HOW TO: Deal With Social Media Conflict

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She authors a blog at <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://www.hrbartender.com/" target="_blank">hrbartender.com</a></em>.</p> <p>No matter how knowledgeable you are and how much research you do, there will come a time when someone disagrees with something you write. Might be a friend on <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://mashable.com/category/facebook/">Facebook</a> or a stranger on <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://mashable.com/category/twitter/">Twitter</a> or your blog. How you handle a differing opinion will speak volumes about you and can either enhance (or undermine) your personal credibility.</p> <p>When you encounter conflict in the face-to-face work environment, you can go into that person’s office, have a private chat, talk out the matter then go out for a beer. But, how do you handle it in the world of social media? And with the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://mashable.com/2009/02/21/social-media-better-people/">whole world watching</a>? </p> <p>Let’s use an example. Say you’re a Mac and I’m a PC. You write something about how great Macs are…and I decide to write a vivid response about my differing view. There are 3 things to remember when responding to differing points of view.</p> <hr/> <h2>1. Don’t take it personally</h2> <hr/> <p>Chances are the negative comment is not about you personally. It’s about something that you wrote. Yes, there’s a difference. No one is calling you stupid, ugly or talking trash about a close family member. They’re just saying they don’t agree with what you wrote. </p> <p>So let’s use the example above. You write an article about how great Macs are and I write a reply that Macs are lame because you can’t right click. (Might seem like a simplistic example but people can get very attached to their computers.)</p> <hr/> <h2>2. Process before responding</h2> <hr/> <p>You might be tempted to shoot off an immediate knee-jerk reply but resist that urge. It’s important to take time, fully understand the other guy’s position, and compose your thoughts. Determine the purpose of your reply. (And, as tempting as it may be…the purpose is not pwning the guy back.)</p> <p>The other thing to remember is…by just allowing a little bit of time, other people could give you some creative inspiration or maybe even help fight your battle. For example, someone recently posted a comment on my blog. Something that I needed to respond to. As I was compiling my thoughts, another comment came in. That next comment was directed at the same person and helped me refine my reply. So patience can indeed be a virtue.</p> <hr/> <h2>3. Find something to agree with</h2> <hr/> <p>This is important. Try to find something…even if it seems minor, that you can agree with. It helps to balance the conversation.</p> <p>Using our Mac/PC example, you might say you agree the no right click capability is a pain but the stability of the operating system far outweighs the inconvenience of the no right click feature. You’ve found some common ground. That opening statement immediately takes the sting out of anything else you might say.</p> <p>Don’t forget when responding to differing views that conversation is key. It’s obvious that this person felt comfortable expressing their negative or alternative view with you. The last thing you want to do is betray that trust. </p> <p>So while you can’t have a private convo and buy this person a drink afterward, it’s possible to have a productive and beneficial difference of opinion. You might need this person’s PC view some day…and you will be able to tap into them as a resource. In the end, following these three steps might mean you are achieving the goal of conversation…which is pretty much what social media is all about, right? </p> <p><em>Share with us your stories and best tips for dealing with social media conflict in the comments.</em></p> <p><em>Sharlyn Lauby, SPHR, CPLP is the HR Bartender, whose <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://www.hrbartender.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> is a friendly place to discuss workplace issues. When she’s not bartending, Sharlyn is president of <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://www.itmgroupinc.com/" target="_blank">Internal Talent Management</a> (ITM) which specializes in employee training and human resources consulting. 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I am a BIG believer in your second point; to process BEFORE responding.<br><br>It's easy to get the context all wrong, if you go out all guns blazing. 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<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/claim/">Log in and claim this comment</a>. </p> <div id="dsq-comment-message-6651216" class="dsq-comment-message">This is fine advice if the person disagreeing with you is somewhat amicable, <br>but in the somewhat more cynical world of the Internets, circa 2009, you're<br>very much risking playing into the hands of trolls and other n'er do wells.<br><br>I think one point I would have added is understand when you're being baited,<br>and where your cut-off point is. Blogs, now that forums are somewhat passÃ©,<br>have become the troll (and spammers) target of choice. It won't be long<br>before that crosses over to Twitter (unfortunately), which if you've got<br>a big enough following is instant publicity for the troll, and likewise,<br>potential embarrassment for yourself. I can't imagine we're that far away<br>from some big scandal breaking on Twitter, where somebody very publically<br>washes somebody elses dirty laundry. It might even be a recently-dumped<br>celebrity. It's just so easy to do, I'm surprised it hasn't already happened.<br><br>(Btw, Mashable: your text box is broken, and isn't wrapping the text. I tried<br>to insert the line breaks in the right place. Hope it worked. I'm using Firefox<br>3.0.6 on Vista.)</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651216"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651216">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651216" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651216" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651216" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651216" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651216" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651216" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651216" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651216"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651216" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651216">http://twittercism.com</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651216">/people/6e7044c414d2c9b8e55afb7811b6018a/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651216"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651216"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651216"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651216"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651216"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651216"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651216"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=6e7044c414d2c9b8e55afb7811b6018a&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651217"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651217" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651217" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651217"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651217"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651217" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651217"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651217" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651217" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651217"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651217" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/bb6f85dbb61183a05c916d0f18e3ccab/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=bb6f85dbb61183a05c916d0f18e3ccab&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651217" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651217">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651217" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651217" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651217" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651217" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651217" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651217" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651217" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651217"> <a id="dsq-author-user-6651217" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://www.newyorkparkingticket.xom/" rel="nofollow"> lawrence berezin </a> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651217" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651217" title="Permalink">02/22/2009 02:28 PM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651217" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651217" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651217" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/claim/">Log in and claim this comment</a>. </p> <div id="dsq-comment-message-6651217" class="dsq-comment-message">Sharlyn,<br><br>All 3 points ring true. Excellent advice, especially point 2 about taking time to process the comment The good news about real time social commenting is the bad news, instant communication. Many times we are better off letting our first thoughts percolate.