Both you and David_Gerard seem to have taken my question as asking about the general benefits of “ignoring tone”, when I was trying to figure out what cousin_it meant by “worked well”, specifically whether he had succeeded in making a rude commenter less belligerent and a better contributor to the community, and also explaining why I wasn’t sure what he meant.
Did you really misinterpret my question, or did you just use it as an opportunity to go off on a tangent and write something of general interest? (I’m trying to figure out if I need to be more careful about how to express myself.)
I would be interested to know what “worked well” meant more specifically as well (more specifically than “I felt personally satisfied with the conversation”).
Both you and David_Gerard seem to have taken my question as asking about the general benefits of “ignoring tone
I don’t seem to have done that at all.
Not only was I repling to what ‘worked well’ meant—in general and from what I have observed of specific recent applications here—I was discussing the use of fogging, not merely tone-ignorance.
Both you and David_Gerard seem to have taken my question as asking about the general benefits of “ignoring tone”, when I was trying to figure out what cousin_it meant by “worked well”, specifically whether he had succeeded in making a rude commenter less belligerent and a better contributor to the community, and also explaining why I wasn’t sure what he meant.
Did you really misinterpret my question, or did you just use it as an opportunity to go off on a tangent and write something of general interest? (I’m trying to figure out if I need to be more careful about how to express myself.)
I would be interested to know what “worked well” meant more specifically as well (more specifically than “I felt personally satisfied with the conversation”).
I don’t seem to have done that at all.
Not only was I repling to what ‘worked well’ meant—in general and from what I have observed of specific recent applications here—I was discussing the use of fogging, not merely tone-ignorance.