reasonable reader could interpret it to mean.
Its a personal choice. You don't have to be rude or incendiary at all. If they don't want to hear your opinions they can block you for any reason. I think typically they do have good reason to, but its not always clear but that's how it works.
Exactly, and that's what I try to do. The problem I've hit sometimes is that even while consciously trying not to be rude or incendiary, sometimes people justifiably read it as if it were. Subtext, I think, just gets really hard when we cannot see each other's faces and body postures. When the same conversations have been face-to-face, haven't they gone a lot more smoothly for you? They have for me.
Yep, and PM with as much pride-swallowing as possible is about the only reliable remedy I've found.
I've PM another poster in an effort to hopefully clarify and make sure no hard feelings.