<br><br>I might add a fourth point, "lost in translation". sarcasm, irony and humor may not translate well. 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<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/claim/">Log in and claim this comment</a>. </p> <div id="dsq-comment-message-6651219" class="dsq-comment-message">I had a similar situation - an angry vent on the boards, and before I could respond some very loyal folks brought on the smackdown on the poor guy. Although his post was pure vitriol and trollish, the response was so swift and severe that I ended up feeling bad for the guy.<br><br>Taking time to come up with a smart, useful response can be considered one of the very few rules in this scenario that is rarely, if ever, proven wrong.<br><br>The fourth point added by Lawrence can be expanded to also mention that a lot of times, the 'angry rant' isn't actually so angry but unfortunately came across that way. We can misunderstand each other in person, so it happening online is a given.</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651219"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651219">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651219" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651219" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651219" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651219" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651219" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651219" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651219" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651219"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651219" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651219">http://www.kickdeveloper.com</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651219">/people/9212f39b22868f67d2d4f613ab226c12/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651219"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651219"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651219"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651219"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651219"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651219"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651219"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=9212f39b22868f67d2d4f613ab226c12&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651220"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651220" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651220" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651220"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651220"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651220" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651220"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651220" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651220" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651220"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651220" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/4e1bad516a9ac0bd2b5de5cbd7234727/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=4e1bad516a9ac0bd2b5de5cbd7234727&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651220" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651220">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651220" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651220" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651220" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651220" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651220" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651220" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651220" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651220"> <span id="dsq-author-user-6651220"> chill bear </span> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651220" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651220" title="Permalink">02/22/2009 02:41 PM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651220" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651220" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651220" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/claim/">Log in and claim this comment</a>. </p> <div id="dsq-comment-message-6651220" class="dsq-comment-message">I had a very recent incident where it was, in fact, personal.<br><br>It was on twitter, and frankly, I am not sure why <br>exactly that person is following me anyway. Not sure<br>what I will end up doing about it. While his feedback <br>was valuable from the standpoint of some people may <br>not appreciate a few live log tweets from an event, <br>his manner of publicly informing the world of that <br>fact is totally unacceptable. I responded in a <br>very polite way, he tooled me further... apparently<br>confusing graciousness and civility with `weakness'.<br>As a result, I won't be doing business with this <br>person, won't be recommending him for anyone, and <br>in fact, won't be speaking about at all in any <br>public forum. He's rendered himself *invisible* <br>to me. In a few weeks, I'll quietly block<br>him from my feed.<br><br>The funny thing is that I was thanked by the person <br>I was "covering" for the exact thing I was cussed out<br>about! <br><br>Go figure.</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651220"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651220">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651220" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651220" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651220" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651220" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651220" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651220" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651220" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651220"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651220" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651220"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651220">/people/4e1bad516a9ac0bd2b5de5cbd7234727/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651220"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651220"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651220"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651220"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651220"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651220"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651220"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=4e1bad516a9ac0bd2b5de5cbd7234727&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651221"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651221" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651221" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651221"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651221"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651221" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651221"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651221" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651221" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651221"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651221" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/a5d94bf1653e8812f1e583cad7352074/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=a5d94bf1653e8812f1e583cad7352074&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651221" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651221">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651221" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651221" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651221" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651221" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651221" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651221" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651221" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651221"> <a id="dsq-author-user-6651221" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://hagara.com/" rel="nofollow"> bill hagara </a> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651221" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651221" title="Permalink">02/22/2009 03:09 PM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651221" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651221" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651221" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/claim/">Log in and claim this comment</a>. </p> <div id="dsq-comment-message-6651221" class="dsq-comment-message">and of course, you *can* right click on a mac - I do it all the time.