I learned a lesson about the internet from this group and that is people
will say things in a post they would never say to someone's face.
This rings ABSOLUTELY TRUE to me, Sue. It's like the old saying, "It's hard to
hate up close." When face-to-face with a detractor, (excluding thieves,
murderers, molesters and wife- and child-beaters), a name suddenly attached to
a face can have the effect of softening the demonizing features we imagine in
our heads. If society and our elected representatives realized this quirk of
human nature, e.g., how we comport ourselves "in person" vs. how we are when
we're "behind the anonymity of a computer screen," I think there would be less
squabbling. I know I'm much less combative when I personally know a person or
when I see a person's face posted next to their writings - vs. when I see an
avatar in place - or no image at all. -d.
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:27:18 +0000
From: filmfantast...@msn.com
Subject: Re: Why do so few women participate on MoPo?
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
I use to participate considerably more here on the group. A less amount of
available time has limited my posting, but also there were so many times over
the years that the arguing and posturing on MoPo just got out of control, and
not by the women of the group, that I now try to post when someone is asking a
question about framing or a subject where my two cents might be of interest. I
have recommended the group many times over the years, for all it's postivie
points, to many of my customers, some of which have called me with bad
experiences with other members, other issues or they got a glimpse of the
bickering and just didn't find it worthwhile. To each his own, I guess. I
learned a lesson about the internet from this group and that is people will say
things in a post they would never say to someone's face. That's a shame because
I do believe that Scott created a wonderful venue for this hobby.......
Sue
www.hollywoodposterframes.com
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:46:37 -0700
From: fly...@pacbell.net
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Why do so few women participate on MoPo?
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
I'm a woman and I don't get in fights. Sue Heim doesn't get in fights. I know
we could but we choose not to. I'd rather use the energy to find a poster.
Toochis
From: Freeman Fisher <flixs...@aol.com>
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Sun, June 10, 2012 1:20:27 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Why do so few women participate on MoPo?
Possibly because we're all sexist pigdogs. Just a theory.
On Jun 10, 2012, at 12:39 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote:
> I can't figure it out. We are a great fun loving bunch of guys, and yet so
> few women participate on MoPo, and when a few do, like Geraldine or Diana,
> they seem to invariably get in LOTS of fights, and judging by the reactions
> of most of the posters, they make much ado about nothing.
>
> So what gives?
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