tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post1031892463291325177..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: Words to Print...Hart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-49582540752472609242009-12-01T09:13:24.018-05:002009-12-01T09:13:24.018-05:00Tara, you slag! As a moderator I'm sure you e...Tara, you slag! As a moderator I'm sure you end up with HUGE issues related to offended people from time to time! (I've only gotten in trouble for encouraging people to get naked--seems silly to me that people find such silliness ANYTHING but silly, but it's happened)<br /><br />Elizabeth-I think this 'joking' was along the lines of 'yomama' stuff --insults among boys that are meant as ingroup joking, but the WORDS aren't nice--this boy I believe is being excluded some BECAUSE he takes it all too seriously though--kids need to be taught to step back a little (adults too)<br /><br />Leesh-I think it can be really HARD to tell if someone is being mean or joking in writing--especially when there ARE hot tempers out there--I once JOKED back when someone was snarky, and MAN did she let me have it *rolls eyes* I tried to calmly explain that my inviting her boyfriend to pudding wrestle ON A FORUM was by no means a real life come on... it was a lot of silliness in my opinion, but MAN was she offended.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-20201456659309279092009-12-01T01:13:47.994-05:002009-12-01T01:13:47.994-05:00This is so true. I dont have to deal with a child ...This is so true. I dont have to deal with a child Texting as of yet, (and Im sure by the time she is old enough there will be something newer) but i have had plenty of texts and facebook comments where I actually did get hurt because you really dont know if the person is actually angry with you or just joking.<br /><br />I agree that it should be kept to a group of people you know arent going to be offended.<br /><br />LeeshFire and Icehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179397664025408379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-52343588405533705682009-11-30T19:38:04.108-05:002009-11-30T19:38:04.108-05:00Oh, so true about teasing. I can tease my son, but...Oh, so true about teasing. I can tease my son, but he won't let anyone else tease him (including my husband.) He just takes it SO seriously, like we're pointing out his personal failures or something (yes, the Type A first born.) But with texting, I guess, it's just hard to tell the context of a statement. Sam thought he was joking around in a friendly way--the problem is really on the other kid's behalf who didn't know how to take it.<br /><br />As far as negative public comments from others on boards, reviews, etc...you're right. It's more a reflection of the person being snarky than the object of their put-down. They should be aware of alllll the different people who might read their comment--potential employers doing a Google search, too.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-53508391001176022462009-11-30T11:28:42.704-05:002009-11-30T11:28:42.704-05:00*nods* So, so true. You have to be so careful what...*nods* So, so true. You have to be so careful what you say, especially with the online stuff. I had to get rid of a blog comment a few weeks ago when I suddenly remembered that the person I had cursed, although not actually mentioned by NAME, is actually on my friends list, and therefore could possibly see what I had written. He would have known from the reference that it was him.<br /><br />And the whole thing about only teasing who you know is bang on. Typically, I greet my sister-in-law as 'slag' or tart' (as you do), but I couldn't get away with that with just *anyone*...Amber T. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01087021598115958337noreply@blogger.com