<br><br>;-)</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651221"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651221">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651221" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651221" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651221" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651221" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651221" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651221" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651221" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651221"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651221" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651221">http://hagara.com</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651221">/people/a5d94bf1653e8812f1e583cad7352074/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651221"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651221"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651221"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651221"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651221"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651221"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651221"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=a5d94bf1653e8812f1e583cad7352074&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651222"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651222" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651222" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651222"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651222"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651222" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651222"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651222" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651222" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651222"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651222" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/c52271a65c8b982a2ecaf5415ac11811/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=c52271a65c8b982a2ecaf5415ac11811&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651222" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651222">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651222" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651222" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651222" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651222" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651222" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651222" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651222" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651222"> <span id="dsq-author-user-6651222"> Judy Taylor </span> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651222" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651222" title="Permalink">02/22/2009 03:14 PM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651222" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651222" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651222" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/claim/">Log in and claim this comment</a>. </p> <div id="dsq-comment-message-6651222" class="dsq-comment-message">I know this is not really what the post is about, but, I have a Mac, <br>and I CAN right click with my mouse and bring up the alternate, <br>menu. Just had to get a compatible two button mouse. The reason<br>I bring this up is, if your example is inaccurate, it can call the <br>credibility of the whole post into question. At the very least, it is <br>distracting from your very valid points. <br><br>That said, I did enjoy the post. 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Itâ€™s about something that you wrote. Yes, thereâ€™s a difference." is particularly pertinent, and the reason why conflicts start in the first place. <br><br>A little clear headed thinking is often the way to avoid ill-feeling, if only people would think like this in the offline world too!</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651224"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651224">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651224" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651224" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651224" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651224" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651224" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651224" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651224" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651224"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651224" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651224">http://geetarchurchy.wordpress.com</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651224">/people/76c879121df321ca9986659d601403fa/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651224"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651224"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651224"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651224"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651224"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651224"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651224"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=76c879121df321ca9986659d601403fa&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651225"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651225" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651225" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651225"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651225"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651225" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651225"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651225" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651225" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651225"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651225" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/2218dae88c60658a37840ff89a123066/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2218dae88c60658a37840ff89a123066&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651225" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651225">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651225" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651225" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651225" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651225" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651225" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651225" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651225" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651225"> <a id="dsq-author-user-6651225" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://www.hrbartender.com/" rel="nofollow"> Sharlyn Lauby </a> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651225" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651225" title="Permalink">02/22/2009 04:46 PM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651225" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651225" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651225" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/claim/">Log in and claim this comment</a>. </p> <div id="dsq-comment-message-6651225" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for the comments everyone! And great additions on the trolls who <br>harass. Itâ€™s such a shame to think that others would go on a personal attack.