operaguy opened this issue on May 14, 2007 · 242 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Mon, 14 May 2007 at 6:01 PM
I'm known to use sarcastic humor myself from time to time. But I have to confess that I wasn't quite certain whether you were serious or not, bagginsbill. Based upon my reading of previous posts of yours, I was inclined to think that you were joking......but I wasn't 100% sure about that.
For you to make a comment like that and be serious about it.......would have struck me as being out of character for you.
That's alright -- I've been mis-read by others before, too. It's a hazard of this medium.
BTW - that 'use of smilie' thing...........? While inserting smilies into a post can sometimes help to convey the intended tone behind a message: I've also seen examples of smilies being thrown like rocks. So even a smilie doesn't always mean a friendly smile. It might represent a predator's grin. :biggrin:
sigh You can only do your best to be clear -- and deal with misunderstanding when it happens.