leaveit, no thread wars here! that's for that OTHER website. 
i am seriously, seriously not bent out of shape - that's a whole different type of post, so no worries.
my only real point with that was, on the internet, email, etc. all you have going for you is how well you communicate in writing. between different cultures, different styles, ages, abilities to spell, blah, blah, blah, there are just lots of ways to come across wrong, and we should all be careful. i think, just like with business communication, the right thing to do is ask yourself before you hit "send", "is this the most effective, polite, and tactful way to say what's on my mind?" or even to ask yourself, "do i even need to say this at all?"
an example...there's a guy on here who, almost without fail, always posts the exact same criticism of dirtbike shots. thread after thread, he says (not just to me) "you need to slow your shutter speed down because the wheels aren't blurry enough." the fact that he does it so often tells me he thinks he's right. he's not, but neither am i or any of the other people who disagree with him. what's irritating is that in a forum that's intrinscly about art, he's trying to hand out rules and establish himself as an authority. it grinds me. if he were simon cudby or chris tedesco, i might listen, but....he doesn't have that kind of cred. most of us don't.
o well. what can i say? he has a right to think it and to say it, but i have a right to say he shouldn't say it.
and of course, i'm right ALL the time. 
wp.