<br>After all, 'lifeâ€™s too shortâ€™. <br><br>I wrote a post months ago about how â€œtaking the high road stinksâ€ (based on <br>some stuff happening in my life.) And at times, it really does. But I <br>also realize that getting sucked into personal attacks does nothing productive<br>and can harm personal reputations.<br><br>Keep the convo going. Iâ€™m interested to hear what others have experienced...</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651225"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651225">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651225" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651225" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651225" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651225" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651225" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651225" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651225" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651225"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651225" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651225">http://www.hrbartender.com</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651225">/people/2218dae88c60658a37840ff89a123066/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651225"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651225"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651225"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651225"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651225"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651225"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651225"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2218dae88c60658a37840ff89a123066&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651227"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651227" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651227" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651227"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651227"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651227" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651227"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651227" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651227" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651227"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651227" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/7c24d7f681c7249b6b9757fadb845d3d/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=7c24d7f681c7249b6b9757fadb845d3d&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651227" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651227">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651227" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651227" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651227" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651227" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651227" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651227" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651227" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651227"> <a id="dsq-author-user-6651227" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://twitter.com/twusiness" rel="nofollow"> Jason Finch </a> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651227" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651227" title="Permalink">02/22/2009 05:38 PM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651227" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651227" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651227" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/claim/">Log in and claim this comment</a>. </p> <div id="dsq-comment-message-6651227" class="dsq-comment-message">Experience of using online forums and public networking<br>tools teaches us how to spot trolls or those with whom<br>we must simply agree to disagree. Few social media "experts"<br>of today have much experience of such interaction because<br>they are merely marketers have that jumped on this bandwagon<br>now that it's become mainstream.<br><br>I'm fortunate to have run blended online/offline social<br>networks since 1995 or so and have seen over 8,000,000<br>postings on just one of my own sites with conflicts left,<br>right and centre.<br><br>You learn to identify people with whom you simply will never<br>agree, and it's best to be polite, succinct and to thank<br>them for their opinion and to move on.<br><br>There are *lots* of public "arguments" happening on Twitter<br>these days because people with little experience - even<br>social media "experts" who are relatively new to the field -<br>jump on the site and don't understand how to behave in a public<br>online forum.<br><br>With time this will change and people will learn how to deal<br>with conflicts in text-based media such as Twitter, I'm sure.</div> </div> <div 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be<br>disconcerting. It helps to know that most trolls are predictable and that<br>there are ways to neutralize them.<br><br>A website that brings humor to the behavior of trolls and allows you<br>to recognize them by what they say is Flame Warriors by Mike Reed.<br> <br><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/index.htm" rel="nofollow">http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/index.htm</a><br><br>Mike is a cartoonist and he has drawn and described the various types of <br>trolls on Flame Warriors. Simply being able to identify each troll's <br>behavior goes a long way towards dealing with them.</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651228"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651228">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651228" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651228" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651228" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651228" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651228" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651228" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651228" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651228"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651228" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651228">http://woowooteacup.wordpress.com</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651228">/people/2976991606df1f5aeb375ce8241f5629/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651228"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651228"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651228"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651228"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651228"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651228"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651228"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2976991606df1f5aeb375ce8241f5629&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651229"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651229" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651229" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651229"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651229"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651229" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651229"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651229" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651229" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651229"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651229" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/5ff9f2f7bac37d0d361f06123ce4eabe/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=5ff9f2f7bac37d0d361f06123ce4eabe&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651229" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651229">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651229" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651229" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651229" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651229" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651229" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651229" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651229" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651229"> <span id="dsq-author-user-6651229"> personne </span> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651229" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651229" title="Permalink">02/22/2009 09:36 PM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651229" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651229" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651229" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/claim/">Log in and claim this comment</a>. </p> <div id="dsq-comment-message-6651229" class="dsq-comment-message">Nonsense, mac os and windows since xp are about as stable.</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651229"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651229">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651229" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651229" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651229" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651229" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651229" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651229" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651229" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651229"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651229" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651229"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651229">/people/5ff9f2f7bac37d0d361f06123ce4eabe/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651229"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651229"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651229"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651229"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651229"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651229"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651229"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=5ff9f2f7bac37d0d361f06123ce4eabe&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651230"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651230" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651230" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651230"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651230"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651230" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651230"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651230" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651230" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651230"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651230" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/a784c88ca52676478d98480ca273ed0b/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=a784c88ca52676478d98480ca273ed0b&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651230" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651230">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651230" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651230" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651230" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651230" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651230" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651230" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651230" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651230"> <a id="dsq-author-user-6651230" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://thoughtbythought.net/" rel="nofollow"> Tresha Thorsen </a> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651230" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651230" title="Permalink">02/23/2009 04:11 AM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651230" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651230" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651230" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? 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What helps me all the time is to look back at my own motive for offering the post, the insight, the opinion...for me I'm seeking less to be agreed with and more to offer one perspective in a community. This is especially true where I blog at <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://blogher.com/" rel="nofollow">BlogHer.com</a> and on my own blog. Just like if I was in person with someone, I can't ever truly know<br>what's going on in the life of someone else. But I have zero interest in perpetuating a war of words You strive to reach some kind of respect/agree to disagree. And for me, I let it alone if the other is not willing to go there...because it's not ever my goal to perpetuate conflict. Thanks for this post. Sheamus makes a really good point about realize when you're being baited. Anyone developing an online presence has to realize at one point or another what's the point if you only want to talk w/ people who agree with you. 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Thank you for contributing to a return to civility. I <br>think it's sometimes easy to get sucked into useless flame wars and your <br>guidelines are excellent reminders on how we can not only nip it in the bud;<br>but also not perpetuate it further.<br><br>There have been times when I think no response is the best response. These<br>folks are looking for a battle and tend to retreat if you don't give them one.</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651232"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651232">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651232" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651232" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651232" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651232" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651232" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651232" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651232" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651232"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651232" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651232">http://civilcivilservant.com</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651232">/people/e8c127cc71a31e9f1cd3093113072875/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651232"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651232"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651232"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651232"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651232"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651232"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651232"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=e8c127cc71a31e9f1cd3093113072875&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651233"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651233" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651233" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651233"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651233"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651233" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651233"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651233" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651233" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651233"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651233" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/f67523972d6bae688fea4e80e8096443/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f67523972d6bae688fea4e80e8096443&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651233" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651233">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651233" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651233" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651233" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651233" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651233" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651233" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651233" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651233"> <a id="dsq-author-user-6651233" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://catherinecarey.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow"> Catherine Carey </a> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651233" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651233" title="Permalink">02/23/2009 03:02 PM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651233" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651233" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651233" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? 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And you just write it once.<br><br>Catherine</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651233"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651233">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651233" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651233" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651233" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651233" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651233" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651233" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651233" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651233"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651233" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651233">http://catherinecarey.wordpress.com</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651233">/people/f67523972d6bae688fea4e80e8096443/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651233"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651233"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651233"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651233"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651233"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651233"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651233"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f67523972d6bae688fea4e80e8096443&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651234"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651234" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651234" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651234"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651234"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651234" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651234"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651234" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651234" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651234"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651234" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/5ba855184c46040515479193c1e43030/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=5ba855184c46040515479193c1e43030&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651234" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651234">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651234" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651234" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651234" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651234" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651234" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651234" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651234" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651234"> <span id="dsq-author-user-6651234"> Michelle Bar-Evan </span> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651234" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651234" title="Permalink">02/23/2009 05:19 PM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651234" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651234" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651234" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/claim/">Log in and claim this comment</a>. </p> <div id="dsq-comment-message-6651234" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you! I enjoyed the article after coming across it on twitter and retweeted it myself. <br>I thought you might like to know that Macs have had right hand click for a least 3 years. The apple mouse doesn't have a left or right button but it still does a left and right click depending on what side you push.<br><br>Thanks again!</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651234"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651234">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651234" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651234" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651234" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651234" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651234" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651234" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651234" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651234"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651234" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651234"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651234">/people/5ba855184c46040515479193c1e43030/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651234"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651234"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651234"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651234"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651234"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651234"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651234"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=5ba855184c46040515479193c1e43030&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651235"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651235" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651235" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651235"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651235"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651235" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651235"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651235" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651235" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651235"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651235" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/d319e41592d886a68cbe87799ddb1455/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d319e41592d886a68cbe87799ddb1455&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651235" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651235">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651235" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651235" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651235" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651235" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651235" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651235" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651235" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651235"> <a id="dsq-author-user-6651235" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://leanstartups.com/" rel="nofollow"> Apolinaras "Apollo" Sinkeviciu </a> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651235" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651235" title="Permalink">02/23/2009 10:50 PM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651235" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651235" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651235" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? 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I stress the importance of communicating, reaching out, apologizing (even if you think you are right), asking for independent mediation, and being humble. I also talk about legal ramifications of your actions and how to avoid them.<br><br>"How to deal with online public fiascoes, disagreements, and miscommunications." - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://leanstartups.com/2009/02/how-to-deal-with-online-public-fiascoes-disagreements-miscommunications.html" rel="nofollow">http://leanstartups.com/2009/02/how-to-deal-wit...</a></div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651235"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651235">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651235" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651235" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651235" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651235" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651235" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651235" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651235" href="#" style="display: none"><img 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What makes it harder is the "bathroom" wall element that certain<br>sites bring into the picture (I won't even give their URLs so as not to bring<br>any more notoriety to them)where someone can get in the last word by posting an <br>anonymous Tweet (usually something cowardly and mean spirited).<br><br>I love your 3 tips Sharlyn and like others have a few to add in:<br><br>1. Let Go<br>At times we just need to let go and walk away. Engaging becomes more a battle of<br>egos than of ideas. <br><br>2. Call for Help if Things Get BAD<br>Cyber harassment happens, so be sure to block any hostile people from your list,<br>to alert your contacts to do the same, and contact the site. Contacting the site<br>doesn't always bring immediate results, but with persistence you may be able to get<br> the person taken off the site.</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651237"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651237">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651237" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651237" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651237" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651237" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651237" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651237" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651237" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651237"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651237" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651237">http://vivavisibilityblog.com/getting-along-when-conflicts-arise-in-social-media/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651237">/people/3da2376b1173eef28bad287813263ab7/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651237"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651237"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651237"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651237"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651237"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651237"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651237"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=3da2376b1173eef28bad287813263ab7&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651239"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651239" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651239" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651239"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651239"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651239" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651239"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651239" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651239" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651239"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651239" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/e640f12c8a1ebf1ad87d17e8c5d66ece/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=e640f12c8a1ebf1ad87d17e8c5d66ece&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651239" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651239">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651239" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651239" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651239" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651239" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651239" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651239" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651239" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651239"> <a id="dsq-author-user-6651239" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://www.vbsondemand.com/category/blog" rel="nofollow"> Serena Carcasole </a> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651239" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651239" title="Permalink">02/24/2009 07:30 PM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651239" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651239" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651239" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? 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Sometimes what works is to type up a message of what you would like to say to them (good or bad) and then put it aside. Do something else for a few hours or minutes and when you go back to it you will realize that what you said was not good. You will end up revising it and finding a more tactful thing to say.<br><br>The problem with email, texting, commenting etc is that you dont' see the persons face and can get the wrong impression from the comment. Have someone read over your replies especailly if it is a conflicting conversation.<br><br>Serena Carcasole<br><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://www.vbsondemand.com/" rel="nofollow">www.vbsondemand.com</a><br>Your 1STOP Business Service shop<br>Outsource your way to success!</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651239"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651239">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651239" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651239" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651239" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651239" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651239" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651239" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651239" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651239"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651239" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651239">http://www.vbsondemand.com/category/blog</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651239">/people/e640f12c8a1ebf1ad87d17e8c5d66ece/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651239"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651239"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651239"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651239"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651239"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651239"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651239"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=e640f12c8a1ebf1ad87d17e8c5d66ece&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651240"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651240" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651240" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651240"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651240"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651240" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651240"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651240" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651240" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651240"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651240" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/6baf80fb7d23ea7ff7d2cc4443317903/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=6baf80fb7d23ea7ff7d2cc4443317903&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651240" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651240">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651240" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651240" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651240" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651240" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651240" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651240" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651240" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651240"> <a id="dsq-author-user-6651240" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://www.linnetwoods.com/" rel="nofollow"> Linnet Woods </a> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651240" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651240" title="Permalink">02/25/2009 05:10 AM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651240" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651240" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651240" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/claim/">Log in and claim this comment</a>. </p> <div id="dsq-comment-message-6651240" class="dsq-comment-message">In the course of running the daily Twitterhood Quiz, I have had several great instant debates with contestants whose answers have been at odds with the answer I had been seeking. In some cases, the source of their information has been erroneous and a couple of times it has been my source that erred. With one mild exception, these discussions have been friendly and filled with humour, resolved quickly and enjoyed by all.<br><br>Not very long ago, an individual who had never taken part in the quiz and had not long been a 'follower', took it upon himself to give me a crash course in etymology on the spot. About four tweets into his monologue, having already thanked him for his effort, I tweeted "IÂ´m sure you're right! :-)" to which he responded by continuing the rant and including an admonition not to be patronising. <br><br>Eventually, growing weary of the sight of his avatar, I asked if there was any end in sight to this lecture, as it had already filled ten tweets. My self-appointed professor proceeded to block me and tweet to tell me he had done so. When informed that this was a matter of no slight relief to me, he proceeded to heap insults on me but gave up when he discovered that my response was one of amusement and finally went away.<br><br>Several people tweeted encouragement to me whilst this was going on, some including his @name in their tweets which he may well have seen. Had I been unpleasant towards this person, it would have done me a great deal more harm than him. By being kindly but firm I believe I ensured that any of his followers or mine who checked out both sides of the discussion would come to the conclusion that he was being gratuitously rude and I had said or done nothing to merit his vitriol but had not allowed it to affect my judgement either.<br><br>It may have been a coincidence but my usual average daily new follower count was almost doubled during the subsequent twenty-four hours! Perhaps that young man would have acted differently had he realised how much good he was about to do me by giving me an opportunity to show a capacity for patience with shouters!</div> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-6651240"> <a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-6651240">reply</a> <span id="dsq-edit-wrap-6651240" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-edit-6651240" style="display: none">edit</a> </span> <span id="dsq-reblog-wrap-6651240" style="display: none">  <a href="#" id="dsq-reblog-6651240" class="dsq-reblog">reblog</a> </span> <span id="dsq-post-report-6651240" style="display: none">  <a id="dsq-post-report-a-6651240" href="#" class="dsq-post-report">flag</a> </span>  <a id="dsq-post-video-6651240" href="#" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/record.png" class="dsq-record-img"/> record video comment</a> <div id="dsq-reply-6651240"></div> </div> <div id="dsq-hidden-data-6651240" style="display:none"> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-blog-6651240">http://www.linnetwoods.com</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-userurl-6651240">/people/6baf80fb7d23ea7ff7d2cc4443317903/</span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-facebook-6651240"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-linkedin-6651240"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-twitter-6651240"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-delicious-6651240"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-flickr-6651240"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-tumblr-6651240"></span> <span style="display: none" id="dsq-hidden-avatar-6651240"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=6baf80fb7d23ea7ff7d2cc4443317903&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/></span> </div> </li> <div id="comment-6651241"></div> <li id="dsq-comment-6651241" style="margin-left:0px" class="dsq-comment"> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-loading-6651241" style="display: none"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif"/></ul> <ul class="dsq-comment-rate" id="dsq-rate-6651241"> <li id="dsq-rate-up-6651241"><a id="dsq-rate-up-a-6651241" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Up"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-up.png" alt="^"/></a></li> <li id="dsq-rate-down-6651241"><a id="dsq-rate-down-a-6651241" class="dsq-arrows" href="#" title="Rate Down"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/arrow2-down.png" alt="v"/></a></li> </ul> <div id="dsq-comment-header-6651241" class="dsq-comment-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-6651241"> <a id="dsq-avatar-6651241" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/people/2218dae88c60658a37840ff89a123066/" title="Profile"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2218dae88c60658a37840ff89a123066&size=92&default=http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png"/> </a> <ul id="dsq-menu-6651241" class="dsq-menu" style="display:none"> <li><a href="#comment-6651241">Permalink</a></li> <li style="display: none"> <a id="dsq-admin-toggle-6651241" class="dsq-admin-toggle" href="#"> Admin<img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/pointer-right.png"/> </a> </li> <li id="dsq-admin-panel-6651241" class="dsq-admin-panel" style="display: none"> <ul> <li id="dsq-admin-email-6651241" class="dsq-admin-email"></li> <li id="dsq-admin-ip-6651241" class="dsq-admin-ip"></li> <li><a id="dsq-remove-6651241" href="#">Remove Post</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-email-6651241" href="#">Block email</a></li> <li><a id="dsq-block-ip-6651241" href="#">Block IP address</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <cite id="dsq-cite-6651241"> <a id="dsq-author-user-6651241" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://www.hrbartender.com/" rel="nofollow"> Sharlyn Lauby </a> </cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"> <a id="dsq-time-6651241" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-6651241" title="Permalink">02/25/2009 09:21 AM</a> <span id="dsq-points-6651241" class="dsq-header-points" style="display: none">1 point</span> </span> </div> <div class="dsq-comment-body"> <p id="dsq-login-6651241" style="display:none">Please <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://disqus.com/login/?next=article:12606129">login</a> to rate.</p> <p id="dsq-comment-alert-6651241" class="dsq-comment-alert" style="display: none"> Do you already have an account? 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The comments about ignoring negativity remind me of B.F. Skinnerâ€™s approach to human interaction - if you ignore people who are acting out, they donâ€™t get the attention theyâ€™re looking forâ€¦and they stop.<br><br>Again, thanks for all of the terrific comments. 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class="dsq-header-time">February 23, 2009</a></span> </div> <div class="dsq-reaction-body"> <div class="dsq-reaction-message"><p>[...] Link: How to Deal With Social Media Conflict [...]</p> </div> <div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://civilcivilservant.com/2009/02/23/rules-of-engagement-dealing-with-social-media-or-online-conflict/" rel="nofollow">pingback</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="dsq-reaction"> <div class="dsq-reaction-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://strategisadv.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/making-nice-during-social-media-conflict/"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar32.png"/> <img class="dsq-service-icon" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/reactions/services/rss.png"/> </a> </div> <cite><span>Making Nice During Social Media Conflict… « Talk is cheap . 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src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512im_/http://media.disqus.com/images/reactions/services/rss.png"/> </a> </div> <cite><span>Your Dose: 23rd January 2009 «</span></cite> <span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">February 23, 2009</a></span> </div> <div class="dsq-reaction-body"> <div class="dsq-reaction-message"><p>[...] - HOW TO: Deal With Social Media Conflict Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)How do you say “Veto” in [...]</p> </div> <div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://stevesbucket.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/your-dose-23rd-january-2009/" rel="nofollow">pingback</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="dsq-reaction"> <div class="dsq-reaction-header"> <div class="dsq-header-avatar"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090303190512/http://www.zuricka.com/web-talks/how-to-deal-with-conflict-within-the-soacial-media-space"> <img 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